nutrition

Join the “Super Powers for a Super You!” Wellness Challenge Now!

Challenge Dates: April 9 – May 21, 2018

Two weekly e-mails will be sent directly to you from your local OSU Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Professional.

Participants will learn about:

  • Your Super Strengths
  • Super Foods
  • Healthy Ways to Slay the Villains that Distract You
  • Tips for Adding Activity into your Routine
  • Refocus on Your Wellness Goals
  • Mindfulness
  • Power Fitness Focus
  • Overcoming Setbacks

What does it cost? Nothing – it is free!

Who can participate? Any adult with an email account.

How do I sign up? Go to http://go.osu.edu/ClerSp18

Registration will close on April 9, 2018.

Sponsored by Ohio State University Extension.

Interactive Healthy Holiday Cooking Class

 

Ohio State University Extension Clermont County will be offering a special Take Charge of Your Diabetes during the Holidays program. Those with diabetes or pre-diabetes and their family members or caretakers are encouraged to attend and learn how to stay healthy during the holidays.

Preparing nutritious foods that taste good can be difficult at any time of the year.  The holidays present special challenges for individuals with diabetes. Take Charge of Your Diabetes during the Holidays will provide you with tips for managing your diabetes during the holidays. You will learn how to prepare favorite holiday foods that are both nutritious and delicious.  Join us for a delicious dinner and learn how to prepare it.

Menu: Herb Roasted Turkey Breast; Apple Stuffing; Green Beans with Cranberries & Nuts; Double Layer Pumpkin Pie  

Take Charge of Your Diabetes during the Holidays will be held on Wednesday, November 15, from 6:00pm-8:00pm at Mercy Health Clermont Campus – Minning Hall (3rd Floor).  Registration is required by Wednesday, November 8, and is .  $10 Registration Fee includes appetizers, dinner and diabetic management tips presented by Robert Westbrook Jr., Pharmacist and Certified Diabetic Educator.  To register contact Margaret Jenkins, M.Ed., OSU Extension Clermont County Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, at 513-732-7070 or email Jenkins.188@osu.edu.

March is National Nutrition Month!

Celebrate National Nutrition Month.  “Put Your Best Fork Forward” is the theme this year, and serves as a reminder that each one of us holds the tool to make healthier food choices. Making small changes during National Nutrition Month® and over time, helps improve health now and into the future.

Are you guilty of skipping breakfast, ordering takeout, getting jitters from coffee overload and counting potato chips as part of a viable eating plan? It’s time to kick those habits to the curb and start eating right. Here’s a guide from eatright.org to help you get started:  5 Tips to Kick Bad Eating Habits to the Curb.