Hello! This week, I want to discuss how the foods we eat impact our mental wellbeing. Here is some “food for thought:” your brain is always turned on. Think about that. It takes care of your thoughts, movements, breathing and your senses. Our brains work hard constantly, even while we are sleeping. This means our brains require a constant…

DeKALB – NIU has announced its plans for the 1899 Club, a project aimed at enhancing student-athlete nutrition with a new facility worth approximately $4 million. The new facility will make training table meals available to athletes of NIU football, basketball and volleyball with plans to expand to other programs. The name for the 1899…

Bowls of homemade Chicken Noodle Soup with crackers. Photo: rudisill/Getty Images The latest science suggests that chicken soup – though not an out-and-out cure for colds and flu – really helps with healing. The soup may help boost appetite and reduce inflammation. To get the full benefits of chicken soup, stick to homemade soup packed…

BROOKVILLE, Pa. — Penn Highlands Jefferson Manor is hiring a Registered Dietitian. As a Registered Dietitian you will be responsible for coordinating all phases of nutrition care including nutrition assessment, care planning, monitoring, education, and counseling of hospitalized patients and long-term care facility and outpatients in a variety of settings. You will perform duties in…

Consumers are paying more attention to the environmental impact of food products. 25 Oct 2023 — Rescuing ingredients that would otherwise go to waste is the hallmark of the upcycling trend that is ever more present across several F&B categories. From upcycled oils to upcycled functional citrus fibers, companies are learning how to create side…

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today spoke on the Senate floor on the importance of passing a bipartisan Farm Bill. Her remarks are included below: I rise today to speak about rural communities like my hometown of Clare, Michigan. It was a…

Long-time food as medicine advocate and leading cardiologist Dariush Mozaffarian will take the helm as the inaugural director of the Food is Medicine Institute, which explained at a launch event will help bridge the gap between nutrition and the medical system by integrating food as medicine into electronic health records, clinical care pathways and referral…

WEBB CITY, Mo. — Halloween is a week away, and preparing to feed those in need this holiday season is not far behind. “Webb City Cares” is working on building up their supply of nonperishable items to send home with students over the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s holidays. Peanut butter is a major need…

Last Updated on October 24, 2023 3:06 pm BOONE, N.C. — New renovations, services and staff positions at Appalachian State University’s Campus Dining facilities are designed to enhance the culinary experience, build community and improve food safety and access. The upgrades include recent renovations at Rivers Street Cafe in Roess Dining Hall and Park Place at the Pond…

My 9-year-old grandson recently told me the bits of spinach in my tortellini soup were his “worst nightmare.” A bit over-dramatic, don’t you think? This same kid has no problem downing any sweet treat that comes his way, however. Why do kids have such a strong preference for sweets? We are born with it, say…