Seasoning Savvy

Using herbs and spices is a great way to enhance the flavor of your favorite dishes. This fact sheet answers questions about drying herbs, keeping spices fresh, and knowing which herbs and spices to try with common foods.https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/extension_families_pubs/1106/thumbnail.jp

Hybrid Food Preservation Program Improves Food Preservation and Food Safety Knowledge

The growing trend in home food preservation raises concerns about whether the resulting food products will be safe to eat. The increase public demand for food preservation information led to the development of the comprehensive food preservation program, Preserve the Taste of Summer (PTTS). PTTS is a comprehensive hybrid food preservation program comprised of online lessons and corresponding in-person workshops. PTTS participants reported increases in knowledge about food preservation food safety and recommended food preservation techniques after participating

Algebras of operations in K-theory

We describe explicitly the algebras of degree zero operations in connective and periodic p-local complex K-theory. Operations are written uniquely in terms of certain infinite linear combinations of Adams operations, and we give formulas for the product and coproduct structure maps. It is shown that these rings of operations are not Noetherian. Versions of the results are provided for the Adams summand and for real K-theory.Comment: 25 page

Sequential Online Wellness Programming Is an Effective Strategy to Promote Behavior Change

The growing number of United States youth and adults categorized as overweight or obese illustrates a need for research-based family wellness interventions. Sequential, online, Extension-delivered family wellness interventions offer a time- and cost-effective approach for both participants and Extension educators. The 6-week, online Healthy Families Challenge (HFC) resulted in increased daily fruit and vegetable servings and leisure-time physical activity. These findings suggest that an Extension-delivered, sequential, online family wellness program is an effective education strategy

Latinos Living Well—A Diabetes Education Program for Rural-Residing Latinos

Diabetes is a health issue for many Latinos. Extension can help provide diabetes self-management education for rural-residing Latinos. In a pilot study, we evaluated the Extension-delivered diabetes program Latinos Living Well (LLW), as provided to 76 rural-residing Latino adults in a midwestern state. LLW consists of four weekly lessons that include hands-on activities and cooking practicums. Participants completed diabetes self-management, self-efficacy, and knowledge questionnaires; significant (p ≤ .05) changes from before to after the program were detected for each outcome measure. Additionally, participants viewed LLW favorably. Results suggest that LLW is an effective, culturally relevant diabetes self-management education program for Latinos and is appropriate for Extension deliver

Promoting Nutrition and Wellness Statewide Through an Electronic Newsletter

The Words on Wellness (WOW) newsletter was designed as an electronic newsletter intended to provide research-based nutrition and wellness information to Iowans. An evaluation was conducted to assess to what extent the newsletter is being used by its readership and whether readers are making lifestyle changes as a result. Those who completed the online survey (n = 154) report making lifestyle changes and finding the information to be current, understandable, and relevant to their lives. These results indicate that the use of indirect nutrition and wellness educational materials (i.e., a newsletter) is effective in promoting research-based information that results in self-reported behavior change

Stay Independent, Prevent Sarcopenia

A major threat to older adults aging in place is sarcopenia, which is age-related loss of muscle strength or performance. This handout, intended for adults age 50+, provides information on this growing public health problem and lifestyle tips to keep your muscles strong and functioning.https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/fshn_hs_extensionpubs/1002/thumbnail.jp

Preserve the Taste of Summer—Canning: Fruit Spreads

Put up delicious, safe-to-eat fruit spreads using recipes and detailed directions in this publication. Trouble-shooting advice can help you avoid potential problems.https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/extension_families_pubs/1049/thumbnail.jp

Preserve the Taste of Summer—Canning and Freezing: Tomatoes

Put up tomatoes that are safe and flavorful using the USDA guidelines and tested recipes in this publication. Includes recommended processing times and trouble-shooting tips.https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/extension_families_pubs/1045/thumbnail.jp

Preserve the Taste of Summer—Freezing: Fruits and Vegetables

Freeze fruits and vegetables at the height of freshness using the detailed directions in this publication.https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/extension_families_pubs/1051/thumbnail.jp