Create Better Health Guide to Healthy Snacks for After School programs, Fruits and Vegetables

The reasons are endless but what about color, variety, texture, convenience, fiber, low in calories? The list goes on and on

Apples

This publication is part of the Food Sense Guide to Eating Fresh Fruits and Vegetables and includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing apples

Zucchini

This publication is a guide to eating, selecting, cooking, and storing zucchini

Avoiding Common (Major and Minor) Canning Mistakes

This publication gives tips on avoiding common canning mistakes

Food $ense Guide to Healthy Snacks for After School programs, Dairy

Consuming dairy products provides many health benefits, especially improved bone health. Foods in the Dairy Group provide nutrients that are vital for health and maintenance of your body

Strategies for Sustainability of Grant-funded Programs

Nearly every state and federal grant Request for Proposal (RFP) involving human subjects and programming components requires the submission to include a plan for sustainabilit

Teaching Children to Sing: An Eight-Week Study

Teaching children to sing is both a powerful and practical way to enhance their quality of life. With careful instruction and a playful approach, children can be taught foundational singing skills, and develop a love for singing at a very early age. In many schools today, children learn songs in music classes but are not taught how to sing. Over the course of eight weeks, twelve children ages five to ten were taught to sing using Susan Kenney’s natural singing method detailed in “Seven Steps for Developing Successful Singing and Listening Habits.” Children participated in two group lessons and six individual lessons. In addition to Kenney’s singing method, children were provided with games and activities to encourage participation and focus on improvements in pitch, rhythm and breathing. Children were individually recorded at the beginning and end of the study to determine the efficacy of this method and its effect on children’s pitch, rhythm and breathing. Their pitch matching accuracy was measured with the help of an online pitch detector, rhythmic accuracy was tested against a metronome, and the length of their exhale was measured in seconds. By the end of the study, children showed overall improvements in all three of these areas. However, children developed more in pitch and breathing than they did rhythmically. An end-of-study survey revealed children in this study and their parents enjoyed this singing method

Principles of Pressure Canning

This publication discusses the basic principles of pressure canning