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The surprising health benefits of eating ice cream

Published on July 16, 2024
Celebrate National Ice Cream Month in July by learning about the healthy upsides to this frozen treat.
Digging deeper into jail garden programs

Published on July 9, 2024
Considerations for establishing a meaningful initiative.
Remember food safety when you're enjoying fresh fruit and vegetables

Published on June 26, 2024
Michigan-grown produce will start appearing in farmers markets and gardens as we get closer to summer; keep them safe to eat.
Glick Philanthropies awards MSU Extension $10,000 grant for nutrition education

Published on June 26, 2024
The award will help support Cooking Matters ® programming across Michigan.
Resolving to improve your health and fitness

Published on June 19, 2024
Easy steps to increasing your physical activity and exercise.
ABC’s of changing your thoughts and feelings to change your behavior

Published on June 18, 2024
Change negative thoughts through a three-step practice.
When healthy eating becomes bad for our health: Identifying orthorexia nervosa

Published on June 18, 2024
What resembles a healthy focus on food and nutrition may be a debilitating mental health disorder.
Get a head start on the summer food preservation season

Published on June 14, 2024
Get your equipment ready and learn how to preserve your favorite foods.
What is a food allergy (FA)?

Published on June 3, 2024
Food allergies have become more common in the past decade. Only a small amount of foods are the cause of 90 percent of allergic food reactions.
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): What are they and how can they be prevented?

Published on May 23, 2024
Learn more about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), how they can affect children and how we can prevent them.