The presentation of my summer internship project was Tuesday. There were 17 individuals in the group that I presented to. I was initially a bit nervous as the presentation was scheduled for 1.5 hours (the longest I’ve ever done)!Thankfully, I was well prepared for the demonstration of four activities and sharing of information on how …
This summer we have had lots of zucchini. That said, we were having a hard time finding new recipes for zucchini that didn’t heat up the oven. Luckily last week was cooler and we were able to bake zucchini boats. We used tomatoes, red pepper, salt, pepper, onion, garlic and shredded mozzarella cheese. The zucchini …
As my time with EFNEP and K-State Research and Extension come to an end, it is time to look forward to the start of school. While school is three weeks away, I will stay busy with various activities. It will definately be a “different kind of busy”, as the more I complete these weeks, the …
As my last days in the office are approaching, I can hardly believe ten weeks has passed. It seems like just yesterday that I sent out the outline for the curriculum and waited for responses: that was over a month ago. The program is coming together nicely and is in the final stages of revisions. The …
Pizza has always been one of my favorite foods. But it has recently taken on a whole new meaning, of cheap and convenient meals. My version of pizza is also fairly healthy (depending on which vegetables are handy). I start with a tortilla for the crust: it can be flavored, regular or even whole wheat. …
As I shared in my last post, I attended another gluten-free group meeting. This meeting featured a speaker from a local company that makes gluten free flour blends. We tried food items from the pizza blend and the pastry blend. From the Pizza Blend we tried: Pizza Flatbreads Biscuits From the Party Blend we tried: …
A year ago, I switched my major from food science to dietetics. However, this was not before learning a great deal about grain processing (I have also worked in a small flour mill and lab for four years). The reason this background is especially helpful is when it comes to understanding gluten free products and …
As a dietetics student, I hear a lot about the number of calories individuals should consume throughout the day. However, it is still sometimes difficult to picture the calorie densities of certain foods. Yesterday I was sent this link. It has 75 pictures of different foods and each is 200 calories. It is so interesting …
This past week has brought all sorts of personal and professional growing opportunities…so many in fact at times I feel as though I’m a young child with growing pains. They would come sporadically and suddenly when I least expected it!In addition to internship supervisor transitions, I have summer class, graduate school application drafts, and preparation …
Yesterday as I was enjoying a slice of apple pie, I started to think about everything I have to be thankful for! If there were 100 people selected at random from around the world:Only 5 would speak English.33 would be Christian21 would be overweight and 16 would be undernourished or starving23 would have no place …