August 22, 2023 by llhalladay OSU Athletic Trainers and Sports Medicine staff As fall sports are kicking off, knowing who is taking care of your child on the sideline is essential. While you probably know the coaches, have you met the Athletic Trainer? According to Nationwide Children’s, approximately three million youth are seen in hospital […]
August 15, 2023 by bethstefura Today, as Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) Educators, often we are asked what is FCS? FCS was originally called Home Economics, a study of how to manage a household and its resources efficiently and sustainably. In the 1990’s Home Economics was rebranded to Family and Consumers Sciences which includes the […]
August 17, 2023 by jenkins188 Photo shows work and family teaching resources from the 1970s. It always helps to “look backward to look forward”. Earlier this summer I attended the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) 114th Annual Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. The four-day conference is a national exhibition convened by FCS professionals […]
August 15, 2018 by jmlobb It’s been over thirty years since Chia Pets were all the rage, and today, chia is popular once again! This time around, though, chia seeds are trending in the food world because of their nutritional benefits. Hailing from a plant in the mint family, chia seeds have long been cultivated […]
When it comes to grain foods, we often hear the nutrition advice to “make half our grains whole grains”. Whole grains contain the entire grain kernel, which includes the bran, germ, and endosperm. Refined grains, on the other hand, have undergone processing and no longer contain their bran or germ. This processing is done to […]