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Smoothie Day
Author: Emily Natalie
In honor of our current Fuel Up to Play 60 challenge entry, we’re planning our first “Smoothie Day” at Harding. We’ve always talked about doing a smoothie day for quite some time, but it’s been difficult to get everything together to pull it off because of the large number of students. MORE
School Lunch: Let Choice Rule
Author: Althea Zanecosky
Over the last year, I have observed school districts making healthier changes to their menus. For some districts it’s been gradual; for others more drastic. The media paid a lot of attention to the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) last fall when administrators took a hard line on school nutrition, eliminating longtime childhood favorites like flavored milk and chicken nuggets. MORE
Coffee for Heart Month
Author: Rosanne Rust
February is American Heart Month and while there was a time when coffee was forbidden for “heart patients,” newer research shows that moderate amounts of coffee may be beneficial to health and doesn’t correlate to increased risk for heart disease. Coffee contains many antioxidants and may actually decrease the risk of heart disease and stroke. That’s good news to me because I love coffee. MORE
Milking Like a Rock Star
Author: Daniela Roland
Recently it was milk testing day on our farm, and several of our cows proved to be what I like to call “rock star milkers.” Once a month, we take milk samples from each cow to test her individual milk. These test results are a handy tool in helping us make management decisions. MORE
A Sweet Treat for Your Valentine
Author: Liz Sitko
I love chocolate covered pretzels, but making them can be challenging. I had these pretzel/Hershey’s Kiss/M&M candies at a party a few years back, and have been making them for various holidays ever since. MORE
Off to Boarding School
Author: Daniela Roland
Some of our heifers are headed off to boarding school. Well, not exactly, but they are headed to what is called a “custom heifer raiser.” Every few months, we send some of our heifers to a farm in Huntingdon, Pa. The farmer, Rick, raises heifers for several area dairy farmers. To clarify, a heifer is a “teenaged” cow – older than a calf, but a heifer has not had her own calf yet. MORE
New Year Trends in Food
Author: Rosanne Rust
A new year brings a time to reflect. You may be thinking about your health and fitness, and setting goals to improve yourself and your life. Take a look at some of the new food trends according to the Harman Group as well as what was seen at the Fancy Food Show in San Francisco. Here are some tips to help make these trends work into your health goals. MORE
Farm Show 2012
Author: Althea Zanecosky
I was at the Pennsylvania Farm Show last week to help at Mid Atlantic Dairy Association’s exhibit booth, “Your Milk Comes from a Good Place.” It was great to be back there to see the people, exhibits and animals – and to sample the food! I guess it isn’t fair to say everyone goes to the Farm Show for the food, but I think it is safe to say food is always a big feature. Numbers released from the 2011 event reported that visitors consumed 100,000 milkshakes, almost a quarter-million potato doughnuts, and nearly 900 gallons of honey ice cream. MORE
New Year’s Resolutions
Author: Emily Natalie
It seems that every year the number one New Year’s resolution is for people to get healthier by eating better and starting to exercise more. It may be easier for adults to access the necessary tools to achieve those goals than kids today. MORE
