New or Hot Topics
SUBSCRIBE/UNsubscribe to monthly "Food Reflections" Email newsletter
Contact Information
Permission to reproduce materials or link to Website
Food Reflections is a FREE monthly e-mail newsletter. Each issue provides a "how-to" message on food, nutrition, or food safety for health professionals, educators, and consumers. Past newsletters are archived on the Internet.
Webpage Quick Links
- Jan. - Wishing You a Healthy, Happy New Year
- Feb. - 13 Fun Ways to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables
- Mar. - Sorghum and Celiac Disease
- Apr. - Flavor that Food! (Spice/Herb/Food Combinations Chart (pdf)
- Jan. - Save Some Green by Going Green with Your Grocery Shopping
- Feb. - Name that Food!
- May/June - Supermarket Savings: 16 Tips that Can Total Big Bucks
- July/August - 9 "Bites" for Better-Tasting Fruits & Veggies
- Jan. - Special: Article providing links to all new materials on FOOD Website - "7 New or Updated Handouts PLUS 5 Updated PowerPoints"
- Feb. - Food Safety: What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You!
- Mar. Let's Play -- FOOD: Keep or Toss
- Apr./May - The Garden Grocery: Food Safety & Selection at the Farmers' Market (slide show, PowerPoint, handouts, links)
- June/July - Walking off the Midway Munchies
- Aug./Sep. - Do You REALLY Know How Much You Eat? (Quiz)
- Oct./Nov. - Healthy (and FUN!) Holiday Gifts for YOU!
- Dec. - Tiny Tastes Can Total Big Calories over Winter Holidays
- Jan. - Special: Meet the Grain Group: Tips for Using MyPyramid
- Feb. - Picture This: Taste AND Nutrition!
- Apr. - No newsletter
- May - Walk, and Enjoy the View!
- June - Special mailing - no newsletter
- July - Are You Winning the "Fruit & Vegetable Bowl Game"?
- Aug. - Food for Thought: FOOD QUOTES (Part 1)
- Sep. - Food for Thought: FOOD QUOTES (Part 2)
- Oct. - Hitting for Home Plate
- Nov./ Dec. - Let's Play "FOOD"Ball!
- Jan. - Decoding Food Product Dates
- Feb. - Spending Your Calorie Salary: Tips for Using the 2005 Dietary Guidelines
- Mar. - Making the Most of Our Dessert Calories
- Apr. - Singing the Praises of Beans
- May - Avoid Portion Distortion with MyPyramid's Specific Guidelines
- June/July - Special: Foodborne Illness Can Cause More than a Stomach Ache!
- Aug. - Special: Avoid Portion Distortion with MyPyramid's Specific Guidelines
- Sep./Oct. - Test Your Home Refrigerator Food Safety Savvy
- Nov./Dec. - 30 MyPyramid Steps to a Healthier You
- Jan. - Emergency Office Munchies
- Feb. - Pass the Taste Test ... Use a Thermometer!
- Mar. - NUTS for Nutrition!
- Apr. - Increase Your Calorie Salary!
- May. - Forgotten in the Fridge!
- Jun. - Tips, Tools & Travel-Safe Foods for Summer Food Safety
- July/Aug. - Summer Fruits & Veggies: Q & A
- Sep. - Kitchen Food Safety: Bags, Bottles & Beyond
- Oct. - No newsletter -- readers received special mailing on free handwashing materials: Sink Those Germs: Wash Your Hands!
- Nov./Dec. - It's the Berries!
- Jan. - The Power of One Dietary Change in Losing Weight
- Feb. - Cleaning the Kitchen Cupboard: Can This Food Be Saved?
- Mar. - Eat Smart: How to Fill Up, Not Out!
- Apr. - Healthy Cooking with Fresh Herbs
- May - Nutrition Substitutions and Makeovers
- June - Make Healthy Eating a Habit
- July/Aug. - Salad Toppers and Flavor Poppers
- Sep. - Food Safety Q & A: Is This Food Still Safe to Eat?
- Oct.- Kitchen and Pantry Pests
- Nov./Dec. - Internet Holiday Cooking Tips for the Hurried and Harried
Contact Information
Alice Henneman, MS, RD,
Extension Educator
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
in Lancaster County,
444 Cherrycreek Road, Suite A,
Lincoln, NE 68528
Email Me
402-441-7180
To preserve formatting, some publications found on this site are presented in Adobe Acrobat's PDF electronic format. Download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader HERE
