Family Food Educators of Central Oregon

I’m back from maternity leave and getting resettled into some new responsibilities.  We had a staff member leave us, so Glenda and I are having to pick up the work load until we find someone new, or our responsibilites change.  Being a new mom is lots of work too, so I’ve gone part time (24 [...]

It’s been too long since I’ve updated our blog.  The summer is flying by and I’m just not able to do everything I’d like to!  Here’s a quick update: Office Expansion We are expanding our office!  We will not be occupying not only suite 107 in Bend, but also suite 108 next door.  We will [...]

We had a great meeting last week, but missing those of you who couldn’t make it.  Here’s a quick view of what we talked about. Recipe of the month: Pasta with Greens and Beans, Pasta with Verduras y Frijoles This recipe worked well as written, but could also take on many variations easily.  Some tips [...]

Written by RanDee Anshutz, University of Delaware Dietetic Intern If you’ve picked up a magazine, newspaper, or turned on the TV lately you’ve probably heard about a super food—that magical food which we should eat for brain power, ultimate health, or other claims.  The arguments are so persuasive that we find ourselves left with two [...]

What a great turn out for our Bend volunteer meeting last week!  I have lots of updates so listen (or read) closely. Food for Less- We are ready to start demonstrating some healthy recipes on the first or second Saturday on the month.  We have two people signed up to go n April 3rd (Meryl [...]

Michelle Obama has drawn attention to the health of our nation.  Yesterday she initiated a campaign called “Let’s Move” to take steps toward improving the health of our youth.  Click the link below to watch a short video about her campaign. http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/first-lady-introduces-lets-move

I had a wonderful time training 8 new volunteers this past week.  I’m excited to get to know them all better and for our veteran volunteers to get to know our newbies.  Thank you for taking the time to attend the training and your commitment to help educate your community about health and nutrition. I [...]

We had a wonderful meeting this month in Bend.  I’m excited about the future opportunites all of you are bringing to central oregon communities.  Here’s a short summary for those of you who could not make it. Youth Programming – Some background checks are cleared and we are waiting for a few more.  If you’d [...]

As a member of the American Dietetic Association, I reap some great benefits.   Even the general public can access some great information from the ADA website: www.eatright.org. I was reading some great tips that they share in one of their recent articles.   Here’s a snip-it from the ADA article.   To read the full article go [...]

I received an email the other day with some hilarious hand washing videos.  I showed one at our nutrition education volunteer training last week and it made us all laugh out loud.  We watched “Cough Safe” on the “Hand washing video” link to the right.  Very funny and they definitely make a great point about [...]