By Kelly Bogard Some of you may remember me talking about the Dinner Tonight! Cooking School I was going to attend. Well, I went and got some great information about healthy and affordable meals for my family. Put on by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, the Dinner Tonight program serves as a way for the [...]
By Kelly Bogard Some of you may remember that last fall I attended the Dinner Tonight Healthy Cooking School, presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in McLennan County. I had an amazing time learning some easy tips for making food more nutritious without breaking my pocketbook. So this year when they invited me [...]
By Amanda Hill If calories and nutritional information were listed on your favorite restaurant menu, would it change your order? Last week, McDonald’s announced it will list the calories of all of its food offerings both on its in-store and drive-through menus. McDonald’s will roll out the new menus nationwide by the end of next [...]
By Amanda Hill Is organic food healthier? That’s a question I hear a lot these days. Pop culture touts that organic food is healthier. With magazine articles cursing the “12 dirtiest foods” and talk shows highlighting food extremists, it’s easy to think that organic is the only healthy choice for you and your family. That’s [...]
By Nathan Smith It's that time of year again. Backpacks are packed with fresh supplies, new shoes are being tied, and school bells are beckoning kids across Texas and the nation. If your child chooses to buy the school lunch instead of packing their own, the lunch line will look a little different this year. Earlier this [...]
