FCS3-591: Safe Home Canning: Altitude Adjustments

Sandra Bastin, Debbie Clouthier | January 23, 2017 (Reviewed)

For safe home canning, it's important to know your altitude (or elevation), since altitude affects processing times and pressures. If you live at an altitude greater than 1,000 feet, you may need to adjust processing times or pressures to ensure the safety of your home-canned foods.

FCS3-586: Home Canning Soups and Stews

Sandra Bastin, Debbie Clouthier | January 23, 2017 (Reviewed)

To ensure safe, high quality home-canned products, always follow research-based recipes when canning. Safe, tested recipes for home-canned soups and stews are based on laboratory measurements of pH and heat penetration into the jars during processing, which are specific to the recipe being tested.

FCS3-593: Weighing in on Sleep

Janet Tietyen-Mullins | December 20, 2016 (New)

A good night's sleep is as important as physical activity or healthy eating to maintain a healthy weight and optimum well-being. Sleep allows us to relax, restore, and revitalize our bodies and minds every night.

FCS3-537: Feeling Good About Food

Janet Tietyen-Mullins | October 28, 2016 (Reviewed)

How can we get more healthful attitudes about food and activity? This fact sheet reviews current research on eating behavior in the U.S.

FCS3-535: Why We Eat What We Eat

Janet Tietyen-Mullins | October 28, 2016 (Reviewed)

Many people eat for reasons other than hunger, which is a primary reason American waistlines are growing larger. To successfully manage our weight we must develop a healthy relationship with food.

FCS3-526: Build Your Strength

Janet Tietyen-Mullins | October 28, 2016 (Reviewed)

This publication gives information about exercise and strength training. Research suggests that adding moderate physical activity to your lifestyle may be the single most important thing you can do to feel better and decrease your risk of disease.

FCS3-536: Bodies in Motion

Janet Tietyen-Mullins | October 28, 2016 (Reviewed)

Americans are eating more calories and burning fewer calories.Adding more physical activity to your day will help you burn more calories and improve your health.

FCS3-534: Design Your Plan

Janet Tietyen-Mullins | October 28, 2016 (Reviewed)

Learning to manage your weight is a very personal journey. This factsheet explains how you can increase your chances of success.

FCS3-577: Kosher Foods

Sandra Bastin | April 1, 2014 (New)

Jewish dietary laws maintain certain rules for preparing foods that are not common in modern food preparation. These laws originated from the Torah, the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures. The following information is an overview of Jewish dietary laws.

FCS3-575: Make Healthy Food Choices: Reduce Saturated Fat in Your Diet

Ingrid Adams | September 27, 2013 (New)

What do the fat on meat, the skin of poultry, and the fat you see when you open a container of beef stew have in common? They are all sources of saturated fat that are easy to see. But some sources of saturated fat, such as the fat in whole milk, high-fat cheeses, ice cream and ice cream products, can be more difficult to spot.