Spend Smart Eat Smart

October is officially national pizza month, but if you ask my kiddos, every night is a good night for pizza! Ordering pizza can get a little pricey and often takes a bit of time when you factor in delivery or having to leave the house for carry out. On nights when we want a quick meal, and are craving pizza, we love making

This fall and winter we have some fun, new Spend Smart. Eat Smart. recipes to share with you. The first is Black Bean Brownies. Last year our intern, Jill, got us started on this recipe. We enjoyed sitting around our table at work to taste and talk about the different versions of this recipe as it became what it is today. I would like to share with you some of the thin...

School is in full swing and you know what that means…trying to figure out what to feed my family when we have an activity almost every evening. From dance to volleyball to football we are on the go like many other families. To help ease the stress of evening meals I like to do weekly meal planning. Some weeks meal ideas come to me easily and other weeks I struggle tryi...

“Mom, can we use these bananas to make Peanut Butter Oat Bites so I have something to eat before school?” asked my high school age daughter recently.

We have cooked together in the kitchen since my kids were little. I was exci...

When my daughter and son were little, we spent time making cookies and memories. Along the way there were messes but also great learning experiences.  I now enjoy teaching Kindergarten through 8th grade students nutrition lessons at afterschool programming for ISU Extension and Outreach.

We learn how to make nutritious snacks together. My Grandma used to make me...