Jul 12, 2021
With many of our favorite restaurants closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we dusted off seldom-used cookbooks, rediscovered family recipes and searched the Internet for new recipes. While recipes can be fun, K-State Research and Extension northeast area family and consumer sciences specialist Sharolyn Jackson says they’re really a science. As we cook at home more often, she says to think about choosing healthy recipes or adapting existing recipes to make them healthier.
Sound Living is a weekly public affairs program addressing issues related to families and consumers. It is hosted by Jeff Wichman. Each episode shares the expertise of K-State specialists in fields such as child nutrition, food safety, adult development and aging, youth development, family resource management, physical fitness and more.
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K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.