Food
Make the effort to fit in family meal
How many times this week has your family eaten together? Hopefully, at least three times, but ideally five times. When meals happen together as a ...
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Spotlight
Feed your child’s mind with breakfast
Here’s a great question from a fellow parent: “With school starting this week, I am worried about the morning routine with my kids. Before I ...
by Jen Haugen, Saturday, August 31, 2013 4:57 pm
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How soy foods can benefit you and your family
We are growing something new this year in the Hy-Vee Sprouts – Get Out and Grow Garden. It’s something we see a lot of in ...
by Jen Haugen, Saturday, August 24, 2013 5:26 pm
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Harvesting healthy meals
The end of the summer season may be fast approaching, but we still have a few weeks to enjoy many of the tastes associated with ...
by Jen Haugen, Saturday, August 17, 2013 4:48 pm
Columns
Healthier food on a stick
As fair season is in full swing, you probably know that food is a main attraction. Walk down any food area at a local fair ...
by Jen Haugen, Saturday, August 10, 2013 5:27 pm
Siggi's
Siggi’s: The Perfect Back-to-School Treat
There is a new product on dairy shelves: a thick and creamy, skim-milk yogurt, referred to as skyr, which is based on a traditional recipe ...
by Jen Haugen, Saturday, August 3, 2013 5:18 pm
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Create a summer memory
Have you ever created a bucket list? I mean, a summer bucket list, with your family? It’s like a shortened, more here-and-now type list you ...
by Jen Haugen, Saturday, July 27, 2013 7:08 pm
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Preserve fresh herbs in the freezer
Summertime is the best time to capture the freshest flavors, with an abundance of local produce items from the supermarket as well as your backyard ...
by Jen Haugen, Saturday, July 20, 2013 4:46 pm
cherries
More than just a summertime treat
Not only a sweet snack, cherries pack plenty of nutritional value along the way
by Jen Haugen, Saturday, July 13, 2013 5:03 pm
Guest Columns
What’s in the ice cream aisle?
Take a walk down the ice cream aisle and you will likely see many different options. July is National Ice Cream Month, a month designated ...
by Jen Haugen, Sunday, July 7, 2013 10:45 am
Columnists
An all-American favorite — watermelon
When the weather heats up, there are few foods that invoke the memory and pure taste experience quite like watermelon. It’s a healthy food that ...
by Jen Haugen, Saturday, June 29, 2013 7:00 pm
Columns
Celebrate summer with salad
If you are like me, you like quick, you like easy and you like fresh. How can you combine all three of those criteria into ...
by Jen Haugen, Saturday, June 22, 2013 5:11 pm
Columnists
The season for Alaska sockeye salmon is here
It’s time to head to Alaska. Well, not for the weather, but for the salmon. Salmon fishing is a seasonal industry in Alaska and from ...
by Jen Haugen, Saturday, June 15, 2013 7:10 pm
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Take a dip with some fresh fruits this summer
Fresh fruit sweetens summer gatherings. Anytime I host a get-together, you will find fruit on my table colorfully arranged with some kind of fruit dip. ...
by Jen Haugen, Saturday, June 8, 2013 5:08 pm
Austin
Go Greek with simple substitutions
June is Dairy Month, a time to celebrate the many health and taste benefits dairy delivers and the farmers that produce them. One dairy food ...