Grow it, Try it, Like it!
Attention, Parents! Need some fun ideas to do with the kids this summer? Play farmer! Check out this kit from the USDA to help promote learning at home with fun downloadable parent/child activities and recipes with tips for cooking with children.
July is Pickle Month- It's kind of a "Big Dill"
Ever wonder how that pickle gets to your plate? It all starts on the farm. Check out this video from our friends at Texas Farm Bureau to learn more.
Celebrate Blueberry Month!
Oregon is one of the biggest producers of blueberries. Take a virtual trip to the blueberry fields to learn more about this super delicious favorite.
Easy Banana Ice Cream
If you like banana splits, try this take on it and make your own banana ice cream! It's a great way to use those over ripe bananas.
Healthy, Thrifty Menus for July
Make the most of seasonal favorites at your next meal.
Pink Party Salad
"Turn up the beet" and try this pretty pink spin on potato salad for your next picnic or backyard party.
Kim Kirchherr
MS, RD, LDN, CDE, FAND
Kim Kirchherr, MS, RDN, LDN (Illinois), CDE, FAND, ACSM-CPT is an award winning registered dietitian and a certified personal trainer. She serves as the IGA Health & Wellbeing Advisor and is available for consulting and speaking engagements. Kim has experience in agriculture, supermarket, media (traditional and social), hospital-based health and fitness centers, and outpatient medical nutrition therapy programs. She served as the Chair of the Food & Culinary Professionals Dietetic Practice Group (FCP) in 2017-18 and has been chair of both the FCP Agriculture and Supermarket Subgroups. Kim is a past president of Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. www.kimkirchherr.com