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Making Your Own Baby Food
Clemson University Extension — You don't have to buy commercially prepared food for your baby. Homemade baby food is easy to make, inexpensive and environmentally friendly. It can be as nutritious, if not more nutritious, than store-bought baby food. Eating homemade baby food ...More…
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Quick Meals
Clemson University Extension — Quick meals are a necessity, especially when time is limited by working outside the home, participating in many community activities, or staying busy with small children or elderly parents. Throwing together a meal in minutes is easy if you have ...More…
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Stocking the Home Pantry for Quick Meals
Clemson University Extension — The two keys to making quick, healthy meals and snacks are to keep a well-stocked kitchen and to spend a few minutes planning meals every week. Buy foods you can make and serve in a hurry. Look for items that are low-sodium (salt), fat-free or ...More…
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Choosing Breakfast Cereals
Clemson University Extension — Ready-to-eat cereal is one of the most popular breakfast choices in the United States. According to PBS Kids, every year Americans eat enough cereal to stretch a chain of the empty boxes to the moon and back. Cereal is a quick, easy, nutritious ...More…
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Fast Food & Take-Out Meals
Clemson University Extension — Are you looking for meals on the run to fit your family's busy lifestyle? Fast food restaurants, take-out and delivered food can provide quick, flavorful meals so that you can spend your time on other activities. Food from fast food restaurants ...More…
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Stretch Your Food Dollars Part 3: At Home
Clemson University Extension — You can serve satisfying meals within your food budget if you: When you get home from the grocery store, refrigerate or freeze perishable foods quickly to preserve freshness and prevent spoilage and waste. Refrigerate ripe fruit and fresh cut ...More…
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Stretch Your Food Dollars Part 2: At the Grocery Store
Clemson University Extension — Before going grocery shopping, figure out how much money you have for food, what foods you have on hand, and what is on sale. Make a menu plan for the week and write a shopping list based on your menus. With the planning done, you are now ready ...More…
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Stretch Your Food Dollars Part 1: Before Going to the Store
Clemson University Extension — By planning and following some simple guidelines, you can save about 15 percent at the grocery store. Your family can still enjoy nutritious, inexpensive meals, and you will have money left to pay other expenses. Good planning is an important ...More…
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Planning to Eat Out
Clemson University Extension — Most American consumers want quick, easy and flavorful food. Eating out has become part of our busy everyday lifestyle. The typical American eats more than four meals per week that are not prepared at home. According to the National Restaurant ...More…
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Planning Meals for a Family
Clemson University Extension — Many of today's children and adults are part of a generation that has grown up in restaurants and fast food eateries. Preparing and eating meals at home is a better choice for many reasons. It is usually healthier and tastes better, because the ...More…
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Comfort Foods: Healthier Options
Clemson University Extension — When the weather gets cooler and the leaves start turning beautiful colors, you may look forward to warm, rich and hearty comfort foods. Unfortunately, they can wreck your diet and cause you to pack on extra pounds. Research shows that the ...More…
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Insecticidal Soaps for Garden Pest Control
Clemson University Extension — If you are looking for a safe, effective and low toxicity alternative to more toxic pesticides for the control of many undesirable insects in your garden, insecticidal soaps may fit the bill. Insecticidal soaps have many advantages when compared ...More…