Food texture key to eating habits in children with Down syndrome
WSU study finds children with Down syndrome prefer food with a crispy, oily mouthfeel and don’t like brittle or gooey foods, which can lead to less nutritious diet.
Food
New student exchange to Germany explores resilient, sustainable crop traits
New program helps students learn how crop research advances happen through international cooperation.
Marcia Ostrom named WSU Food Systems Program Director
Program founder leads statewide outreach supporting access to healthy food for all
New from Extension: Preserving the harvest for healthier, low-sodium, sugar diets
Latest free guides helps home canners preserve a healthier harvest.
Study measures food insecurity in Washington families
According to the first Washington State Food Security Survey, 30% of Washington households have experienced food insecurity since the implementation of the state’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy order in March. Of those households, 59% had children living in the home. “We wanted to understand how access to food and economic security for Washington residents has […]
New guides from Extension: Food, water, energy; apples and pumpkins
Free guides help farmers, food importers, and metro agricultural stakeholders.
Townsend, 4-institution team earns top score at Extension summit
Patricia Townsend, a WSU Extension specialist in renewable energy and green infrastructure, was honored this spring as part of a team of extension agents creating opportunities for sustainability and change. Townsend took part in the eXtension Foundation’s Impact Collaborative Summit this spring, as part of the National Sustainability Summit team, representing Washington State University, the University […]
Keeping the taste, reducing the salt
Food Science professor combining salts to improve health outcomes without affecting how tasty the food is.
Build a better puff: WSU scientist fights obesity by adding fiber to puffed snacks
Tumbling hot and crackling from a big steel puffing machine, the snacks in Girish Ganjyal’s lab look and taste like any other puff. But these puffs are different. Using carrots, apples, cherries and cranberries, Ganjyal, a Washington State University food researcher, is making puffed snacks and cereals with a high-fiber nutrition boost that could help […]
Winery owner offers online info session
Learn about wine tasting, wine etiquette and how to pair food and wine in a free online presentation by Patrick Merry, owner of Merry Cellars Winery, at 6 p.m. on March 3. Merry will also provide an inside look at the process of wine production. (VIDEO)
