The ONIE Blog

Welcome back to our nutrition during pregnancy series! Today, we will cover foods to limit or avoid during pregnancy and healthy alternatives to these foods.

Monday, March 1st VIRTUAL ONLY – Langston University Virtual Workshop: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM 9 am: Opening Remarks (15 minutes) – Dean Wesley Whittaker Session 1 – (30 minutes) – Tracey Payton-MillerTitle: Horticulture Facility, Horticulture ProgrammingDescription: Introducing the new Horticulture Facility under construction and Horticulture Programming this year. Tips for preparing for pest prevention […]

The 2021 OKLAS wouldn’t be possible without the support of stakeholder members. We would like to thank each stakeholder and the organizations they represent. James Arati – OSU Extension & OKSBDCCarrie Chlebanowski – The Looney Farm Kate Cooper – Norman Farm Market Gilbert Guerrero – USDA NRCSJulia Laughlin – OSU Extension Cindy Lawrence – Sapulpa […]

This year at the Oklahoma Local Ag Summit we want to take a moment to highlight producers across the state and all of your awesome products. Take a moment to create a video to share a little bit about your farm and your story as a producer. Videos submitted will be combined to create one […]

Welcome to our pregnancy series where we talk about nutrition and other ways to stay healthy during pregnancy! This is the first blog of the series where we will go over a healthy pregnancy eating plan.

Join us in the new year as we continue our MyPlate Foods Groups Series with Fruits and Vegetables! Find out what foods are included in these groups, the importance of fruits and vegetables in our diets, and how many servings of these foods we should aim to eat each day.

It’s here! ONIE’s Choose Homemade 2021 Nutrition Calendar. See what’s new and where you can pick up your own free copy.

We begin our MyPlate Food Groups series with protein! Read more to learn about what protein is, why it is important in our diets, what foods contain protein and how much protein we need per day.

Making sense of the nutrition facts label can help make healthy choices easier! Learn about the different parts of the nutrition facts label.

The COVID-19 pandemic means that many of us, adults and children included, are spending more time indoors because of social distancing. This might make it difficult to stay active. But regular exercise is essential for physical health and mental well-being. While getting exercise may be more difficult to do during this pandemic, it’s still possible – indoors or outside. Here are ways to safely increase our physical activity every day!

We know that eating more fruits and vegetables can be hard, that’s why we found a few simple ways to help you add more fruits and vegetables to your meals! From snack time to side dishes, meals and desserts, we’ve got you covered!

The Summer Meal Program provides no-cost meals to children during the summer. In light of Covid-19, some changes to meal distribution have been made. Find everything you need to know about the program and how to find a meal distribution site near you.