Shopping for Health: Sweet Corn

By Audrey Mailly and Wendy J. Dahl.

Sweet corn is not just a side dish for summer barbecues. It is a delicious, crunchy vegetable you can enjoy throughout the year! Many love its natural sweetness, but sweet corn has a lot more to offer than great taste. So, why is sweet corn good for you? Which type of corn should you buy? Are you lacking ideas on how to cook it? This publication is for anyone interested in the potential health benefits of sweet corn and recipe ideas to incorporate more sweet corn into their dietary patterns.

 Assessing Diet Quality in Extension Programs: Methods and Recommendations

By Miranda Badolato, May Alshahwan, Karla Shelnutt, and Anne Mathews.

Dietary assessment tools, such as 24-hour dietary recall interviews, food frequency questionnaires, screeners, or food records, are self-reported instruments used to measure the quality and/or quantity of food a person consumes. Some dietary assessment tools collect information about an individual’s overall diet quality. Meanwhile, other tools may focus on fewer aspects of diet quality, such as fruit and vegetable or fiber intake. Since poor diet quality is a leading risk factor for many chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers, assessing diet quality appropriately is imperative. The purpose of this publication is to guide Extension professionals in choosing a dietary assessment tool that meets their specific needs.

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