This month The Whole U kicked off The First 90: A New Years Challenge to Make 2021 Count. Sponsored by AT&T, UW faculty, staff, and students were given the option to choose from ten areas of focus. One of the most popular groups is focused on Eating Well. This group is encouraged to track their [...]

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Have you ever wondered why strawberries in July tasted so good, or why apples in the fall tasted so much better than in other seasons? Winter is no different and there’s plenty of in-season produce to try at its freshest. Here are a few of my favorites: Radish The first time I came across radish [...]

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The COVID-19 pandemic has increased stress, anxiety, and uncertainty. More people are working from home while balancing the needs of family members, facing a lack of childcare, or changes in access to food. This is impacting how and where we eat, what we eat, and how we plan for meals. Although we know nutrition is [...]

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This year most of us are foregoing our traditional holiday season plans and camping out at home to stop the spread of COVID-19 and ensure our families and friends stay safe and healthy. For many of us, that means we are now the sous chef, baking extraordinaire, turkey master, and mac and cheese expert rather [...]

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Turmeric. We see it bottled in health elixirs lining grocery store shelves and its benefits extolled on blogs around the web. But what exactly is this increasingly omnipresent orange-colored ingredient and, perhaps just as pressingly, how do you pronounce it? (It’s TER-muh-rihk, by the way.) Turmeric is a perennial plant that comes from the ginger [...]

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This fall we are revisiting the favorite recipes and culinary traditions that University of Washington faculty, staff, and students have shared as part of our ongoing series, Foods of the World. From Iran and Italy to Peru and the Philippines, these dishes are not only delicious, but also represent stories, memories, and cultures important to [...]

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Have you ever gone to the doctor and received a BMI number generated from your height and weight? Do you wonder what this number means or if it’s valid? There are many misconceptions about the body max index (BMI). Let’s look at what BMI is and where it comes from, as well as dive into [...]

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We’ve all been encouraged to meal prep and pack our own lunch at some point in our lives. If only it were super easy! Packing your own lunch can feel like a lot of work and take up precious time and space in your fridge. However, once you’ve prepped those meals, enjoying a nutritious and [...]

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Across the University of Washington, students, faculty, and staff are creating thousands of groundbreaking and engaging projects that will reshape our UW community and communities around the world. One of these standout student groups is the Husky Cookbook Project Team. This past year, the team worked to develop the first edition of the Husky Cookbook [...]

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This time of year the summer sun is high in the sky and the weather continues to heat up! You may be enjoying walks in the park, hiking up mountains and hills, or spending time on the water. With many outdoor activities and events, whether for exercise or for leisure, you must always remember to [...]

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Note: This article is a reflection of the author’s first-hand experiences with berries of the Pacific Northwest and is intended as a starting point to get educated and not as a definitive guide. Unfortunately, we are not able to identify berries on a case-by-case basis at this time. This summer, whether you’re on an intensive [...]

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The blurring of work-life balance seems a fact of life these days. That comes as no surprise, perhaps, for parents with kids. Social distancing orders and stay-at-home mandates combined with the promises of modern technology have at once expanded possibilities of working from home and increased the demands on parents with homeschooling. And that’s just [...]

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