How to eat healthy while cutting your grocery bill
While we often hear that it’s more expensive to eat healthfully, that’s not necessarily true. There are many healthy foods that are cheaper than their less nutritious alternatives.
At The Ohio State University, we’re committed to helping members of our community eat right and eat tasty. We provide recipes for a variety of disease states and cooking videos to help you on your path to a healthier you.
Cooking Demonstrations
Basic Knife Skills for Summer Veggies
Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Chef Katie McCurdy introduces some basic knife skills for preparing summer-fresh vegetables.
Roasting veggies: tips and tricks
Join Ohio State University Wexner Medical chef and dietitian Stephanie Urrutia, RD, LD, to learn some tips and tricks for roasting a variety of vegetables.
Buckeye Bites Cooking Demonstrations
Grilled watermelon with feta, jalapeños and honey
The experts at OSU Wexner Medical Center have grilled up a fresh and healthy recipe for your summer cookout.
Healthy veggie noodles
Check out this fun and easy way to make your next pasta dish way healthier! Spiralizing vegetables into ‘pasta’ is the latest craze. Watch this video for a great recipe featuring zucchini noodles, or zoodles.
Heart-healthy seafood paella
Learn how to make a healthy, delicious and colorful seafood dish that’s good for your heart.
Edamame stir-fry
This Edamame Stir Fry is a veggie delight! Whether you‘re in need of a healthy snack, sweet dessert or an easy recipe that’s guaranteed to turn your kids into fruit and veggies lovers, we’ve got you covered.
Roasted squash soup with chipotle cream
This butternut squash soup recipe gives you the perfect way to enjoy a taste of the fall season.Nutrition stories you’ll enjoy
How dangerous is salmonella?
Each year brings news of a salmonella outbreak and instructions to toss out our cantaloupes and chicken and avoid affected sprouts and ground beef. You know salmonella is nothing to mess with, but do you know what it is, or how you can avoid it?
Juicing vs. smoothies: which is better for you?
Recently, juicing has become a staple in celebrity diets and those looking to lose weight. But what ever happened to the good old-fashioned smoothie? Learn more about the health benefits of each from an Ohio State expert.