OWU Department of Health and Human Kinetics

11/02/2021

“I think plating is really important!”

Tonight’s middle school class with Strengthening Families - United Way of Delaware County focused on whole grains and homemade pasta sauce with lots of veggies!

10/05/2021

Very excited to be back doing in-person Cooking Matters classes this fall! Our first class is with in collaboration with HelpLine of Delaware and Morrow Counties, Inc. at the St. Michael’s community. They will be installing a community garden so we’re focusing on recipes with a range of vegetables and herbs in preparation for planning the garden! Week one was ratatouille (eggplant, onion, zucchini, okra, tomato, garlic) over pasta!

06/25/2021

Our summer OWU Cooking Matters team, Lauren and Leigh, have started a wonderful Foodie Friday series for this summer. Be sure to check it out every Friday on:

TikTok (https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdyEPwhy/)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/owunutrition/?hl=en)
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUdOaKhjkw_mv-tXZVQm6DA)

This week you'll find videos for our famous guacamole, black bean and corn salad, and tips on dicing tomatoes and using canned beans!

10/02/2020

We’re so proud to partner with the United Way of Delaware County Ohio for our Cooking Matters program!

Rise Up! United Way of Delaware County's 2020 campaign video featuring the very talented MJ. Meet MJ - https://www.delawarecountyfamilies.org/riseup "Stand u...

09/24/2020

Delicious and hearty fall yellow pea and sweet potato soup, presented by Lauren at OWU Cooking Matters!

Recipe here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vDeUtQh_ifyTxJ54Am0TbULfkgModkj1/view?usp=sharing

05/21/2020

Hi everyone! It's again - back to being Thursday this week!

This week's recipe is one of our most popular - black bean and veggie quesadillas! In this week's video, Morgan (a 2020 grad and exercise science major) shares how to make the recipe - it has been popular among both kids and adults in our classes, and is great because you can use a wide range of vegetables. Morgan uses peppers, mushrooms, onions, and more!

If you click through to the YouTube link, you can find a handout with the recipe (again, it's flexible so use what you have!), and a handout on varying your fruits and vegetables, in the video description.

Happy cooking!

In this week's video, Morgan (a 2020 grad and exercise science major) shares one of our most popular recipes - Black Bean and Veggie Quesadillas. This recipe...

05/15/2020

OK, so it's Friday - we hope you'll forgive us for being a day late with . This video from Abby, a 2020 OWU graduate in Nutrition, is so good that it took us an extra day to get it posted.

This is such a flexible pasta dish - you can use such a wide range of veggies and preparations. In this pandemic time, flexibility is key as we try to minimize visits to the grocery store and save money by using all of our pantry and freezer staples! Don't forget to look in the video description on YouTube for the recipe and for handouts on varying your veggies, and on cooking veggies three different ways. Have a great weekend, and stay safe out there!

Abby, a Nutrition major and 2020 graduate, brings us this great video of a flexible pasta dish that can use a wide range of veggies. Flexibility is key as we...

05/07/2020

It's again, and this week we are featuring one of our most popular recipes - Barley Jambalaya! In this video, Lauren - a Health Promotion major - shows us how she likes to adapt this recipe using ingredients that she has on hand. The video description also includes links to the recipe and to a handout focused on storing fresh fruits and vegetables. Happy cooking!

We also want to thank the Delaware County Hunger Alliance and United Way of Delaware County Ohio for their continual support of the OWU Cooking Matters program, as well as all of the work they're doing in response to COVID-19 in this wonderful community of ours!

This barley jambalaya recipe is one of our most popular! It's a great dinner recipe, and barley is an affordable whole grain that you can use for lots of thi...

04/30/2020

It's again and we have a great recipe for you - a lentil tortilla soup that is a hit EVERY time we make it in our classes. Also, if you've been thinking about finding a recipe that uses less meat because of cost, shortages of meat at the store, or for any other reason - this is the recipe for you. The flavors are awesome, and the ingredients are flexible, which is so important in this time.

This video features Tim Robinson, one of our awesome nutrition majors - and a graduating senior. It's been a crazy last semester for Tim, but we wish him all of the best as he moves on from OWU to what is sure to be an outstanding and successful future. Enjoy, and stay safe!

Learn how to make a tasty versatile lentil tortilla soup with Tim Robinson. Soups are a great way to use up ingredients and can often be made from shelf-stab...

04/23/2020

It's been a bit since we've posted - we hope you're all doing well and staying safe! Our Cooking Matters team has been hard at work preparing weekly videos for a series we're calling "Cooking Matters Thursdays," where we will highlight our student Cooking Matters instructors who have made cooking class videos that focus on healthy eating on a budget, while using flexible ingredients. We know that visits to the grocery store should be few and far between where possible, and that the store isn't always fully stocked with what is on your list. We hope this videos help you with ideas about how to be flexible, and make tasty, affordable, healthy food.

First up is Liv, a health promotion major - talking about how to prepare a delicious stir fry that can use a range of ingredients. Check the description on the YouTube video for recipes and other resources as well. See you every Thursday for the next 5 weeks with a new video!

Join Olivia Moyler as she makes a flexible stir fry recipe. Stir fry is a great way to use up whatever vegetables you have. You can also use rice, barley, qu...

06/05/2019

This week our Cooking Matters team began a new program with the Delaware City Schools summer lunch program at Woodward School. Every Monday we’ll be doing a new taste education event, where we feature different foods for the kids to try, and they can tell us which foods they enjoy, and which they don’t. We talk to them about the flavors and textures they sense, and why these appeal to them or not. The first week we did cheeses, and next week we’ll feature unusual fruits. The cheese most enjoyed by the kids was the goat cheese!

05/30/2019

Proud of our HHK students in the Cooking Matters program for leading local residents in activities like this, even in the summer!