Mary Clarke, extension specialist in foods and nutrition at Kansas State University, offers some tips to lower the fat in your holiday meals. Karen Penner, extension specialist and professor of foods and nutrition at Kansas State University, has some food safety advice to keep you healthy through the holiday season. With Rover and Morris begging for goodies, entangling themselves in the decorations and tripping up the guests, you may wonder if there is a better way to merge pets and holidays. Many folks will ignore the necessity of a well-watered tree this holiday. Bill Loucks, conservation forester at Kansas State University, explains that moisture should be considered through the entire life of a Christmas tree.
Poinsettias are safe around children, but other holiday plants are poisonous.
Food safety is a problem around the holidays because people are doing things that they don't normally do in food preparation, says Rob Brannan, K-State extension assistant in foods and nutrition. Think carefully before you buy that holiday pet for someone, warns Dr. William Fortney, assistant professor at K-State's College of Veterinary Medicine. During the holiday season parents need to make sure that shopping for the youngsters is more than fun and games. A Christmas tide bearer of gifts, Santa Claus symbolizes the thrill of wide-eyed, childhood innocence. Maintained by Kansas State University Media Relations and Marketing.