UC Food Blog
Hold the salt? Not so fast, say nutrition experts
Last week (April 21, 2010) the Institute of Medicine issued an official report claiming that Americans consume too much salt and urging that new government standards be established for "acceptable sodium content" in foods. Two UC Davis nutrition experts...
Happy cows produce healthy beef
Several studies suggest that grass-fed beef is more nutritious than conventional grain-fed beef, says a research review published in the March 2010 issue of Nutrition Journal.The review, written by three Chico State professors and UC Cooperative...
UC Davis' Nutributter to go beyond Africa
UC researchers who created Nutributter and tested it successfully in several African nations are now preparing to reformulate and evaluate the dietary supplement for Bangladesh and Guatemala. The research aims to determine whether specially developed...
Strawberry season in California is all year
The combination of UC's successful strawberry breeding program with an array of north-to-south micro-climates allows California producers to harvest strawberries somewhere in the state practically year round. This year's wet, cool winter, however, is...
No chill in these chili dishes
When Solano County 4-H’ers compete in their annual Chili Cookoff, part of the countywide Project Skills Day, the competition is as fierce as some of the hot peppers. This year’s cookoff was no different. When it was all over but the tasting, the...

They won with hunter's chili

Runner-Up Team



