Talking FACS

Host:  Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Guest: Dr. David Weisenhorn, Extension Specialist for Parenting and Child Development Episode 25 Family meals are so important to the development of the child.  In this episode of Talking FACS, Dr. Jennifer Hunter sits down with Dr. David Weisenhorn to explore some of the benefits and...

Host: Mindy McCulley, Extension Specialist for Instructional Support, University of Kentucky Guests:      Dr. Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Assistant Extension Professor and Specialist in Food and Nutrition Sally Mineer, Extension Specialist for Professional Development In this episode, Dr. Heather Norman-Burgdolf and Sally Mineer sit down with Mindy McCulley to discuss FCS Day and the importance of di...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Guest: Mindy McCulley, Extension Specialist for Instructional Support Episode 24 It's that time of year!  Cyber Monday is the Monday after Thanksgiving.  Are you ready?  Dr. Jennifer Hunter sits down with Mindy McCulley to discuss tips for staying safe and saving money while doing your...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guest: Natalie Jones, Extension Specialist for Family Health Episode 23 Sexual Health is a topic that is important to everyone who is sexually active!  In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Hunter and Extension Specialist for Family Health, Natalie Jones, discuss many facets of sexual health f...

Host:  Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Guest: Dr. Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Food and Nutrition Guest: Annhall Norris, Extension Associate for Food Safety Episode 22 Dr. Jennifer Hunter sits down the Dr. Heather Norman-Burgdolf and Annhall Norris to discuss the importance of foo...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Co-host: Mindy McCulley, Extension Specialist for Instructional Support Episode 21 In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Hunter revisits her former role as Family Finance Specialist and discusses the trending topic of lifestyle creep.  The tips she shares for avoiding the creep are good sound a...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guest: Natalie Jones, Extension Specialist for Family Health Episode 20 Staying hydrated is important for our overall health.  Extension Family Health Specialist, Natalie Jones, sits down with Dr. Jennifer Hunter to discuss the key recommendations related to hydration for every life st...

Host:  Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Guest: Dr. Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Food and Nutrition Episode 19 When you are a first time parent, every day is an adventure of learning new things about your infant!  In this episode, Dr. Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Extension Specialist in...

Host:  Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Guest: Dr. David Weisenhorn, Extension Specialist for Parenting and Child Development Episode 18 In this episode, Dr. David Weisenhorn shares with Dr. Jennifer Hunter what the research says about assigning chores to children.  He emphasizes the importance of shared responsibility, team...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guest: Natalie Jones, Extension Specialist for Family Health Episode 17  In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Hunter and Natalie Jones discuss important issues for parents when their child is involved in organized sporting activities.  Natalie details some considerations to think about such a...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director of Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Guest: Dr. Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Food and Nutrition Episode 16 This week, Dr. Jennifer Hunter sits down with Dr. Heather Norman-Burgdolf to talk about maintaining healthy eating choices in the midst of busy family schedules.  Dr. Norman-...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Guest: Alex Elswick, Extension Associate for Family Resource Management Episode 15 This is the third episode in a three part series on the very important topic of substance use and abuse.  In this episode, Alex Elswick shares with Dr. Jennifer Hunter some of the challenges that face fam...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Co-host: Mindy McCulley, Extension Specialist for Instructional Support Episode 14 In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Hunter and Mindy McCulley continue the discussion about planning for holiday spending.  Last week, they focused on planning for Halloween and Thanksgiving.  This week they de...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Co-host: Mindy McCulley, Extension Specialist for Instructional Support Episode 13 The holidays can be stressful times for many reasons. This week, Dr. Jennifer Hunter sits down with Mindy McCulley to discuss ways to prevent holiday spending from becoming one of those reasons.  In this...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guest: Natalie Jones, Extension Program Coordinator for Physical Activity  Episode 12  In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Hunter and Natalie Jones discuss the importance of properly selecting athletic footwear for the physical activities in which you participate.  Natalie offers tips for se...

Back to School Edition:  Packing Lunches Kids Will Eat Host: Mindy McCulley, Extension Specialist for Instructional Support, University of Kentucky Guests: Dr. Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist and in Food and Nutrition            Marisa Aull, Assistant Director, Nutrition Education Programs         Episode 11 Dr. Heather Norman-Burgdolf and Marisa Aull sit down...

Special Edition:  Behind the Recipe Host:             Brooke Jenkins-Howard, Extension Specialist, Nutrition Education Program, Univeristy of Kentucky Guests:         Channing and Amy Richardson, Forgotten Foods Farms Recipe:         Farmer's Market Salsa In this Special Edition of Talking FACS: Behind the Recipe, Brooke Jenkins-Howard visits with Channing and Amy Richardson of Forgotten Foods Far...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Guest: Alex Elswick, Extension Associate for Family Resource Management Episode 10 Alex Elswick, Extension Associate in Family Sciences returns to the podcast to provide more information about substance use and abuse.  He and Dr. Jennifer Hunter discuss the skill sets necessary for a su...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Guest: Dr. Paul Vincelli, Extension Professor for Plant Pathology Episode 9 In this episode, Dr. Paul Vincelli shares with Dr. Jennifer Hunter some basic information about genetic engineering and GMO foods.  They discuss the importance of becoming thoroughly educated from a scientific b...

Host:  Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Guest: Natalie Jones, Extension Program Coordinator for Physical Activity Episode 8 In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Hunter and Natalie Jones discuss the FITT Method for physical activity.  This method is effective for people at every fitness level and focuses on the frequency, intensity,...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Guest: Alex Elswick, Extension Associate for Family Resource Management Episode 7 In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Hunter sits down with Alex Elswick to discuss the important topic of substance use.  Join us as they define addiction and talk about the many different facets of this chronic...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director of Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Guest: Dr. Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Food and Nutrition Episode 6 Dr. Heather Norman-Burgdolf is putting on her myth buster hat in this episode.  She and Dr. Jennifer Hunter discuss the myth that you must avoid the inner aisles of the grocer...

Host:  Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Guest: Dr. David Weisenhorn, Extension Specialist for Parenting and Child Development Episode 5 In a world where technology is ever present, determining how much technology use for children is appropriate is a challenge that many parents face. In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Hunter and D...

Host:  Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Guest: Natalie Jones, Extension Program Coordinator for Physical Activity Episode 4 Dr. Jennifer Hunter and Natalie Jones discuss the importance of being cautious and vigilant when handling fireworks.  While it is always safest to leave the shows to the professionals, Natalie provides...

  Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director of Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Guest: Dr. Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Food and Nutrition. Episode 3 Dr. Hunter and Dr. Norman-Burgdolf discuss a recent innovation in meal preparation, the Meal Kit Delivery Service.  Whether your meal kit comes to you through the mail or y...