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Extracting DNA from Strawberries – Food Science

Extracting DNA from Strawberries – Food Science
Given all of the years that I have spent teaching children to cook and eat healthy, it comes as no surprise that I like to include food in my high school biology curriculum.  Right now, we are finishing up a unit on cell division and DNA.  My students were thrilled to find a large mug filled with strawberries on my desk this week on our lab day.  But they couldn't get over the strange mixture of odors - the sweet fragrance of the berries combined with the vapors evaporating from our bottles of...

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Cooking with Kids: Fit Chat with Annett Davis

Cooking with Kids: Fit Chat with Annett Davis
It was such an honor to get an interview request from the beautiful and talented Olympic athlete Annett Davis.  Encouraging families to get fit is her mission, and she was excited to share my message about the importance of cooking with kids as part of a healthy lifestyle.
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