Popcorn
This article was written by our own Shea Ann DeJarnette for the Robesonian and can also be located on our website . I wanted to do something light to start off the new year. A coworker suggested an article on popcorn. Although I always love a challenge, I really wasn’t sure where to go with that. However, the more I thought about it, the more it became an analogy for our youth in 4-H. So if you can bear with me, I think you will receive that satisfying, buttery, salty crunch by the end of this article. Popcorn is considered a whole grain and, depending on how you make it, can be considered healthy. Robeson County 4-H is a bit like that; we actually teach our youth how to make healthy food choices. Over the years, some of my favorite E-mails or calls have come as a result of our Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). Tamika McLean, Youth EFNEP Associate with North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Robeson County Center, g...