About Dr. Olson
Beth Olson is an Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Nutritional Sciences. She has a BS in Biochemistry from UW-Madison and a PhD in Nutrition from UC-Davis. Prior to coming to UW, she worked at Michigan State University and the Kellogg Company in Battle Creek, MI.
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Meatless Mondays: Chickpeas
By: Katie Schroeder & Beth Olson Happy Meatless Monday! This week we are tackling the ever-popular, delicious chickpeas. Chickpeas, or garbanzo beans as they are sometimes called, are a type […]
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August is National Breastfeeding Month
By: Katie Schroeder and Beth Olson August is National Breastfeeding Month! In 2011 this month was declared National Breastfeeding Month to promote the healthy practice of breastfeeding/chest-feeding and establish its […]
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Meatless Mondays: Mushrooms
By Katie Schroeder & Beth Olson Meatless Mondays, a practice started to encourage more variety and sustainability in the average American’s diet, are a great way to add some variety […]
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Meatless Mondays…Coming Soon
By: Katie Schroeder & Beth Olson “Meatless Mondays” are a practice that were started to encourage people to reduce their meat consumption just a little each week. The origins of […]
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Combating Food Insecurity at UW Madison
By Katie Schroeder and Beth Olson. You know that old joke about college kids and ramen? How it’s all they can afford? Well, it seems there may be more truth […]
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Hmong Cooking Demo a Success!
Did you know Hmong is the third most commonly spoken language in Wisconsin, after English and Spanish? The Departments of Nutritional Sciences and Life Sciences Communications, in partnership with CALS, […]
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Break up your work day with exercise snacks – Taiya Bach, MPH, RDN
CALS Community of Wellness tip: Break up your work day with exercise snacks December 13, 2023 | By CALS Community of Wellness https://ecals.cals.wisc.edu/2023/12/13/cals-community-of-wellness-tip-break-up-your-work-day-with-exercise-snacks/ Earlier this year, preliminary results from a study out […]
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Updated “Obesity Maps” from CDC
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collects data from states on the Body Mass Index (BMI) of the adult population, which is a person’s weight divided by the […]
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Non-nutritive sweeteners
There has long been interest in using something other than sugar to sweeten foods and beverages. Products developed for this purpose are sometimes called high-intensity sweeteners, that is, they are […]