OF THESIS COLOR YOUR PLATE: A PILOT NUTRITION EDUCATION INTERVENTION TO INCREASE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INTAKE AMONG OLDER ADULTS PARTICIPATING IN THE CONGREGATE MEAL SITE PROGRAM IN KENTUCKY SENIOR CENTERS The purpose of this study was to determine if the amount and variety of fruit and vegetable intake increased among community-dwelling older adults participating in Kentucky’s congregate meal si...

It is challenging for buyers around the globe to identify good quality fruit. For several kinds of fruit, it may be difficult for buyers to determine the fruit quality by appearance. The ability to select only good quality fruit without cutting or cleaving is useful because buyers will not waste money ordering undesirable fruit. To decrease the chances of buyers purchasing sub-standard watermel...

Yield values, diameters and numbers of fruit bodies obtained from the cultivation of Pleurotus ostreatus mushrooms were determined and the effects of different substrate combinations on productivity were investigated. Wastes of some lignocellulosic materials such as leaves of hazelnut (LH), leaves of tilia (LT) and leaves of European aspen (LEA), wheat straw (WS), sawdust (S) waste paper (WP) w...

OBJECTIVE We compared elementary students' school lunches selected and consumed before (Spring, 2011) and after (Spring, 2013) implementation of the new National School Lunch Program meal patterns in the fall of 2012. METHOD Students in eight elementary schools in one Southeast Texas school district were observed during lunch: foods selected/consumed were recorded. The percentage of students ...

BACKGROUND: The use of agricultural waste as organic fertilizers is important for soil fertility and plants health production. OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to examine the effects of different types and rates of vermicompost on physiological and morphological properties of lettuce. METHODS: Present study was conducted acco...

Anaerobic digestion is a biotechnology that can be used to convert various biodegradable organic materials into methane-rich biogas fuel. The anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste and sewage sludge is a process that has become a promising technology in waste management throughout the world .Digestion occurs in a four-step process: hydrolysis, acidogenesis, acetogenesis and methanogenesis...

This study aims to determine the source of eco-enzyme raw materials and most appropriate dilution volume produce quality fertilizer for plant growth. 1 (sugar): 3 (fruit vegetable waste): 10 (water). The resulting liquid is processed into through process. Eco-enzyme fertilizers from each material contain different organic N, P, K, C nutrients. Besides that, some enzymes are beneficial plants. r...

This study aims to determine the characteristics of eco-enzyme products from fruit peel waste. The method used is an experiment with a qualitative approach. results showed that eco enzyme product produced had fresh sour aroma, brown different levels color density, ranging light brown, yellowish-brown, dark brown. volume after fermentation process for three months in variables 1 and 3 increased ...