Category: Health & Nutrition

For 2026, do you resolve to lead a healthier lifestyle? Making it a habit is easier said than done

by Brad Buck
December 17, 2025

If you’re like many people, you will make a New Year’s resolution to eat better and exercise more. It might seem simple enough to start your diet and walking, but making those actions into habits can be a lot tougher. Research indicates ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Action, Contemplation, Diet, Exercise, Family, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Habit, Healthy Lifestyles, Heidi Radunovich, Laura Acosta, New Year, Outcome, Psychologist, Registered Dietitian, Resolutions, Self-reflection, SMART, Stages Of Change/Transtheoretical Model, Sweets, Vegetables, Youth, Youth And Community Sciences
Hands writing a “New Year Resolutions” list in a notebook on a rustic wooden table, surrounded by pine branches, pinecones, wrapped gifts, red star garlands, and holiday lights. Photo by Victor Moussa. AdobeStock

¿Tiene propósitos para este 2026? Aquí le explicamos cómo mantenerlos

by Luz Bahder
December 16, 2025

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Cada enero, millones de personas se plantean ambiciosos propósitos de bienestar, solo para abandonarlos en cuestión ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 2026, Agente De Extensión De UF/IFAS, Año Nuevo, Bienestar, Bienestar General, Ciencias De La Familia Y Del Consumidor, Consejos, Economia, Ejercicio, Español, Estilo De Vida, Estres, Finanzas, Jessica Alfonso- Rodriguez, Metas SMART, Objetivos SMART, Relajacion, Resoluciones De Ano Nuevo, Respiracion, Respiración Cuadrada, Rutinas De Bienestar, Salud, SMART, SMART Goal, Spanish, UF-IFAS

Have 2026 resolutions? Here is how to make them stick

by Lourdes Mederos
December 16, 2025

Every January, millions set ambitious wellness resolutions only to abandon them within weeks. In fact, the second Friday of January is known as Quitter’s Day, a reminder of how quickly good intentions fade. For 2026, we turn to Jessica ... READ MORE

Category: , Conservation, Health & Nutrition, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Box Breathing, Consistency, Family And Consumer Sciences, Goals, Habit, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jessica Alfonso- Rodriguez, Mindful Moment, Mindfullness, Plan, Progress, Quitter's Day, Resolutions, Routine, SMART Objectives, Sustainability, Track, UF IFAS Family And Consumer Sciences, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, University Of Florida, Wellness Resolutions
Calendar displaying the month of January, pink dumbbells, and a workout glove placed on a surface.

Para el 2026, ¿se propone un estilo de vida más saludable? Convertirlo en hábito no siempre es tan fácil como parece

by Luz Bahder
December 16, 2025

Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS.  Para muchas personas, el inicio del Año Nuevo trae el propósito de comer mejor y hacer más ejercicio. Empezar una dieta o salir a caminar puede parecer ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Acción, Agente De Extensión De UF/IFAS, Alimentacion Saludable, Año Nuevo, Contemplación, Departamento De Ciencias De La Familia, Etapa Del Cambio, Heidi Radunovich, La Juventud Y La Comunidad, Laura Acosta, Mantenimiento, Metas SMART, Modelo Transteórico De Etapas De Cambio, Objetivos, Preparación, Propósito De Año Nuevo, Saludable, UF-IFAS
Pile of loose blueberries. Photo taken 04-19-24

Trust Your Gut: Why Women’s Health Starts Within

by Jessie Erwin
December 15, 2025

Welcome to our next edition of Nutrition Stories, our series exploring hot topics in nutrition and dietetics. Our guest today is Rileigh Swift, a student in the UF Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) in the Food Science and Human Nutrition ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Dietetics, FSHN Nutrition Stories, Gut Health, Microbiome, Nutrition, Nutrition Stories, Prebiotics, Probiotics, Rileigh Swift, Women's Health

Don’t let good food go to waste this holiday season

by Brenda Marty-Jimenez
December 11, 2025

By Brenda Marty Jimenez, UF/IFAS Extension Agent IV, Broward County FL With food costs increasing upwards, it is best to prioritize handling your leftovers wisely, to prevent food waste this holiday season.  Here are 14 tips to consider ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, , Work & Life
Tags: Broward, Broward County, Extension, Fight Food Waste, Florida, Food Waste Can Be Prevented, Food Waste Reduction Suggestions, Holiday Tips, How Can I Reduce Food Waste?, Ideas To Prevent Food Waste, Learn More About Reducing Food Waste, Quick Tips To Reduce Food Waste, Reduce Food During The Holidays, Reduce Food Waste Now
Jars of colorful peanut butter

Florida responde al desafío: 32 773 frascos de mantequilla de maní llevan esperanza a los hogares que más la necesitan

by Luz Bahder
December 11, 2025

Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS.  Desde las opciones más cremosas hasta las más crujientes, miles de frascos de mantequilla de maní están llegando a los hogares de Florida gracias a la ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Ayudas, Cacahuate, Colaboración, Comunidades, Condado De Escambia, Condado De Orange, Condados, Donaciones, Donar, El Desafio De La Mantequilla De Mani, Español, Familias Necesitadas, Frascos, Hambre, Kevin Camm, Mantequilla, Mantequilla De Mani, Nick Simmons, Oficinas De Extension, Recolectar, Spanish, UF/IFAS Extension

Florida rises to the challenge: 32,773 jars of peanut butter spreads hope to the state’s hungry

by Brad Buck
December 11, 2025

From creamy to crunchy, thousands of jars of peanut butter are making their way into Florida homes, thanks to the generosity of residents statewide, who rallied behind this year’s Peanut Butter Challenge – feeding families one jar at a time. All ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & Life
Tags: College Of Agricultural And Life Science, Ffa, Florida 4-H, Florida A&M University, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Florida Peanut Federation, Florida Peanut Producers Association, Hunger, Hungry, Kevin Camm, Nick Simmons, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge, Protein, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Escambia County, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County
CALS water bottles in a row. Photo taken 07-05-23.

Hydration for Healthier Holidays

by Amanda Quintos
December 9, 2025

Time is hurtling toward the finish line of both the holiday season and 2025. Perhaps you managed to limit your intake of Halloween sweets and pumpkin-flavored novelty snacks for the better part of autumn. However, now the special winter beverage ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Food Science And Human Nutrition Department, Health, Hydration, Nutrition, Water

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