Category: Health & Nutrition

Baked Seatrout with Pesto Pine Nut Topping: Florida Seafood at your Fingertips LIVE!

by Savanna Barry
November 11, 2020

Spotted seatrout! The recipe below uses wild-caught spotted seatrout, a fish commonly targeted by inshore anglers. There is only a small commercial fishery for seatrout in Florida, so it might be tough to find in seafood markets. You can substitute ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Events, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, Water, Work & Life
Tags: Cooking, Cooking Demonstration, Fishing, Florida Sea Grant, InsideNatureCoast, Recipe, Seafood, Seafood At Your Fingertips, Seafood At Your Fingertips LIVE, Spotted Seatrout

Vibrio in Florida – Know the Facts!

by Holly Abeels
August 6, 2019

Authors: Holly Abeels, UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Extension; Gabby Barbarite, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, FL Atlantic University; Betty Staugler, UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Extension; L Scott Jackson, UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Extension Recent ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Environment, Florida Sea Grant, UF/IFAS Extension, Water

Making Healthier Convenience Food Choices

by J. Johnson
October 15, 2017

Convenience foods are foods that require little to no preparation. Although it helps when you are in a time crunch, sometimes unhealthy choices are made. Being aware of the healthiest options will make your life easier in more than ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Convenience Foods, Fast Meals, Healthy, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Processed Food

Herbs and Spices: Colorful and Delicious!

by J. Johnson
September 3, 2017

Herbs and spices have been used for hundreds of years in cooking and medicinal purposes. They add a wide range of flavors to food and may also provide health benefits. For some people, using herbs and spices can be a challenge, but it doesn't ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Cooking, Flavor, Flavoring, Food, Herbs, Seasoning, Special Topics, Spices

Diabetes: Know the Facts

by J. Johnson
August 27, 2017

What is Diabetes? Diabetes is a condition in which the body has difficulty making or using insulin. Insulin is a hormone that controls the amount of glucose (sugar) in our blood. When a person has diabetes, the body makes no insulin, too ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Diabetes, Glucose, Insulin, Obesity

Food Nutrition Facts Label Gets a Make Over

by Meg McAlpine
July 28, 2017

The old Nutrition Facts label is more than 20 years old. In order to make sure consumers have access to more recent and accurate nutrition information about the foods they are eating, it’s time to make changes to the Nutrition Facts label. ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Food Label

Elder Nutrition: Making Healthy Choices as You Get Older

by J. Johnson
March 17, 2017

Elder nutrition is very important. As you get older, your body changes and so should your eating habits. Making healthy choices isn't just for the young and its importance increases as you age. There are many ways to improve your food choices ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Elder Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Nutrition

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