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Category: Work & Life

What’s New on Ask IFAS: Food Science and Human Nutrition (Mar.–Apr. 2026)

by Gillian McGuire
May 1, 2026

Fermented Foods: Sauerkraut By Paula P. Domingues and Wendy J. Dahl Sauerkraut is a cabbage product that originated in ancient China and is now consumed worldwide. Sauerkraut is made through lactic acid fermentation, and it has been associated ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Ask IFAS, EDIS, Family Nutrition And Health, Food Safety, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Food Science And Human Nutrition Department

Asian Vegetables Grown in Florida

by Paul Roberts
April 20, 2026

As Asian Pacific American Heritage Month comes to a close, let’s spotlight some Asian vegetables Florida growers produce. The below fun facts are from the Asian Vegetables Emerging in Florida series, published by the UF/IFAS Horticultural ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Asian Vegetables Emerging In Florida, Bitter Melon, Bok Choy, Choy Sum, Guodong Liu, Horticultural Sciences Department, Long Bean, Long Squash, Luffa, Tong Hao

Exploring Intuitive Eating

by Paul Roberts
April 20, 2026

Eating Season is coming. It’s nearly Halloween, which serves as the terrifying prelude to Eating Season, the time of year from Thanksgiving to early February when every gathering seems to involve large quantities of rich, delicious ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition
Tags: Amber Fritsche, Anastasia Narizhnaya, Diannette Osorio Rexach, Diets And Dieting, Food, Food Science And Human Nutrition Department, Health, Intuitive Eating, Jennifer Campestrini, Kaitlyn Grange, Kaylan Hebert, Kelsi Garcia, Rebecca Preece, Wendy J. Dahl

Shopping for Health: Fruits and Vegetables

by Paul Roberts
April 20, 2026

This year, my partner’s and my goal is to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. She’s been vegetarian more than half her life, so she has a lot of practice with this. I, on the other hand, still need some help figuring out what I want besides ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition
Tags: Food Science And Human Nutrition Department, Fruits, Shopping For Health Series, Vegetables

Small Business Saturday Spotlight: Food Entrepreneurship in Florida Series

by Paul Roberts
April 20, 2026

With Thanksgiving fast approaching, so too comes Small Business Saturday. Similar to Black Friday, Small Business Saturday takes place the very next day, intended as a day to shop local after the initial rush of Black Friday sales. In 2021, ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Work & Life
Tags: Black Friday, Cottage Foods, Food Entrepreneurship In Florida Series, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Small Business Saturday

Winter Works Its Way to Us

by Paul Roberts
April 20, 2026

As the year winds down and the days grow short, the calendar reminds us what will come: sooner, later, colder weather. Cavort now while you can, before your hands go numb. In north Florida too, the winter will arrive, a little later ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation
Tags: Freeze, Judy Corbus, Michael Spranger, North Florida, Randall Cantrell, Severe Weather, Winter

National Nutrition Month Spotlight: COVID-19 and Nutrition

by Paul Roberts
April 20, 2026

As we enter the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the prospect of catching the virus has become less of a barrier to many of us conducting daily life. Even for those of us who are vaccinated and boosted, it is important to be aware of how ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition
Tags: Covid-19, Farah Tadros, Food Science And Human Nutrition Department, Hydration, Jeanette Andrade, National Nutrition Month, Susannah Folsom

Sweet Corn Has Nutritional Value!

by Gillian McGuire
April 9, 2026

I am no stranger to food myths. Until this year, one from early childhood still rang in my ears: "Corn has no nutritional value." This was hammered into my head all my life, so you can imagine my surprise when I learned this statement had been ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition
Tags: Ask IFAS, EDIS Journal, Family Nutrition And Health, Food Science And Human Nutrition Department, Shopping For Health Series, Sweet Corn

What’s New on Ask IFAS: Florida 4-H Youth Development (Jan.–Feb. 2026)

by Gillian McGuire
March 4, 2026

Proper Personal Preparation for the 4-H Food Challenge Competition By Jean Marie Arick, Amarat Simonne, Geralyn M. Sachs, Amber Norris, Andrea Nikolai, Joshua Payne, Shane Michael, Rachel Pienta, Janine Heiney, John Ferguson, Nicole Crawson, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Food Safety
Tags: Ask IFAS, EDIS Journal, Florida 4-H Youth Development Program, Food Safety, Hygiene

What’s New on Ask IFAS: Family, Youth and Community Sciences (Jan.–Feb. 2026)

by Amanda Quintos
March 4, 2026

A Taste of Culture: Overview of the Systematic Refinement of a Culinary- and Spice-based Extension Program Isabella Alobele, Lori Johnson, Hillary MacMichael, Amy Mullins, Ava Theng, Madison Gindea, Ryan Perez, Tatiana Tchuisse, Yvette Vork, ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Cooking, Curriculum, Heat, Heat Stress, Herbs, Safety, Spices, Taste Of Culture