I really enjoy baking and cooking, which is good because a fair chunk of time in my life (and likely yours) is spent eating and preparing that food to eat. While I am neither a youth nor cooking contest material, a recent Ask IFAS publication ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition
Osteoporosis: The Silent Disease Tammy Barnard and Wendy Dahl. Osteoporosis affects nearly 10 million Americans, most often adults over the age of 50. In osteoporosis, bones become brittle and can easily fracture. It is referred to as “the ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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