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Navigating Life with POTS: A Journey of Discovery and Nutrition


November 4, 2024

Welcome to another edition of Nutrition Stories, a series exploring hot topics in nutrition and dietetics. Our guest is Courtney Piltaver, a graduate of the UF Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) in the Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN) ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Courtney Piltaver, Dietetics, FSHN Nutrition Stories, Nutrition, Nutrition Stories, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, Pots

Fall Vegetable Gardening – What to Plant When in Central Florida


November 2, 2024

The weather has finally cooled enough to start the fall vegetable garden. Here are our UF/IFAS recommendations of what to plant when. Getting Ready Starting in September, start preparing your vegetable garden by removing weeds and amending ... READ MORE

Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beets, Cabbage, Carrots, Central Florida, Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruit And Vegetable, Green Beans, Tsilvasy, Vegetable Garden, Vegetable Gardening
assorted fresh fruits and vegetables for sale in a farmers market display. [credit: unsplash.com, alexandr podvalny]

As Florida Recovers From the Storms, D-SNAP and Fresh Access Bucks Are Here to Help


October 29, 2024

Many Florida families and farmers are struggling to recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Feeding Florida’s Fresh Access Bucks (FAB) wants to ensure that individuals and families shopping with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: D-SNAP, Disaster, Feeding Florida, Food, Fresh Access Bucks, Hurricane, Pgm_FCS, Pgm_FNP, SNAP, Storm, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Autism and Food Aversions: What to Consider as a Parent or Caretaker


October 21, 2024

Welcome to Nutrition Stories, our series exploring hot topics in nutrition and dietetics. Today's guest is Rafaella Galvez, a graduate of the UF Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) in the Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN) Department at ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: ASD, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Dietetics, Food Aversions, FSHN Nutrition Stories, Nutrition, Nutrition Stories, Rafaella Galvez
Terraced fields with a map of the Americas overlaid, showing line drawings of vegetables.

Strengthening School Nutrition Through Sustainable Food Systems in the Andes


October 14, 2024

This is a special edition by GFSI faculty and guest author: Dr. Jeanette Andrade, Assistant Professor and MS/DI Director, Food Science and Human Nutrition Department. IGNITE Project: Improving Food Systems for School Nutrition in the Andean ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Agriculture, Andes, Bolivia, Colombia, GFSI, Global Food Systems Institute, Global Research, Nutrition, Pro, South America, STRIKE Force, UF IFAS International Awards
bags of canned food such as tuna and soup

Diabetes Hurricane Prep: Smart Pantry Staples to Keep Your Blood Sugar in Check


October 7, 2024

Let’s pretend you are preparing for a hurricane, and you’re taking stock of our pantry. What do you find? Chips, crackers, granola bars…and marshmallow Peeps. Now, while those might sound like classic hurricane snacks, they’re not exactly ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition,
Tags: Anikolai, Carbohydrates, Diabetes, Health, Hurricane, Hurricane Preparedness, UF/IFAS Polk County
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The Taste X UF Experiential Program Celebrates Its Third Year With a Focus on Food Product Development


October 7, 2024

“If you want to create new products, you need to do in-depth consumer research to determine if [consumers] are willing to try a new item or continue with what they are used to.” -Taste X UF Experiential Program student intern Wydlynn Francois When ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Dr. Boce Zhang, Dr. Charles Sims, Dr. Keith Schneider, Dr. Ziynet Boz, Katlyn Nau, Maddie Kowalewski, Taste Of Immokalee, Taste X UF, Taste X UF Experiential Program

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