Category: Health & Nutrition

Coming Soon: StrongBodies Strength Training Program

by Patrick Zayas
June 6, 2025

Join us for strength training classes! These classes are designed for mid-life and older adults and include progressive resistance training. Classes are open to anyone 18 and older. The StrongPeople StrongBodies program is based upon years ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Balance, Chronic Diseases, Functional Fitness, Maintaining Balance, Progressive Resistance Training, Senior Fitness Test, Strength, Strength Training, StrongBodies

Palatable Petals in Summer: Nasturtiums, Amaranths, and Passion Flowers

by Shane Teachworth
June 6, 2025

Flowering plants, or angiosperms, are the most diversified type of plant on Earth, representing about 80% of all plant species. Excluding ferns, mosses, and pines, most couldn’t name a plant that doesn’t blossom. The exact origins of flowers ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Amaranth, Florida Landscaping, Food Trend, Gardening, Horticultural Sciences, Nasturtium, Passion Flower
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Let’s Kick Off Summer With Blackberries!

by Elizabeth Shephard
June 3, 2025

Blackberries are a common summer favorite, featured in some of our favorite drinks and desserts. Many of us remember picking blackberries as kids, coming home with purple faces and hands and very few berries in our buckets!  And we were right ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Blackberries, Food, Food Safetyfrozen Yogurt, Frozen, Fruit, National Frozen Yogurt Day, National Frozen Yogurt Month, Nutrition, Preserving, Smoothies
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Alumni Feature: Julia Skinner, Gator Sports Nutrition

by Jessie Erwin
June 2, 2025

Welcome Julia Skinner, our latest guest in the Discover FSHN Series! Julia is an alumna of the Master of Science-Dietetics Internship program in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida. Her dedication to ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Alumni, Alumni-feature, Dietetics, Dietetics-alumni-feature, FSHN Alumni, Gator Sports, Gator Sports Nutrition, Julia Skinner, MS-DI, Performance Dietetics, Performance Dietitian, Sports Dietitian, Sports Nutrition, UF Alumni
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You are when you eat: UF/IFAS chrononutrition guide reveals the importance of meal timing

by Megan Winslow
May 28, 2025

Americans have long heard about the health benefits of adhering to diets rich in fresh produce and whole grains and low in red meat and processed sugars. But they may not be aware of how meal timing can affect their health. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition
Tags: Ask IFAS, Behavior, Blood Glucose, BMI, Body Mass Index, Cardiometabolic Disease, Cholesterol, Chrononutrition, Circadian Rhythm, Diabetes, Diet, Digestion, Doctoral Candidate, Eating, Evening Latency, Food, Food Science And Human Nutrition Department, Franz Halberg, FSHN, Guide, Habit, Health, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Internal Clock, Kaylyn Koons, Meal, Meal Timing, Megan Winslow, Metabolism, Nutrition, Overweight, Publication, Review, Schedule, Systolic Blood Pressure, Type 2, UF, UF-IFAS, Underweight, University Of Florida, Wendy Dahl

Terrific Tomatoes: Flavor, Nutrition, and Versatility

by Brenda Marty-Jimenez
May 27, 2025

Most people are familiar with the MyPlate slogan: "Make half your plate fruits and vegetables." There's a good reason for this advice — fruits and vegetables are packed with nutrients that support health and wellness. One tasty, colorful, ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, , Work & Life
Tags: Broward County, Eating For Good Health, Extension, Flavorful Tomatoes, Florida, Gardening, Growing Tomatoes, Make 1/2 Your Plate Fruit And Vegetables, MyPlate, Tomato, Tomato Recipes, Tomatoes, Tomatoes And Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County Master Gardeners, Uses For Tomatoes, Versatile Tomatoes

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