Do you, or someone you know have a food allergy? Food allergies can be very serious or even deadly for those that are highly sensitive. While most food allergies in adults are caused by a small group of foods or food products, adverse reactions ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
The University of Florida/IFAS Pasco County Extension Office, located in Dade City, offers a large variety of free healthy lifestyle and eating classes of which you may not have heard. Some of the programming includes the Family Nutrition Program ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, Money Matters, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
January 26, 2018 was a great day for the UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Office. County Extension Director/Urban Horticulture Agent, Dr. Whitney Elmore, opened the planting ceremony by thanking sponsors, Eden Santiago-Gomez (Community Garden Program ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Crops, Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, Recreation, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Unfortunately, many of us make New Year’s resolutions that are unrealistic, unattainable, and leave us feeling overwhelmed. Having realistic goals that provide solutions to a healthier and happier life and ones that we can stick to are key ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Now that January is gone and February is here, you should have your exercise program well underway. Well, for some you have stayed with your exercise program while others have either stopped or never got started. Here are a few tips to help ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & LifeMiddle School students are often in control of what they put in their mouths, but many times they do not make or do not know how to make healthy choices. It is crucial to instill nutritional concepts in middle school children, because the way ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Everywhere you look, someone around you is either sick with a cold or the flu. It almost makes you want to stay at home and hide! But, for those of us that must go out, here are some tips that can help you stay healthy during the winter season: ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
January 24th is National Peanut Butter Day. Unless you have a peanut allergy, you are one of the millions of Americans who like to indulge in some peanut butter quite often. Creamy or chunky, with chocolate or with jelly, peanut butter has ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
During a recent program, a participant suggested that I offer a class on boosting your immune system. I never thought about teaching a class on this topic but when I think about it, I have been doing it through the various nutrition classes ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Have you heard of the DASH diet and ever wondered what it stood for? DASH stands for dietary approaches to stop hypertension (high blood pressure). In our Keeping the Pressure Down classes, we talk about the DASH eating because research ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life