Category: Health & Nutrition
Kids: After-School Snacking and Food Safety Tips
August 28, 2015
Are your kids famished when they get home from school? Kids often hit the kitchen right when they get home and begin the search for something to eat. After being at school all day, it’s inevitable they will bring a host of germs into the house ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & LifeTags: AfterSchool, Food, Kids, Living Well In The Panhandle, Safety, Snacking, Tips
Preventing Foodborne Illness: Norovirus
August 27, 2015
If you have ever had the stomach flu, norovirus was likely the culprit. Norovirus is the most common cause of foodborne illness in the United States and is transmitted through direct person-to-person contact or contaminated objects and food. ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & LifeTags: Aswathy Sreedharan, Food Science And Human Nutrition Department, Foodborne Illness, Keith R. Schneider, Melissa K. Jones, Rachael Silverberg, Renée Goodrich Schneider
Local and Seasonal Foods: August
August 26, 2015
Local, seasonal food has been the subject of federal, state, and local government policy in recent years as consumer interest in and demand for this kind of food has grown. In fact, research from the UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & LifeTags: August, Foods, Living Well In The Panhandle, Local, Seasonal
What Happens When You Eat?
August 25, 2015
What Happens When You Eat If you think about it, your digestive system is pretty weird. Amazing, but weird. Digestion is the rather complicated process of breaking down the food we eat into energy and nutrients, which then get absorbed into ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & LifeTags: Happens, Living Well In The Panhandle
Avoiding Mosquito Bites
August 24, 2015
Mosquitoes are troublesome pests that can cause itchy bites and transmit viruses. The best way to avoid being bitten is... (more…) READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Pests & Disease, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & LifeTags: #ufbugs, Avoiding Mosquito Bites, Family Hot Topic, Mosquito Bites, Pest And Disease, Pests
Honey Bee Health and Best Management Practices Workshop
August 19, 2015
SAVE THE DATE! August 30th from 11 a.m. till 5 p.m. Participants will learn about the current issues facing honeybees and available solutions and why they should first consider the well-being of the honeybee when engaging in beekeeping practices. ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & LifeTags: Uncategorized
Keep It Clean: Toothbrushes
August 17, 2015
While toothbrushes are supposed to clean your teeth, they also need some cleaning themselves. In fact, your toothbrush could be covered in millions of bacteria—some are harmless but some are not like the flu, E. coli and fecal matter. Keep ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & LifeTags: Brushing Your Teeth, Cleaning Toothbrushes, Family Hot Topic, Family Nutrition And Health, Keep It Clean, Toothbrush, Toothbrush Care
What Does the “USDA Certified Organic” Label Mean?
August 17, 2015
Have you ever spotted an organic label in the grocery store and wondered what it meant? What you saw was the USDA organic seal, which means... (more…) READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & LifeTags: Fruits And Vegetables, Organic Foods, Organic Vegetable Gardening, Sustainable Hot Topic, Usda Organic Label
Seguridad Alimentaria: Crucigrama de alimentos do alto riesgo
August 6, 2015
Algunos alimentos pueden causar más enfermedades alimentarias que otros. La leche ó jugos no pasteurizados no son seguros para consumir. Alimentos que no han sido cocinados, como lo son los huevos crudos ó a medio cocinar son ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & LifeTags: Elder Nutrition And Food Safety Program (ENAFS), Family Youth And Community Sciences Department, Food Safety, Jennifer Hillan, Linda B. Bobroff, Seguridad Alimentaria Series, Spanish Language