Category: Health & Nutrition

Tailgating Food Safety

by BLOGS.IFAS

September 8, 2015

Tailgating is a popular weekend activity, especially during football season. Spending time with friends and family while eating good food is a fun way to share in team spirit before a game, but you do not want food poisoning to ruin the fun. Whether ... READ MORE

School Gardens: What You Need to Know

by BLOGS.IFAS

August 31, 2015

Since the early 1900s, school gardens have been flourishing throughout the nation. Community and school gardens were first created to help raise the moral and social skills of children who used the gardens. Benefits Opportunities for Growth ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & Life
Tags: Back To School, Farm To School, Gardening, Lawn & Garden Hot Topic, School, School Gardens

Kids: After-School Snacking and Food Safety Tips

by BLOGS.IFAS

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 & Life
Tags: AfterSchool, Food, Kids, Living Well In The Panhandle, Safety, Snacking, Tips

Preventing Foodborne Illness: Norovirus

by Diana Hagan (she/her)

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 & Life
Tags: 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

by BLOGS.IFAS

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 & Life
Tags: August, Foods, Living Well In The Panhandle, Local, Seasonal

What Happens When You Eat?

by BLOGS.IFAS

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 & Life
Tags: 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 & Life
Tags: #ufbugs, Avoiding Mosquito Bites, Family Hot Topic, Mosquito Bites, Pest And Disease, Pests

Honey Bee Health and Best Management Practices Workshop

by Erik Lovestrand

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 & Life
Tags: Uncategorized

Keep It Clean: Toothbrushes

by BLOGS.IFAS

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 & Life
Tags: Brushing Your Teeth, Cleaning Toothbrushes, Family Hot Topic, Family Nutrition And Health, Keep It Clean, Toothbrush, Toothbrush Care

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