Category: Health & Nutrition
Decoding Dates On Food Packages
October 4, 2017
By Samantha Kennedy UF/IFAS Extension Wakulla County Ever wonder what all those codes and dates on food packages mean? Different dates are put on different types of food products and it can be very confusing for consumers. Some common ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & LifeTags: America Saves, Budget, Community, Cooking, Educational, Environment, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, Financial, Financial Tips, Food, FYCS, Health, Living Well In The Panhandle, Nutrition, Sustainable Living, Wakulla, Wakulla Extension
Keep Your Food Safe In Emergency
September 29, 2017
Keeping Your Food Safe During an Emergency by Samantha Kennedy, UF/IFAS Extension Wakulla County Two of the most pressing concerns during and after an emergency are food and water. The recent series of hurricanes to affect the United States ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & LifeTags: Community, Conservation, Cooking, Environment, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family Nutrition In Action, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Financial, Financial Tips, Food, FYCS, Health, Healthy, Living Well In The Panhandle, Money Management, Nutrition, Saving, Sustainability Community, Sustainable Living, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension
UF/IFAS Extension steps up to feed hungry children, babies in southwest Florida
September 19, 2017
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. --- Laurie Hurner could hear the children and babies crying in hunger in her sleep. The University of Florida IFAS Extension Highlands County director knew she had to feed children left hungry by Hurricane Irma, so ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeTags: Babies, Children, Featured Hot Topic, Hernando County, Highlands County, Hurricane Irma, News
Juice … Not Just Another Beverage
September 19, 2017
Don’t be fooled when it comes to choosing your drink. There is a big nutrition difference between juice and other beverages. Juice is the liquid from a fruit. Beverages that contain 100% juice can be labeled as a juice. Depending on the ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Work & LifeTags: Diet, Health, Healthy, Juice, Nutrition, Orange
UF expert: Protect your family from foodborne illness during hurricane season
September 19, 2017
by Tom Nordlie GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Protect your family from foodborne illness during hurricane season by following research-based guidelines and common sense, urges a University of Florida food safety expert. As part of Hurricane ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Events, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeTags: Featured Hot Topic, Hurricane Irma, IFAS, News
After the storm: food safety
September 18, 2017
As we have seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, severe storms often result in extended power losses and flooding. Many of you did a tremendous job of preparing for these calamities, protecting your health and keeping your food supply safe ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Health & NutritionTags: Disaster, Food, Health, Hurricane, Nutrition, Pgm_FCS, Recovery, Safety, Storm, StormPrep