Category: Health & Nutrition
Smart eating tips for National Nutrition Month
March 14, 2017
How’s that New Year’s resolution holding up? If you resolved to eat healthier in 2017, you have a second chance during National Nutrition Month, which runs through March. The theme for this year’s observance is “Put your best fork ... READ MORE
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UF/IFAS Extension agent: Smart eating tips for National Nutrition Month
March 14, 2017
Please see caption below story. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- How’s that New Year’s resolution holding up? If you resolved to eat healthier in 2017, you have a second chance during National Nutrition Month, which runs through March. The theme ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeUF sets Family Fishing Day on March 18
March 9, 2017
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Always wanted to take the kids fishing, but can’t find the time? The University of Florida IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation will host Family Fishing Day from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 18. The ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
March Means National Nutrition Month® 2017
March 1, 2017
Each year, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics promotes nutrition throughout the month of March. This year, the theme is “put your best fork forward” and there’s a few key messages to keep in mind. Choose a variety of foods that ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition
Take Charge of Your Health and Finances
February 27, 2017
Health and wealth are both essential for living a happy successful life and should be viewed as simultaneous goals. During the month of March, we focus nationwide on both health and wealth through two observances “America Saves Week” (February ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & LifeTags: America Saves Week, National Nutrition Month
UF/IFAS West Florida REC offers grits, cornmeal from grain produced on its farm
February 22, 2017
JAY, Fla. --- Do you know where your grits come from? Now, you can buy locally grown grits and cornmeal, and even visit the farm where the corn is grown. The University of Florida IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center near Jay, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, Work & LifeUF/IFAS Researchers: Many turning to oysters for Valentine’s Day energy
February 13, 2017
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- With Valentine’s Day around the corner, you might be thinking about revving things up by eating a few oysters. We’ve all heard that oysters are aphrodisiacs, but researchers with the University of Florida Institute ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeEco-Nomic Living Expo at Santa Rosa Mall Saturday, Feb. 11
February 3, 2017
Come join the University of Florida/IFAS Extension Office for the 2017 Eco-Nomic Living Expo at the Santa Rosa Mall in Mary Esther on Saturday, February 11. This year’s Expo begins a 10 am and ends at 3 pm and includes seminars, activities ... READ MORE
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