IN THIS ISSUE: Lead Your Heart to Health Choose Dark Chocolate Veggie Corner: Cabbage Recipe: Simple Coleslaw READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Did you know... Sunray Venus Clams are a low-fat source of protein! A single 3 ounce serving (18-20 cooked clams) provides approximately 9 grams of protein. Another important nutritional feature of the sunray venus clam is that a single ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & LifeGAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida taste scientist Linda Bartoshuk and her colleagues want to play a trick on you — but it’s for your own good. The UF team has identified a group of naturally occurring compounds that enhance the ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchIf your New Years’ Resolution involves improving your health and your wealth, you’re in luck. The Cooperative Extension system is launching an online Small Steps to Health and Wealth™ (SSHW) Challenge called “Winter 2013 SSHW ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Money MattersThe UF-IFAS Extension Offices in the Panhandle are collecting jars of peanut butter to give to local food pantries.Jackson County Extension would like to invite Jackson County 4-H Club Members to participate in the “Peanut Butter Challenge”. ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Health & NutritionGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Two faculty members with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences have won a prestigious U.S. Department of Agriculture award for their work creating a graduate-level course that combines ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS ExtensionMosquitoes and mosquito-vectored diseases continue to be an issue within Florida. The first locally acquired human case of dengue for 2012 was reported in Miami-Dade County, Florida last week. The full Florida Department of Health Weekly ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & LifeCourtesy of Shelley Swenson UF/IFAS Wakulla Extension FCS/EFNEP Agent A Consumers Guide to Safety of Food in Containers Exposed to Flood Waters HOW TO DETERMINE WHAT FOOD TO KEEP OR DISCARD • Do not eat any food that may have come into ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life