Category: Health & Nutrition

Cooking Safely: How to Prevent Fires in Your Kitchen

by Hillary MacMichael
September 10, 2024

Did you know that unattended cooking remains the leading cause of household fires in the United States and Canada? Here are a few simple steps that you can take to ensure that your kitchen remains safe during cooking: To prevent cooking fires, ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Work & Life
Tags: Cooking Safety, Family And Consumer Sciences, Fire Prevention, Fire Safety, Home Safety Tips, Kitchen Safety, Ocextension, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County

Mosquito Management

by Susan Haddock
September 9, 2024

Mosquitoes are annoying, especially that zzzzzzz next to my ear at night when one gets in the house. The rainy season promotes mosquito breeding. Mosquito breeding may lead to viruses that are transmitted from mosquitoes to humans and back to ... READ MORE

Category: Camp, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Recreation, Water
Tags: Are Mosquito Sprays Safe, Mosquito, Mosquito Disease, Mosquito Licensing, Mosquito Misting, Mosquito Prevention, Mosquito Spraying, Mosquitoes, Protect Against Mosquitoes, Repellents
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Take the “Picky” Out of Picky Eating: A Parents’ and Caregivers’ Guide to Minimize Picky Eating

by Jessie Erwin
September 9, 2024

Julie Martinez is the latest guest of Nutrition Stories, a series exploring hot topics in nutrition and dietetics. Julie is a student in the UF Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) in the Food Science and Human Nutrition program at The University ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Dietetics, FSHN Nutrition Stories, Hot Topic, Hot Topics In Nutrition, Julie Martinez, Nutrition, Nutrition Stories, Picky Eating

4-H Fútbol Soccer Clinic: Fostering Sportsmanship and Wellness in Youth

by Laura E. Valencia
September 3, 2024

The recent 4-H Soccer Clinic, led by Manchester City professional soccer coaches, was a resounding success, bringing together 4-H members and non-members for a day filled with fun, learning, and camaraderie. This event not only offered an opportunity ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, Health & Nutrition
Tags: #4h #CafeLatino #FCS #health #wellness #volunteer
whole-grain cereals pour from a glass jar into a pile, with other piles nearby, on a flat, empty tabletop. [credit: pixabay.com, angelica vaihel]

A Whole Lot of Information for Whole Grains Month

by Maria Portelos-Rometo
September 3, 2024

Did you know that September is Whole Grains Month? And, did you know that the federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans tell us that at least half our grains should be whole grains? And, do you know the parts of a whole grain? Or, the nutritional ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: B Vitamin, Bran, Endosperm, Fiber, Food, Germ, Grain, Health, Nutrition, Pgm_FCS, Refined Grain, Whole Grain
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Welcome to the UF Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, 2024 Edition!

by Jessie Erwin
August 28, 2024

Welcome back to the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida for the 2024-2025 academic year! We hope your summer was enjoyable and that you're ready to tackle the academic year. In the FSHN Department, we're ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Food Science And Human Nutrition, Food Week, Food Week 2024, FSHN Alumni And Friends Tailgate, FSHN Food Week, Recruiting, Tailgate, UF/FSHN Food Week

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