Category: Health & Nutrition

Treasure Quest booklet - What Treasures Will You Find?

Treasure Quest

by Jackie Lebouitz
November 29, 2023

Hi there! My name is Ozzy the Otter, and I have some exciting news for you. Treasure Quest locations have popped up all across Sarasota County! Come play with me and learn all about what nature has to offer at your favorite park or library. ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Adventure, Education, Fun, Game, Libraries, Parks, Pgm_Water, Quest, Treasure, TreasureQuest, Youth

Festive Feasting with a Healthy Twist

by Hillary MacMichael
November 29, 2023

The end of the year is almost here and we all know that means holidays and celebrations are in full swing. The best part of any celebration (besides friends and family, of course)? All of the delicious food! While the food we consume around ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Family And Consumer Sciences, Healthy Eating, Healthy Holidays, Ingredient Swaps, Nutrition, Ocextension, Recipes, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County

Peanut Butter Challenge tops last year’s collection

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
November 28, 2023

Nearly 20,000 jars to fill food pantries across the state ahead of the holidays   For the second straight year, the winner of the statewide Peanut Butter Challenge is… Santa Rosa County, with a whopping 1,970 jars for a total of 2,485 ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Events, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Community Events, Donations, Food Insecurity, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge, Santa Rosa County, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Duval County, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County, Wakulla County
Alligator breaking the water surface with plants on it's head

Staying Well Through the Holidays: Enjoy the People

by Halie Corbitt
November 27, 2023

Stay Well while enjoying all the Holiday Celebrations! You made it through Thanksgiving, hopefully following the tips from "Plan Your Holiday Eating!" However, the holidays celebrations are just beginning. Most holiday functions are usually ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, , Work & Life
Tags: Celebration, Christmas, Food, Hanukkah, Health, Holiday, Kwanzaa, People, Well, Wellness

There’s a Party Going On in That Soil!

by Donna Corbelli Castro
November 22, 2023

Soil is not dirt. There's a lot of talk these days about the microbiome, beneficial bacteria, soil food web and other names for the often invisible life in the soil.  Many people don't realize that the soil beneath them is not some inert substance.  ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, , Work & Life
Tags: Agroecology, Climate Change, Food, Germ Theory, Microbiome, Newsletter, Newsletter2, Regenerative Farming, Soil, Soil Food Web, Terrain Theory, Thanksgiving
Alligator breaking the water surface with plants on it's head

Staying Well through the Holidays: Plan Your Holiday Eating

by Halie Corbitt
November 20, 2023

Thanksgiving week as arrived and you are working hard to Stay Well this holiday season!! But now the panic is setting in because either you are going to someone else's house or you aren't preparing all the dishes. You will be surrounded by ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Christmas, Cooking, Drinks, Food, Gathering, Hanukkah, Health, Healthy Eating, Holiday, Kwanzaa, New Year, Thanksgiving
School supplies--pencils, white eraser, scissors--on a white lined notebook.

International Education Week: Ehran Safaei, Nutritional Sciences

by Jessie Erwin
November 17, 2023

Thank you for joining us to celebrate International Education Week in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida! In this series, we learned about the experiences of international students and how those experiences ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Ehsan Safaei, Food Science And Human Nutrition, International Education Week, International Students, Nutritional Sciences, Nutritional Sciences Degree, Nutritional Sciences Graduate Degree, Nutritional Sciences Graduate Program, Nutritional Sciences Graduate Student, Nutritional Sciences Program, Nutritional-sciences-graduate-feature

Disfrute de alimentos cultivados en Florida durante el Día de Acción de Gracias y el resto de las festividades

by Luz Bahder
November 17, 2023

Creado por Brad Buck, sénior especialista en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS. Cuando esté disfrutando de la cena del Día de Acción de Gracias, independientemente de su cultura, recuerde que gran parte de sus alimentos fueron cultivados ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agentes De Extension, Agricultores De Florida, Andrea Nikolai, Batatas, Calabazas, Camotes, Cena De Accion De Gracias, Centro De Extension Agricola De Hastings, Ciencias De La Familia Y El Consumidor De UF/IFAS, Comida Es Nuestro Segundo Nombre, Cultivos De Florida, Ensayos, Español, Festividades, Fitomejoramiento, Florida, Food Is Our Middle Name, Jamon, Judias Verdes, Lechuga, Leo Hoffmann, Maiz, Mejoramiento De La Papa, Nelly Nelson, Papas, Pavo, Pina, Servicio De Extension Del Condado De Polk, Servio De Extension Del Condado De Manatee, Spanish, UF-IFAS

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