Category: Health & Nutrition

COVID has Improved Food Safety

by Katherine Allen

March 29, 2021

Silver Lining One of the silver linings of COVID pandemic for me as a food safety instructor has been the increased focus on handwashing and sanitizing surfaces. I am especially thrilled about increased handwashing since the correlation between ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Foodborneillness, Foodhandling, Foodprocessing, Foodsafety, Handhygiene, Handwashing, Preventingfoodborneillness, Sanitizingsurfaces, Silverliningtocovid, Viralinfections, Viraloutbreakes, Viruses

Teaching Children to Stick to their Goals ‘til they Stick: Creating Healthy Habits

by Andrea Lazzari

March 24, 2021

According to the CDC, from 1999-2000 through 2017-2018 obesity rates increased from 30.5% to 42.4%. This means 13.7 million of our children and adolescents are currently obese. With the obesity rate increasing throughout the U.S, you might stop ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Health & Nutrition

Personalize Your Plate

by Lori Johnson

March 12, 2021

Many times, I am asked as a Registered Dietitian, what should I eat to be healthy? How many calories should I have each day? What should I eat if I want to lose weight? My answer to all of this is there is no one size fits all plan, no magic ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition
Tags: Balanced Meals, Healthy Choices, MyPlate

Personalize Your Plate – It’s All About You!

by Wendy Wood

March 12, 2021

March is National Nutrition Month, and this year’s theme is “Personalize Your Plate” (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2021). Meals and snacks are so much more enjoyable when it includes food or beverages we love to consume. How do ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition
Tags: Health, Healthy Lifestyle, Meal Planning, Nutrition, Wendywlynch

National Nutrition Month 2021

by KGriffin

March 9, 2021

March is National Nutrition Month. This annual nutrition education campaign highlights the importance of healthy eating and physical activity. This year’s theme is “Personalize Your Plate.” Since we are all a little different, the theme ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life

Wakulla 4-H Healthy Living Walking Club Schedule for March to May 2021

by Ralph Mitchell

March 2, 2021

To participate in 4-H walks, youth must be registered as Wakulla 4-H members https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/wakulla/4-h/ and all participants, youth and adults, must RSVP on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wakulla-4-h-healthy-living-walking-club-tickets-126426480005. March ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Health & Nutrition, Recreation, Work & Life
Tags: 4-H, Exercise, Natural Wakulla, Outdoors, Walking

Healthy Habits: Making them Stick

by gwhitworth

March 2, 2021

The rate of obesity within the U.S is gradually increasing. In fact, according to the Center for Disease Control, the prevalence of obesity increased from 30.5% to 42.4% between the years 1999-2000 and 2017-2018. [1] Current programs and initiatives ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Habits, Health, Obesity

Harvesting and Preparing Kale from the Garden

by Ralph Mitchell

March 1, 2021

Authors: Naima Ibrahim, Tiare Silvasy, Virgilia Zabala Kale (Brassica oleracea L.) is a dark-green leafy vegetable and cool season crop that’s planting season is close to an end. For anyone living in Central Florida, the timeframe for ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & Life
Tags: Gardenflorida, Healthy Eating, Kale, Ocextension, Recipe

4 Ways to Reduce Sodium in Your Diet

by Wendy Wood

February 28, 2021

Heart disease continues to be the “leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States” and is one of the most preventable" (CDC, 2020). One risk factor of heart disease in uncontrolled high blood pressure. There are several ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyle, Heart Health, Sodium, Wendylynch

Sustainable Baking: UF Students Reimagine the Stroopwafel

by Jarred Shellhouse

February 27, 2021

More than 80 billion pounds of food are wasted each year in the United States. For a team of graduate students in the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, this number was a catalyst to do something differently. Mario Guadalupe, ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Beyond The Classroom, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Food Science And Human Nutrition

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