Category: Work & Life
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Grocery Shopping for Your Health: Breads and bakery
November 12, 2021
In our last post in the "Grocery Shopping for Your Health" series, we focused on breakfast cereals, and we've covered a good portion of the store. But, we still have a little more to go. And, today, we're wandering into the breads aisle and ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & LifeTags: Baked Goods, Bakery, Bread, FIN, Food, Groceries, Grocery, GroceryShoppingForYourHealth, Health, Money, Nutrition, Pgm_FCS, Save, Saving, Shop, Shopping
Strengthen Your Defenses Against COVID-19 With Nutrition Presented by the “LIVE COVID SMART” Program
November 10, 2021
As a person that understands the value of nutrition, I generally try to lead by example. For years I have been an advocate for healthy eating and used meaningful nutrition messages to inspire others to do the same. These messages have ranged ... READ MORE
Category: Health & NutritionTags: Live COVID SMART
Holy Sweetpotato Batman
November 9, 2021
A colorful array... Like Joseph's coat of many colors, what better vegetable to brighten up your Thanksgiving meal! Orange, white, yellow and purple-flesh sweetpotatoes are coming out of the ground in Live Oak, Hastings, and Fort Pierce at ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, Health & NutritionTags: Cultivar, LSU, NC State, Purple-flesh, Sweet Potato
Grocery Shopping for Your Health: Breakfast cereals
November 9, 2021
In our last post in the "Grocery Shopping for Your Health" series, we discussed rice, pasta and other grains. Today, we'll walk through the breakfast cereals aisle. Breakfast comes in various forms, from those eaten cold to others served warm, ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & LifeTags: Breakfast, Cereal, FIN, Food, Groceries, Grocery, GroceryShoppingForYourHealth, Health, Money, Nutrition, Pgm_FCS, Save, Saving, Shop, Shopping
Influence, Credibility and Wellness: Ask Before You Act
November 8, 2021
What influences people the most? Think about what might influence you. If I ask you to lose five pounds in three weeks, is that enough to motivate you to change? Well, are you Googling “treadmills,” “diet plans,” or “gyms nearby” ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & LifeTags: #JaxLivingWell, #LivingWellJax, Ashley Johnston, Credibility, Debunking Disinformation, Debunking Misinformation, Health Changes, Health Coaching, Health Program, Health Research, Healthy Habits, Healthy Lifestyle
American Beautyberry: An Easy Grow Beauty and Biodiversity Knock-Out
November 5, 2021
Hit the “easy button!” American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) is very easy to grow, requiring no maintenance other than elective pruning. The light green deciduous native shrub grows 3-8 feet high and 4-8 feet wide in Florida’s USDA ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Work & Life
Cinnamon for the Holidays
November 5, 2021
Workshop in Memory of Co-Worker and Mentor Join me on November 30, from 5:30 pm to 8:30pm, or December 1, from 9:00 am, to noon for Cinnamon for the Holidays Workshop. During the groundbreaking for the new Ag Auditorium, Dr. Brenda Williams, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Events, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Christine Vivian, Food Safety, Health And Wellness, Holidays, News, UF IFAS Extension