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 Extension
The holiday season brings many families and friends together to celebrate, visit, and enjoy each other’s company. Holiday celebrations often take place with easy access to high calorie, traditional holiday foods that we have come to associate ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Health & Nutrition![A shopper grapples with products and technology in a grocery store [CREDIT: pxhere.com, Viki Mohamad]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/wp-content/blogs.dir/40/files/2021/07/2021_FCS_blogGroceryShoppingHealth_bannerv02_1338x357.png)
In our last post in the "Grocery Shopping for Your Health" series, we focused on nuts, peanuts, and peanut butter. Today, we move on to rice, pasta and other grains. Pasta is one of those fast, inexpensive and easy meals to prepare, especially ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & Life
The availability of a person’s next meal or just food, in general, can vary due to access, availability, and income. This may occur for a short period or longer which can result in a lack of the nutrition bodies need to prevent health consequences. ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Events, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & LifeIn our last post in the "Grocery Shopping for Your Health" series, we focused on beans and legumes. This time, we'll cover nuts, peanuts and peanut butter. You might have wondered why I didn't include peanuts when we discussed beans and legumes. ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & Life
We often think of Veteran’s Day as just another day to thank our service members. But have you stopped to think about the ways we can thank veteran’s in the workplace? According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), ... READ MORE
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November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness month. My hope is that you will take a few minutes to read further to have a better understanding of the disease. I’ll also share about the “heart-head connection” and a list of resources that ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
There are more and more reports in the news about home fires, prescribed burns, unplanned wildfires and other fire hazards around the country and world. Fire preparedness matters in the kitchen, home and in your community. I have a few ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life