Tag: comfort food

Vending machine with snacks like Cheez-It crackers and Sweet ‘n Salty Mix.

Pandemic eating among the food-secure: more comfort foods, but not a drastic increase


May 19, 2026

During the first three months of the pandemic, food-secure people did not change their eating habits very much, although some of them turned a bit more to comfort foods, new University of Florida research shows. The study also serves as a cautionary ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Comfort Food, Covid-19, Eating, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Food-secure, Jeanette Andrade, Nutrition, Pandemic, Salt, Snacks, Stress, Sugar

Soup’s On!


May 15, 2026

By Shelley Swenson, Extension Agent III, Family and Consumer Sciences UF-IFAS Wakulla County Extension Soups On…. What eight words go together when you think of soup? I think of cold weather, economic meal, preparation ease and slow cooker. This ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Comfort Food, Cooking, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Food, Food And Nutrition, Fun, Shelley Swenson, Soup's On Recipe Book, Soups, Wakulla Extension

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