The Family and Consumer Sciences agents of the Southwest Florida District have a myriad of program expertise, and now they are coming together to share it in a free four-part virtual series. With Earth Day coming up, the agents tied in this ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
With the holidays approaching, many people will buy a lot of food, and some will throw much of it out, particularly uneaten fruits and vegetables. New University of Florida research shows a common refrain among grocery shoppers in four countries: ... READ MORE
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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 & LifeAs part of our "Grocery Shopping for your Health" series, we will take you on a tour of a typical store. But, before we begin, let's look at what it means to build a healthy eating pattern. Keep in mind that a healthier eating pattern doesn't ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & LifeIn our last "Grocery Shopping for Your Health" post, we talked about building a healthier way of eating. Now that we have an idea about our eating patterns, let's get shopping. First, there are plenty of places where you can buy food. You might ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & LifeIn our "Grocery Shopping for Your Health" post, we discussed the produce department, focusing on fruits. This post will focus on vegetables. As a general rule, start by noting the condition of the produce department. It should be clean and ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & LifeIn our last two "Grocery Shopping for Your Health" posts, we covered the produce department, looking at fresh fruits and vegetables. In this post, we will head over to the frozen foods aisle, and talk about frozen dinners, frozen fruits and ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & LifeIn our last "Grocery Shopping for Your Health" post, we tackled the frozen foods aisle. Now, let's move onto the refrigerated cases. Here you will find a large variety of milks, yogurts, cheeses, eggs, dairy creamers, biscuits, juices and more. ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & LifeWelcome back to our "Grocery Shopping for Your Health" series. We focused on milk and yogurt in the refrigerated case in our last series post. We're staying in refrigerated case for this post, to discuss cheeses. Note that stores typically ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & LifeIn the last post in our "Grocery Shopping for Your Health" series, we dipped into cheese. This blog post keeps us in the refrigerated section a bit longer, to talk about eggs. Eggs are economical, convenient and easy to prepare. You can serve ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & Life