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Annual Peanut Butter Challenge: 2024 Wrap Up

by Jasi Romero
December 23, 2024

Thank You, Polk County! The 2024 Peanut Butter Challenge, organized by UF/IFAS Extension and Florida A&M University (FAMU) Cooperative Extension, was a smooth success. This annual peanut butter jar collection brings communities together ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Anikolai, Charity, Donate, Education, Florida Peanut Federation, Florida Peanut Producers Association, Food Banks, Food Pantries, Hot Topic, Nutrition, PBChallenge, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge, Polk County, PolkExtension, PolkPBChallenge, Spread The Love, Spread The Peanut Butter
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All About Fiber: Meeting Your Health Goals With This Overlooked Carbohydrate

by Jessie Erwin
September 16, 2024

Welcome to Nutrition Stories, a series exploring hot topics in nutrition and dietetics! Today's guest is Courtney Sroka, a student in the UF Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) in the Food Science and Human Nutrition program at The University ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Courtney Sroka, Dietetics, Fiber, FSHN Nutrition Stories, Hot Topic, Hot Topics In Nutrition, Nutrition, Nutrition Stories
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Take the “Picky” Out of Picky Eating: A Parents’ and Caregivers’ Guide to Minimize Picky Eating

by Jessie Erwin
September 9, 2024

Julie Martinez is the latest guest of Nutrition Stories, a series exploring hot topics in nutrition and dietetics. Julie is a student in the UF Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) in the Food Science and Human Nutrition program at The University ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Dietetics, FSHN Nutrition Stories, Hot Topic, Hot Topics In Nutrition, Julie Martinez, Nutrition, Nutrition Stories, Picky Eating
A bowl of blueberries and small blueberry pancakes cooking on a skillet. Photo taken 11-18-15

The Gut Microbiome: A Big Small World

by Jessie Erwin
August 26, 2024

We are thrilled to welcome you to the latest edition of Nutrition Stories, a series exploring hot topics in nutrition and dietetics. Today's guest is Emma Shutters, a graduate of the UF Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) in the Food Science ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Dietetics, Emma Shutters, FSHN Nutrition Stories, Gut Microbiome, Hot Topic, Hot Topics In Nutrition, Microbiome, Nutrition, Nutrition Stories, Prebiotics, Probiotics
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Communicating about invasive plants: It’s complicated!

by Lara Colley
December 17, 2020

How do you communicate to others about invasive plants? How do you tell someone that their prized golden pothos, climbing up their massive Chinese tallow tree are likely spreading into natural areas? Or that their sea of coral ardisia and ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Tags: Environmental Education, Florida-invasive-plant-education-initiative, Hot Topic, Invasive Plants, Lara Colley, Natural Resources

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