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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a Florida avocado tree; UF/IFAS expert offers tips to grow your own

by Lourdes Mederos
April 21, 2025

With Cinco de Mayo approaching, now’s the time to dig into guacamole and even plant the tree that produces it. Florida avocados offer a fresh, tropical twist on this fan-favorite fruit that stars in so many recipes. Did you know Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Avocado, Avocado Toast, Avocado Tree, Choquette Avocado, Cinco De Mayo, Donnie Avocado, Extension, Florida Avocado, Fruit, Guacamole, Hass, Home Landscape, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jeff Wasielewski, Lourdes Mederos, Miami-Dade Extension, Miguel Avocado, Monroe Avocado, News, Nutrition, Prune, Russell Avocado, Simmonds Avocado, Sub-tropical Fruits, Trees, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, University Of Florida
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Tomatoes: A Nutritional Powerhouse and Culinary Favorite

by Elizabeth Shephard
April 7, 2025

Tomatoes–who doesn’t love them? They have so many uses and are featured in many of our favorite foods. Whether made into a rich sauce for pasta, diced up in your favorite salsa, or sliced on a burger, tomatoes are versatile enough to be ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Bruschetta, Chicken, Food Preparation, Food Safety, National Tomato Month, Nutrition, Recipe, Tomato, Vegetable
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Undergraduate Student Feature: Sarina Simon, Dietetics

by Jessie Erwin
April 7, 2025

We are so pleased to welcome Sarina Simon to our Discover FSHN Series! Sarina is a senior undergraduate student in the dietetics program in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida. Learn about her path to ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Dietetics, Dietetics-undergraduate-feature, Discover Fshn, Nutrition, Performance Dietetics, Performance Dietitian, Sarina Simon, Undergraduate Dietetics Major, Undergraduate Student, Undergraduate Student Feature

Blueberries: A healthy, tasty snack from Florida farmers

by Brad Buck
March 19, 2025

As we head into the heart of Florida blueberry harvest season – March through May -- growers are shipping the fruit to market to meet statewide and national consumer demand. You can find Florida-grown berries in stores, farmer’s markets ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Anthocyanin, Blueberry Breeding Program, Blueberry Season, Consumers, Doug Phillips, Grocery Stores, Growers, Harvest, Horticultural Sciences, Joshua Payne, Nutrition, Patricio Munoz, Registered Dietitian, Snack, Statewide Blueberry Extension Coordinator, U-pick, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County

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