Tag: pandemic

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

by Brad Buck
April 15, 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: Archive, Comfort Food, Covid-19, Eating, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Food-secure, Jeanette Andrade, Nutrition, Pandemic, Salt, Snacks, Stress, Sugar
Close-up of fresh curly kale and broad lettuce leaves.

UF study: Fully recyclable packaging makes consumers feel better about meal kits

by Brad Buck
April 10, 2026

Meal kits are growing in popularity, with national sales predicted to increase from $4.6 billion in 2017 to $11.6 billion in 2022. Such kits include pre-cut raw foods and recipe cards to prepare a home-cooked meal, but they come with packaging ... READ MORE

Category: Work & Life
Tags: Consumer Preferences, Consumers, Eat Healthy, Food And Resource Economics, Grocery Store, Lisa House, Meal Kits, Online, Packaging, Pandemic, Pre-cut, Sungeun Yoon, Survey, Waste, Zhifeng Gao
Group of five blue tang fish swimming in a dark water environment.

UF survey: Florida tropical fish farmers bring state $172 million in sales

by Brad Buck
April 2, 2026

Through a first-of-its kind survey, UF/IFAS has shown that tropical fish farmers bring over $172 million in sales to Florida’s economy. The $172 million reflects the sales of fish by members of the Florida Tropical Fish Farmers Association ... READ MORE

Category: Recreation
Tags: Covid19, Craig Watson, Farm-gate Value, Florida Tropical Fish Farmers Association, Hobbies, Imports, Pandemic, Pet Shops, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Tropical Fish, Tropical Fish Farming, Tropical Fish Sales
partially submerged alligator with green plant matter on its head and body

Applying the Three Secrets of Resilient People to Your Life During a Pandemic

by Shawn Jackson
September 25, 2025

The COVID Pandemic has been a source of stress and adversity for adults and youth alike over the last year. Many have seen their lives turned upside down due to loss of a job, change in working conditions, home schooling of children, and in ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Anxiety, Depression, Living, Mental Health, Pandemic, Recovery, Resilience, Resilient People

Guest Blog: My Tangle with the Delta Variant of COVID-19

by One Health Center of Excellence
February 4, 2022

As the Zoonotic Diseases Coordinator for the Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County, I am required to remain abreast of emerging zoonotic diseases worldwide. The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which is the virus responsible for causing ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Coronavirus, Covid-19, COVID-19 Vaccines, Delta Variant, Pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, Vaccines, Virus

International student balances studies, family, and life during pandemic

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 4, 2022

By Patrick Farrar Hermudananto is a doctoral student in the UF/IFAS School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE). The international student began the Ph.D. program this spring and soon found himself balancing studies, family, and life ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources
Tags: Archive, CALS, Hermudananto, Indonesia, Pandemic, School Of Natural Resources And Environment

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