Tag: snacks

February National Snack Food Month

Posted: February 8, 2020

My favorite time – snack time! For February, National Snack Food Month, let’s celebrate these tasty morsels for a whole month. Go Beyond the Snack Isle Snacks often have a bad reputation, at least in terms of health…. Read More

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life

Tags: health and nutrition, snacks

Researching the Next Niche Crop in South Florida: New Breeds of Pumpkins, Calabazas Making Headway

by Lourdes Rodriguez

Posted: November 25, 2019

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Peanuts cartoonist Charles M. Shultz yielded popularity to an almighty pumpkin in the 1966 animated TV Special “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.” Today, pumpkin popularity for holiday decor, healthy snacking, and scrumptious recipes during… Read More

Category: Agribusiness, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research

Tags: calabaza, Geoffrey Meru, health benefits, pumpkins, seeds, snacks, Tropical Research and Education Center, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, vegetable breeding

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