Fiber for Heart Health
Happy new month! January flew by and we are now in what many of us recognize as National Heart Month. How do you take care of your heart? Diet and fitness are easy ways to… Read More
Category: Health & Nutrition
Healthy Lifestyle Guidance from Farm to Table and Home
The University of Florida/IFAS Pasco County Extension Office, located in Dade City, offers a large variety of free healthy lifestyle and eating classes of which you may not have heard. Some of the programming includes… Read More
Dade City Watson Park Community Gardens are Open for Planting!
January 26, 2018 was a great day for the UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Office. County Extension Director/Urban Horticulture Agent, Dr. Whitney Elmore, opened the planting ceremony by thanking sponsors, Eden Santiago-Gomez (Community Garden Program Assistant), Dade… Read More
MyPlate Lesson on January 30th at the Centennial Library
Last week’s blog was about MyPlate, and how the main messages of MyPlate can help us live a healthier lifestyle. To continue the conversation on this symbol, next Tuesday, January 30th, there will be a… Read More
How MyPlate Can Help You Achieve a Healthier Lifestyle
As many of us venture to begin our new year’s resolution of healthier eating, instead of looking up which “diet” to start, get to know MyPlate, which is more of a lifestyle of healthy eating… Read More
New Year, New Resolutions
It’s that time of year again. That time where we decide what changes we are going to make in our lives to better ourselves, whether it is dieting, getting out of debt, meeting new people,… Read More
Did You Celebrate Dine In Day?
Dine In Day Earlier this month, on Sunday, December 3rd, was national Dine In Day. Many people may have observed it unbeknownst to them simply because they don’t know what it was. There are three… Read More
Fun Snack Ideas for Kids
Many parents that we come across throughout the community say it’s hard to get their kids to eat healthy. One fun idea that we’ve showed families at our lessons is to make kabobs—made with various… Read More
Inside and Out
This summer, many summer camps in Pasco County will get to see the Family Nutrition Program teach the Organ Wise Guys, a youth curriculum that gives “character” to our body’s organs. One of the main… Read More
Cool Off With a Cold Dish
With the heat of the summer, some of us may not want to cook over a hot stove. Cold snacks and meals may be more refreshing for those who don’t want hot food or who… Read More