Category: Relationships & Family

Annual Peanut Butter Challenge Series: How One Girl is Giving Back

by Jasi Romero
December 9, 2024

Meet the Young Girl Inspiring Our Community with Her Peanut Butter Donation At just nine years old, London Brandt, is already making a difference in her community. Inspired by the kindness she sees around her and her desire to help those ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Professional Development, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Welcome, Work & Life
Tags: Charity, Donate, Florida Peanut Federation, Florida Peanut Producers Association, Food Banks, Food Pantries, PBChallenge, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge, Polk County, PolkExtension, PolkPBChallenge, Spread The Love, Spread The Peanut Butter

COVID-19 and UF/IFAS Extension

by Nick Place
March 15, 2020

Updated 03/16/20 As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps. The personal health and safety of everyone in ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: COVID-19, Featured Hot Topic, Hot Topic

Quick Healthy Meals for Back to School

by anikolai
August 13, 2018

Do you find that back-to-school new schedules, homework, and after-school activities can cause you to throw up your hands with one more challenge of trying to fit in a healthy meal? You are not alone. I often hear this concern from families ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Relationships & Family
Tags: Anikolai, Back To School, Family, Healthy Meals, Kids

Foolproof Ways to Sneak in the Vegetables this Season

by anikolai
October 24, 2017

Focus on increasing the amount of vegetables and fruits you and your family eat, instead of focusing on trying to decrease holiday treats. The holidays are coming! With all the sweets and carbohydrate-loaded dishes around, it is easy to lose ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Anikolai, Cooking, Food, Healthy, Holidays

6 Tips to Prevent Summer Weight Gain in Kids

by anikolai
June 13, 2017

They're home, and they're hungry. Summer for your child might be a time of activity and playing outside and with friends, but it also can be a time of video games or TV, boredom, and snacking. It can be easy to see why some kids gain weight, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family
Tags: Anikolai, Healthy, Kids, Nutrition, Snacks, Summer

Delicious and Healthy Cookout Tips

by anikolai
June 12, 2017

Summertime cookouts are a great way to bring people together but can put your family in a landmine of high fat and high sugar options. Luckily, you can still get the great cookout tastes and also feel good about you and your family’s health. ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family
Tags: Anikolai, Cookouts, Eating, Food, Grilling, Healthy, Nutrition

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