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How Family Environment Influences Teens


May 25, 2012

Courtesy of Shelley Swenson Family and Consumer Sciences/ Expanded Food and Nutrition Program UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Living with teenagers can be a fun, fulfilling and wonderful adventure. Read more about it. READ MORE

Category: Relationships & Family, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Educational, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, Shelley Swenson, Teenagers, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Teens and Sleep


May 24, 2012

Courtesy of Shelley Swenson Family and Consumer Sciences/ Expanded Food and Nutrition Program UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Keeping up with the daily schedule of a teenager can be exhausting. However, they are often the ones who are truly ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Educational, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, Shelley Swenson, Sleep, Teens, Wakulla County Extension

Family Nutrition In Action – June 2012


May 21, 2012

Courtesy of Shelley Swenson Family and Consumer Sciences/ Expanded Food and Nutrition Program UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Do you know if you get enough calcium from the foods you eat? Calcium is one of the most important nutrients that ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family
Tags: Calcium, Diet, Educational, Extension, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, FDA Concerns, My Plate, Nutrition, Nutrition Requirements, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Keep/Start Recycling


April 25, 2012

Get Your Family Involved With Your Recycling Shelley Swenson Family and Consumer Sciences/ Expanded Food and Nutrition Program UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension On my evening walks, I notice the trash and recycling containers curbside. My informal ... READ MORE

Category: WORK & LIFE
Tags: Aluminum, Educational, Environment, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Glass, Green Living, Plastics, Recycling, Shelley Swenson, Sustainable, Trash, Wakulla, Wakulla Extension

Pink Slime: University of Florida’s Dr. Carr Responds


April 19, 2012

Courtesy of Shelley Swenson UF/IFAS Wakulla Extension Family and Consumer Sciences, Agent II   There has been so much publicity lately about pink slime and its use by manufacturers in hamburger. Dr. Chad Carr, Assistant Professor in ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Cooking, Eating, Educational, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, FDA Concerns, Meats, Pink Slime, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Preserving the Harvest at Wakulla Wildlife Festival


April 18, 2012

Wakulla Wildlife Festival By Shelley Swenson Family and Consumer Sciences/ Expanded Food and Nutrition Program UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Join me at the Wakulla Wildlife Festival on Saturday, April 21st 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. for a Preserving ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Dehydrating, Educational, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Food Preservation, Shelley Swenson, Sustainable, Wakulla, Wakulla Extension

Family Nutrition in Action


April 17, 2012

Courtesy of Shelley Swenson Family and Consumer Sciences Agent UF/IFAS Wakulla Extension It is our pleasure to share the latest issue of Family Nutrition in Action. This month, quick preparation of vegetables and 3-step meals are highlighted. ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Cooking, Diet, Eating Habits, Educational, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Food, Healthy, Nutrition, Shelley Swenson

Green Scene: FDA Continues to Study Bisphenol A


April 3, 2012

By Shelley Swenson Family and Consumer Sciences/Expanded Food and Nutrition Program UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Several months ago I wrote an article about some of the safety concerns expressed by many on the use of Bisphenol A (BPA). ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Bisphenol A, Educational, Environment, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, FDA, FDA Concerns, Green Living, Nutrition, Shelley Swenson, Wakulla Extension

Unoccupied Homes


March 20, 2012

Through our Master Money Mentor Program, we have another connection to University of Florida Resources. Read this article by one of the University Coordinators on unoccupied homes. The "Rise of Ownerless Homes" (more…) READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Credit, Debt, Educational, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Finances, Florida, Forclosures, Homes, Houses, Housing, Money Management, Unoccupied Homes, Wakulla, Wakulla Extension

Mom V.S. Money


March 16, 2012

Courtesty of Shelley Swenson Family and Consumer Sciences/ Expanded Food and Nutrition Program UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Through our Master Money Mentor Program we have another connection to University of Florida resources. Read this ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, Relationships & Family, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Budget, Debt, Educational, Extension, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Finances, Financial Planning, Management, Money, Money Management, Wakulla Extension

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