Everyone feels hunger. It is the body’s way of informing us we need food for energy and to carry out life’s everyday functions. For some, having access to foods rich in vitamins and minerals and in the quantities that our …
Reducing Germs in Schools by Promoting Hygiene
Schools are back in session, and it is important for students to practice good hygiene for the health and wellness of their community, including their teachers, volunteers, parents and students. Germs are ubiquitous. There are pathogens that spread quickly throughout …
Summer Sweat – The Importance of Hydration
Summer Sweat- The Importance of Hydration
Water is essential for our survival. Did you know that our bodies are more than 60% water, we can only survive 4 days without out it and that 75% of our planet is covered …
Beating Breakfast Barriers
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day but oftentimes breakfast is the meal that gets skipped the most. While sleeping, the human body is in a fasting state without food and breakfast is the meal that breaks the …
Making Nutrition Fun for Lifelong Healthy Habits
During March of each year, National Nutrition Month is celebrated. Along with encouraging informed, healthy food decisions, nutrition professionals can also use this awareness month to suggest ways to incorporate physical activity habits into an attainable, daily lifestyle routine. There …
Webinar: On Your Mark, Get Set, Walk! Here’s How You Can Use Monday to Get Your Community Moving
Join eXtension, The Monday Campaigns, UF IFAS Extension on May 12, 2021 to learn about Move It Monday
To warm up, attendees will be introduced to Move It Monday, a non-profit initiative designed to encourage individuals of all fitness …
Local Partnerships Address Food Insecurity
Every fall, from the beginning of October through the Thanksgiving holiday, Extension offices across the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend region ask the community to help them collect unopened jars of peanut butter in the annual Peanut Butter Challenge. In …
Get Your County Moving – Healthy Lifestyles Initiatives
Being physically active is one of the most important things individuals can do to improve their health. Exercising in a group provides increased motivation, improved mental health and can help individuals stay committed. According to the World Population Review and …
Webinar: Making Food Fun: Helping Youth with Disabilities Eat Healthier
An hour-long lunch and learn session led by University of Florida Extension faculty focuses on making food fun for youth with disabilities.
The Healthy Food Choices in Schools CoP within eXtension is excited to bring you fun
Making Food Fun: Helping Youth with Disabilities Eat Healthier
Food selectivity or picky eating can sometimes lead to inadequate nutrition in youth with disabilities (Cermak et al., 2013). According to Bandini et al (2010), it can be defined to “include food refusal, limited food repertoire, and high frequency single …