FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
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Want to learn how to successfully manage diabetes? How to eat healthy on a budget? Make a spending plan to save money?
The Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Program is dedicated to providing science-based information and educational programming throughout the community to empower individuals and families to make informed decisions about their well-being and to be able to make changes to improve their health and quality of life. The Family and Consumer Sciences Department provides education in the areas of food and nutrition, chronic disease, weight management, disease prevention, food safety, and financial management.
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CONTACT
Andrea Nikolai
Family and Consumer Sciences
Extension Agent II, M.S.
863-519-1072
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Enjoy Florida Strawberries!
Sweet Benefits of Strawberries
Strawberries are low in calories and are filled with vitamin C, potassium, folate, fiber, and antioxidants that ward of disease and help our heart. Research suggests eating a serving of eight strawberries a day can help prevent heart disease, manage diabetes, and support brain health. Not bad for something that tastes so great!
Delicious Uses
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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 sight of the vegetable section of your plate. A delightful way to stay healthy and help prevent holiday weight gain is to work on increasing the fruits and vegetables your family eats.
Eating more
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4 Healthy Tricks for Enjoying the Halloween Treats
Save all fear for the haunted house, it is possible to have a Halloween that will meet the approval of your children and also your their doctor.
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