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Heart-Healthy Foods for Valentine’s Day: Love Your Heart!

Elizabeth ShephardFebruary 7th, 2024Valentine’s Day! A day full of love, hugs, and… chocolates? Well, this year we’re giving a twist to the Valentine’s menu. Instead of the regular heart-shaped candies, how about we fill our plates with foods that are actually good for our hearts? Sounds interesting? Let’s do this!   Salmon: The Heart’s BFF! Have you ever […]

Eat Foods with Healthier Fats

Brenda Marty-JimenezJune 6th, 2023Unsaturated Fats are one type of several different types of dietary fats and oils.  All these different kinds of fat can be confusing. Let’s look at unsaturated fat a little more closely. Have you ever heard of healthy fats? These are called unsaturated fats and are known to lower bad cholesterol and reduce the risk […]

Is My Grocery List Sustainable?: Fruits and Nuts

Samantha MurrayNovember 30th, 2015Since most produce is available in grocery stores year-round, it’s hard to know if what you’re buying is in season in your region. Furthermore, just because something is locally in season doesn’t mean that it is sustainable in your region. What do I mean by sustainable in your region? According to IFAS researchers Drs. Peter […]