Energy Efficient Homes: Air Conditioning
Welcome to the Florida summer!!! Feeling the heat? No pool to cool off in? Running your air conditioner and then feeling blue when the bill arrives? Let’s review some basics in energy-efficient use of your air conditioner. Perhaps you and your family could make...
Totally Tasty Tomatoes
Tomatoes are the most popular vegetable in backyard gardens. With each plant capable of producing 8-10 pounds of fruit or more, good gardeners may have more tomatoes than they can eat. If you lack a green thumb, tomatoes are easy to find at farmers markets, roadside...
Cool Off with a Cold Glass of Milk
A cold glass of milk on a hot summer day offers more than just cool refreshment. Who knew one eight-ounce glass of milk provides: Calcium, vitamin D, and phosphorus for strong bones and teeth. Riboflavin and vitamin B-12 for a healthy nervous system. Niacin for normal...
Boosters Are For Big Kids
Piper is 7 years old. She goes to school, plays with dolls, and loves to visit friends. Piper's career goal is to take over the world through "flower power". When Piper travels, she sits in a booster seat that makes her seat belt fit perfectly. In a crash, Piper’s...
Artistic Summer Snack Attack
School’s out! One way to get creative with all this extra time and to eat nutritiously is to make and eat healthy snacks. Like an arts and crafts project, making a snack can be a great summertime activity. Bonus: the kids get to eat their artwork and you get to...
Watch for the Nutrition Facts Label to Appear on Meat and Poultry Products
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Tips for Talking to Older Adults
As I begin to age, I am finding that many of my co-workers, friends and I are dealing with aging parents. Often times, it is trying and difficult to communicate with aging family and friends. Hopefully, this article with give you some tips that will make talking...
Begin the Journey Path to “Financial Wellness” Today!
Are you feeling the stress of rapidly increasing gas and food prices? Today is a good day to begin changing your financial situation! Start by learning about important money matters and taking steps to improve your money skills. These five steps will help you on your...
Celebrate Earth Day: Take Action Towards Sustainability
In the summer of 1997, Charles Moore of Long Beach, California, a furniture refinisher and seafarer was returning from a sailing trip through the seldom traveled Subtropical North Pacific only to realize his sailboat was encircled by a "plastic soup” for as far as he...
Easter Egg Safety
Easter Egg coloring can be a lot of fun for the whole family, but it is important to remember to practice food safety. “Based on USDA’s statistics, the average consumer would encounter a contaminated egg only once in 42 years. And then, that egg would have to be time-...