Family & Consumer Sciences
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Staff Listing
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Brad Averill
Family and Consumer Sciences
Public Service Assistant
bradley.averill@uga.edu
706-795-2281
What is MyPlate?
It is a great resource to help you learn healthy eating habits. What's on your plate? Are you choosing the right amount of fruits, vegetables, grains, protein and dairy?
Cooking with Herbs, Spices, and Seasonings
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Food Preservation
Food Preservation Links
National Center for Home Food Preservation- https://nchfp.uga.edu/
UGA Home Food Preservation- https://www.fcs.uga.edu/extension/food-preservation
Resources from UGA Extension - Family and Consumer Science
Here are some of UGA Extension's most popular resources on family, food, health, home, and money.
eLearning with UGA SNAP-Ed 24/7 Tips to live a more active lifestyle, shop smarter, make healthier food choices, and cook delicious meals on a budget! Receive free kitchen and fitness items.
Start a New Food Business A collection of resources to help you get started with your small food business.
Food Talk Eat healthy and get moving on a budget. Find free online nutrition education courses, recipes, and other resources.
Marriage Matters Series Looking for ways to strengthen your relationship? Whether you have just started dating, have been married for a while, or have been married more than once, we can always use some guidance in developing and maintaining a healthy and satisfying relationship.
Childcare Provider Training Entity-approved training to help child care providers meet state licensing requirements. Check the calendar for training events near you.
Your Good Credit Series Establishing, maintaining, and protecting Your Good Credit can save you thousands of dollars over time. This series will teach you the basics of credit reports and scores.
So Easy to Preserve This book covers topics on preserving food, canning, pickled products, sweet spreads and syrups, freezing and drying. Available for purchase only.
Eat Healthy, Be Active A flexible 3-week schedule of hands-on activities meant to improve young children's health and well-being by teaching key nutrition and physical activity concepts.
Radon Education Radon is a colorless, tasteless odorless gas that can cause lung cancer. It occurs naturally and is released into the soil, easily entering buildings through the foundation. The only way to know if you have radon is to test.
Building Baby's Brain Series What happens during a child's first few years makes a big difference in the child's later life. This series helps parents learn strategies to improve early brain development.
Newsletters:
Diabetes Life Line 2020 Fall Newsletter:
Archived Newsletters for Diabetes Life Line
http://www.fcs.uga.edu/news/tag/diabetes+life+lines
Healthy Indoor Environments
https://www.fcs.uga.edu/news/tag/hie+newsletters
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