Nutrition & Health

No one likes to find pests in the pantry or kitchen, especially when they are found inside your food! A variety of insect and animal pests can infest and contaminate flours, grains, dry beans, pastas, dried herbs, dried fruit, and even chocolate! Earlier this month, UC IPM's Urban Program hosted a w...

California's San Joaquin Valley is home to many low-income Latino agricultural-worker families who disproportionately experience food insecurity and diet-related diseases. Yet free school meal participation is surprisingly low.

Congratulations to UC Davis doctoral alumna and researcher Cindy McReynolds and UC Davis distinguished professor of entomology Bruce Hammock.

Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB), instead of plain water, is associated with poorer health outcomes and a higher risk of developing diet-related chronic diseases. However, public distrust of the local water supply may deter the intake of plain drinking water.

In my previous blog, I gave an overview of the first two days of COMPOST2023. The event, hosted by the The US Composting Council in January, was an outstanding learning and networking experience.

Did you get a P-EBT card in the mail and wonder, what is this? You're not alone. When you're ready to activate your child's P-EBT card, call the number on the back to set-up a pin and check your balance. That little card could have several hundred dollars on it.

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food packages provide a specific set of foods to meet nutritional needs of low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum individuals, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk.

Licensed family child care homes (FCCH) provide child care in individual homes, are often located in the same neighborhood as the families they serve and often provide longer hours of care at a lower cost than child care centers.

Adaptado al espaol About 1 out of 4 Californians who are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit do not actually receive it and University of California researchers are digging deeper to learn why they are not taking up this crucial benefit, which can provide nearly $7,000 annually for each famil...

Las herramientas del sitio web CalAgroClimate permiten que los granjeros se preparen para las heladas Una ola de fro da las flores de los almendros en todo el Valle Central, resultando en un reclamo a las aseguradoras de cultivos por prdidas de ms de 44 millones de dlares en febrero del 2018.