Food and nutrition
UC Food Blog
Survey identifies 19 produce candidates for a farm-to-WIC program
Posted 2/9/2012 -
A new federal voucher that gives low-income women access to a range of fruits and vegetables could provide unique new marketing opportunities for California growers.
In 2009, the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and...
Feeding a hungry planet
Posted 2/7/2012 -
Agricultural innovation and technological advances have been harvested from UC Davis over the last century. As advances are achieved, our growing global population applies pressure for researchers to achieve more. California is a top world-wide producer...
Healthy snacks, healthy communities
Posted 1/31/2012 -
A Food Blog post last week highlighted the great work of UC CalFresh, the UC Cooperative Extension nutrition education program that reaches more than 220,000 people a year, helping low-income families make healthy food choices, stretch food dollars and...
More young people see future in farming
Posted 1/26/2012 -
The USDA is gearing up for the 2012 Census of Agriculture, the complete count it makes every five years of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. The agricultural census provides a fascinating look at farming demographics: How old are...
Plan, shop, save and cook
Posted 1/24/2012 -
To meet the needs of today’s time-pressed consumers, UC Cooperative Extension nutrition, family and consumer sciences advisors collected the most pertinent food budgeting and healthy eating concepts together in a new curriculum that can be presented in...
A three-times-weekly blog about the creation and consumption of food. The blog is statewide in scope and aims to be of interest to anyone who eats. (Also in Spanish, Blog de Alimentos.)
'Nutrition Perspectives' Newsletter
Current and past issues of Nutrition Perspectives, a bimonthly newsletter designed to provide research-based information on ongoing nutrition and food-related programs.
Center for Consumer Research
Research focusing on consumer attitudes toward food safety and quality. The center has Web sites with detailed information on biotechnology and food irridiation.
Center for Weight and Health
Promotes collaborative solutions to weight-related problems and food insecurity.
FoodSafe Program
Food safety consumer advice, food industry resources, and information on food safety "hot topics."
Seafood Network Information Center