Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences

The Sacramento Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences (NFCS) Program links research-based education with life experiences to help individuals with limited resources improve their lives, their families, and their communities. Our NFCS Programs develop and implement community-based educational outreach that addresses critical needs of the county's diverse multicultural communities.

UC Food Blog

Enjoy California sweet potatoes around the clock and calendar
Posted 5/17/2013 - Sweet potatoes are perhaps most familiar in the U.S. smothered with melted marshmallows in a...

Obesity researchers leave no molecule unturned
Posted 5/15/2013 - The biennial Childhood Obesity Conference is taking place in Long Beach June 18-20. Book-ended by...

Stay healthy all summer long
Posted 4/24/2013 - It’s summertime, which means I am one happy camper. No really - it’s nice and warm,...

UC ANR hosts Global Food Systems Forum
Posted 4/17/2013 - Last week, UC ANR hosted a one-day Global Food Systems Forum. Providing 8 billion people with...

What's in your compost?
Posted 4/8/2013 - For home gardeners, spring is a busy time of year and there’s never a tomato with more flavor...