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Functional Foods For Health:
Rutgers Cooperative Extension’s Functional Foods for Life program offers evidence-based education on six key functional foods—berries, vegetables, chocolate, coffee, mushrooms, and tea—that have been linked to chronic disease prevention. It provides adult learners with science-based programs that include presentations, taste-testing, and practical guidance. The curriculum empowers participants to make informed dietary choices by highlighting the health-promoting properties of these “foods with function.”
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Chocolate…Is It the New Health Food?
Berries and You: Perfect Together
Bringing Vegetables to the Table: A Celebration of the Harvest
Coffee: Should it be Your Mug of Choice?
