Whether I am making a quick trip to pick up a few dinner ingredients . . . or tackling a week’s worth of grocery shopping all at once, there are a few steps that I need to follow to ensure the food I bring home will arrive safely. And I know that those steps begin [...]
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Salmonella is a word that cooks do not want to hear. With the recent outbreak, eggs could get a bad name. Interesting enough—the sale of eggs have actually risen since the outbreak. That’s OK! Eggs are the perfect source of protein, and should be a healthy part of everyone’s diet. As far as safety goes, [...]
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“Do you know where your milk comes from?” Reads a brochure I picked up after I toured Prairieland Dairy in Firth, Nebraska, with a group of my coworkers. To be honest, I haven’t really thought about it other than, from a cow. Ultimately, I trust the system that brings the milk I buy to the grocery [...]
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As a dietitian and mom, friends will often ask me how to get their preschool-aged child to eat fruits and vegetables. The question always brings back memories of being a kid and sitting at the dinner table long after everyone was done with a plate of peas in front of me. My parents wouldn’t let me [...]
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