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Safe Food For A Crowd

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  Whether preparing food for a family reunion or a community gathering, people who are great cooks at home don't necessarily know how to safely prepare and store large quantities of food for large groups. Cooking for groups present special problems for food handlers. Food that is mishandled can cause serious foodborne illness. However, by following some simple steps presented in the following video, the event can be safe and a success!

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Are Canned Foods Nutritious for My Family?

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by Roberta Duyff, MS RD FADA Quick and convenient: more than 1500 varieties of canned foods appear on today's supermarket shelves: traditional fare, along with a variety of nutritionally positioned products – for example, sodium-free, low-fat, no-added-sugar and others. Some benefits:
  • Long shelf life. Canned fruits and vegetables are preservative-free; the canning process (high temperatures and sterile containers) destroys organisms that would cause spoilage. Canned food remains safe as long as the container remains intact. Although most canned foods are coded
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Eating Safely During Pregnancy – From Cravings to Indecisiveness

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So far this pregnancy has thrown a curve ball at my appetite. Early on, my appetite was non-existent and nothing sounded good. Deciding what to eat at my next meal was a challenge so I didn't even want to think about planning ahead. Now that I'm past the nausea and morning sickness, my appetite is much stronger, but I still find it hard to decide what to eat. In fact, earlier this week, I struggled to figure out what to eat for
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