Category Archives: Food Safety

Making Healthy Eating a Reality:What to Do with Your Leftover Turkey?

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As Thanksgiving approaches, we all get excited to enjoy a traditional meal with family and friends. The smells of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, fresh bread, and pumpkin pie bring smiles to our faces. But by the third day after Thanksgiving when you are still eating leftover turkey, those smiles are sometimes turned upside down...reheated turkey again.Let's get those smiles back! Turkey soup is a great way to use the leftover turkey in a way your family will
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Kick Those Germs to the Curb!

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Germs.  They are everywhere.  We carry millions of them on our hands.  Some are harmful, many are not.  Starting in the fall, many illnesses increase, like colds, the flu, diarrhea, and some that are food related.  Many of these outbreaks are caused by poor hygiene, usually unwashed or poorly washed hands.  Proper hand washing is the single most effective way to decrease these illnesses. Did you know:
  • 50% of Americans do not wash their hands after using the restroom?  Another 25% only
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Bag A Safe Lunch!

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Packing a lunch your child will eat and not trade is tough.  Packing a safe lunch is not.  I find that following a few simple guidelines keeps my kid’s lunches safe. Start out your lunch preparation with clean hands, a clean counter, and a clean lunch container.  Insulated containers (better than paper) and lunch boxes need to be cleaned daily with hot soapy water.  Check all of your expiration dates—expired food is bad! Now you’re ready to choose your food items.  Remember
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