Home Safety Take steps to avoid foodborne illnesses. If it looks good, and smells good, it’s safe to eat. Right? Not always. Harmful bacteria that cause foodborne illnesses can hide very well in foods. Keeping foods safe to eat can prevent stomach pain, nausea, diarrhea, and other dire symptoms caused by eating spoiled food. Store […]
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Home Safety Healthy eating starts with preparation. Your body will know if you’ve eaten harmful bacteria, because it can make you mildly to very sick. Bacteria spread easily onto hands, cutting boards, utensils, and countertops – all things that come into contact with food. To avoid problems, cook foods to proper temperatures and follow some
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Nutrition Have you seen the Radura symbol on fruits or vegetables in your supermarket? If so, do you know what it means? This symbol indicates that the food has been irradiated, a method of food preservation approved for use on produce by the Food and Drug Administration. Irradiation kills microorganisms that spoil food. Irradiated food
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Nutrition Meats like bacon, bologna, frankfurters, pepperoni, and salami have been cured to stop the growth of bacteria, delaying spoilage. Curing gives these meats their reddish pink hue and distinctive flavor. Scientists have discovered, however, that nitrites and nitrates, compounds used to cure meats, might be converted into dangerous cancer-causing substances called nitrosamines when cured
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Nutrition With medical science indicting a high-fat diet as a major culprit in various diseases, red meat has fallen into disrepute over the past several years. Many consumers have sworn off steaks, burgers, and chops for poultry and fish. Now the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that, thanks to changes in breeding and butchering techniques
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Nutrition One of the most popular rites of summer is the outdoor cookout. Unfortunately, evidence suggests that foods cooked on a charcoal, gas, or electric grill may be hazardous to your health. The National Academy of Science has discovered a possible link between the grilling of food and the development of what are believed to
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HEALTHY EATING All foods can collect mold over time. Have you ever found moldy food and wondered if it was safe to eat? It depends on the food. What is mold? Molds are tiny, microscopic fungi. They have threadlike roots that can invade soil, plants and yes, the food we eat. They may look like
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HEALTHY EATING White bread, packaged cookies and turkey bacon. What do these foods have in common? They are all processed foods. Processed food is the opposite of “whole food,” or food in its natural state. What does “processed foods” mean? It means the food has been changed from its natural state. White bread, for instance,
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HEALTHY EATING When COVID-19 started to spread, many people became more concerned about germs. Some articles and videos about washing your food started to make the rounds on the Internet. But are you supposed to sanitize food or use soap? Or is water enough? If you’re worried about keeping your food clean, here are some
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HEALTHY EATING Food allergies affect millions of people. With a food allergy, the immune system reacts to the food like it’s an invader. It may cause swelling, trouble breathing, hives and itching. Nut allergy dangers Nut allergies can be life-threatening. A person who is allergic to nuts could have a reaction from being near someone
