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Don’t Wing It! The Do’s and Don’ts of Safe Poultry Handling

While many consumers are aware of the risks of consuming raw or undercooked poultry, fewer realize that the steps they’re taking when handling poultry in the grocery store and at home could be putting them at risk for contracting a foodborne illness. Contaminated food sickens nearly 48 million people in the United States every year—that’s […]

WRITTEN BY: Kate Shumaker, MS RD, LD, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Holmes County, shumaker.68@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Christine Kendle, MS, RDN, LD, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Tuscarawas County, kendle.4@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • www.fightbac.org

REFERENCES:

  • 1 "Estimates of Foodborne Illness in the United States." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 15 July 2016.
  • 2. CDC. Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet): FoodNet Surveillance Report for 2012 (Final Report). Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CDC. 2014.
  • 3. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. "People at Risk of Foodborne Illness - Food Safety for Older Adults." U S Food and Drug Administration Home Page. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Sept. 2011.
  • 4. Donelan, A., Chambers, D.H., Chambers, E IV, Godwin, S., and Cates, S. 2016. Consumer poultry handling behaviors in the grocery store and in-home storage. Journal of Food Protection 79(4):584-588.

Meal Prepping, How to Plan for your Week Ahead

Meal prepping, planning and preparing one’s meals for the week ahead of time, has become very trendy lately. My husband and I meal prep all of our meals every Sunday after we do our weekly grocery trip. Before we head to the grocery, we sit down together and develop our meal plans for the week, […]

WRITTEN BY: Amy Meehan, MPH Healthy People Program Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension

REVIEWED BY: Amanda Woods, M.Ed. Healthy Finances Program Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension

SOURCES:

  • Ducrot, P., Mejean, C., Aroumougame, V., Ibanez, G., Alles, B., Kesse-Guyot, E., Hercberg, S., Peneau, S. (2017). International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Meal planning is associated with food variety, diet quality and body weight status in a large sample of French adults. https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/pmc/articles/PMC5288891/
  • Fay, S., Ferriday, D., Hinton, EC., Shakeshaft, NG., Rogers, PJ., Brunstrom, JM. (2011). Appetite. What determines real-world meal size? Evidence for pre-meal planning. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666311000201
  • Brunstrom, JM. (2014). International Journal of Obesity. Mind over platter: pre-meal planning and the control of meal size in humans. https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/pmc/articles/PMC4105578/

Waste Not, Want Not

In the United States, yearly food waste is estimated to range between 30-40 percent of the food supply. That translates to approximately 133 billion pounds of food per year, at a cost of $161 billion. Unfortunately, that wastefulness has far-reaching impacts on food security, resource conservation and climate change, according to the USDA. But why? […]

WRITTEN BY: Donna Green, M.A., Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Erie County, green.308@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Amanda Woods, M.Ed, Healthy Finances Program Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • www.creativecommons.com

SOURCES:

  • https://www.usda.gov/oce/foodwaste/faqs.htm
  • https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/sustainability/food-waste/food-waste-home/

REFERENCES:

  • https://www.usda.gov/oce/foodwaste/faqs.htm
  • https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/sustainability/food-waste/food-waste-home/

Recipes: Make it YOUR Way!

Have you ever seen a recipe in a magazine or on the Internet and thought, “That sounds pretty good, except for the [insert ingredient]”?  That happens to me a lot!  Sometimes it is an ingredient that someone in my family just doesn’t like.  Other times I might be looking to make the recipe a little […]

WRITTEN BY: Kate Shumaker, MS RD, LD, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Holmes County, shumaker.68@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Christine Kendle, MS, RDN, LD, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Tuscarawas County, kendle.4@osu.edu

Ready for a Cookout?

This is the season for grilling out.  Whether you prepare a whole meal on the grill or just part, make sure your cookout is safe by following these tips: C = Clean your grill by using a wire brush and wiping down with a cloth to make sure you don’t leave any bristles behind.  Avoid leaving the […]

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