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March 24, 2016

Safety First When Coloring Eggs

The holiday of Easter makes many of us think of coloring eggs with our families and having egg hunts. Coloring eggs can be a wonderful family activity for the family to do together. Doing family activities together can build assets in children. However, eggs can present food safety concerns and food borne illnesses. These tips […]

Categories: Food
Tags: eggs, family activities, Family Traditions, food safety, foodborne illness

August 24, 2015

Do I Really Need to Limit How Many Eggs I Eat?

For years you have heard that you should only eat 2-3 eggs a week as they were so high in cholesterol and likely to raise your blood cholesterol.  Is it true or false?  Well, recently the USDA checked out the egg and its cholesterol content and lowered the amount from 215 to 185 milligrams. They […]

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Tags: Cholesterol, eggs, Nutrition Facts, powerhouse of nutrition

March 28, 2013

Eggactly what do you want to do with those eggs?

Seems like people are always coming up with new and interesting ways to cook food. Then they tell everyone on the internet how to do it.  This week the latest craze is eggs. It seems that folks on Pinterest  and Facebook are offering instructions on how to hard cook eggs in the oven.  I actually […]

Categories: Food
Tags: eggs, food safety, hard cooked eggs

October 3, 2012

Listeria: A Concern for Pregnant Women and Older Adults

Listeria is a bacterium found in the environment.  And, a concern for foodborne illness in pregnant women and older adults.  Unlike Salmonella and E. Coli which can be controlled by high temperatures, Listeria will grow at refrigeration temperatures.  This makes it more of a concern especially with deli foods. Healthy people do not normally have […]

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Tags: deli foods, eggs, foodborne illness, hot dogs, listeria, older adults, pasteurized milk, pregnant women

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