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Organizing Your Refrigerator With Food Safety in Mind

First Step: Temperature Check The first item of business in refrigerator safety is to check your refrigerator temperature. It’s a good idea to have a separate thermometer in your refrigerator to make…

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Making Healthy Restaurant and Fast Food Choices

It is no secret that we should all avoid fast food options as much as possible. But we have also found ourselves in a time crunch during the week and this solution is tempting, especially if you have…

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

Welcome September! It's time for cooler weather, bon fires, and National Chicken Month! This is celebrated every Saturday in September to boost the sales of chicken after the grilling months of…

Fresh Summer Eats

Summer is upon us, and so is fresh fruit and vegetables! June has been known as National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month since 1991. Since half of our plates for each meal should be fruits and…

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Finding Local Resources and Benefits

Finding Local Resources Accessing available benefits and resources can enhance people’s lives. You might ask, why do so many people unnecessarily do without? There are several reasons, including that…

Make This May Eggcellent

May has been known as National Egg Month since the 1960's. It has been a great way to lift up the nutritional importance of eggs in our diet. The white part of the egg is a great source of protein,…

Thinking of Starting a Food Business?

Have you ever been told your jams or pickles are good enough to sell? Do you wonder what is involved with getting a food product sellable in North Carolina? There are lots of things to consider when…

March Is National Noodle Month

March is well known for National Nutrition Month. It's a great time to reset and look at food safety, eating healthy and improving physical activities. It's also National Noodle Month! According to…

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Meal Prep: The Art of Food Planning

Happy National Nutrition Month!The beginning of the year has come and gone, which means for some of us, our plan to meal prep each week has slowly gone out the window. So why is this grand idea so…

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Choose Your Cutting Board With Food Safety in Mind

People often ask me which is better wood or plastic cutting boards. Now a days, cutting boards come in all types of materials. As far as food safety is concerned, you can choose between wood or…