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October is National Apple Month. A recent study** on the consumption of apples led researchers to note: “We found that adults who eat apples and apple products have smaller waistlines that indicate less abdominal fat, lower blood pressure and a red (read full article)
Ground beef is particularly vulnerable to harboring the E. Coli pathogen. Ground beef, or hamburger meat, is not a single cut of beef. Indeed, per a recent New York Times article, ground beef is often; a) a mixture of different grades of meat from th (read full article)
Shiitake happens. Celebrate national mushroom month by eating some mushrooms. Mushrooms typically have unique, nutty flavors, are low in calories and contain antioxidants. Try dehydrating shiitake mushrooms in a food dehydrator. Follow these steps:- (read full article)
September is food safety month. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs offers these tips for practicing good food safety:- Repeatedly wash your hands with soap for at least 20 seconds before and after handling food. Clean any surf (read full article)
Hart Research and Public Opinion Strategies recently published the results of a nationwide survey and poll regarding food safety that was conducted June 29-July 3, 2009. The highlights of the poll found:- 91% of the people surveyed favor at least ann (read full article)
The University of Texas at Austin ("UT") recently became one of the latest universities to eliminate cafeteria trays from their dining halls. While some of UT's dining halls remain all you can eat buffets, students, teachers and other diners will now (read full article)
According to the market research firm Mintel, the ongoing recession, high unemployment and overall economic malaise is impacting consumer behavior. Consumers are obviously trying to save money where they can and two ongoing trends Mintel identified a (read full article)
September is the start of Food Safety Education month. According to the International Food Information Council Foundation’s 2009 Food & Health Survey, 52 percent of consumers perceive foodborne illness as the most important food safety issue. Food (read full article)
Lowes and Home Depot, two national home improvement retail chains, both recently reported that their June quarterly sales included good demand for garden products, mulches, seed and tiller sales as consumers planted more home gardens. On a local leve (read full article)
A recent report issued by the National Gardening Association stated 43 million U.S. households were planning a backyard garden, or sharing in a community garden, in 2009, up about 19% from 2008. Recently, two large home improvement retail chains, Low (read full article)
According to a report recently issued by the National Gardening Association, 43 million U.S. households were planning a backyard garden, or sharing in a community garden, in 2009, up from 36 million households in 2008. The 43 million households repre (read full article)
August is national peach month in the U.S. The peach is native to China and was introduced into the U.S. by the Spanish, via present day Florida, during the 1500's and 1600's. Today, California is the U.S' largest peach producer growing 75% of the (read full article)
August 2nd through August 8th, is National Farmer’s Market Week as declared by the Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack. There are many reasons to support your local farmer's market, not just this week or today, but, all year round. Some great rea (read full article)
More than 800,000 pounds of ground beef processed at a Fresno, California meat plant was just recalled due to concerns that the meat may contain salmonella. Most of the meat was sold through Safeway and Vons stores in California.To protect against sa (read full article)
August 8th is Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day. Apparently, this bizarre food day started because a) zucchini is one of the most prolific plants in the gardening world and b) early August is about the time that home gardeners become (read full article)
Today, August 1st, is National Mustard Day. If you are not in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin enjoying all of the mustard festivities then celebrate by slathering the yellow stuff on your favorite foods. Also celebrate by making barbeque jerky, with mustard, (read full article)
Bacon lovers rejoice! A company has started selling bacon jerky. In a hurry? Don't have time to fry up some bacon? Don't want to mess with the bacon grease? Open up a package of bacon jerky, breathe deeply and enjoy.Alternatively, try making bacon je (read full article)
S.T.O.P., (Safe Tables Our Priority) a nonprofit public health organization, recently quoted the following foodborne illness statistics in a July 22, 2009 letter to various members of the U.S. House of Representatives: "Each year, 76 million American (read full article)
A food and restaurant critic in South Florida recently wrote a review of some jerky that is being made by a local entrepreneur. The entrepreneur developed his interest in jerky by experimenting with a food dehydrator he purchased. To the critic's su (read full article)
A British backpacker was recently rescued from the Australian bush after spending 12 days lost without any food. The wayward backpacker was not carrying any of the common hiking foods, including jerky or dried fruit. The Brit was only able to survive (read full article)
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