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Sp449 Dairy Foods - Cutting The Fat Keeping The Calcium, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Food, Nutrition and Food Safety

We never outgrow our need for calcium. Lowfat and nonfat dairy products are high in calcium but low in calories and fat. Lowering fat content while maintaining calcium levels is important for decreasing the risk of heart disease and osteoporosis. Adequate calcium also helps you control your weight.

Tnh0006-Rations For Horses, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Animals/Livestock

Horse owners and other livestock producers have traditionally classified certain feeds as either horse feed, cattle feed or hog feed. Many horse owners believed they had to feed their horses oats and timothy hay and generally paid higher prices for these feeds. Now they have realized that these higher costs were not justified.

Today, horse owners are more aware of alternate feedstuffs. They realize that oats, corn, grain sorghum, timothy hay, alfalfa hay, soybean meal and cottonseed meal are simply sources of basic nutrients. There is nothing magic about any of these feeds; they are simply a way to meet …

Sp505-B Choose Foods With Iron, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Food, Nutrition and Food Safety

Iron is important for making red blood cells that carry oxygen through the body.

Sp479 Don't Let Your Food Make You Sick, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Food, Nutrition and Food Safety

People sometimes get sick from the food they eat. You can keep food from making you sick by:

• Keeping your kitchen and food clean.

• Putting foods away quickly after eating.

• Using leftovers in refrigerator within four days.

Bacteria are found everywhere. Do not give bacteria a chance to grow and spoil your food.

If you think you food might be spoiled, DON’T TASTE IT.