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Sp431 Turkey Basics Handling Precooked Dinners, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Food, Nutrition and Food Safety

For some families, a busy lifestyle makes home cooked turkey dinners a thing of the past. More and more families look to restaurants, grocery stores and caterers to prepare their holiday meals. Precooked dinners can be great time-savers, but they must be handled safely to prevent foodborne illness. &#;e same food safety rules you follow when preparing foods at home apply to precooked dinners.

Sp325-F Food Preservation Low Or No Sugar In James, Jellies And Preserves, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Food, Nutrition and Food Safety

Home canners now have a choice. If you want to make jams, jellies or preserves without adding sugar, you now have the means to do so success fully.

The preparation of reduced sugar or “sugarfree” jams and jellies is now possible using alternative ingredients and methods. One ingredient that must be changed is the pectin. Two types of commercial pectins are now available to the home canner: the regular pectin that requires acid and sugar to set in a gel, and the “no sugar pectins” or the “lite” pectin that does not require sugar or acid but does require calcium. …

Sp473 Food Works - Food Labels, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Food, Nutrition and Food Safety

1. Food labels can help you make healthy food choices.

2. When you eat healthy foods, you:

• feel better

• have more fun

• play better at sports

• learn better

3. By reading a label, you can:

• tell what you are actually buying

• compare foods to see which is better for you