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Tag Archives: Food Safety
Spring Cleaning, Starts in the Kitchen
It is that time of year again for spring cleaning. This is a great opportunity to put your kitchen on the ‘to do’ list including the pantry, refrigerator and freezer. The time is now… to remove the contents from each, throw out food items that have expired or spoiled and clean the interior thoroughly. Here are some helpful tips to remain focused on keeping your food safe as you spring clean. Remember these four easy steps…Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill! Clean Wash your hands and food contact surfaces often. Bacteria can be transferred by hands, cutting boards, and knives and quickly spread to all kitchen surfaces. Cleaning often can stop that from happening. Wipe up spills immediately and clean surfaces (including the refrigerator) thoroughly with … Continue reading
Food Safety tips for the Holidays
Let The Holiday Food Prep Begin Make food safety your most important ingredient this holiday season! You’ve heard it before, and you will hear it again- wash your hands before touching any foods. This is to keep germs from spreading to food. Wash your hands with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds. Remember to keep your hands clean throughout the preparation process, especially between handling raw and cooked foods. Storage: When storing ingredients in your fridge, keep raw foods separate from cooked and ready-to-eat foods. Storing raw foods such as the uncooked turkey on the bottom shelf of your fridge is an easy way to ensure turkey juices do not drip onto other ready-to-eat foods. Holiday Buffets: … Continue reading
Type 2 Diabetes – relationship to Diet and Exercise
More than 9 million Canadians live with diabetes or prediabetes (impaired glucose tolerance). Out of the 2.7 million Canadians with diagnosed diabetes, 90 per cent (2.4 million) are type 2. Type 1 vs. Type 2 Type 2 is distinguished from type 1 by the fact that the pancreas of a person with type 1 diabetes does not produce insulin, while a person with type 2 diabetes either produces inadequate amounts of insulin or suffers from insulin resistance, an inability to process insulin correctly. Insulin is primarily responsible for breaking down sugars, thereby providing the body with the essential energy necessary to perform normal functions. To date there is no proven way to prevent type 1 diabetes, in contrast, researchers suggest … Continue reading
Happy 144 Birthday Canada!
Canada Day is celebrated on July 1st across the country July 1st marks the anniversary of the formation of the union of the British North America provinces in a federation under the name of Canada – that’s the technical explanation! Canada Day also means fireworks, parties, parades, barbecues, special events and the year’s biggest national party. I make an easy, fun Canada Flag Cake from Ontario Strawberries, Jell-o and real whip cream. I top it with sparklers & it is an instant crowd pleaser at the festivities. What else is on the menu? My Canada Day Menu The Drink Spicy Caesar (with horseradish, lime and celery stalks). If you order a Caesar anywhere in the world but Canada, you’ll likely … Continue reading
More Food Safety Tips – Grocery Shopping
Keep food safety top of mind when Grocery Shopping in the Summer Plan your grocery shopping to take advantage of the coolest parts of the day such as first thing in the morning, or during the evening hours. When doing a number of errands, always be sure that grocery shopping is the last stop before heading home. If using re-usable grocery bags, remember which one you used to hold the meat products and be sure to wash it at home between grocery shopping trips, and before using it again. Select all your non-perishable items first, next select your frozen items, then refrigerated items and finally the perishable non-refrigerated items last. When you think about the average shopper spending 30-45 minutes … Continue reading