Food Safety

A safe and healthy kitchen is essential for proper food preparation and storage. Here are some articles and resources that will help you keep your food safe.

Articles & Resources

Wash Your Fruits and Vegetables
You need to eat at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables every day, but you don't want to eat the bugs, dirt, bacteria and chemical residues that come with them.

How Much do You Know About Food Safety?
Use this quiz to test your knowledge of food safety. Don't know all the answers? Don't worry, the explanations are there too so you can learn about food safety as you go along.

Keeping Food and Water Safe During an Emergency
We know our food is safe in the fridge when the power is on, but what is the best way to keep food safe when the lights go out? We also know that we need water, but how do we keep water safe?

How to Stock an Emergency Pantry
Nature can strike quickly with floods, tornados, hurricanes, and other disasters. Here is how to have an emergency pantry with foods that will get you through an emergency.

Food Safety
Ensure the safety of the food you purchase and prepare.

To Chill or Not to Chill
Learn which foods need to be refrigerated and find some tips for keeping a up a healthy refrigerator.

Cleaning Your Kitchen
Easy tips for keeping your kitchen clean.

Healthy Grocery List
Use this healthy grocery list to help you know which foods you need at grocery shopping time.

Clean Up Your Kitchen and Stock It with Healthy Foods
Step by step article to make your kitchen a healthy clean kitchen stocked with healthy foods.

Good Fish, Bad Fish
Fish is a great source of Omega 3 oils, however, there are times when it isn't a good idea to add lots of fish to your diet.

Safe Food Handling
Be Smart. Keep Foods Apart. Don't Cross-Contaminate.