Safe Handling of Lamb
Selecting the Best Fresh is Best: Select lamb that is pinkish red with a velvety texture. Dark red cuts generally indicate the meat is older and less tender. Look for good marbling (white flecks of...
Category: Food
Safe Handling of Eggs
Shell Egg Safety Eggs can be a part of a healthy diet. However, they are perishable just like raw meat, poultry and fish. To be safe, they must be properly stored, handled and cooked. Concern for...
Serving Sizes for Special Diets
If you have special dietary needs, the nutrition information on food labels can help you to: improve your health manage your weight, diabetes, hypertension or cardiovascular disease reduce your risk...
Nutrient Density
Why is an apple a better choice than a bag of pretzels? They have roughly the same number of calories, but nutrients count, too. The apple provides fiber, vitamin C and potassium for an equal number...
Selecting & Storing Cereals & Grains
Wheat Flour Definition: Flour is the product obtained by grinding then sifting wheat kernels, or berries. The kernel consists of three distinct parts: bran, the outer covering of the grain; germ,...
Safe Picnics
“There are always ants at a picnic.” You can see ants and avoid them, but it’s not possible to see, taste or smell dangerous bacteria that can cause illness if food is mishandled....
Limit Sugar
Sugar contributes calories (energy) but few, if any, nutrients. Sugars and starches supply energy to the body in the form of glucose, which is the only energy source for red blood cells. Glucose is...
Folate
What is it? Folate is a water-soluble B vitamin that occurs naturally in food and is essential for health. Folic acid is the man-made form, which is found in vitamin supplements and is added to...
Cholesterol
What is Cholesterol? Cholesterol is a waxy, fatlike substance that occurs naturally in every body cell and is needed by the body to function normally. It is found throughout the body, including the...
Using & Storing Broccoli
South Carolina-grown broccoli is available in the spring and the fall. Broccoli is Good for You Broccoli is: an excellent source of vitamin C. a good source of vitamin A. low in calories. a good...
Freezing Fruits, Step By Step
Harvested, fresh fruits continue to undergo chemical changes that can cause spoilage and deterioration of the product. This is why these products should be frozen as soon after harvest as possible...
Using & Storing Carrots
South Carolina-grown carrots are available in the spring and fall. Carrots are Good for You Carrots are: an excellent source of beta-carotene, which the body uses to make vitamin A. a good source of...