Tag Archives: food safety

Last Call For Thanksgiving Leftovers

Are you still eating Thanksgiving leftovers? I posted a few simple, affordable and tasty ways you could breathe new life into leftover Turkey Day dishes, but I wouldn’t suggest you use any of them after tomorrow. According to health experts at the Mayo Clinic, you should not eat refrigerated Thanksgiving leftovers after Tuesday, December 1st, in order to prevent food poisoning. Doctors say they see an increase in food poisoning cases in the first weeks of December due to people eating spoiled Thanksgiving leftovers. Food poisoning (also known as food-borne illness) is caused by bacteria in contaminated food. Symptoms can … Continue reading →

Five Food Storage Safety Tips

It is important to remember to store your food storage safely. The way that you store your food can affect the shelf life of the food. It can also affect the safety of the food itself. Here are five things to consider when storing your food. 1) You should only store your food in containers that have been specifically designed to store food. The containers for food are made from a higher-grade plastic and will help to prevent chemicals leaking into your food. You can purchase these containers at most food storage stores. 2) You need to store your food … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week In Review November 14-20, 2006

It seems like the right time for the Insurance Blog “week in review” to kick off! For me insurance has been like gum stuck on the bottom of my shoe, I started insurance in 1982 when I was 19-years-old. When I started there were no computers, agents rated manually–with paper, pencil and calculators. I was able to see how each policyholders rate was calculated, and why everything actually made a difference. My first job with insurance was a wonderful experience, I worked with a man who was an ex-motorcycle “member?”–gone right. When I gave birth to my oldest child, my … Continue reading →

A Great Website on Food Safety

In a food handling permit course that I took in high school, I was told that 98 percent of all twenty four-hour flu bugs were actually caused by food poisoning. This fact changed the way I looked at food, and how I chose what to eat and why. With the recent spinach scare I stumbled across a great site www.foodsafety.gov. This site is a wealth of information. There is a great section available for kids and teens. One of the features on this site is a coloring book that explains basic food safety rules to children. It also links to … Continue reading →

Kitchen Guide–Food Storage Part 2

In my previous blog “Kitchen Guide-Food Storage Part 1” I provided a list of the best places to store food so they stay fresher, taste better, and deliver more health benefits. Obviously, the refrigerator is an important tool when it comes to food storage. But, as I have learned (the hard way) in order to prolong the shelf life of certain foods, it takes more than just opening the fridge and randomly throwing products in. By putting food items in the “proper” place, you not only extend their shelf life, you also maximize the value of your refrigerator. Top Shelves … Continue reading →

Easter Egg Safety

You probably know that you shouldn’t leave Easter eggs out on display all day, but safety actually begins long before those eggs adorn your Easter table. When purchasing eggs, Use only clean grade A or AA eggs with clean, unbroken shells that have been stored at or below 41 degrees. Make sure there are no cracks in the shells, or other discoloration or blemishes. To hard boil eggs, the American Egg Board recommends the following method: 1. Place eggs in single layer in saucepan. Add enough tap water to come at least 1 inch above eggs. A tablespoon of vinegar … Continue reading →