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Common Food Allergens

Common Food Allergens Milk and dairy products, Eggs and egg products, Fish, Shellfish, Wheat, Soy and soy products, Peanuts, Tree nuts Prevent...

How Food Becomes Unsafe

How Food Becomes Unsafe Time-Temperature Abuse Temperature Danger Zone (TDZ): 41-135 F. Microorganisms grow rapidly between 41-135 F Food should not remain at the...

Potential Hazards to Food Safety

Potential Hazards to Food Safety Biological (microorganisms) Through poor personal hygiene such as not washing hands after the use of the toilet,...

Food Safety and Sanitation

Food Safety and Sanitation Foodborne Illness is illness that people contract from food. Foodborne illness outbreak is when 2 or more people...

To eat or not to eat? That is the question.

Nutrient Density Foods that provide a lot of nutrients and little calories are nutrient dense foods. For example, Broccoli provide a lot...

water

Life cannot exist without water Water makes up 50% to 70% of the body’s weight (about 10 gallons or 40 litters) Lean...

Six categories of nutrients, three of them provide calories.

There are six categories of nutrients. Some of these nutrients provide calories. Carbohydrates provide – 4 kcal/gm Lipids – 9 kcal/gm Proteins...

Foodborne Illnesses

Foodborne illnesses affect many people. Each year about five to six thousand people die due to the foodborne illnesses. Here are the...

Am I FAT?

What determines if you are fat? Do you think it is the way you look? or it is the way you feel?...

Let’s talk about Diabetes

For diet management of diabetes, consider visiting www.learn-nutrition.com and explore Learn Nutrition: Visual Information for Diabetes Diet. There are several types of...