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Summer is coming — and with it heat and possibly storms and power outages — so it’s a good time to think about food safety. Below are some recommendations for keeping food safe in your refrigerator and freezer. Refrigerator Dos: Make sure your refrigerator is set to 40 °F or below Go through your fridge once …
The nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG) has identified 12 fruits and vegetables that are best to buy organic because they often are contaminated with pesticide residues. They identified two additional vegetables (leafy greens and summer squash) that contained highly toxic pesticides. EWG also identified 15 fruits and vegetables that tend to have the least pesticide residues. …
Avoid giving babies and small children certain foods to avoid choking hazards and a potential toxin. Here are some food rules of the road by age: Under Four Years Old No round, firm food unless it is chopped up completely. That means: Whole grapes Fruit chunks – like apples Nuts and seeds Chunks of meat, …
