Be sure to follow food safety guidelines when preparing your Thanksgiving dinner.

Family meals provide structure and can reduce overall family stress.

Potatoes provide many essential vitamins and minerals, especially vitamin C and potassium.

Unfortunately, the popularity of potatoes suffered during the most recent “low-carb” diet craze and some people turned up their noses at them.

Potatoes are not as high in calories as you might imagine.

Bacteria can grow to dangerous levels if food is not kept at proper temperatures.

A steaming bowl of soup may help fight respiratory illnesses.

Too many people shortchange themselves on fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

Now is the time to begin checking both backyard and community playground equipment.

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