Check your refrigerator and cupboards to ensure you are following safe food storage practices.

By eating seasonally, we get produce at its best quality and often best price.

Ensure hot foods are hot and cold foods are cold before eating foods at a buffet.

Protect your skin when spending time outdoors.

Pets are good for our health on social, physical and emotional levels.

The safest ways are in the refrigerator, in cool water or in a microwave oven.

Kitchens can harbor pathogens if not cleaned and sanitized properly.

Food names and recipes can vary across regions of the U.S.

Foods rich in antioxidants, especially fruits and vegetables, may help slow or prevent oxidative damage.

Even in winter, “spring greens” often are available at the grocery store in ready-to-eat salad mixes.