Sometimes simple rearrangements will help you keep everything you need at hand.

Remember some key rules for outdoor food safety.

Touching money and then eating a sandwich with unwashed hands is kind of like putting money in your mouth.

We’re in the prime season for food-inspired guilt.

Many types of bacteria, including salmonella, E. coli O157:H7 and many others, can be present in meat and other foods.

Frozen desserts have been popular since someone created a snow-conelike dessert in the second century B.C.

Vitamin D is in the nutrition spotlight for many reasons.

Adding some fruits and vegetables to your grill is a good idea on many levels.

Iron deficiency anemia is a common nutritional deficiency worldwide, especially among children.

Wouldn’t it be nice to walk into the kitchen and tell your oven to cook dinner?

My older daughter began wrestling with our exuberant dog, who had the sandwich firmly gripped in his teeth.

Containers that are “food grade” must meet higher standards for sanitation and safety.

I’m especially awaiting the aroma of grilled food emanating from my neighbors’ backyards.

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

Unfortunately, many young adults emerge from childhood without some basic cooking and baking skills.

A steady source of nutrition is critical to power ourselves, especially when we are waging a battle with the forces of nature.

I rarely write a food safety column with advice that I hope people do not need to follow.

Studies show that excess visceral fat, or “belly fat,” places you at higher risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, some types of cancer and dementia.

Sneaking vegetables into a child’s diet has been questioned by some parenting and child feeding experts.

Soon I was standing on the Wii balance board being weighed and having my balance and strength tested.

When I began stir-frying ginger, garlic and chicken, my children gathered in the kitchen to enjoy the pleasant aroma.

Sometimes, simple changes can make major differences in a recipe’s calorie, fat and sodium content.

Try your hand at baking some bread, and you will be surrounded by happy people waiting for samples.

I did a little background research on the energy use of small appliances compared with full-sized appliances.

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Unlike our inborn preference for sweetness, we aren’t born with a “salty tooth.”

Comfort foods, those simple, familiar foods that conjure the image of “home,” are showing up on menus across the U.S.

Researchers have noted that people may eat and drink much more when there are no visual clues about how much has been eaten.