Posts Tagged ‘poultry’
Food safety, expiration dates & processing codes
How do I know if my milk is expired? Should I throw out the can of fruit from my pantry that’s dated a month ago? Is my meat expired? How am I supposed to wash my groceries? These are all common questions I’ve heard from friends concerned about their food during a global pandemic.
Read MoreDo you know the pecking order of the egg? Episode 23
A basic nutritional building block. Part of your everyday eating. Used for baking, breakfast and bullies. Wait, what? Eggs – or the hens that produce them and the people who care for those hens – have long been the target of animal rights bullies. But rest assured, there is no big nutritional difference in eggs – and science shows that no single hen housing is superior.
Read MoreIs meat messing with your hormones?
When I was a teenager, I drew comic cows. These cows often had big muscles – biceps like Olympic athletes. I drew them because they were cute – and as a 5’5” female, I know how strong cattle can be. Never in a million years did I consider that someday people would think farm animals…
Read MoreGenetics improve your groceries
Did you know that beef cattle have been bred to have less fat in the meat? And dairy cattle genetics allow for higher protein milk, while chickens and turkeys have larger breasts because of genetic selection? And messing with genes gave you seedless grapes and seedless watermelons? And there is rice genetically modified to provide…
Read MoreIs junk journalism feeding you?
Don’t fall prey to fear tactics around your food and believe junk journalism has all the answers about food. Look to those with firsthand expertise – the people raising your food – if you want to fully understand what claims really mean. The same is true with nutrition claims – rely on a dietitian instead of a food diva, Dr. Google or a journalist without dietetic training.
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