Food Bank Article & Recipe: Food Safety & Holiday Feasts
Holiday traveling is an exciting time but don’t forget about food safety to keep your friends and family healthy.
Hot foods should be kept hot and cold foods should be kept cold. If traveling with hot foods, keep them in a slow cooker, chafing dish, or hot bag until it’s time to eat. The temperature needs to stay above 140°F.
Cold foods should be kept below 40°F. Place in refrigerators or coolers with ice to assure these foods stay safe.
Always make sure to use separate cutting boards for raw meat and ready to eat items (vegetables and breads).
If foods are left out more than two hours they should be thrown away. Below are temperatures proteins should be cooked to:
Ground Meats: 160ºF
Turkey/Chicken: 165ºF
Duck: 165ºF
Lamb: 145ºF
Goose: 165ºF
Steak/Beef: 145ºF
Veal: 145ºF
Pork: 145ºF
Fish: 145ºF
Egg Dishes: 160ºF
The Food Bank has also shared this recipe for Lemon Chicken & Rice Soup to keep you warm all winter.
Healthy Recipe Videos
The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina has put together a series of healthy recipe videos that are available to watch on YouTube.com HERE.
About the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina: The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina is a nonprofit organization that has provided food for people at risk of hunger in 34 counties in central and eastern North Carolina for 40 years. The Food Bank serves a network of more than 900 partner agencies such as soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, and programs for children and adults through warehouses in Durham, Greenville, New Bern, Raleigh, the Sandhills (Southern Pines), and Wilmington.
The Food Bank not only feeds those who are hungry; but also works to benefit community health. That’s why, in 2016, the Food Bank launched a Community Health & Engagement Department. With two nutritionists on staff, the Food Bank shares recipes, healthy tips, and other resources for partner agencies and neighbors in need. The on-site teaching kitchen in Raleigh offers cooking demonstrations and nutrition education to highlight easy, quick, and low-cost recipes using healthful foods like whole grains, fresh produce, low fat dairy, and lean meats.
Monthly Articles from the Food Bank
The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina shares regular articles about nutrition and health education so we know what to look for when we head to the grocery store and plan our healthy meals.
