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                Buy, Store & Serve Safe Food

Buy, Store & Serve Safe Food

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    PrintWhen you prepare meals and snacks for yourself, your family, and your friends, it is important to follow simple food safety tips to help prevent foodborne illness, also known as “food poisoning.” Whether you are a home cook, a professional chef, or a recipe writer, there are some easy steps you can take to help keep your food safe all the way from the grocery store to the kitchen table.

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Food Safe Shopping, Storage and Meal Prep
	Delicious and Healthy Recipes You Can Make at Home
	Resources for Recipe Writers
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	Social Media ToolkitRemember that food safety starts at the grocery store. Check out these lists of DOs and DON’Ts to help keep food safe from the grocery cart to the refrigerator.

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Delicious and Healthy Recipes You Can Make at Home

Not sure what to cook? Try these recipes and follow the food safety tips along the way for a healthy and tasty meal at home!

**Recipe: Grilled Tuna with Chickpea and Spinach Salad**

Atun a la parrilla con ensalada de garbanzos y espinaca
Grilled Tuna with Chickpea and Spanish Salad


**Recipe: Chicken and Mushroom Fricassee**

Fricase de pollo con setas
Chicken and mushroom fricassee


**Recipe: Pumpkin Pie**

Tarta de calabaza
Pumpkin Pie


**Recipe:Quinoa-Stuffed Tomatoes**

Tomates rellenos de quinua


Resources for Recipe Writers

Do you write recipes for a blog, restaurant, cookbook, or just family and friends? Did you know that when recipes include food safety tips, people are more likely to follow those steps and cook their foods safety? Check out these tips to help make sure your recipes include important food safety information and are healthy and delicious!

Food Safety in the Kitchen: Tips for Writing Food Safe Recipes (PDF: 1.5MB), En español (Spanish) (PDF: 1.49MB)
	Food Safety in the Kitchen: Cooking with Nutritious Ingredients (PDF: 2.71MB), En español (Spanish) (PDF: 2.69MB)Resources for Food Safety Educators

Does your organization care about food safety? Do you want to help spread the word about making safe meals at home? Check out our streaming waiting room video below and our Food Safety Toolkit for resources to share food safety information on social media and on your website.



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