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Cut food waste this holiday season
Prairie Fare: The first step is minimizing leftovers with proper planning and meal preparation

During times of war, a message of courage
Our History: December 1943

Tasting cookie dough is hazardous for new reasons
Flour and some other grain-based foods have also been linked to foodborne illness outbreaks

Safe cooking of tenderized meat
It’s all about internal temperatures and flipping

Rapid detection of meat fraud
Spanish researchers say a new biosensor can give test results within an hour

Rooftop hives educating college
Red River College continues to grow its urban apiaries with sweet results

Province promises long-overdue update of home economics curriculum
Curricula used to teach classes such as family studies and foods and nutrition in Manitoba schools has remained unchanged since the late 1980s
Manitoba home economists are applauding a provincial plan to give the home economics curriculum a long-overdue update. The current one is 25 years old, said Alison Delf-Timmerman, a board member of the Manitoba Association of Home Economists, which has been asking the province to freshen up the curriculum. “It definitely needs updating,” she said.“We’re very
New report says improved food literacy key to a healthier life
Conference Board of Canada says too many people can’t understand nutrition labels, make a meal in their kitchen, or stick to a food budget to reduce waste
Improved food literacy would improve the health of Canadian adults and children, says a new report from the Conference Board of Canada. The number of books, television programs and websites dedicated to food — not to mention diets — continue to multiply, but our understanding of food isn’t necessarily getting better, says the 46-page report.