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Sweet Potato vs. White Potato
Sweet potatoes are a staple at holiday dinners and regular or white potatoes are enjoyed year-round. To learn more about...
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Food:
Sending Cookies as Gifts? Tips to Help Them Last
It’s the season for sending gifts and packages to loved ones near and far; some will include gifts that were carefully...
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Food:
Restaurant Menus Now Include Calorie Counts
If you’ve eaten at a restaurant in the last few months, you have likely noticed something new on the menu. In May, the...
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Health:
Are There Risks to Eating Charred Meat?
The aroma of grilled food evokes fond thoughts of summer days with no schedule in sight. However, can grilling food at such...
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12/18/2018
Food:
Sweet Potato vs. White Potato
Sweet potatoes are a staple at holiday dinners and regular or white potatoes are enjoyed year-round. To learn more about...
Food
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12/10/2018
Food:
Sending Cookies as Gifts? Tips to Help Them Last
It’s the season for sending gifts and packages to loved ones near and far; some will include gifts that were carefully...
Food
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12/08/2018
Experts:
Meet the Expert: Michelle Coyne
Michelle Coyne is a Best Food Facts expert from Canada. She is a former Research Fellow with the University of Toronto,...
Experts
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12/04/2018
Food:
Restaurant Menus Now Include Calorie Counts
If you’ve eaten at a restaurant in the last few months, you have likely noticed something new on the menu. In May, the...
Food
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12/01/2018
Food:
Food Expiration Dates – What Do They Mean?
With all of the discussion about food waste online, we reached out to registered dietitian and author of the Sound Bites...
Food
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11/27/2018
Health:
Are There Risks to Eating Charred Meat?
The aroma of grilled food evokes fond thoughts of summer days with no schedule in sight. However, can grilling food at such...
Health
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11/16/2018
Food:
Got Thanksgiving Leftovers? Keep Them Safe.
What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food? Cast your vote in the poll below! One of our favorite things about the big meal...
Food
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11/13/2018
Health:
Pediatrics Group Calls for Change in Food Additive Regulation
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is calling for reforms in the way food additives are regulated in the United States....
Health
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11/10/2018
Experts:
Meet the Expert: Kate Parizeau
Kate Parizeau is an Associate Professor at the University of Guelph. Her areas of expertise are waste management, food waste,...
Experts
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11/09/2018
Experts:
Meet the Expert: Dr. Robert Hanner
Dr. Robert Hanner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Guelph. His areas...
Experts
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11/08/2018
Health:
Study Links Organic Food to Reduced Cancer Risk
News articles have reported there may be a way to reduce your risk of developing cancer. A study in France found that individuals...
Health
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10/30/2018
Recipes:
Tips for Reducing Food Waste at Home
A great deal of food waste happens at the consumption stage of the food production process, especially in developed countries....
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