Home cooks fall short on hygiene
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Sweet, warmly spiced, earthy, and often with a boozy note, the flavours and fragrances of Christmas fare are unmistakeable.
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If you buy convenience foods that need to be heated, always check the use-by date, store the food properly in your fridge, avoid any damaged packaging, and don’t store and reheat leftovers, ready-meals are only meant to be heated once,” advises Safefood’s Dr Mairead McCann
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How to know if a recipe is healthy
When googling or scrolling on our feeds, we can often be inspired to try new recipes served up to us. Many of these recipes claim to be healthy, but how can we know for sure if the recipe genuinely lives up to its health claims?
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Make the most of your barbeques this summer!
We all like to get the best out of barbeque season — probably because we only get to enjoy it for a few glorious weeks every year. Yet among good company and great food, it can be easy for healthy eating habits to fall by the wayside. Joana da Silva, safefood dietitian, has lots of tips for you.
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Eating well on a student budget
Starting college or university can be a busy and stressful time. safefood placement student, Rebecca Beattie has some tips for new and returning students.
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How to keep your veg fresh for longer
We often get asked about buying and storing vegetables to avoid cross contamination and food waste.
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What to do if you get food poisoning from a restaurant
Our chief specialist in food science, Dr Linda Gordon was recently on Lunchtime Live with Andrea Gilligan, Newstalk radio, discussing what to do if you think you have food poisoning from a restaurant. Here’s an outline of the conversation.
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Don’t stress, you can freeze fresh meat
We get asked lots of questions about freezing and defrosting meats, particularly mince meat. Never fear, Lillian Murphy, our helpline expert, has all the answers you need.
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When you can't "eat your greens"
"Eat your greens" is a childhood mantra, and we have all heard the advice that we should be “eating the rainbow”. But many of us (children and adults alike!) don’t like fruit or vegetables. Safefood dietitian, Joana da Silva, has some strategies for getting fruit and veg into your diet.
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How should we talk to teens about supplements?
Joana da Silva, safefood Dietitian, has some ideas on how to discuss nutrition and sports with your teens
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