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Well-Stocked Kitchen: Pantry and Nonrefrigerated Foods

by Lisa Martin

MF3516

If you keep these pantry staples on hand, you’ll always be ready to put a delicious, nutritious, and economical meal on the table. This list helps the consumer choose from a variety of pantry staples when shopping or planning meals. 2 pages, color.

Published Date: May 2020

Well-Stocked Kitchen: Refrigerated and Frozen Foods

by Lisa Martin

MF3517

If you stock your refrigerator and freezer with a variety of foods, you’ll be on your way to planning well-balanced meals. This list helps the consumer choose a variety of foods when shopping or planning meals. 2 pages, color.

Published Date: May 2020

Fixing Funky Foods, Leader's Guide

by Robin Eubank

MF3295

A wider variety of fruits, vegetables, and ancient whole grains are available in grocery stores, even in rural areas. This leader's guide includes suggestions for presenting the lesson and community outreach activities. 4-page, b/w.

Published Date: Jul 2016

Fixing Funky Foods, Fact Sheet

by Robin Eubank

MF3294

A wider variety of fruits, vegetables, and ancient whole grains are available in grocery stores, even in rural areas. This fact sheet includes nutrition and origin info along with tips for fixing these "funky" foods. 4-page, color.

Published Date: Jul 2016

Sugar: More than Just a Sweetener, Leader's Guide

by Robin Eubank

MF2930

This lesson will cover the variety of sugars and nonnutritive sweeteners available and the functions of sugar. 4 p.

Published Date: Jul 2010

Essential Living Skills: Essential Food, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Skills

by Sandy Procter

S134B

This curriculum will help participants develop skills related to food, nutrition, and physical activity. It includes instruction and hands-on learning experiences related to food preparation, food safety, grocery budgeting, and making healthful choices for nutrition and physical activity. 68-page, 3-hole punched; b/w with color cover.

Revision Date: Jan 2016

Sugar: More than Just a Sweetener, Fact Sheet

by Robin Eubank

MF2929

Understanding the variety of sugars available and their functions in food will help consumers determine when sugar can be replaced or combined with nonnutritive sweeteners. 4 p.

Published Date: Jul 2010

Meat Product Labeling and Marketing: What Do All Those Words Really Mean?

by Londa Nwadike Travis O'Quinn

MF3209

Meat product labels include terms that may be confusing to consumers. This publication explains terms such as "natural," "organic," or "grass-fed," as well as explaining the USDA meat grading system and other product claims. 8-page, color.

Published Date: May 2015

Shopping Safe at Farmers Markets, Fact Sheet, Spanish

by Londa Nwadike

MF3136S

Translated into Spanish. Farmers markets continue to grow in popularity, but it is important to pay attention to food safety when buying and using foods purchased in such venues. This fact sheet includes tips for food safety at the market, on the way home, and after you get home with your purchases. 4 pages, color.

Published Date: Feb 2022

Storing Fresh Produce, Spanish

by Londa Nwadike

MF3594S

Translated into Spanish. Eating fresh local produce is always a treat and one of the best things about summer! This publication, translated into Spanish, includes a few tips on maintaining their quality and safety until you are ready to eat them. 2 pages, color.

Published Date: Feb 2022

Storing Fresh Produce

by Londa Nwadike

MF3594

Eating fresh local produce is always a treat and one of the best things about summer! This publication includes a few tips on maintaining their quality and safety until you are ready to eat them. 2 pages, color.

Published Date: Dec 2021

Taking a New Look at Fermented Foods, Fact Sheet

by Donna Krug

MF3491

Today, there is a renewed interest in preparing fermented foods at home for several reasons. This fact sheet is designed to provide simple and safe instructions for fermenting foods in the home kitchen. FCE choice. 4 pages, color.

Published Date: Apr 2020

Taking a New Look at Fermented Foods, Leader's Guide

by Donna Krug

MF3492

Today, there is a renewed interest in preparing fermented foods at home for several reasons. This leader's guide includes tips for presenting the lesson and an evaluation. FCE choice. 4 pages, b/w.

Published Date: Apr 2020

Cooking Basics: Reducing a Recipe

by Lisa Martin

MF3531

The tips and charts in this fact sheet will help you adapt recipes for fewer servings. You’ll also find the kitchen tools substitution chart and the safe cooking temperatures chart helpful. Then practice your skills with the worksheet. 4 pages, color.

Published Date: Jun 2020

Food Safety of Frostings and Fillings

by Karen Blakeslee et al.

MF3544

Outbreaks of foodborne illness from icings and frostings are rare but they do happen for a variety of reasons. This publication explains food safety risks related to frostings and fillings of baked goods and the factors that are associated with higher risks. It includes guidelines for what products are acceptable for Kansas fairs and exhibitions. 6 pages, color.

Published Date: Dec 2020