Health Tip: Using a Food Thermometer

(HealthDay News) -- Using a food thermometer can help ensure that food is cooked properly, reducing your risk of a food-borne illness.

The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service offers these suggestions:

Test food with an instant-read thermometer toward the end of its cooking time, but before you expect it to be fully cooked. Place the thermometer in the thickest area of the food, and make sure it is not touching any bone, gristle or fat.Use the U.S. Department of Agriculture's recommended guidelines to make sure your food is cooked to a safe temperature.Always use hot water and soap to wash your thermometer before and after each use.

-- Diana Kohnle
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Health Tip: Using a Food Thermometer

(HealthDay News) -- Using a food thermometer can help ensure that food is cooked properly, reducing your risk of a food-borne illness.

The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service offers these suggestions:

Test food with an instant-read thermometer toward the end of its cooking time, but before you expect it to be fully cooked. Place the thermometer in the thickest area of the food, and make sure it is not touching any bone, gristle or fat.Use the U.S. Department of Agriculture's recommended guidelines to make sure your food is cooked to a safe temperature.Always use hot water and soap to wash your thermometer before and after each use.

-- Diana Kohnle
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Health Tip: Eating for Healthier Teeth

(HealthDay News) -- Most parents know the importance of brushing and flossing, but what you eat also is crucial to maintaining good dental health.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers this advice to help preserve a child's dental health:

Kids should eat foods rich in calcium, such as dairy foods, dark and leafy green vegetables, and almonds.They should also eat phosphorous-rich foods, such as eggs, fish and lean meats.And they should eat vitamin C-rich foods, such as citrus fruits, potatoes, tomatoes, spinach and broccoli.

-- Diana Kohnle
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Health Tip: Eating for Healthier Teeth

(HealthDay News) -- Most parents know the importance of brushing and flossing, but what you eat also is crucial to maintaining good dental health.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers this advice to help preserve a child's dental health:

Kids should eat foods rich in calcium, such as dairy foods, dark and leafy green vegetables, and almonds.They should also eat phosphorous-rich foods, such as eggs, fish and lean meats.And they should eat vitamin C-rich foods, such as citrus fruits, potatoes, tomatoes, spinach and broccoli.

-- Diana Kohnle
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View the original article here