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Safe Food Temperatures

Cook meat until no longer pink inside. Bake until juices run clear. These are all terms of the past. You will notice that recipes are now beginning to list internal temperatures to determine if meat is safely cooked. Pull the following chart and place on your refrigerator. Purchase a small food thermometer and insert in the thickest portion of the meat to obtain the temperature reading. These figures are based on the Ohio Department of Agriculture and are used for meat inspection as well as the Ohio Food Code (the higher of the two numbers was used).

Temperature and Time Chart for Cooking, and Reheating Foods
Food	Internal temperature (F)	Time
Raw Ground Beef	160 degrees	Instantaneous
Raw Ground Pork	158 degrees	Instantaneous
Whole and ground poultry, stuffed poultry and meat items	165 degrees	15 seconds
Filets, steaks, chops, fish	158 degrees	15 seconds
Whole roasts - beef	145 degrees	4 minutes
Whole roasts - pork	158 degrees	3 minutes
All products, cooked or reheated in a microwave	165 degrees	2 minutes
Fruits and vegetables	140 degrees	Instantaneous
Pre-cooked products and products that are cooked, cooled and reheated	165 degrees	15 seconds
Reheating	165 degrees	15 seconds

ADDITIONAL TOPICS TO HELP YOU:

Casseroles	Salads	Limit Sodium
Convenience	Preserving Nutrients in your Foods	Add Flavor to Meals
Tools for Nutritious Cooking	Increase Your Calcium	Add Fiber with Beans
Soups	Label Reading	Add Fiber with Veggies
Nutrient Checklist	Caffeine Amounts	Low-Fat Baking and Cooking
Safe Food Temperatures	Grill a Healthy Meal	Cooking with Herbs and Spices

You will find the following nutrition tools helpful. Cooking With MyPyramid is a family cookbook with helpful tips, nutritious and delicious recipes, and contains many challenges to motivate you to prepare recipes and make changes. The book comes with a Healthy Snack Turn™ to help you select nutritious foods at the grocery store and a Your Pyramid Connections Slide Guide™ to help you determine your recommended daily food groups and amounts based on your age, activity, and gender. Each can be ordered separately or as a set. The cookbook comes with the tools and is $14.95. Individually the tools are $3.50 each.

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Use these tips to help you make healthy casseroles, salads, and soups.

Casseroles	Salads	Limit Sodium
Convenience	Preserving Nutrients in your Foods	Add Flavor to Meals
Tools for Nutritious Cooking	Increase Your Calcium	Add Fiber with Beans
Soups	Label Reading	Add Fiber with Veggies
Nutrient Checklist	Caffeine Amounts	Low-Fat Baking and Cooking
Safe Food Temperatures	Grill a Healthy Meal	Cooking with Herbs and Spices

Click on each picture to find out more.

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