Food Preparation

Overview

Extension helps consumers make confident and informed food selection and preparation decisions, considering information about nutrition, food quality, composition and safety, food costs, production methods and processing technologies.

Publications

Extension Publications

• Recipes
• Cooking Tips
• Meal Planning
• Food Preparation Resources
• Winemaking at Home

To see other publications, go to the CAES Publications site or the FACS Publications listing.

News

For the latest news about Extension, visit Georgia FACES. News you can use about Georgia family, agricultural, consumer and enviromental sciences.

• Metro-Atlanta students learn about the origins of pizza at the State Farmers Market May 8 and 9
• FDA to inspect cantaloupe packinghouses
• Atlanta chocolatier wins first place at the 2013 Flavor of Georgia contest
• Traditional recipes get a healthy reboot
• Tried and true turkey tips for Thanksgiving
• Don't let leftovers linger too long
• Communication key when hosting people with food allergies
• UGA looking for products that celebrate the flavor of Georgia
• UGA researchers use Facebook to teach food safety
• New UGA facility in Griffin will help launch new food products

Websites

UGA-affiliated sites

• Food Selection, Buying & Preparation
  Family and Consumer Sciences' Extension information related to selecting, buying, and preparing food.

External sites

• Food Marketing Institute
  FMI provides leadership to retailers and wholesalers of food and consumer products, as well as to their supplier partners, by fostering their growth and promoting their role in feeding families and enriching the lives of their customers.
• FoodSafety.gov
  FoodSafety.gov is the gateway to food safety information provided by government agencies.
• International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation
  The International Food Information Council Foundation provides food safety, nutrition, and healthful eating information to help you make good and safe food choices.
• USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service
  The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the public health agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged.

Training

Cooperative Extension offers training within local communities on a wide array of topics. To see if there are training events in your area, please visit our calendar.

• The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
  A program that helps parents feed their children healthier meals and snacks, save money on food, and reduce the risk of food-borne illness. Nutrition education is also provided to youth ages 4-18.