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
• Lean Finely Textured Beef is NOT Pink Slime
• Preventing Food Poisoning and Food Infection
• Outdoor Barbecuing for Small and Large Groups

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.

• Vidalia onion farmers work to increase market share by shrinking their onions
• UGA food scientist Casimir Akoh awarded two top professional honors
• Atlanta ice cream selected as 2012 Flavor of Georgia food contest overall winner
• Economy brings coupon clipping back in style
• Bring the perfect holiday bird to the table
• Use care when frying a turkey
• UGA scientists seek new food storage solutions for space travel
• UGA agents deliver free vegetables to Atlanta 'food deserts'
• Simple steps keep food safe at home
• Consumers stretch food dollars, preserve more produce

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.