Do you always wash your hands before preapring food? Simple things that can be done during food preparation reduce the risk of food contamination. In this activity students learn how to safely prepare a fun treat in class- fruit ice cream.

Online companion site to a Smithsonian exhibit exploring the key ingredients of American cuisine. Learn about the common foods that Americans buy, prepare, produce, preserve, and serve at their tables. You'll discover different regional...

Students will learn about food poisoning by preparing and performing small skits.

In this review, the author discusses Sharon Creech's book entitled Granny Torrelli Makes Soup. A brainstorming activity to prepare students for descriptive writing is provided. activity about author's voice and word choice follow the...

Identify the green fruit many enjoy in combination with tacos and salsa. Know the avocado's nutritional information, types, and ways to be prepared.

In this week long "kitchen chemistry" project you will use chemicals from the supermarket to test for the presence of iodine and iodide in salt. These are common micronutrients added to some preparations of table salt. A materials list,...

"Space Food" is a one page, nonfiction passage about how astronauts prepare and eat food and clean up afterward to stay healthy. It is followed by an open-ended question which requires students to provide evidence from the story; it...

An interactive tutorial to determine the amount of dyes present in a powdered beverage in order to examine the allegation that the manufacturer is exceeding the allowable amount of the artificial food dyes in the drinks it produces.he...

A large collection of references for researching the types of food people ate in medieval and Renaissance times, and how they prepared it.

Describes some of the Elizabethan practices in how they prepared and presented their food, particularly among the wealthy classes.

Find nutritional values, varieties, and methods of preparing the Mediterranean region.

Commonly found in the United States and Canada, the pumpkin offers nutritional value. Find out the varieties and ways to prepare the fall harvested squash.

There are many varieties of oranges grown in the southern United States and other warm climates around the world. Find out their nutritional value, types, and ways to prepare and store the juicy fruit.

Smile and say, "Peaches!" Get the skinny on nutritional information, varieties, and ways to prepare the sweet summer sensation.

Identify nutritional information, uses for, and ways to prepare the ancient grain, amaranth.

Get the nutritional information, identification, and methods to prepare the Ethiopian grown grain, teff.

Chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans, are a popular legume used in many dishes. Find their nutritional value, varieties, and ways to prepare them.

Peas are the featured legume in this entry. Find their nutritional values, varieties, and ways to prepare them.

A chestnut is a relatively rare nut which must be cooked before eating is featured in this entry. Find its nutritional value, varieties, and ways to prepare chestnuts.

Walnuts are good for your brain and heart! Find nutrition information, types, and ways to prepare these tasty nuts.

"Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the sea," Bubba Gump. This entry will peel apart the facts about the many species of shrimp (sometimes called prawn) from nutrition and selection to ways to prepare the salt water delicacy.

A common cabbage-like green found in several Chinese dishes is bok choy. Find nutritional values and ways to select and prepare this leafy vegetable.

A newer superfood consumed in baby and full maturation growth is chock-full of nutritional values, found in many varieties, and prepared in a number of ways featured in this entry.

A sweet potato, often on the table around the winter holidays, is loaded with nutritional value. Find out how to select a good tuber as well as ideas of how to prepare the sweet starch.