Food Shopping and Meal Planning

Playing It Safe With Eggs

DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

Learn how to select, cook, and store eggs to avoid contamination and complications with foodborne illness.


Safe Handling of Raw Produce and Fresh-Squeezed Fruit and Vegetable Juices

DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

Includes buying, storing, preparation, and food safety tips, and also Q & As about fresh produce. Also in PDF|3.5 MB.


Do Increased Portion Sizes Affect How Much We Eat? (PDF | 245 KB)

DHHS. CDC. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

Research to Practice Series, No. 2, May 2006, examines what science underlies the notion that large portion sizes have contributed to weight gain among Americans.


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