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Food Safety, Food Safety at Home, Storage

Food Storage for Safety and Quality

April 7, 2020

by P. Kendall and N. Dimond * (6/12) Quick Facts… Place perishables in the coolest part of your car during the trip home. If the time from store to home refrigerator will be more than one hour, plan ahead and pack an insulated container with ice or an ice pack. Place raw […]

Colorado Grown Produce, Colorado Grown Vegetables, Food

Colorado Tomatoes

December 11, 2019

Did you know? The lycopene in processed tomatoes (canned, ketchup, sauce) is actually more available to the body than that found in raw tomatoes. Heating breaks down the plant’s cell walls, making the lycopene more accessible to the body. Lycopene is also better absorbed if consumed with a small amount […]

Colorado Grown Produce, Colorado Grown Vegetables, Food

Colorado Squash

December 11, 2019

Did you know? Hard shelled squash varieties are unique to North America. The earliest natives cultivated and honored them as one of the “Three Sisters,” along with beans and corn. Many civilizations relied on the Three Sisters for sustenance as corn and beans made a complete protein and squash added […]