Click title on the left for a selection of items to choose under each topic.

FOOD PRESERVATION - information on canning, freezing, drying, pickles, jams and jellies.

SAFETY/STORAGE - instructions on reducing the risks of food poisoning. Includes fact sheets from The Food Safety Info Line, a project of the Alberta Home Economics Association.

SHOPPING and PREPARATION - information on labeling, buying and preparing meats, grains, fruits, vegetables, baked goods, fats, recipes, quantity buying and cooking.

TROUBLE SHOOTING - information on conversions from Imperial to Metric, how to substitute an ingredient, and help with problems.

NUTRITION - basic nutrition and information on nutrition labelling, Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating, dietary supplements and nutrients.

NUTRITION ARTICLES - timely columns written by the Public Health Nutritionists of Saskatchewan.

ISSUES - topics which may cause concern such as antioxidants or msg.

GREAT RECIPES - "tried and true" favourites for you to try.

For more information on nutrition and healthy eating, visit the Dietitians of Canada award-winning website at www.dietitians.ca.

For more information on nutrition labelling, also see the Canadian Diabetes Association's and Dieticians of Canada "Nutrition Labelling Education Centre website at: http://www.healthyeatingisinstore.ca

Where to obtain more information on food safety:
Canadian Food Inspection Agency, http://www.inspection.gc.ca
Canadian Partnership for Consumer Food Safety Education, www.canfightbac.org
Food Safety Info Line (Jane Carlyle, Coordinator), 1-800-892-8333.

Food advisories, warnings and recalls:
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/advisories-avis/index_e.html

Other websites of interest:
Healthy Eating is in Store for You, www.healthyeatingisinstore.ca
Canadian Health Network, www.canadian-health-network.ca

Home Ec Teachers' link to the Saskatchewan Department of Learning's Evergreen Curriculum:
www.sask.ed.gov.sk.ca/docs/evergrn.html