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| 2062 - Food Preparation and Preservation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2062.3) | 25 |
Number of individuals who reported preparing more healthy home-cooked meals |
| 2062.4) | 12 |
Number of pints of fruits, vegetables or fruit/vegetable products canned through water bath canning (e.g. pickles, jams, jellies, sauces) |
| 2062.2) | 150 |
Number of individuals who demonstrated safe handling and preparation and/or preservation of food |
| 2062.6) | 0 |
Number of pints of fruits or vegetables frozen |
| 2062.7) | 0 |
Number of pints of fruits or vegetables dried |
| 2062.5) | 25 |
Number of pints of vegetables, soups, meats, or other value-added products canned through pressure canning |
| 2062.1) | 141 |
Number of individuals who reported improved knowledge, opinions, skills, or aspirations regarding the safe storage, handling, preparation and/or preservation of food |
| 2062.8) | 27 |
Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants |
| 2062.9) | 6 |
Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants reporting an increase in food preservation skills |
Author: Joan Bowling
Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation
Home food preservation remains an important and popular cultural activity. It is critical that those who practice preserving and processing foods at home have access to the most reliable information available concerning food safety and food quality. The Cooperative Extension System (CES) and USDA have long been recognized as credible sources for science-based recommendations. Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, state that home-canned vegetables are the most common cau
Author: Joan Bowling
Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation
Kentucky ranks number one among all 50 states in obesity at a rate of 23.8% of youth ages 10 to 17, according to The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (n.d.). Overweight (body mass index >85th percentile for sex and age) and obese (body mass index >95th percentile for sex and age) in youth have emerged as a major health concern. In an effort to combat childhood obesity and its lifelong effects the Kenton County Family and Consumer Sciences agent collaborated with the Youth Service cente
