The Chef's Cookbook

Jul

Del Monte Foods says it will cut salt by 20 pct

Food producer Del Monte Foods Co. said Thursday it plans to cut sodium by at least 20 percent in all of its vegetable, tomato and broth products that contain added salt by 2015.

The move includes Del Monte’s namesake brand as well as S&W, Contadina and College Inn.

Other food makers such as ConAgra Foods Inc. and Kraft Foods Inc. have been cutting sodium under pressure from shoppers and the government to make food healthier.

On Monday, Schwan’s Food Service Inc., which serves pizza to about three-quarters of the nation’s schools, said it is cutting the salt in those pizzas by at least 10 percent.

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Jul

40 Different Diseases Can Be Transmitted Through Food

TheSaltyChef

There are 40 different diseases can be transmitted through food, arm yourself with knowledge about this and keep clean habits.

Sanitation – Creation & Maintenance of conditions that prevent food borne illness

* The correction of problems
* Direct – Contamination of its natural setting.

Things you cant prevent – Fish / polluted
but can correct by – Pesticides
washingâ€¦etc. – Fertilizers
- Antibiotics / Animal Hormones

Bacteria needs to grow & survive
Foods high in moisture and proteins.
- Meat
- eggs
- shellfish

*Temperature = The way we cook, store foods
40 deg F —- 140 deg F
60 deg F —- 120 deg F

Bacteria

Bacteria donâ€™t like things high in acid or alkaline.

Pathogenic Bacteria
When you ingest dead bacteria, it gets you sick by releasing toxins

1. Intoxication – (toxins)
2. Infection – Ingest live bacteria
3. Toxin medicated infection – Ingest live bacteria, start reproducing & growing inside
the body. They give off toxins when growing.

Viruses

Smallest known form of life
they invade the cells of the host
they take over your cell genetic matter (Produces more viruses)
Not affected by sanitizing, cold.

Jul

Food recall: Broccoli salad sold in Washington and Oregon

TheSaltyChef

Quality Food Centers (QFC) in Washington and Oregon have recalled some containers of its broccoli raisin salad sold yesterday because of an undeclared allergen in the ingredient list.

The salad may contain walnuts, which are not listed on the label.

Any walnut-allergic consumers who may have purchased the broccoli salad are urged to dispose of it immediately.

People with walnut allergies can have a serious or life-threatening reaction to eating the salad, which was sold by the pound in the stores’ deli departments.

There is no safety issue for people who are not allergic to walnuts, and the store assures consumers that the salad was only sold on Saturday, July 10.

Anyone who bought the salad should return it to stores for a full refund or replacement.

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Jul

Strawberry-Banana Sherbet

TheSaltyChef

Ingredients:

4 cups strawberries, stemmed
4 very ripe bananas
Â½ Cups sugar
1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 cups whole milk

Directions:

Place berries in a large bowl. Using a potato masher, mash berries and set aside. Place the peeled bananas and sugar in a bowl. Using a potato masher, mash until smooth.

Add banana mixture to the berries, and mix. Stir in the lemon juice, and milk. Divide the mixture between four metal ice cube trays, about 2 cups per tray. The sherbet can also be poured into a 9X13 inch glass baking dish and placed in freezer. Stir every 30 minutes until frozen. About 4 hours.