Consuming
Thoughts
by
Fay Strickler
Penn State Extension
Home Economist for
Berks Co.
It is fun when grandchildren
come to visit, or if you regularly
lend a hand with their care, but
as you know, the care and feed
ing of grandchildren is also a
major responsibility. Many of the
feeding practices you probably
used with your own children are
no longer advocated for today’s
infants and toddlers.
Let’s take a look at FDA rec
ommended food safety implica
tions of feeding that special new
person in your life.
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• Always begin formula and
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food preparation by washing
your hands.
• If making homemade baby
food, use a brush to clean areas
around the blender blades of food
processor parts. Old food parti
cles can harbor harmful bacteria
that may contaminate other
foods.
• Use detergent and hot water
to wash and rinse all utensils (in
cluding can opener) that come in
contact with baby’s foods. '
Handle Baby’s Food Safely
• Harmful bacteria from a
baby’s mouth can be introduced
into food or bot
tles where it can
grow and multiply
even after refrig
eration and re
heating. If the
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baby does not finish a bottle, do
not put it back in the refrigerator
for another time. Likewise, do
not feed a baby from ajar of baby
food and put it back in the refrig
erator for another time. Saliva on
the spoon contaminates the re
maining food.
• If using commercial baby
food check to see if the safety
button on the lid is down. If the
jar lid doesn’t “pop” when
opened, do not use. Discard jars
with chipped glass or rusty lids.
• Follow the manufacturer’s
recommendations for preparing
bottles before filling with formula
or milk.
Store Food Safely
• Observe “use by” dates on
formula cans.
• To freeze homemade baby
food put the mixture in an ice
cube tray. Cover with heavy-duty
plastic wrap until the food is fro
zen. Pop food cubes into a freezer
bag or airtight container and date
it. Store up to three months. One
cube equals one serving.
Keep Food
At Safe Temperatures
• Perishable items like milk,
formula or food left out of the re
frigerator or without a cold
source for more than 2 hours
should not be used.
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• When traveling with a baby,
transport bottles and food in an
insulated cooler. Place the ice
chest in the passenger compart
ment of the car; it’s cooler than
the trunk. Use frozen gel packs,
or bags of ice to keep food or bot
tles cold on long outings. Do not
keep bottles or food in the same
bag with dirty diapers.
Avoid Serving Certain Foods
• Do not feed honey to chil
dren less than a year old. It can
contain the botulinum organism
that could cause illness or death.
• Raw or unpasteurized milk
should not be served to infants
and children.
• Heat processed meat and
poultry (hot dogs, deli meats &
cold cuts) to steaming. Occasion
ally these foods are contaminated
with Listeria monocytogenes bac
teria that can cause serious illness
among those whose immune sys
tems are vulnerable. High tem
peratures kill the bacteria.
After heating, the food can be
refrigerated and served chilled at
a later time. Remember, too, that
these food safety guidelines also
apply to day care or childcare es
tablishments.
Scholarship
Winners Named
CARLISLE (Cumberland Co.)
Twenty-two college students will re
ceive scholarships from Land
O’Lakes this fall through Land
O’Lakes Unit scholarship program.
Annually, dairy producers elected
as Unit and Area delegates in each
of Land O’Lakes 23 Units in the
East select the most qualified appli
cant(s) to receive the scholarship. To
qualify for the scholarship, appli
cants must be a child or grandchild
of a Land O’Lakes member.
Here is a listing of this year’s win
ners:
Renae Bender, Cochranville,
daughter of Roy N. and Ruth Ann
Bender, senior at Messiah College
studying elementary education.
Michael Bollinger, Quarryville, son
of L. Dale and Cynthia Bollinger, sen
ior in animal science at Cornell Uni
versity.
Sarah Dell, Martmsburg, daughter
of Emile and Betty Dilling, senior at
Harcum College who is studying vet
erinary technology.
Jonathan Detman, Carlisle, a
sophomore studying biology at Dela
ware Valley College is the son of
Larry and Deb Yorlets.
Jonas David Click, Lewistown, son
of David and Jam* Click, freshman
studying forestry management at
Pennsylvania School of Technology.
Travis Harshman, Chambersburg,
son of Larry and Jean Harshman,
studying heavy construction technol
ogy at Pennsylvania School of Tech
nology.
J. Kyle Hershey, Mountville, a
freshman in animal sciences at the
Pennsylvania State University is the
son of Clifford and Mary Lou Her
shey.
Benjamin Hibbard, Montrose, son
of Arvin and Roselyn Hibbard, senior
at the Pennsylvania State
University studying second
ary education mathema
tics.
Jill Hoover, Gap, a junior
in animal science at the
Pennsylvania State Univer
sity, the daughter of Gor
don and Carole Hoover.
Roger Hottle, Knoxville, a
freshman at Lock Haven
studying engineering, the
son of John and Sandy
Beard.
Dustin Kreider, Quarry
ville, the son of Tom and
Kathie Kreider, a sopho
more studying finance at
the Pennsylvania State Uni
versity.
Susie Lutz, Mohrsville,
daughter of Ralph Lutz, in
her third year of studying
veterinary medicine at Pur
due University.
Kari Martin, Ephrata,
daughter of Leonard and
Joyce Martin, senior in agri
cultural business at the
Pennsylvania State Univer
sity Berks campus.
James Neyhard, Milton,
son of Diane Neyhard, sen
ior studying environmental
and renewable resource
economics at the Pennsyl
vania State University
Blair Robbins, Millerton,
a sophomore at Mansfield
University studying pre-en
gineering, the son of Keith
and Peny Robbins.
Justin Robinson, Hunt
ingdon, son of Thomas and
Jeannette Robinson, in his
second year studying agri
cultural and extension edu
cation at the Pennsylvania
State University.
Estella Ruth, East Berlin,
daughter of George and
Karen Ruth, a sophomore
at Delaware Valley College
studying environmental sci
ence and agronomy.
Nicole Sell, Schneck
sville, a sophomore in biol
ogy at Cedar Crest College,
the daughter of Hubert and
Grace Sell.
Laura Stoltzfus, Elverson,
daughter of Gary and Sha
ron Stoltzfus, senior in ac
counting at Grove City Col
lege.
Dusti Vanderwende,
Greenwood, Del., daughter
of Doug and Debbie Van
derwende, a sophomore in
animal science at University
of Delaware.
Jennifer Yoder, Meyer
sdale, daughter of Wendell
and Darlene Yoder, a fresh
man at the Frostburg State
University.
Rebecca Young, Peach
Bottom, daughter of Mat
thew and Linda Young, a
junior at Shippensburg Uni
versity studying general
business management.