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	Podcast:		Liz's Healthy Table
	Episode:		74: Grocery Shopping, Food Safety, and Take Out in the Age of COVID-19 with Hilary Thesmar, PhD, RD
	Category:		Arts
	Duration:		00:37:35
	Publish Date:		2020-04-15 18:07:46
	Description:		Join me on this week’s podcast as I clear up the confusion about the safest and most efficient way to grocery shop, food safety and coronavirus, and restaurant take-out in the age of COVID-19. My guest is Hilary Thesmar, PhD, RD, Chief Food and Product Safety Officer and Senior VP of Food Safety Programs for the Food Marketing Institute (FMI). Hilary is a registered dietitian with a master’s degree in Human Nutrition and a Ph.D. in Food Technology. Wait until you hear her advice on how to handle your groceries when you get home from the supermarket, why it’s OK to order and eat take-out from your favorite restaurants, and how the supply chain is adapting to the distribution of things like milk, eggs, and toilet paper to the supermarket. Show Highlights: Get to know Hilary, her work at FMI, her family, and her dog A recent survey’s findings about grocery shopping habits during the pandemic. How people have changed their shopping habits Why people worry about finding groceries and supplies that they need How the supply and demand principle affects our resources during a pandemic Why we can’t find toilet paper at the store Why farmers are having to dump their milk Procedures to follow for food safety in the middle of COVID-19, including employee health, cleaning and sanitation policies, and social distancing rules What to do with your groceries when you get home from the supermarket Why water is the best way to clean your fruits and vegetables Why we need to be smart in our shopping practices The increase in food assistance programs and their benefits Why it’s OK and safe to order take-out meals from your favorite restaurants Hilary’s home-cooking food philosophy during the pandemic Resources: Grilled cabbage from Liz’s website Podcast Posse COLOR, COOK, LEARN 26-Day Challenge Sign up here: https://www.lizshealthytable.com/colorcooklearn/
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