The holidays are full of family cooking traditions - but could you be passing down bad holiday habits?  This season, make over your cooking mistakes and ring in new holiday traditions for a safe kitchen.

According to a survey by the American Dietetic Association and Conagra Foods, Americans will spend more time cooking and baking with their children during the next few weeks than at any other time of the year. And for many, it�s also an important time to pass on holiday cooking traditions.  But, some of these traditions may be a recipe for food poisoning.  Registered dietitian Susan Moores:

�When you�re preparing your feast, always use a meat thermometer to cook whole turkeys to 180 degrees fahrenheit, and a pork roast should be cooked to 160 degrees and a beef roast to at least 145. Whether you�re serving a buffet spread or a sit-down dinner, keep your guests out of harm�s way.  Keep them healthy by making sure that food doesn�t sit out for more than two hours. And even though it may be your favorite holiday tradition, resist that urge to sample cookie dough.  It may contain raw eggs and that could certainly make you sick. Wait until baked goods are fully cooked before you dig in.� 

For more information on holiday food safety, visit the

 A-D-A/Conagra Foods web site at home-food-safety-dot-org.

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