Rescue Mission Seeks Help Volunteerssafe Eating a Priority at Holiday Partiesneeding a Homedaily Record

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By Phil Anderson THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

Not to throw cold water on office holiday parties, but you may want to think twice before giving in to your grazing instincts and helping yourself to that casserole with cream cheese that has been sitting around on a crumb-strewn table all afternoon.

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Rescue Mission Seeks Help Volunteerssafe Eating a Priority at Holiday Partiesneeding a Homedaily Record

If you give in, you could get sick -- as in food poisoning. And no one wants to spend any part of the holidays dealing with vomiting, diarrhea, cramps, dehydration or worse.

The key is knowing the proper temperatures for your food items.

"Try to keep your hot foods hot," said Mary Beth Haney, a clinical dietitian at St. Francis Health Center in Topeka. "If you're going to bring a hot dish, bring it in a slow cooker or on a warmer of some sort so you can keep it hot."

How hot is hot? At least 160 degrees or higher, she said.

The same principle holds true for cold foods, only the temp...

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