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The latest report by safefood on the cost of a minimum acceptable healthy food basket has revealed families on a tight budget continue to struggle to buy healthy food, with some households spending up to one third (32 percent) of their take home income each week on food.

With the sunshine here to stay for the forseeable future, chef Nico Reynolds offers his meat thermometer usage advice to ensure that barbecue meats like burgers, chicken and sausages are cooked to 75 degrees Celsius for the safest and tastiest food.

Safefood ambassador Nico Reynolds is offering practical tips on how to safely enjoy a barbecue over the bank holiday weekend.

With barbeque season well and truly here, safefood is encouraging home cooks to ‘trust the meat thermometer’ this summer and make sure they cook their BBQ meats like burgers, chicken and sausages to 75 degrees Celsius and enjoy the safest and tastiest food.

Galway City Partnership is one of 13 community projects to be awarded a share of €740,000 in safefood funding to transform the shopping and healthy eating habits of low-income communities across the country.

BY DECLAN VARLEY

New research from safefood has shown that while ownership of meat thermometers is increasing, over three quarters of people (78%) are not aware of the correct temperature to which turkey should be cooked to. 1 A meat thermometer helps to remove the guess work from cooking a turkey, ensuring a tasty and safe meal for all.

With more time spent at home and new ways of socialising, the barbecue season has kicked off earlier than usual this year.

Safefood, the HSE and Healthy Ireland are encouraging parents to reduce the amount of treat foods given to children.