With the current economic downturn leading to a collective return to home cooking, the time is right to revive what consumers may (or may not!) have learned in high school home economics class. In this issue of Today’s Table, the Canned Food Alliance is introducing At-Home Economics – the CFA’s call for a renewed focus on kitchen basics for consumers and food and nutrition professionals.

In this issue:

The Canned Food Alliance Answers the Call for “Back to Basics” with Essential Kitchen Toolkit

• A Rutgers University study recently found moms want and need a better grasp of kitchen basics. Read how the CFA is using this research to help make basic kitchen skills easily accessible to everyone, everywhere, as part of its At-Home Economics program.
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Economic Downturn + Decline of Consumer Skills = Resurgence of At-Home Economics

• Food and nutrition author and educator Roberta L. Duyff, MS, RD, FADA, a home economics expert and dietitian who is also certified in family and consumer sciences, is giving professionals actionable, usable tips and information on how canned foods help consumers to prepare safe, nourishing and economical meals, with convenience and flavor in mind.
• Check out “Home Economics to Family and Consumer Sciences: Reinvented for Today's Consumer,” a position paper designed to serve as a resource and perspective on the return of At-Home Economics. The paper is endorsed by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.
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