Celebrate Thanksgiving safely and with CMU pride

The year’s biggest feast is right around the corner, and when it comes to turkeys, everyone has their own secret to a succulent bird and delicious sides.

The last thing you want is to let that meal turn into a nightmare with a bout of food-borne illness. Central Michigan University’s Dietetics Program shared tips about how you can feast without fear.

• When it comes to the big bird, keep it cool when it comes to thawing and storing leftovers.
• Thanksgiving means leftovers, which means finding room in the refrigerator for containers. Here are some ways to handle the excess safely.
• Do you want to know how long your leftovers will keep in your refrigerator or how to store them with raw meat and seafood? Here’s a quick Q&A to answer those questions.

Thanksgiving isn’t just about food. While afternoons are often devoted to the Detroit Lions, mornings are about watching parades.

• CMU pride will get a spotlight during Detroit’s annual parade in the morning.
• Check out photos from last year’s parade.
• If you’re an alum and are in Detroit for the parade – or even the football game – you can join  other members of the CMU community for a tour of The Whiskey Factory. Registrations are open until Monday.