The spinach and carrot juice debacles have led many to think twice before eating up their greens, veggie fan or not.

The following article helps with those food fears, albeit the headline is a little sensational.

A colleague sent me the link to a story from Ediets.com headlined "Beware: 13 Foods That Kill."

Ediets.com is a subscription-based online diet, fitness and counseling program, so they do have a proprietary interest in the advice they post. (This can clearly be seen in the sales blurb at the beginning of the article: "This is what you've been looking for.")

But the information in the article is useful. The 13 foods include water, raw peanuts and vegetables.

Here are a few that I found interesting:

8. Caesar salad: Many restaurant or homemade recipes call for raw eggs in Caesar salad. Always ask if the salad dressing contains raw eggs.

12. Turkey and stuffing. Cooking stuffing in a turkey or chicken is a major no-no. The bird cooks both from the outside and the inside. When you stuff the bird, it reduces the heat penetration. Your best bet is to cook the turkey and stuffing separately. If you do choose to cook them together, make sure the temperature reaches at least 180 degrees Fahrenheit in the innermost part of the thigh while the center of the stuffing inside the turkey reaches 165 degrees. Bacteria can survive in stuffing that hasn't reached that temperature.

13. Shakes and eggs. A popular favorite these days is protein shakes. Unfortunately, they can do more harm than good when raw eggs are added to the mix. Once again you're putting yourself at risk for salmonella when you consume raw eggs. Also, beware of sunny side up or runny eggs. The rule of thumb is to cook the egg until both the yolk and the white are firm.

While looking into this I stumbled over this release from the American Dietetic Association on the safety of kids bringing their lunch to school. It includes tips on refrigeration and swapping food with other kids.

Foodborne illness isn't something to take lightly. My sister and her boyfriend recently were diagnosed with Hepatitis A after eating some bad meat from Taco Bell. (That Taco Bell isn't around here. It's back in Kentucky, where I grew up.)I won't give you all the gross details, but suffice it to say the two of them were out of work for a week. I've never seen her that sick before.

And her doctor, who told her three other patients had come in before her complaining of the same symptoms and eating at Taco Bell, said she had a mild case of Hepatitis A.

The Food and Drug Administration has more about food safety tips and foodborne illness. The University of Nebraska has lots of information on specific preparation tips for different foods.