Kome Ozomaro, 9, a member of Cub Scout Pack 202, leaves a flier on the front door of a house along the 400 block North Pettis Avenue Saturday morning. The flier, promoting the Scouting for Food campaign, asks residents to fill a bag with nonperishable food items to be left by their front door Saturday morning to be collected local Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts.

(BPT) - When the weather warms, there are plenty of fun outdoor activities to enjoy, which means there’s also a bounty of summer fare to eat. From the traditional to the intriguing, you never know what interesting food choices you may find while out and about. What better way to kick off summer than with a few fun activities that pair good times with the foods that define the season?

(NAPSI)—If you’re looking for a quick meal or snack on the go, too often, your options have been limited to the drive-through or grabbing processed snacks. As consumers gravitate toward healthy choices, some retailers are focusing on providing fresh, tasty options. Here are a few tips to help you eat smarter on the run.

(NAPSI)—Families across America say that the cost of healthy groceries makes it hard for them to cook healthy meals, according to the national survey Its Dinnertime.

(StatePoint) Great food is the centerpiece of any holiday celebration, and practicing safe food handling in the kitchen is an important part of holiday meal preparation. There are certain steps you can take to keep friends and family safe from food poisoning.

Tyson Foods made a $1,000 donation to the Smith-Cotton Jr. ROTC program for the assistance provided by more than 20 Corps members who ran games and assisted with snacks during the Tyson Family Fun Day, where 2,000 Tyson team members and their families enjoyed a day at the Missouri State Fairgrounds. Chuck Yarbrough, Tyson Complex HR director, presents the check to, from left,  Jovana Cervantes, Shania Vogler and Aurora Rafael.

The Benton County Extension Center is offering a home food preservation series entitled “It’s So Easy to Preserve.” The workshops will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. July 25 and Aug. 1 at the Benton County Extension Center, 1220 Commercial St. in Warsaw.

Tyson Foods Inc. was recently named “Processor of the Year” by National Provisioner magazine.

Stacey Miller, of Sedalia, has become an independent consultant with Tastefully Simple Inc., a national direct sales company that features more than 60 foods.

Sedalia postal workers and members of their auxiliary organization collected more than 13,000 pounds of food from Pettis County postal customers during their annual food drive on Saturday.

Katherine Rumsey, of Smithton, has become an independent consultant with Tastefully Simple Inc., a national direct sales company featuring more than 60 easy-to-prepare foods.

Otterville School recently hosted a canned food drive. The high school collected 1,559 cans and the elementary 515.