It is sad how many people don't value the money their husband earned by throwing away leftover food easily. Home cooking leftovers are often saved to be eaten later. We may keep it in the refrigerator for a certain period of time or reheat when needed or recycle it for another delicious meal. In dealing with leftover food, a knowledge on proper food safety is important to prevent food poisoning( food borne illness) caused by the bacteria from the improper food handling. Food poisoning causes abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.
Don't let left over food stay too long outside the fridge. The bacteria starts to grow and the food begins to spoil when food is left out at room temperature for a longer period of time. Once you are done eating, make sure to put it on the fridge and just reheat whenever you need it. All cooked foods should be refrigerated, or frozen within 2 hours after cooking. Safe period starts after the food is cooked. The refrigerator temperature should be at 40°F or below.
Never keep leftovers in the refrigerator for more than 4 days. It is better to put a date before refrigerating them to make sure they don't remain in your refrigerator too long. Bacteria typically don't change the appearance, taste or the smell of food, so you cannot tell whether the food is still safe to eat. If you're in doubt about food's safety, never taste it and it's best to throw it away.
When leftover food is reheated, make sure you heat them completely. Leftover food should be reheated to 165°F throughout, by stirring them while reheating.
So true...but sometimes, it's the hubby who doesn't want leftovers. LOL great tips though sis :D
ReplyDeleteso true!! that's why I tell the yaya to eat everything first before cooking a new batch of food. we only cook heavily when my husband is home..
ReplyDeleteWhenever we cook, we portion the food, place them into microwaveable containers and freeze them right away.
ReplyDeleteAll good tips. I don't like throwing out foods, too. So this article really helps.
ReplyDeleteIt's really not good throwing away food. It's nice to be able to have them still available in the next meals or even just for snacks.
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing, i learned from this.
ReplyDeleteIt's always better if there are no left-over foods
ReplyDeletebut sometimes, we cannot avoid having these so, might
as well recycle and this tip is just perfect.
Thanks for this tips Ms. Tess. Here in our house our leftovers are given to stray cats and dogs. Super sayang talaga kasi pwede pang kainin kinabukasan.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of throwing left-over foods is not very appealing to me either. As much as possible, I cook the exact amount of food because they don't like to eat "replay" meals. Okay lang mabitin sa ulam paminsan-minsan so that they would know how to value the food on their plate. Nice tips!
ReplyDeleteOopsy. I'm guilty of storing food inside the fridge for more than 4days. All the while I thought that's the main purpose of fridge - to keep the food life a little longer. Nyay. Haha.
ReplyDeletefood poisoning is circulating in the news all over our place. it is because people does not handle their left over foods very well. true that left overs can save you money but you have to handle food packaging properly. thanks for tips.
ReplyDeletePeople don't realize how quickly cooked food spoils when left at room temperature. And yes, we shouldn't keep them in the fridge too long. We can always "recycle" leftovers by including them in pasta dishes, or using them as sandwich fillings :)
ReplyDeletei would want to try this one too to save money as well and no waiting of foods but my husbands does not want leftovers. good reipce though, xx
ReplyDeleteeither eat enough or eat it all.
ReplyDeleteI would would eat leftover food if its good but leave it at fridge if no
ReplyDeleteIm not a cook but I love to eat, who does not right. This are really good tips. Will pass this along.
ReplyDeleteAgree! I make sure I kept well left-over foods. Better to be safe and save as well.
ReplyDeleteGreat tips about leftover foods. Will follow em and hopefully, I can save money and food as well.
ReplyDeleteMomming-mommy talaga si Mommy Tess. These tips should be read by moms out there for the benefit of the family esp. of the kids :)
ReplyDeleteFor me, a food wasted is money wasted. And I really loathe people throwing their leftovers.
ReplyDeleteI agree that left over food should be heated completely and before heating it is best to smell it first.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the tips, we do have a lot of leftovers at home and I sometimes just reheat it and other time I recycle them. Putting a date on the container is a great tip because most of the time my leftovers is already residing inside the fridge =)
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