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September 10, 2009

Best 6 tips for cooking safe food at home

Filed under: Food and Drink — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , — cloud @ 5:33 am

Many times people fall sick in the families because of the food they eat, sometime it happens the food you eat may not be prepared well and it is not handled well, such prepared food can be injuries to health and there might be some health problems. This can be avoided when the food is prepared is safe manner and in neat and clean area. Following are some tips when followed will help you how to prepared and eat safe food in the home.

1. The very first step for cooking a good and safe food, it is most important to clean your hand with some soap or with an antiseptic solution so that all the germs and bacteria may be in contact with you directly or indirectly will be clean. Clean all the utensils and its surface such that it should not become airborne to many illnesses.

2. Preserve your food in the refrigerator or in the microwave so that it will remain bacteria and germs free, never preserve the food long time on the kitchen counter such as it is the good place for the insects to thrive on. Eating hot and refrigerator food will be harmless to your health.

3. Never let your foods such as meat, chicken, seafood, dairy products, sweets, fruits and vegetable lie on the table for a longer time than two hours. Try to eat the perishable hot food as early as possible.

4. The left over food is always causes some health problems when not preserve well, keep the leftover food in separate small container so that the container will get cool fast in the refrigerator. Set the refrigerator at 40f such that it will not allow the germs or the fungus to grow on the food, for maintaining the normal temperature keep thermometer in the refrigerator.

5. Importance should be given while eating the fruits and vegetables, because when you buy them from outside they are stored for many days in the open surrounding such that bacteria and germs form over them. Before eating fruits and vegetable wash them thoroughly under running water. Also, the fruits like water melons, apples, oranges and cucumbers which are peeled off or cut, wash them because the adhere bacteria on it should not be transferred in your body.

6. Cooking the food at the safe temperature will kill or destroy many bacterial insects that exist in the food. Use thermometer for monitoring the temperature to see whether the food is cooked or not. Thermometer uses will ensure the proper cooking of the food, it is important for the food such as beef, meat that contains much bacteria and germs.

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August 30, 2009

Top 5 tips – Cook safe food and avoid food poisoning

Filed under: Food and Drink — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , — cloud @ 12:23 am

Food safety is very important in our day-to-day life, eating contaminated and unhygienic food is not good for our body and it contains considerable number of health hazard. Eating left over contaminated food is harmful to our body as it poses bacteria and fungus which can grow nearly on every food that is kept for longer time. This cause stomachaches, illness, food poisoning or even death to the person. Some time we eat the food that does not smell well or OK but there are some people who take food safety granted and later they may fall sick. For avoiding contaminated unhygienic food there are some foolproof ways to prevent bacteria and dangerous germs coming into your food, using some safety food measures can reduce risk of food poisoning.

Following given are some few safety food tips that will keep your family safe from getting food poisoning.

1. Wash Your Hands

Washing your hands thoroughly is very important and it’s the basic rule before eating any food. Wash your hand neatly with soap or by any antiseptic solution keep your hand under running water and wash at least for 10 to 15 seconds clean all the nails that accumulate much dirt and many people do not wash the nails thoroughly, this may cause some bacteria getting into your stomach. Make sure before eating the food you have washed your hands neatly, this helps prevent germs transferring in your food and causing food poisoning in many ways.

2. Keep your kitchen clean

For cooking safe food that do not contain any contamination or bacteria is also depending on the cooking area, your kitchen counter, sink, and other area contains more bacteria and fungus than any other area in your home because it is your cooking area there may be cockroaches, ants, flies and other insects that are harmful when get into your food. To avoid this it is important that keep your kitchen area clean and dirt free environment. Don’t keep garbage or left over food in your kitchen area such that it may contaminate your food, wash your dishes, spoons, bowls and sinks properly and frequently whenever you are using them. Hence, the neat and hygienic your kitchen will be there are fewer chances for the germs and bacteria to breed and reside in your kitchen.

3. Cool food carefully

Preserve your food neat in the cool area such as in the refrigerator and do not put hot food immediately in the refrigerator let it cool down first. Leftover food can be stored in refrigerator, but keeping it for two or three days may contaminate and bacteria or fungus may form on the food. Refrigerating some amount of left over food does not contaminate or become unhygienic.

4. Cook food carefully

Cooking food carefully is very important so as to kill off germs and bacteria from the food. Food such as meat, fish, seafood, poultry and eggs are the best places were bacteria and germs thrive. For killing these germs and bacteria the best way cook the food on extreme heat such that it will destroy most of the germs from your food. Meat, beef and pork food is well cooked upto 160 degree, meat at 165 degree, chicken at 180 degree. Most foods are cooked at different temperatures to kill off the most germs and bacteria residing on it. Color is important in this situation it notifies whether the food is cooked or not.

5. Left over food

Keeping the left over food in the oven for some minute and then taken to eat. This does not allow the food to come under 140 degrees, heating the food again and again and placing it again in the refrigerator and reheating it again increases the chances of acquiring some illness in the food and that can be injuries to health.

Using these tips daily will keep your kitchen and food away from the unhygienic, germs and fungus that reside on them. Cooking the food to its desired temperatures will keep your food safe from germs and bacteria. Moreover, considering the food adage and looking whether it is contaminated or smells bad throw it out. Remembering all these factors will keep you safe away from food poisoning

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May 29, 2009

Save Money with Food Dehydrators

Filed under: Food and Drink — Tags: , , — cloud @ 12:14 am

The thought of having to discard food because it turned rotten must have made you cringe. There is a wide range of dehydrators available to help you extend the shelf life of foods and affect savings because food gets used and need not be thrown before it turns rotten. Dehydrators are an easy way to store food cost effectively and can help you make the most of your visits to a grocery store.

Fruit stays fresh and good only for about a day or two. If you can dry them then you can use them longer. You save money by using all the stuff you purchase without having to throw anything because it turned rotten. You also can consume the dried fruit before your next shopping trip. You may feel like trying a recipe that may require raisins and apples and if these are dehydrated at home, you save on a shopping trip. A dehydrator is a great way to make fruit available at all times so that you can try out a recipe or have a snack at short notice.

Vegetables when dried stayed longer and are ideal for soups. You can have them anytime you wish. Drying homegrown vegetables and fruits helps you stretch them longer. You save money by drying them and as a result there is no wastage. Dried vegetables can always be re-hydrated by keeping them in water before cooking. Homegrown vegetables are always available to you fresh from the garden and these can make a meal more flavorsome and interesting. You would not like your own grown vegetables to be wasted ever, because of the efforts that have gone into growing them. There is a variety of dehydrators to chose from that will save both money and food wastage.

Herbs too can be expensive at times. Drying your own spices and herbs will reduce grocery bills. A dehydrator will help you in this endeavor. Drying will help you keep them as long as you wish, making them available anytime you wish. Drying them is not time consuming for you even if the herbs themselves take long to dry. Drying them will save money.

Any product that prevents food wastage is a money saver for any home. With the right gadgets it is easy to dry food. Dehydrators have a lot of features that make drying very easy. No fruit or vegetable need ever be wasted if you own a dehydrator. Consider getting one to save money and prevent food from going waste.

Take some time to surf the Internet and find out more about dehydrators and then make a considered choice about buying one that suits your needs. You will soon begin to believe that you made a wise decision going in for one.

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May 28, 2009

Save Money on Food – Interesting Facts on How to Keep Your Food Fresh

Filed under: Food and Drink — Tags: , , , — cloud @ 11:42 pm

Some time or the other you must have thrown off rotten food from the fridge and felt terrible about the wastage. Here are some tips to help you save money by keeping fruits and vegetables fresh and making them last longer.

We never really bother about the temperatures in our fridge. Ideally it should be maintained between 32F and 41F. If the temperature is too warm food will go bad under bacterial attack and if too cold then icicles will form in the food.

Fresh vegetables and fruits should have air circulating round them to help them stay fresh. This also prevents them turning soggy from sweating. Do not store in packaged plastic in which they are purchased.
Here are some tips for storing fruits and vegetables.

Apples:
Throw out rotten, blemished ones. They could contaminate the good ones and cause them to rot.

Lettuce:
Lettuce stays fresh if stored in a loose large plastic bag. To revive lettuce leaves that have gone limp, remove a thin slice of its stem and store in a container of ice-cold water. Each leaf can be sprinkled with cold water, wrapped up in a tea towel and stored in the refrigerator for about an hour. This will keep them fresh.

Carrots, turnips and beetroot:
Remove the leaves to avoid them drawing nutrients from roots. Store in cold dry place that is dark and well ventilated.

Celery:
Celery will stay well if stood upright on its stalk in a tumbler of water and then placed in the fridge. It can lose flavor immediately on washing.

Lemons:
Place cut lemons with cut side downward keeping them under an inverted glass on top and in a place that is cool.

Mushrooms:
Mushrooms remain fresh if stored in a place that is dark and cool. Do not store in the fridge. Wipe dry and keep on a paper towel to store longer.

Onions:
Onions remain fresh if stored in wire racks, keeping bulbs apart to encourage air circulation and thereby prevent rotting.

Potatoes:
To keep potatoes from sprouting store them with apples in a cool dry place. If you are peeling them for cooking, peel only as many as you need and put them in water till you cook to prevent them turning brown or place peeled ones in a bowl of water in the fridge till cooking time.

Tomatoes:
It depends on how you prefer your tomatoes, soft or rock hard. Green tomatoes or unripe ones stay fresh when stored in the dark. When exposed to sunlight they will soften instead of ripening. If you wish them to ripen then store in a drawer in a paper bag along with an apple till then turn a pretty rosy red.

If you follow the above tips, you will keep your vegetables and fruits fresh till your next visit to the grocery. You never need to worry about wastage and rotting. The saving will also make you feel happy.

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Eat Raw Foods and Save Money

Filed under: Food and Drink — Tags: , , , , — cloud @ 9:38 pm

Some people find the idea of eating raw food rather weird. Most of your favorite foods must have been fried, baked, broiled food or food cooked any other way. You may be a little surprised to know that people who are switching over to eating uncooked, raw food are thrilled with the benefits they experience. Your experience being different makes this idea difficult to accept. Once you begin eating raw food you will soon find that it is better for health and economical too.

Raw food connoisseurs recommend organic food, raw nuts even though these are expensive and super foods that are difficult to find. But consuming raw stuff is better on your budget. Eating raw foods can cut costs on groceries and medicines. Read the following tips and find out more.

Raw foods are enzyme rich and healthier on the body than processed stuff that is low on nutrition. Raw foods help you rid yourself of ailments like diabetes, obesity, allergies and even depression. Many who have switched over to eating raw food have made reported better health and even disappearance of old health problems. This means indirectly saving on the cost of medicines.

Generally fresh fruits and vegetables are cheaper than processed stuff and even dairy and meat products. You need not avoid meat, but it could be difficult to procure dairy products and meat of an excellent quality. Raw food diets generally minimize consumption of dairy products and meat that are expensive. Raw food enthusiasts claim they eat less food and therefore spend less money on it.

There is no one who does not like to feel good with a complexion that is radiant and speaks of health. If you eat raw foods you will find your skin glowing, vibrant and well hydrated: this could mean spending less of toiletries and personal care products like creams and moisturizers. You can use avocados and coconut oil for home treatment of skin and hair when you stock these in your fridge and pantry. Avocados are known to make fine face packs! With your skin looking and feeling better you could even dispense with make up all together!

Eating raw also effects saving on water bills as there is not much utensil washing to do. All you will need when you are on a raw food diet is a chopping board or a mixer both of which can be easily cleaned. You even save water on washing hair because hair remains shinning and healthy, thus requiring shampooing less often.

When you consider the monetary and health benefits of having only raw foods, you may soon decide to learn more about it so as to adopt it as a lifestyle.

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