Happy New Year! It is 2019! Wow! My prayer for you this year is to dream big, commit your actions to God and your plans will succeed! 😀
And now, as we all get busy in the kitchens serving up mouth-watering meals, a timely reminder to prevent food poisoning and accusations thrown at ‘village pipu’ 😀
Wash your hands before and after handling food
Use separate chopping boards. 1 for Fruits and fresh vegetable for salads, 1 for poultry, seafood and meats and another for all other produce. This prevents cross-contamination of foods.
Wash your knives, boards and other utensils before using on a different set of produce. Again, this prevents cross-contamination of foods.
Freeze/refrigerate meats you are not going to use immediately.Constantly bringing out your meats, thawing them and then freezing them back again, provides an opportunity for bacteria to thrive. So, if you buy a lot of meat, put them in small packs according to how much you use every time. This way, you ensure that you’re going to use everything in a pack you bring out.
Thoroughly wash fruits and vegetable before cutting and serving. You can use salt and/or vinegar water to wash vegetables
Be sure to wash your kitchen napkins and dish towels in hot water often. I wash mine at the end of the day and next morning they are nice and fresh!
Remember that hygiene is two-thirds of health! So, don’t be caught napping 😀