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We have been accustomed to eating left-over foods from last night’s dinner or the breakfast earlier. With the help of the microwave oven, we can whip up a meal in no time. The need for keeping food storage seems to be placed on the back burner.

The question now is “Are the foods we eat from last night’s dinner safe?” You can never tell if the sandwich or piece of meat you just ate is free from germs. The lack of food storage seems to be the issue here. If you have available food stored somewhere, would you bother eating left-over food? I think not.

There is one thing we can learn from this:  food storage is very important so here are some important things you need to know.

For cold storage: Maintain the fridge’s temperature at 41 F when storing food. Also, make sure that you do not overstock your fridge for the air circulate freely and help chill foods easily. Label food with their expiry dates so that you’ll know when not to eat them. Take note of the “first-in, first-out” policy when consuming foods.

Store frozen foods in moisture-proof containers to keep them from getting spoilt. This practice will also maintain the food’s quality. For left-overs and those removed from their original containers, it is highly recommended that you place them on air-tight containers to preserve its quality.

For dry storage Maintain items like canned goods, flour, sugar, rice and cereals in room temperature between 50 to 75 ‘F. Always keep your dry food storage area clean. Maintain a cleaning schedule for shelves for food storage. In this way your food will be free from rodents and insects. Check your shelves for items especially canned goods that are near expiration or that already expired to avoid poisoning.

Store food items away from your cleaning products,  make sure that cabinets for your chemicals are far from your food storage to avoid any contamination and make sure it’s out of the reach of your children.

Keeping food storage is very important to all households. It doesn’t only serve as a source of food when mom failed to buy groceries. It serves a much higher purpose. Food storages can help sustain your family in times of severe disaster and crisis-times when there are no food sold in stores.