In the hot summer, the cooling effect of the supermarket island cabinet is reflected. It can provide us with fresh and cool food, so can the food stored in it be eaten directly? Experts from Huamei Electrical Appliances tell you that doing so is harmful to your body. According to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were as many as 76 million cases of poisoning in the United States last year due to direct consumption of cold food. Therefore, we must be cautious, especially those with elderly and children at home, because their resistance is weak, and we must pay more attention not to let them directly eat the food in the island cabinet for a long time.
The temperature of the food in the supermarket island cabinet is much lower than the internal temperature of the human body. If it is eaten directly, it will cause stomach discomfort. If this happens for a long time, the human body's immunity will decline, and stomach pain will occur. Therefore, you should try to eat less or not eat cold food. Even if you must eat it, you must heat and sterilize the food at high temperature, and the food must be steamed and cooked thoroughly. Cold dishes must be washed, and you can eat more vinegar, ginger, garlic, etc., and the food that changes the taste the next day cannot be eaten.
So how do we use supermarket island cabinets to store food reasonably? First of all, the food needs to be sealed with a fresh-keeping bag. As for fresh produce, it should be placed in a bag with air, and it is best to eat it within a few days. Condiments such as potatoes and onions, as mentioned in the previous article "How to keep fruits and vegetables fresh", do not need to be refrigerated. The remaining meals should be placed in a sealed lunch box, refrigerated after two hours of cooking, and eaten within 3-5 days. Raw meat must be refrigerated separately from cooked meat, and it must be wrapped in plastic bags and placed at the bottom of the island cabinet to prevent the meat juices from contaminating other foods.
Crystallization often occurs on the surface of food stored in supermarket island cabinets for a long time. This is a normal phenomenon because no bacteria will survive in the freezer at minus several degrees. The nutritional value of fresh food will also be well preserved, but relatively speaking, their taste will be a little worse than fresh food.
In addition, it is difficult to tell whether some food has gone bad with the naked eye, so when the color and smell of the food are abnormal, you should throw it away decisively. Finally, for food that is not sure whether it is safe or not, it is recommended to throw it away directly, and never gamble with your health.
