Nutrition Savvy Blog

Food Safety Tips for Cooking at Home

10/16/2020

We don't have full control over how our food is handled before it reaches our kitchens but we can take some precautions to minimize and prevent harmful bacteria, like Salmonella, E. Coli, Listeria, and Campylobacter, from taking over the healthy meals we prepare at home.

There are some simple steps in how we handle, cook, and store our food to prevent food-borne illness. You can't see, smell, or taste harmful bacteria that may cause illness. If you don’t handle the food you eat properly, your risk for getting food poisoning increases. No one wants food poisoning.

Today, I’m going to cover basic food safety tips to keep you and your loved ones happy and healthy.

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