Taking leftover food from restaurants home has become a habit for many citizens. While this在一定程度上 reduces waste, some experts say that not all leftovers are suitable for taking home, and one should pay attention to how they are consumed after being packed, otherwise it may cause physical discomfort.
Vegetables are best not to be taken home.
Leftover vegetables, after being salted for a long time, can turn their surface salt into nitrites when reheated, which can easily cause poisoning.
Starchy foods should be kept for no more than 4 hours.
Packed starchy foods, such as rice cakes, can cause adverse physical reactions even if they haven't spoiled. This is because they are easily parasitized by Staphylococcus, and the toxins from this type of bacteria do not break down at high temperatures, so the spoilage problem cannot be solved. Therefore, starchy foods should be eaten within 4 hours.
Fish must be reheated before eating.
Fish contains complete proteins, fish oil, and rich vitamins C, A, and D, which are beneficial to the body's cardiovascular and nervous systems. But if you're not careful, it can also harm your stomach. Look at a set of real and scary numbers: E. coli on the surface can double every 8 minutes at a temperature of around 20°C; in 5-6 hours, one bacterium becomes 100 million... such a quantity is enough to cause food poisoning. Therefore, packed fish must be reheated before eating.
Mixing soup with rice is unscientific.
Mixing soup with rice is a very unscientific dietary combination. Therefore, for the sake of convenience, you should not just swallow the packed food by mixing it with rice, as this may affect your digestive function and cause stomach problems.
Doctor's Reminder:
1. After packing, dishes should be quickly placed in the refrigerator and consumed as soon as possible. Do not leave them for too long.
2. Before cooked food is put in the refrigerator, it must be completely cooled. Otherwise, when suddenly placed in a low-temperature environment, the center of the food is prone to spoilage, and the heat brought into the refrigerator can cause water vapor to condense, which can promote mold growth and lead to mold spoilage of all food in the refrigerator.
3. Cooked food taken out of the refrigerator must be reheated. The temperature in the refrigerator can only inhibit the growth of microorganisms, not kill them completely.
4. The storage time for leftover food should preferably not span more than one meal. Eat leftovers from breakfast at lunch, and leftovers from lunch at dinner, and try to consume them within 5-6 hours.