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Alert! Don't reheat these 6 foods, and throw them away if you can't finish them

In everyday life It is inevitable that we will have endless leftovers For these leftovers When you eat it again

By wu haoPublished 3 years ago 4 min read

In everyday life

It is inevitable that we will have endless leftovers

For these leftovers

When you eat it again

It is usually served heated

But you know what

Some foods cannot be reheated

Better get rid of it

Mindless saving won't do any good

There may also be a lot of trouble for the body!

What foods can't be reheated?

What should we do with leftovers?

Xiaobian this will take you to understand!

It is best not to reheat these foods

1. Fungus food

When it comes to fungi, the first thing that comes to mind is mushrooms, which produce a lot of nitrates when cooked at high temperatures. In particular, the nitrite content of mushrooms such as sea mushrooms, pleurotus eryngii and shiitake mushrooms will continue to increase when stored in the refrigerator at low temperature and reheated. Eating mushrooms after the second heating often may cause abdominal pain, diarrhea and other symptoms. Long-term eating will increase the probability of digestive system tumors. Therefore, it is not recommended to continue to eat mushrooms after the second heating.

Second, seafood food

Shrimp, crab, crab and other seafood foods are not suitable for secondary heating. If the uneaten seafood is placed for too long, it is easy to breed bacteria and produce toxins, and the usual heating time and temperature are difficult to kill and eliminate these bacterial toxins, increasing the detoxification burden of the liver. It is best to eat it now.

Three, spinach,

Spinach has a high oxalic acid content, so it needs to be blanched before eating. In addition, spinach also contains a large amount of nitrate. If it is heated again, spinach will be converted into nitrite, which is harmful to human body.

Four, milk

Milk can not be repeatedly heated, for a long time the milk will deteriorate, thus breeding bacteria, easy to cause diarrhea. In addition, repeatedly heating milk, can make milk protein denaturation, resulting in the lack of nutrition. Commercially available milk in boxes and bags is pasteurized or sterilized and can be consumed directly or heated. It does not need to be cooked through or reheated.

Five, tremella soup

Because Tremella contains more nitrates, cooked Tremella soup, if placed for a long time, nitrate will decompose and reduce to nitrite. Nitrite will make the hemoglobin in the blood lose the ability to carry oxygen, thereby destroying the normal hematopoietic function of the human body, affecting health. So tremella soup is best cooked and drunk now, not overnight.

Six, soft boiled egg

Soft-boiled eggs mainly refer to eggs that are not hard-boiled, so that the eggs will not completely kill the salmonella bacteria in the eggs. If left overnight, it increases the chances of bacteria multiplying and producing toxins. Even if cooked a second time, there is a risk of illness and it is best avoided.

Occasionally eat a small amount of runny eggs, may not bring obvious harm to human health. However, if there is excessive consumption or frequent consumption of runny eggs, it may lead to gastroenteritis, abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and other symptoms, and in severe cases, food poisoning may occur.

It is best to eat eggs well done, so as to eliminate all the bacteria inside. Hard-boiled eggs can be stored at a low temperature and in a sealed condition for up to 48 hours.

How to treat home leftovers correctly?

First, treat leftover food, processing attitude to be "rigorous"

The World Health Organization put forward the "five points of food safety" in the fourth point "keep food safe temperature" in the clear recommendation: cooked food at room temperature shall not be stored for more than 2 hours, should be timely refrigerated (preferably below 5℃), do not store in the refrigerator for more than 3 days, remaining food heating times should not exceed 1.

Two, left food to be smart, the best "only meat not leftovers"

Vegetables produce more nitrites and lose more nutrients (vitamin C, etc.) during storage than meat. Overall, suggested circle friends "really want to remain, as far as possible left meat not leftovers".

In addition, cold dishes are not recommended. Cold dishes are generally not heated, and are more likely to breed bacteria and other harmful substances, which will cause diarrhea, abdominal pain and other food poisoning problems.

Three, store leftovers to "science"

To ensure the "hygiene and safety" of leftovers, avoid "unnecessary operations" on them.

Chopsticks and other utensils should be reduced to turn over leftover food, and safe and reliable crisper containers should be used to store leftover food and ensure its sealing.

Leftover food in the storage process should be placed in the "refrigerator low temperature area", eat as soon as possible, to avoid the proliferation of bacteria and other microorganisms.

It is worth noting that leftover food needs to be "classified packaging + storage" to avoid cross contamination and flavor.

Four, leftovers must be "hot through" before eating

Although leftover food can be eaten, it must be "fully heated" before eating. This means that leftover food should be heated to 100 ° C and kept boiling for at least five minutes.

Five, how much to eat, how much heat, do not "repeated heating"

In order to reduce the risk of microbial invasion and avoid food poisoning incidents, it is not recommended to reheat leftovers and leftovers more than once. Eat as much as you can, and keep the rest of the food stored in the refrigerator and eaten quickly.

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