Fact or Myth

     

     Recently the website Hellawella issued a food safety guide to address some common misconceptions regarding food preparation and storage.  See if you can correctly determine whether each statement is fact or myth. 

FACT OR MYTH:

1.  After cooking, you should refrigerate foods promptly to avoid bacterial contamination.

2. It's OK to thaw frozen foods at room temperature.

3. When the power goes out, you should discard all refrigerated and frozen food immediately.

4. You don't always need to adhere to "use by" dates on food packaging.

5.  Leftovers can be eaten up to a week after the food is cooked.


Answers provided in tomorrow's VinnyPost.