#care4food: how to keep your food items fresh for long.

Dear Foodies,

Till now i was posting about various recipies but here in this column will post about how to store your food items for long and how to retain their freshness. Thanks to Tupper ware and their care4food initiative which inspired me to write this blog page.

As Diwali was round the corner and we made many savories and also got stocked up with sweets and dry fruits.

 Now not all gets finished and we are left with so many things which need to be preserve for further use. ( I can't throw those yummy dishes like anything).
 Specially with dry fruits if you dont preserve them well they lost their crispiness and freshness. For all this i will suggest you to invest in good quality air tight containers. I always Prefer #Tupperware for this as cant relay on others for the grade of plastic they use and as tupperware gives me full air proofing.

#Below pointing out various ways for different food items.

• Snacks Items: Put them in a good air tight jar and store in a cupboard . Check for no moisture in the cub board.
• Dry Fruits: Do the same as for snacks .
• Masalas: Seal them well and preserve them in freezer or in chill tray.
• Chocolates: Put them in a box and refrigerate them ( no need to freeze them).
• Besan, maida etc: They loose moisture easily and attract worms.So Keep them in a Tight box and put them in refrigerator or freezer.
• Kneaded floor:  To keep them fresh add a little oil when kneading and wrap them in cellophane sheets and then keep them refrigerated.(dont refregerate them for more then 2 days).
• Left over Food items: store well in good boxes and then refrigerate them ( Make sure that its properly leaded).

Here are few items i talked about , if you have query for any other please feel free to comment and ask for the same.

One thing always keep in mind that dont store food items in cheap plastic boxes as they are not healthy.

Happy Munching,

Nopur.