FOOD HIGYENE

Always make sure the foods that you eat are in good condition.

Write 3 examples of natural foods.

Write 3 examples of processed foods.

Always wash your hands before eating or prepaqring food.

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PRESERVING FOODS

Some foods don't need to be preserved beacause don't get bad (spoil)

• Cereal.
• Pulses.
• Dry fruits.

Other fresh foods need preserving:

• Fish
• Meat.
• Vegetables (lettuce...)

There are 3 methods of preserving foods.

• Heating: heating and packing hermetically: micro organisms are eliminated when  we heat the food, then we store the food in a sealed container without micro organisms.
• Cooling: Micro organisms can't live in low temperatures, we can store foods in the fridge or in the freezer.
• Adding preservtives: there are natural preservatives such salt or vinager, other preservatives used are chemical. Using preservativesthe  food last longer time before spoiling.