Leftovers That Can Possibly Turn Into Toxic Meals
Usually, during lunch time or dinner time, we tend to prepare too much food wherein we store the leftover in the fridge and eat it the next day. Though these leftovers’ taste is not as good as the day before, we just reheat it and still feast on them because we don’t want to waste foods.
Sometimes, nothing is wrong with this habit, however, there are some leftovers that can possibly turn into toxic meals that provide much fewer nutrients compared to eating them freshly prepared. Listed below are the foods you should never reheat as it can give harmful effects on your body.
Rice
Reheating does not solve the problem. Even if you reheat the rice, harmful bacteria will not be eliminated. They are able to survive even at boiling hot temperatures.
It’s recommended to eat the rice right after it is cooked or within an hour of preparation. By doing so, the bacteria will not multiply and cause a problem.
But if you really have some leftovers, put it immediately in your fridge or freezer after you are finished with it. Avoid sitting it at room temperature for more than an hour because more dangerous bacteria will spread if you left it out for a longer period of time.
Vegetables
Nitrite consumption has harmful effects on infants as well as on young children because they can cause a rare blood disorder methemoglobinemia, which manifests through headaches, fatigue, and seizures.
Vegetable Oil
Studies have linked HNE to serious health conditions such as stroke, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, cardiovascular disease, Huntington’s disease, liver ailments, and cancer.
Jeannie Moloo of the American Dietetic Association says that:
“If a person is concerned about the health aspects of HNE, then my recommendations would be to never heat any oil to the point of smoking and, as far as cooking at home goes, just use the oil one time.”
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