Monsoon has knocked on our doors and as much as we enjoy its showers and breezes, there is no getting around that it’s the germiest season, with bacterias and viruses are common that make people sick. Now with food being the primary source of catching germs, it becomes imperative for us to keep what we eat, safe and pure during the rainy seasons.

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So, here are some safety tips for fresh fruits, cooked and uncooked food that will help keep your food safe and will abate the risk of contracting risks of catching infections. 

Buy fresh 

As you take extra care of your personal hygiene in the monsoons, it also calls for some additional safety and care for the eatables you buy from the market, especially fruits and veggies. These perishable items home a number of bacterias and molds if kept for a longer time. Thus, always buy fresh and clean vegetables and fruits.

Cook 

It is better to avoid half-cooked or uncooked food like salads. Make sure you properly cook what you eat during the monsoons. When exposed to heat, any potential germ that could make its way to your system gets destroyed. Thus, try and consume freshly and fully cooked meals during the rainy seasons.

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Don’t store

While it seems tempting to keep some of the leftover food in a container and refrigerate it so that you don’t have to cook anything the other day, please don’t. Storing leftovers can be recipe for disaster in the monsoons as stored food is more prone to bacteria and germs.

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Clean refrigerators often

A refrigerator is a place where you store most of your food and it’s essential to take care of its hygiene as well. An unclean refrigerator can be a place to germs and can degrade the quality of food, especially in the monsoons when the moisture in the air, depletes the air inside the fridge. Also, ensure that you don’t overfill the refrigerator as it may lead to spoilage of fresh products.