Kitchen Guide: 7 healthy food tips everyone should follow to avoid diseases

Many times, it's the very simple kitchen practises that can make the difference between staying healthy and falling sick.

Poor kitchen hygiene is the fastest way to transmit certain diseases such as typhoid.

Many times, it's the very kitchen simple practises that can make the difference between staying healthy and falling sick.

With the holiday season round the corner, there is no worse time to fall sick, so to ensure you have a safe and healthy yuletide season, here are 7 essential healthy food tips you should follow.

 

1. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap before handling food: This is not over rated at all. Your hands are the quickest way to pick up germs which are in turn passed on to the food you're cooking so do the needful by washing your hands.

2. Wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly: Fruits and veggies can be carriers of bacteria so to ensure a healthy and safe consumption, wash them thoroughly with vinegar and/or salt.

3. Keep your sink clean at all times: Virtually everything that will eventually get into your mouth passes through a sink - washed ingredients and cutlery/pots. So it's important your sink is thoroughly washed with solutions regularly.

4. Cleanse your sponge: Just like your sink, sponges are used to wash kitchen utensils so keep them free of microbes by tossing then in a microwave for about a minute. This will kill any germs.

5. Beware of faucets and door knobs: These places crawl with germs so if you're cooking, ensure you wash your hands thoroughly after coming in contact with them.

6. Wash chopping boards, blenders and other kitchen utensils between each use: This goes without saying. Wash each utensil immediately after each use to prevent diseases.

7. Cook all food properly: Half cooked meals are another sure-fire way of toying with diseases. Fully cooked meals at full heat temperature are your best bet.