I apologize for not getting this up sooner. The sun was shining and I was in the garden.
In the last article I talked about storage containers for your bulk food bin items. For the larger items like cereal and treats, put them in ziploc bags with name and date on them.
Secrets to saving on ziploc bags: Couple things to remember about ziploc bags. There are different sizes as well as regular and freezer. The freezer bags are thicker and cost more. Ziploc bags can be reused unless have put raw/cooked chicken or beef in them. For safety reasons it is best to throw away. Freezer bags need to used when freezing something otherwise use the regular bags since they are more cost-effective.
Cooking oil: Olive, peanut and coconut are the best oil choices. Olive oil is for used baking, salad dressing and cooking not frying. Peanut is an oil than can stand high temperature when frying food. Olive and peanut oil need to be kept in the frig to prevent them from going rancid. Crisco is great for baking. It is also cheap and a good to put on rough areas of your body to smooth up.
Health issues with plastic: I am not a fan of plastic due to some very serious health concerns from the ingredients used to making plastic leaching into your food. If you would like more information about this go to www.mercola.com – great natural health website. Plastic containers and bags are extremely cheap so they are great to use to so store food. It is extremely import that the item you want to put into the plastic container is at room temperature. Do not put items into plastic containers that are warm. There is very little chance of chemical leaching out if there is no temperature change, this includes plastic wrap. I recommend using a small plate turned upside down over a bowl for items to go into frig. To make if more airtight, put wax paper over the food item and then a plastic wrap over it so it does not come in contact with the food. the item you want to store before putting into plastic. NEVER USE PLASTIC CONTAINERS OR WRAP WHEN HEATING SOMETHING UP IN THE MICROWAVE. This is for your health – estrogen-like chemicals get into your food and this has been linked to fertility issues, obesity, and diabeties. This is extremely serious. I am not a doctor and there are a ton of articles regarding this issue so please read up on it – again www.mercola.com is an excellent website and he is an extremely knowledgable and respected doctor.
