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Save Time, Save Money & Save Your Sanity! www.HelpingMomsAtHome.com April 2, 2010 Volume 3 Issue 10 http://www.HelpingMomsAtHome.com In This Issue * Spring Cleaning: Don't Forget the Fridge! * Just for Fun * Important Info. "Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time." Betty Smith from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * Happy Easter! This weekend is going to be busy for many. There will be dying of the Easter eggs, dinner with family and friends and hunting for the hidden Easter eggs. Lots of wonderful traditions to celebrate this special holiday. Enjoy! This month I've included a wonderful article entitled "Spring Cleaning: Don't Forget the Fridge!". This is one task I hate doing, but the article has motivated me to get it done - hopefully before the guests come over. ;) Have fun and enjoy this month's newsletter. 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This year, be sure to include the refrigerator among your chores. Cleaning out your fridge and freezer will not only make things tidier, but will also improve the safety and quality of your food. To avoid getting a foodborne disease (which cause an estimated 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), store food properly as quickly as possible after you leave the grocery store. Make sure to set your refrigerator at 40 degrees Fahrenheit or less and your freezer at 0 degrees Fahrenheit or less. To clean the refrigerator, wipe down the interior walls, shelves, and rubber gaskets with a weak, sanitizing cleaning solution. (Ideally, this should be done once a week. Once a year is a must.) As for which foods to keep and which to toss, use the expiration date as a guide. Note that the dates reflect when to buy or use products at their best quality. Therefore, the trick is to know how long a product is good to eat after its expiration date. Here are some tips to follow: The Refrigerator "Sell-by" (or "pull") dates tell stores how long to display the product for sale and take into account additional storage time at home. Try to buy a product before this date. "Use-by" dates indicate the last day recommended for use of a perishable product while at peak quality. Try to avoid buying foods that are already past this date, even though most are generally still safe to eat. Regarding specific foods: Store meat, fish, and poultry, sealed-tight, in the "meat keeper" drawer or the back of the bottom shelf, where the refrigerator is coldest, for one to two days only. Keep eggs in their cartons up to five weeks after expiration. Dairy products tend to spoil quickly after their expiration dates have passed, so use them accordingly. Raw fruits and vegetables may last anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. The Freezer Frozen foods are safe indefinitely, says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. So, while their expiration dates apply only to quality and nutritional value, make sure the items are frozen solid without signs of thawing. Otherwise: The Pantry Bread products that contain eggs but have been baked (like muffins) can safely be kept at room temperature for about a week. If you see signs of mold, they should be tossed. Bakery items (which should have a "sell-by" date) that contain custards, meat, vegetables, or frostings made of cream cheese, whipped cream, or eggs should be kept refrigerated. Bottom line: While you may be methodical about checking nutrition labels on foods for calories and fat content, keep in mind the dangers of improper food storage. Thus, along with your usual hard work, resolve to add the refrigerator and freezer to your spring-cleaning list this year. And in general, be sure to follow expiration dates to determine how long foods are safe to eat. Of course, regardless of the date on any product, throw out any food that smells funny or has something growing on it that you think shouldn't be there. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Robin Brett Weschler Modern Menus Nutritionist http://www.modernmenus.com/ Modern Menus is a wellness company dedicated to designing nutritious meal plans for health conscious families. Modern Menus offers delicious yet easy and quick-to-prepare recipes written by our staff nutritionist, as well as a fully customizable grocery list, nutrition articles, healthful hints and advice, an "Ask the Nutritionist" column, and more. Visit us at http://www.modernmenus.com/ Article Source: The WAHM Shack Article Directory ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * Just For Fun Start planning a vegetable garden for the summer. If you live in a warmer climate you can start planting. I like to wait until Wal-Mart has their seeds for $.20 then I plan the layout of our garden. My kids love to help pick which vegetables we plant. This year we will add corn to our garden. It's going to be a first at this house - we'll see whether it grows well or not. :) Tip of the Month Need some extra storage? Don't forget to use the space under beds. It's perfect for storing toys, shoes, canned food, out of season clothes, snow suits, DVDs and movies, plus lots more. Great Site http://www.etsy.com/ This is one of my favorite sites lately. It is full of really cool and creative homemade items. There are also a lot of neat vintage stuff. It is a fun site to browse through. What's Ahead Next newsletter will be out May 7, 2010. Important Information Please feel free to forward this issue in it's entirety to friends and associates. 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