1. SEN My Changing World
Food Storage

2. Food Storage Food can be divided into four main groups:
dry foods – flour, sugar, pasta, rice
semi-perishable foods – potatoes, apples, oranges, bread
perishable foods – foods that go off easily and should be kept in the fridge
frozen foods – foods to be kept for a longer time in the freezer.

3. Dry Foods
Store dry foods in a dry cupboard. Any dampness would damage the food – it would make the sugar stick together!
Always use the tinned food, pasta or rice that you already have in the cupboard first – not the new packet you have just bought. This should stop out-of-date food gathering at the back of the cupboard!

4. Semi-Perishable Food These foods do not need to go
in the fridge. They include bread,
which we often store in a bread bin.
We can store root vegetables and most
fruits in a cool cupboard or rack.

5. Perishable Foods (foods that go off easily)
These foods should be kept in the fridge:
eggs, cheese, cooked ham or beef, milk, yoghurt, raw meat, chicken and fish.
Remember that:
raw food should go on the bottom shelves; and
cooked foods should go on the upper shelves.

6. Frozen Foods These should be kept in the freezer at -18ºC.
All frozen foods need to be defrosted safely.
Never refreeze frozen foods.