One of the most important parts of my cooking class is learning about proper food storage. When people get careless about this, food can become contaminated with many different kinds of bacteria and this is what can lead to food poisoning.

The best way to properly store food is in separate food storage units. A rule of thumb for me is to never store two types of food together. Some foods will cause others to spoil much more quickly if they are stored together and this is not only a health risk, but can be a waste of money as well.

I store all of my fresh vegetables in their own food storage unit. I have several containers in my refrigerator, all containing one type of fresh vegetable. When I get home from the grocery store, I wash and cut them up right away and then I properly store them, so they are ready when I need them.