Kai Lelei - Recipes for Large Families - Health Navigator NZ

Food safety tipsClean, Cook, Cover, ChillCleanKeep hand utensils and work surfaces clean• Always wash your hands thoroughly with soap andwarm water for 20 seconds and dry your handsthoroughly for 20 seconds before handling food• Clean utensils and scrub cutting boards after use.Use a different cutting board for rawand cooked foodCookCook food thoroughly• Cook minced meat and sausages thoroughly (meatshould not be pink), and cook poultry until juicesrun clear• Reheat leftovers until steaming hot throughoutCoverKeep food covered• Keep food covered before and after it is preparedChillAlways refrigerate food• Keep raw and cooked food separate in the fridge– raw food on the lowest level• Outside use a chilly bin with an ice pack to keepfood coolOLAFood Safety InPregnancyIt is important to look after mum and baby duringpregnancy• Pregnant women’s level of immunity is lower andthey are at higher risk of getting sick from unsafefood• Illness is worse when women are pregnant• Foodborne illness may cause miscarriage, still orpremature birth or death in newborn babiesEating raw seafood during pregnancy is risky• Always cook seafood and eat it while it is hot30 Kai Lelei Recipes for Large Families - 2nd Editionwhen pregnant - Donot eat, drink or use• Cream or custard (unless it is newly opened orhome made and fresh)• Soft pasteurised cheeses (unless heated untilsteaming hot)• Unpasteurised milk• Raw eggs• Processed meats – ham, salami, luncheon, pateunless heated until steaming hot• Cold cooked poultry – chicken, turkey (unless heateduntil steaming hot)• Raw meat• Raw fish and seafood• Smoked fish and seafood (unless heated untilsteaming hot)• Salads from delis and salad bars• Sushi – store bought