The great food storage debate
You’ve returned from the farmer’s market or grocery store with a haul of healthy food. Now you wonder, where do I store it all?
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The answer — butter on the counter, anyone? — isn’t always as simple as it seems. Registered dietitian Ariana Fiorita, RDN, LD, IFNCP, gives storage guidelines for some common foods.
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