Apple Magazine - Winter 2015

Food safety

Food is always around during the holidays. Keep it safe and lower your risk of food borne illness by safely storing your holiday ingredients, meals and snacks.

Health Canada suggests:
• Keeping raw and cooked food separate at all times
• Leaving cold food out at room temperature for a maximum of two hours
• Storing cooked meat separately from other foods
• Using leftovers within three days if you won’t be freezing them; labelling
your food with the date it was cooked on can help you keep track.

For more tips on food storage, visit albertahealthservices.ca and search
for tips on food safety.

Holiday drinking

Alcohol is often a staple at holiday gatherings. Enjoying it safely and responsibly comes down to knowing your limits.

The effects of alcohol consumption vary from person to person and depend on all kinds of things, including age, gender, medications, weight and how much you’ve eaten. My Health Alberta recommends men have no more than three standard drinks at a time and women have no more than two. A standard drink is 1.5 ounces ( 43 ml) of hard liquor, 5 ounces (142 ml) of wine and 12 ounces (341 ml) of beer.