To Eat Suhoor, Avoid Reheating These 7 Foods Because They Can Be Toxic

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YOGYAKARTA – Eating sahur with rice accompanied by vegetables and warm side dishes will taste delicious. But it should be recognized, certain types of food are not recommended to be reheated. This means you need to avoid reheating the foods below.

1. Spinach

Spinach, whether processed into tamarind or stir-fried, should be eaten immediately after cooking. If not, it is recommended to throw it away or eat it cold to avoid increasing the nitrate content.

Nitrate content is basically needed by the body. However, being active once heated will encourage it to release its toxic carcinogenic effects as the body processes it.

2. Potato

Once the potatoes are cooked and left at room temperature, do not reheat. Reheating potatoes can turn out to be the worst poison. Because warm temperatures encourage the growth of botulism, a rare bacterium commonly found in potatoes.

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The best solution, eat immediately after cooking. If the food stock of potatoes is too much, immediately wrap it in a container and chill in the refrigerator.

3. Celery and carrots

Soup made from celery and carrots, delicious when warm. But these two vegetables have the same properties as spinach. So it's safer to remove the celery and carrots first, then heat the gravy.

4. Mushrooms

Mushrooms are foodstuffs that are most susceptible to microorganisms. When eating cooked mushrooms, it is best to eat them as soon as they are cooked. If you plan to eat them again the next day, make sure to eat them cold as reheating the mushrooms can have a bad effect on your stomach.

5. Eggs

Quoting My Recipes, Thursday, April 14, eggs are a source of high protein food. But when eggs are cooked at high temperatures, they can become a source of serious illness. Better, boiled or scrambled eggs. Because reheating eggs can damage your digestive system.

6. Chicken

The menu of chicken meat, is probably the most common dish. Because the processing is quite easy and high in protein. But the protein in chicken starts to break down when it's repeatedly heated. A general rule of thumb if you want to enjoy warm leftover chicken is to reheat it in the microwave, skillet, or oven only once after the initial preparation. You also need to make sure the heat gets to the deepest part of the meat, then you can enjoy it.

Of the foods above, which one is your most frequent meal of sahur? All of them contain essential nutrients that the body needs. So that these nutrients remain intact and do not turn toxic, follow the tips above when reheating them.