
Si usted no va al mercado con frecuencia, lo más seguro es que intente comprar productos que no se deterioran rápidamente. Para ayudarle a elegir sus productos, aquí les ofrecemos unos consejos para conservar alimentos perecederos. Conserve la fruta y los vegetales (excepto las papas) en el cajón de su refrigerador y mantenga éste por debajo de los 40°F. Guarde las papas a temperatura ambiente.
This is document FCS 8695-SPAN, one in a series of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611. Publication date: February 2005. The English version of this Spanish language leaflet is Healthy Eating for Elders: Food Storage. This leaflet was developed with funding from the Florida Department of Elder Affairs in partnership with state, county, and local agencies. Please visit the EDIS Web site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu
Jennifer Hillan, MSH, RD, LD/N, former ENAFS nutrition educator/trainer, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611. English version reviewed by Linda B. Bobroff, PhD, RD, LD/N, professor, and Leigh Ann Martin, MESS, former ENAFS project coordinator, University of Florida. Translated by Sergio Romero, MS, ATC, University of Florida. Translation reviewed by Isabel Valentín-Oquendo, MS, RD, former curriculum coordinator FNP, University of Florida.
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