&Iquest; Qu É Food To Buy Quarantined For Coronavirus?

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

After the number of cases about infected with the coronavirus worldwide; This situation has been officially named a pandemic. Against this background, what foods should we buy in case a quarantine is declared? According to experts, the purchase of canned products is suggested because their expiration date is usually long; as well as, bottled water. We leave here a more specific list:

-Cereals: flour, rice, pasta, frozen precooked or homemade bread, breakfast cereals enriched in iron and oat flakes, both without added sugar.

-Legumes: chickpeas, lentils, black beans and white beans, all fresh or preserved, frozen or preserved peas, fresh quinoa, frozen edamames.

-Vegetables and vegetables: canned or frozen, such as spinach, chard, green beans, carrots, thistle, squash, vegetable stew, potatoes and whole or crushed tomato; raw onion and garlic heads; low-salt packaged vegetable purees.

-Fruits and nuts: canned in natural pineapple and peach, dehydrated or candied fruit, jams, fruit porridges and juices without added sugar sterilized; natural or lightly toasted nuts, such as walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts or pistachios.

-Meats and cured or salted products: leg of serrano ham or sliced and vacuum-packed, jerky and stuffed loin; beef, chicken and pork to freeze at home filleted or sliced.

-Fish and seafood: salted cod and tuna, canned fish in brine or in olive oil (sardines, tuna or belly), canned seafood in brine (clams, mussels or cockles); Perishable foods like hake, bream or salmon to freeze at home and increase their shelf life.

-Dairy: powdered milk, UHT milk, sterilized yogurts and aged cheeses.

-Fats, oils and vinegars: extra virgin olive oil, vinegars.

-Coffee, tea and spices: coffee, teas, infusions, salt, brown sugar, spices, herbs, condiments, yeast.

-Sweets: dark chocolate, pure cocoa without added sugar powder.

Paula Crespo, president of the College of Dietitians and Nutritionists of the Valencian Community, gave her opinion on perishable products.

Although it is convenient to buy fresh products as little as possible, it is possible to buy certain types of vegetables that endure very well over time, such as cabbage, cauliflower, red cabbage, carrots or onions”, Crespo assured various media.