Prompt care and proper storage are needed as soon as foods are brought home from the market. Included in these are meat, eggs, milk, butter, cheese, fresh vegetables and fruits which should be stored in the refrigerator.
Meats and fishes should be plased in the freezer of meat keeper; vegetables and fruits at the lower compartment called the vegetable keeper; eggs on the egg rack; butter and cheese on the butter/cheese rack which is ususally behind the door of the refrigerator.
Frozen foods should not be allowed to thaw and then refrozen. When thawed, cooking should follow immediately.
Staple foods like rice, flour, coffee, tea, legumes, potatoes and sweet potatoes or camoe will keep their quality when stored in a cool, dry place.