7 Common foods you should NEVER reheat

Sometimes we have leftovers from dinner the previous night. Maybe a guest didn’t show up for
the get together or you overestimated your own appetite while you were cooking. Most of us have
already learned how not to waste food, and sometimes the meal is just that good that you want
to keep a little for the next day. But, it’s important to note that not all food is good to be kept and
reheated in the oven or microwave. The truth is that sometimes heating up leftovers can be
poisonous. Watch out for these next 7 foods:

1. Potatoes
   If boiled potatoes are kept at room temperature they can allow bacteria to grow very
   quickly and cause an intestinal infection. It’s always better to keep boiled potatoes in the
   refrigerator. When you’re ready to go back for seconds, they can always be heated up in
   the microwave or in the oven.

2. Onion, garlic, and beets
   These 3 are frequently used in soups. If you want to reheat soups, under certain
   conditions, toxins can be released. This happens because of the nitrates that these
   vegetables contain. Repeatedly reheating them can even release carcinogens.

3. Mushrooms
   The protein structure of mushrooms and foods like them is altered when they are cooked
   and can change so much that they turn harmful. Keeping mushrooms at room
   temperature is also not recommended because they can release certain toxins if they
   aren’t correctly stored. It’s better to eat them all at once and/or store them no more than
   one day in the refrigerator.

4. Rice
   Exactly!!! Reheating rice can also make you sick. If it’s out of the refrigerator, bacteria that
   causes intestinal infections can start to form. To avoid hours of diarrhea and vomiting,
   you should always store rice in the refrigerator in a sealed container. Like that you can
   reheat it without any fear of illness.

5. Oils
   Certain oils become rancid quickly. These oils include: walnut oil, hazelnut oil, grape seed
   oil, and avocado oil. If you’ve already used one of these oils to cook or fry something,
   reheating the food can release harmful trans fats. Truthfully, reusing oil to fry food more
   than once can cause damage to your health.

6. Eggs
   Scrambled eggs, boiled eggs, and all other kinds of eggs should never be reheated. Doing
   this can cause uncomfortable symptoms in your digestive tract because of the high
   amount of protein that eggs contain.

7. Chicken
   Just like eggs, chicken contains a lot of protein. Heating it back up and eating it can
   cause a stomach ache, vomiting, or diarrhea. If you really want to reheat your leftover
   chicken, make sure that it’s completely cooked and that the middle is hot. Ideally you
   would eat it cold in a salad (shredded or in small pieces) or on a sandwich.
   It’s better to keep plates made with these 7 ingredients in the refrigerator, or maybe to decide not
   to eat them as leftovers the next day. The best option is to only cook what you’re going to eat each day.