Food poisoning doesn’t know any holidays, so preventing it shouldn’t take the day off. Jenny Barrie with the LaSalle County Health Department says cook the turkey to at least 165 degrees inside.
She says everything needs to be prepared on a sanitized surface, and you shouldn’t use the same knife and cutting board for more than one food.
At OSF Healthcare, Registered Dietician Erin Hanley says another way of eating healthy is to use healthy ingredients. But she’s not so big on telling people to put the light versions of their favorite ingredients in food for the special occasion.
Whatever you eat, make sure it gets put away within two hours and plan on eating refrigerated leftovers within four days.
Frozen leftovers will last longer. They may lose their good taste before food poisoning is a big risk.