Pennington's Perfect Health: A Happy And Healthy Kitchen

I am suremost people will agree with me that the kitchen is pretty much the heart ofany home, it may even be the most important room of all. One reason for this is that it is where you prepare and maybe even eat all of your family meals. That means that your kitchen must always be clean and healthy, otherwise you are exposing your loved ones to an unneccesary risk of illness. Here are my steps to maintaing a clean and healthy kitchen.

Clear It Out and Clean It Up!

How often do you clear out your kitchen cabinets? I bet if you went and took a look right at the back you would be shocked to find food that is long past its use by date! Or maybe you have things you haven't used in years. This might include dishes that are gathering dust or dried goods that have been lurking there for years. Why not clear out your kitchen cabinets and clean them thourughly. You will be very pleased with the amount of extra space you will find when you rid your cainets of unused items. I set aside a few hours every month to do a complete blast of the kitchen. (In addition to daily cleaning). I will empty the cabinets, throw out unused items, check sell by dates, cean drawers, sharpen the knives and wash down the walls. This really keeps my kitchen in top shape!

Check Under The Sink

If you are anything like me, you will keep cleaning products in the cupboard under the sink. However, what exactly is under there? Look at your prducts. You might have disenfectant, silver polish, oven cleaner and many more. Look at the labels, you might be surprised to see how toxic those chemicals are and yet you use them to clean food preparation surfaces! A few years back our family ditched those comercial products. Now we use traditional home made cleaners where possible. Vinegar, lemon juice, cornstarch and baking soda are all amazing cleansers. Whatever we cant clean with thoe we will use organic cleaners which are more expensive but much helathier. If you are not buyng 6 products anymore, then buying one or two organic products won't make much difference to the family budget anyway.

Is Your Fridge A Fright?

Try to promote healthy eating in the home. Check out labels on jars and packets. How many items in the fridge alone feature natural products? How many have additives? I aim to eat asmuch freh produce as possible, but where I must buy jars and packets I look for those without additives. Sure they area little more expensive, but my family is more important and I take their health seriously!

Take a look around your kitchen and see what you can do to make it healthier for your family!