What you need to know about canned food as you stock for coronavirus lockdown

 In the house employ the first in first out rule (Shutterstock)

Canned foods are very convenient especially now that we need to stock up food for the coronavirus lockdown. Canned foods are easily available and you can readily access them in supermarkets and general stores.

When shopping, always remember to check the expiry dates marked on the cans. Also, ensure that the cans are not dusty and they don’t have torn labels as that is an indication of old stock. When you get to the house employ the first in first out rule to ensure that you don’t keep your food for too long. When arranging your cans, and even other foodstuffs, on the shelves or the fridge, place the new items behind the ones you already have so that the ones in front get used first.