Keeping Leftovers Safe（剩饭安全歌｜英文歌词版）
Overpriced shop‑bought sandwiches,
Underwhelming canteen food,
Pricey restaurants around the neighbourhood.
If these are the only things we could choose,
Leftovers make the perfect lunch for you and me.
Cut down waste, that’s what leftovers do,
Home‑cooked food, we know the ingredients too,
But how safe are the leftovers we keep?
Danger lurking in our lunchbox deep?
It’s not just us who love the leftover taste,
Bacteria love them too, at a rapid pace.
Listeria, salmonella, campylobacter’s there,
Multiply fast, beyond what we can bear.
One bacterium grows to seventy billion in twelve hours’ time,
Food poisoning can make us sick, even threaten life’s line.
So we must learn, we must understand,
How to keep our leftovers safe in our hand.
Temperature control, keep the danger low,
Store and reheat right, let the bacteria go.
Two hours to fridge, cover food real tight,
Two days only, keep our bodies bright.
Eight to sixty‑three degrees is the danger zone,
Bacteria grow fast when the food’s left alone.
Refrigerate quick, slow the growth down,
Within two hours, put leftovers in town.
Cover the food, block the air’s contaminants,
Pathogens need oxygen, we stop their advance.
Fridges slow growth, never stop it complete,
Two days max, then we should eat or retreat.
Reheat with care, temperature is key,
Piping hot all through, that’s the way to be.
Oven at one sixty‑three degrees we set,
Internal seventy‑four, no risk to regret.
Microwave food, stir it halfway through,
Heat every part, make it safe for you.
No cold spots left, no hidden germ inside,
Eat with peace, no need to hide.
Outro
Leftovers save cash, cut food waste away,
Store and reheat well, safe every day.
Follow the rules, keep our health in sight,
Enjoy leftovers, day and night.
