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Should you arrange everything by color like in the inspirational fridge photo you just double-tapped on Instagram?

Put your fruit front and center so you dont forget to actually eat it?

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Should your leftovers go in the front of the fridge or the back?

Knowing these zones, she says, is key for meal prepping success.

What even are fridge warm and cold zones?

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In general,your refrigerator should be at or below 40F.

Hong says that identifying your fridges warm and cold zones depends on what jot down of fridge you have.

But if you have one of the other two types of fridges, its time to pay attention.

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Cold zones for freezer-top refrigerators tend to be at the very back of the fridge.

Also, the top shelf is the coldest and the bottom shelves are the warmest, Hong says.

There are other factors besides what bang out of fridge you have to think about too.

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Hong says she herself meal preps for between seven and nine days.

Berries I also would keep in a cold zone because they need moisture, too, Hong says.

As youve probably noticed, the fridge door is a warm zone for most refrigerators.

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The last major fridge item Hong says to be mindful of is anything with dairy.

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