keeping things fresh

So last night was lousy. I felt SO guilty and had insomnia/nightmares after feeding my daughter RAW CHICKEN. We purchased these new chicken strips from Costco yesterday. I didn't bother to look at the packaging before microwaving a strip for one minute, squirting some ketchup on a plate, and putting it on the table for Abby. A minute later she said, "momma, can you come here? Is this chicken supposed to be this color?" I walked over quickly and as soon as I looked at the plate, I gasped and said "Don't eat that!" What a stupid remark; she had already eaten a few bites. All my comment did was freak her out. She cried and I hugged her and apologized. Through sobs, she looked at Matthew and me and asked: "Was it raw?" We had to confess that it was. This made the crying worse for a while as she accurately rehearsed all of our warnings about raw chicken, contaminated countertops, proper hand washing, and the like. We know the girl pays attention to our words. Then finally I got it out of her that she was worried about getting "butt worms." No joke. I tried not to laugh as she explained that Matthew once talked about these critters being another potential hazard of raw food. Next I tried to convince her that worms would be much more likely to come form puppy poop or pond water. She calmed down a little. Matthew comforted Abby and I walked into my room to call the after hours advice nurse, who said to watch Abby for signs of food poisoning, which would surface between 8-48 hours after exposure. Well, it has been about 19 hours and no sign of any symptom at all. THANK GOD. We think she's going to be fine. Yesterday and today have been spent cooking mass quantities of fresh chicken (nothing breaded or processed): chicken curry, chicken marsala, and chicken tikka masala. These we are packing into freezer bags and storing for dinners for the next month. NO MORE NUGGETS. We are done with nuggets.