Some foods can be put in the cupboards, some need to be in the refrigerator, and some need to be in the freezer. See if you can guess where each food belongs. Sometimes people put foods in the refrigerator just to make them taste good. For instance, soft drinks don't have to go in the refrigerator, they just taste better when they are cold. Some foods go in the cupboards before they are cooked and into the refrigerator after they are cooked.
Rice is a food that is like that.
When it is dry and un-cooked, you can keep it in a box or bag in the cupboard. After you cook it, though, you keep it in the refrigerator. Germs can grow in foods that are kept out of the refrigerator too long, and they can make you sick. When you take food out of the refrigerator or freezer and use it, make sure you put it back as soon as you are done with it. This way you food will stay healthy and so will you.