Ultimately, if you grab a jar of peanut butter or a container of yogurt and notice that you’re a day beyond the date label, that doesn’t mean it has to go right in the trash. As the USDA and the FDA explain, you’ll just need to check if the food is still of good quality...
Unfortunately, the surprise leftover yogurt isn’t always found in the best of conditions. Still, sometimes you might be lucky enough to find it just as it’s expiring or only a few days past its expiration date. Most packaged goods come with an expiry date written at the back of them....
Solidarity, now as always, is a complementary survival strategy. Alfredo pedals 25km into the countryside to buy fresh yogurt for our Cuba Libro family. First Dailyn and then Jacqueline gave me kibble when Toby’s food was running dangerously low. Kristen and Abel share their abundant harvest ...
A UPC-E code is a compact version of the UPC-A barcode, composed of just six digits. You might see this barcode on products with limited surface area, like yogurt cups or makeup. International Standard Book Number (ISBN)ISBNs are the book industry’s barcode system. These codes are 10...
Milk/Yogurt: “If it passes the sniff test and is only a week past the expiration date, it's generally fine,” said Mary Ellen Phipps, a registered dietitian and nutritionist. Dr. ... “Iam comfortable eating yogurt 1-2 weeks past date as long as it doesn't smell,” she said. ...
Low-fat dairy products like yogurt, kefir, cottage cheese, and whey will help you lose weight and reduce the amount of newly absorbed fat. Whey contains high-quality milk protein, which accelerates fat metabolism. It promotes the consumption of subcutaneous fat to compensate for the body’s ...
Other recipes do contain acidic ingredients like brown sugar, citrus, natural cocoa, honey, vinegar, and yogurt. In this muffin recipe, the acid comes from buttermilk and tomato. So, if acid is already in the mix, why don’t we use a bit of bicarb? It sounds simple enough and like ...
You can also freeze teriyaki sauce, just make sure to thaw it in the refrigerator before using it. Once thawed, the sauce will not be as good as it was when first made and may have a slightly different texture. Finally, always make sure to check the expiration date on your sauce before...
Why would you ever venture past the frozen foods or canned goods section, who has time for that? Ahh. There it is, right next to the Mexican food. WHAT TACO BELL SELLS TACO SEASONING?! Buy it, who knows when you’ll need to impress guests with homemade tacos that taste like they ca...
I had been on an eating-down-the-fridge project, trying to get rid of all of the detritus that had built up in my pantry and freezer over the past few weeks/months/years of erratic eating, and I’d gotten through a lot. This was good, that was the whole point, to give me a ...