Many may use the expiration date stamped on perishables as their guide. However, the expiration dates on most refrigerated foods are not federally regulated; in fact, they differ wildly from state to state. Sell-by: This date is a tool to help retailers organize their stores so that products are sold in the appropriate order.
Food is generally edible past this date. It describes food quality, not food safety. Use-by: This date tells you the day that the peak quality of a product will end. Again, food is usually still edible after this date. Bread can be eaten past the expiration date if you freeze it; just look out for mold. Use common sense with fruits and vegetables. Frozen foods can usually be eaten past the expiration date.
If stale, crackers and chips can be crisped up in the toaster oven. If they smell odd, though, throw them out. By Jenn Harris. Jenn Harris. Follow Us twitter instagram email facebook. More From the Los Angeles Times. Thankfully, as the Greater Chicago Food Depository points out, green vegetables can be salvaged past their prime.
For example, you can resuscitate semi-wilted greens by submerging them in ice water for five to 10 minutes. How long milk keeps depends on its fat content. Although non-fat milk can last between seven and 10 days, you can keep whole milk five to seven days past the date on the carton.
If unopened, shelf-stable, non-dairy kinds of milk keep much longer — up to a month past the sell-by date. Although not all canned foods will last indefinitely, most have a shelf life that exceeds their sell-by or best-by date. With the exception of highly acidic items like tomatoes and pineapple, canned vegetables, and some canned soups are okay to eat a year or two after they "expire. Canned meats, like corned beef and SPAM, keep even longer — between two and five years.
Eat By Date advises that unopened packages of frozen fruit and frozen vegetables can both keep for eight to 10 months past their printed date. In the fridge, unopened yogurt can still be tasty for one to two weeks past its best by date.
When frozen, yogurt will keep up to two months , according to StillTasty. According to StillTasty , packaged bread such as white bread will keep for five to seven days at room temperature if it's stored properly.
Once refrigerated, it will retain its freshness for three to four days before becoming stale. If you want to extend its shelf life, packaged bread will stay fresh for at least three months in the freezer. If you do see mold, however, throw the bread out.
Whether or not it's refrigerated, an unopened jar of peanut butter with preservatives will keep for a year past its printed date. Natural peanut butter has a shorter shelf life, lasting three to six months past its date if it's stored in the fridge. For example, unopened bottles of ketchup will last six months and an opened bottle of mustard can last up to a year if it's kept in the fridge. Dry goods crackers, corn chips : Check if the chips or crackers are stale.
You can try crisping them in the toaster oven. So toss deli or homemade salads after three to five days, warns the USDA. Fresh Express Lettuce lasts for But, like a lot of other vegetables, lettuce usually has a best by date or no date at all to tell the expiration date. Because of this distinction, you may safely use it to compliment your favorite meals even after the the best by date has lapsed.
How Long Does Lettuce Last? Dairy lasts one to two weeks, eggs last almost two weeks, and grains last a year after their sell-by. Pantry checklist Milk: Up to 1 week unopened. Eggs: Up to 1 month. Meat, chicken, fish: days and up to months in the freezer.
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