[nabs-l] Parishable Food Items

[Laura Glowacki]

Chelsey,

Though not an exact science, I have just learned over the years 
to tell when something smells/tastes/feels as if it's gone bad, 
especially milk, bread, lunch meat, and cheese.  Also, in 
general, certain foods you buy will last you a certain amount of 
time in your fridge.  For instance, milk usually lasts just about 
2 weeks give or take a day or two.  Cheese, if kept properly 
wrapped up, can last several weeks depending on what type it is.

If in doubt, I just remember what the food tastes/smells/feels 
like when I first opened the packaging when it was fresh and note 
if there's any major differences.  If in serious doubt, I will 
often err on the side of caution and toss it especially meat and 
dairy products.  I don't know if that helps answer your question 
at all.  If you want an exact date of expiration, writing it down 
may be the only way to accurately track such things.  Otherwise, 
remembering what dy you bought it and searching the internet for 
information on shelf life of a certain food will often give you 
some ball park numbers.  Most people I know, blind and sighted, 
just go by what it looks like as even the expiration dates or 
use-by dates are not always super accurate in predicting when a 
product will expire.

HTH,
Laura


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chelsea Cook" <astrochem119 at gmail.com>
To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 9:58 PM
Subject: [nabs-l] Parishable Food Items


Hi all,

One of the coolest things about college dorm rooms is ... the 
mini
fridge! However, the stuff I put into mine sometimes gives me 
trouble.
How do you guys manage milk and yogurt and stuff like that in 
terms of
expiration dates? Usually, since it's just me, I go shopping 
about
every two weeks and try to get items that will expire in the same
window, but it's still tricky and I haven't gotten it down to a
science yet. (Play on words, haha!) Anyway, any tips short of 
writing
down everything would be helpful.

Thanks,
Chelsea

-- 
Chelsea Cook

Virginia Tech 2015; Physics Major
cook2010 at vt.edu
"I ask you to look both ways.  For the road to a knowledge of the
stars leads through the atom; and important knowledge of the atom 
has
been reached through
the stars."
Sir Arthur Eddington, British astrophysicist (1882-1944), Stars 
and
Atoms (1928), Lecture 1

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