[nabs-l] Parishable Food Items

[Nicole B. Torcolini at Home]

Some brands of things expire faster, such as milk. The best way is to know 
about how long something lasts and the rate of consumption.
If you don't mind the individually packaged things, such as cheese sticks 
instead of sliced or whole cheese, that can make it last a lot longer. 
Yoghurt usually lasts at least 1.5, if not 2 or more weeks.
Yes...and, if in doubt, throw it out.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laura Glowacki" <orangebutterfly87 at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 8:06 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Parishable Food Items


> 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
>
> _______________________________________________
> nabs-l mailing list
> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info
> for nabs-l:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/orangebutterfly87%40gmail.com
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> nabs-l mailing list
> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> nabs-l:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/ntorcolini%40wavecable.com