The Life Span of Some Common Foods
October 23, 2008
Most people think that once food is stored in the fridge, it is safe no matter how long. The unfortunate truth is that a lot of people have crossed over to the other side of life because they took things like this for granted. Foods stored under very cold conditions are still capable of holding certain deadly germs. The issue now then is to know how long foods could be stored in the fridge.
Raw Meat
Meat products have a life span of up to two weeks. When cooked they can stay a bit longer. But that doesn’t mean you should leave it over for months. It is better to eat cooked food within three days. The general principle is that when food smells bad it is bad food. Check the smell that comes from your raw meat in the fridge.
Cheese
Cheese is made of curdled milk. It should be eaten within a week. The life span of cheese is two months, and that is for hard cheese. You know your soft cheese is bad when you start seeing mold on it. When you do, just throw it away. This is because mold takes time to become visible. By the time you see it, it had already worked through the whole lot. For those cheeses that are usually moldy, look out for red molds.
Cooked grains and vegetables
Cooked vegetables are more perishable than fresh ones. Therefore once they are cooked, vegetables should be eaten within three days. Don’t eat soup that has been left in the fridge for more than three days. Cooked pasta can stay good for up to five days if it is well covered.
Once you start noticing dried bits around the food know it is time to get it out. When you see mold know it is too late. Bad smell means it is bad.
Don’t think you waste money by throwing away food that has been there for too long. The price you pay for eating such foods is food poisoning.
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