The author uses stickers to label foods with the dates they were opened.The author
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I can never remember when I open food items that go bad quickly.
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To avoid both food waste and getting food poisoning, I needed a solution.
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Putting a sticker with the date on packages after I open them helps me feel safe about what I eat.
In the great expiration-date debate, I fall somewhere in the middle. More than once, I’ve had a headache while at a friend’s house, asked for an aspirin, and been told they only have an ancient bottle. I’ll take an expired tablet without batting an eye, saying, “It doesn’t really ‘expire’; it might just be less effective.” After putting matcha into my jar of choice and giving a carton of almond milk I know was opened less than 10 but more than seven days ago a sniff — and asking my partner for a second-opinion sniff, just for good measure — I’ll pour it right on top of the green powder and drink up.
On the more cautious side of the spectrum, ever since I read “Kitchen Confidential,” in which Anthony Bourdain wrote, “nobody I know has ever made hollandaise to order” and that “bacteria love” the rich sauce, I’ve resisted the urge to order eggs Benedict during weekend brunch with friends — no matter how much I like the taste of the dish. And while I’m not fond of food waste, I won’t eat leftover takeout beyond the day after I’ve ordered it. Even my favorite foods aren’t worth poisoning myself.
I hate food waste, and I knew I could get better at avoiding it at home
In my own kitchen, I try my best to use food before it goes bad. I freeze things that come in large quantities that will defrost well, like large loaves of bread, so I can eat them in the future. I also check expiration dates on items I don’t frequently use, like all the different jams I’ve bought on impulse when I want to change up my toast or peanut-butter-and-jelly routine or the strange varieties of mustard I’ve purchased.
The items that don’t have a hard-and-fast expiration date but a…
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