Fall and winter preps

[hatidua]

The most important thing we've seen that people tend to ignore is.... Checking expiration dates. Buying in bulk is nice. Providing the pallet of goods you have, doesn't expire in 6 months.

Depending on the item, exp. dates don't mean diddly.

Not directed at you Great-Kazoo but I think the obsession with expiration dates is, to an extent, generational. My next door neighbor will toss a bottle of ketchup that has been in the fridge since new the day it expires, same with mustard, she thinks beer in the fridge goes bad, etc. Read up a bit on why expiration dates are when they are, and how the FDA determined that. They aren't all that.

My favorite ramen comes from Asia and I've never found a packet in the U.S. that is still in-date, we eat it regularly and are still alive. I can all but guarantee the various canned beans we have are not days, weeks or months past retirement, but years. They may not be quite as flavorful (maybe) but they are fine.

A can that now looks like a grapefruit I'd avoid, otherwise, eat up, it's likely far less harmful to eat expired food than breath the air in any metro area.