The refrigerator is not a place that people normally think about organizing. But it’s one place where things accumulate and are forgotten about. In back of the refrigerator. Way in the back. Or in the door.
Food expires. Condiments. Sauces. Things that you buy, put in the door of the refrigerator and forget.
Grab that barbecue sauce and check that date. What about your salad dressing? Or the mustard?
Or the mayonnaise? Or the salsa? Or the roasted peppers? Or the minced garlic (I admit that I just threw mine out after checking my refrigerator).
Don’t forget to check your eggs and milk. Food harbors bacteria.
Things that you might not use very often can be very dangerous to your health if they are expired and still in your refrigerator a year or two after their expiration date.
Most people don’t think about checking the dates on food in their refrigerator. Until they get sick.
I’ve been through many clients’ pantry and refrigerator and thrown out things that were a few years past their expiration date.
A website that you might want to check out for expiration dates is: http://www.stilltasty.com
Get in the habit of going through your refrigerator at least once every other month and checking expiration dates.
Organize your refrigerator like your pantry. Put like items with like items. Condiments with condiments. Salad dressings with salad dressings. Juices with juices. Vegetables with vegetables. And so on.
Keep your refrigerator clean and organized and make sure that your food has not expired.
It’s your health. Take control of it. Don’t neglect to check your refrigerator.
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