Leftovers: How Long?

Posted by amy in News

… only 77 days until the book release!

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LEFTOVER LIFE

Leftovers are a fact of life, whether they come from holiday meals or last night’s dinner. Or, maybe you do all of your cooking at once and eat the meals throughout the week. Whatever the reason, you may want to take a minute and think about the shelf life of your cooked dishes.

Personally, I’ll eat something until it tastes bad or it’s beginning to grow mold. My husband Chris, however, throws things out after 3 days because he claims they’re no longer good. So, I decided to do a little research. Here’s what I found:

According to Nutrition Action, you should refrigerate leftover food within 2 hours of cooking and consume within 4 days.
According to the Mayo Clinic, cooked dishes should be eaten within 3 to 4 days.
According to the State of Utah, you have 3 to 5 days.

Importantly, each source agrees that if you’re unable to eat the leftovers within these time frames, you should freeze the dish immediately to preserve it.

It looks like I’m going to lose this battle to Chris and have to start throwing things away sooner. But at least now we know for sure!

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Fitness Attack #2, the book, is going to be released on Halloween 2010! That’s right, 10/31/10! It will feature 101 easy tips to help you live a healthy and fit life! 91 of those tips will be released right here, starting today and going through the launch date. The last 10 tips are EXCLUSIVE to the book so if you want them, you’ll have to buy the book! We are also working on lots of bonus material to overload the book! More info on ordering and content to come – stay tuned!

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