tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post8935410765421423317..comments2024-03-15T04:01:53.036-04:00Comments on Cranky Fitness: When In Doubt...Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-24792139033267887742007-08-06T17:38:00.000-04:002007-08-06T17:38:00.000-04:00Elizabeth--What an excellent recycling idea!Someho...Elizabeth--<BR/>What an excellent recycling idea!<BR/><BR/>Somehow I got the impression groing up that anything in the spice cupboard was pretty much good until the end of time. Not true, obviously, but somehow that idea has stuck with me, and it's probably been at least a decade since the last herb/spice audit. I notice the thyme is brown instead of green--probably a sign that it's time!Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-91879724059645004732007-08-06T17:27:00.000-04:002007-08-06T17:27:00.000-04:00I'm pretty good about the food in the fridge, and ...I'm pretty good about the food in the fridge, and my 10 year old is great for looking at the expiration dates.<BR/><BR/>I recently decided to audit my herbs to see what I needed.<BR/><BR/>I found bottles of herbs dating back to 1992. Smelled them, they smelled ok but figured it was time to quit using them so now they're incense......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-76237767910130350112007-07-14T10:08:00.000-04:002007-07-14T10:08:00.000-04:00Hi Anonymous,I totally agree--best to be much more...Hi Anonymous,<BR/>I totally agree--best to be much more fussy with meat than produce. Sounds like no ill effects from the old fruit & veggies? Me neither. So while the guidelines say we're both being bad, I'll probably have to get sick from before I stop. Thanks for stopping by--and good for you for having healthy spurts!Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-47625692242178435952007-07-14T02:27:00.000-04:002007-07-14T02:27:00.000-04:00I live in a household where healthy food is often ...I live in a household where healthy food is often bought and then ignored. I tend to go through spurts where I eat realy good. However this usually means, much like today, picking the moldy spots off raspberries and eating them and eating soft (but very delicious) peaches that have been in the fridge for close to a month at this point. Perhaps that's bad? And whenever I really want carrots, they're there in the fridge but frequently several weeks expired. I eat those too for the most part. I'm not much of a meat eater anyhow but that's the sort of thing I sure wouldn't take my chances on. Gross before it's moldy, must be horrible once it is in the fridge too long...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-73584904056604783032007-07-13T21:34:00.000-04:002007-07-13T21:34:00.000-04:00You're welcome anonymous! and thanks for stopping ...You're welcome anonymous! and thanks for stopping by.<BR/><BR/>Maybe you'll be better about actually following the guidelines than I am. But at least I haven't poisoned myself yet!Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-39958857355132336862007-07-13T21:27:00.000-04:002007-07-13T21:27:00.000-04:00I was just asking that question the other day. Th...I was just asking that question the other day. Thanks for the guidelines. In the south, a week is the basic guideline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-31307943801696149692007-07-13T14:46:00.000-04:002007-07-13T14:46:00.000-04:00Goinggone,Too funny! Actually, Most Significant O...Goinggone,<BR/>Too funny! Actually, Most Significant Other is even less fussy than I am. So lack of spitting out wouldn't necessarily mean edible food. And wow, that's fast fuzz on the bread!Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-88759107225370386922007-07-13T10:23:00.000-04:002007-07-13T10:23:00.000-04:00I use the husband test:Step 1: Feed to husbandSte...I use the husband test:<BR/><BR/>Step 1: Feed to husband<BR/>Step 2: Spits out, bad. Eats it, good.<BR/><BR/>I keed! <BR/><BR/>Where I live, if you leave bread out on the counter for 48 hours it WILL go fuzzy. Every. Single. Time. Bread must be kept either in the freezer or the cold fridge side.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07726417074849317287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-6096519461888562012007-07-13T01:20:00.000-04:002007-07-13T01:20:00.000-04:00Hi Appleton!It's always fun when you stop by.I'd l...Hi Appleton!<BR/><BR/>It's always fun when you stop by.<BR/><BR/>I'd like to make a more mature comment, but all I can think of to say is: that Charlie was a total prick. Hope his little Dairy Queen went bankrupt before he poisoned everybody in town.Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-21283132126590500252007-07-12T22:45:00.000-04:002007-07-12T22:45:00.000-04:00Nice to know eggs keep so long in the fridge. Hard...Nice to know eggs keep so long in the fridge. Hard to imagine pasta has a shelf life. Isn't it sort of already stale? <BR/><BR/>Here's my expired-food story. One summer in high school I worked at a Dairy Queen owned by an old miser named Charlie. I was a short order cook and sold soft-serve ice cream. It seemed perfectly reasonable to toss the wrinkly, moldy half of a tomato into the trash bin. Charlie found it and went around to every teenaged worker in the establishment demanding who had thrown away good food. Apparently Charlie operated with the philosophy that if you can carve out a half-thimble-sized piece of unmoldy tomato, the fruit is sound. No one fessed up, certainly not I, the culprit, and Charlie put the wrinkly, moldy half tomato back into the refrigerator. After he left, I threw the wretched red remnant onto the sandy slope behind the building. Charlie cheated me out of $11.80 on my final paycheck, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-86853980290188403622007-07-12T11:00:00.000-04:002007-07-12T11:00:00.000-04:00Thanks Norabarnacle,Readers, it is indeed worth ch...Thanks Norabarnacle,<BR/><BR/>Readers, it is indeed worth checking this thing out at <A HREF="http://crunchynanas.com/" REL="nofollow">Crunchy 'Nanas</A>!Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-42142754496823156042007-07-12T10:25:00.000-04:002007-07-12T10:25:00.000-04:00ah, the link doesn't fit the width of your comment...ah, the link doesn't fit the width of your comment box, well just go to http://crunchynanas.com...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-39075409196614913152007-07-12T10:23:00.000-04:002007-07-12T10:23:00.000-04:00Photographic proof that the banana guard is indeed...Photographic proof that the banana guard is indeed something other than slang for a cup is here: http://crunchynanas.com/2007/07/12/holiday-gift-idea-1/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-56884404931425762432007-07-12T10:21:00.000-04:002007-07-12T10:21:00.000-04:00I love the diversity of opinion on this!Hi Talia,A...I love the diversity of opinion on this!<BR/><BR/>Hi Talia,<BR/>Another careful one, good for you! I do wonder sometimes what all that mold spores I've eaten over the years has done to my insides, but so far at least, no ill effects.<BR/><BR/>Hi Lethological Reader!<BR/>I'm of your theory that a healthy aquaintence with bacteria, if it isn't making us sick, strengthens the immune system. Is it true? I have no idea, but this theory allows me to eat a lot more stuff than if I followed the printed guidelines. Sounds like we're in the same camp!Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-40180122756318947892007-07-12T09:17:00.000-04:002007-07-12T09:17:00.000-04:00I'm a woman, but I don't fall into the gender theo...I'm a woman, but I don't fall into the gender theory - I'll definitely throw out milk products after their due date, but I'm not as finnicky about other foods (though I didn't realize mayo was 2 months only, I think I've had mayo in the fridge for at least 6! I just don't use it often...)<BR/><BR/>My general rule is that for cooked seafood, reheat and eat within one or two days, but other meats are good for a week. I end up making large batches of food on sunday and then eating it all week long, since I don't have time to cook. Haven't gotten sick yet (except for the one time I went too long on the beef/lamb grape leaves and got a splitting headache). <BR/><BR/>Fruits/veggies I'm definitely not picky on. Open-air markets don't last as long, but produce from the grocery store usually lasts me through the week. And if it's a little bruised, I can cut it off, or I just stick it in a shake, so it doesn't really matter.<BR/><BR/>My philosophy? The more contact I have with bacteria, the better immunity I'll have to it!!! :)The Lethological Gourmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728934244935813026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-53613452809099379532007-07-12T07:37:00.000-04:002007-07-12T07:37:00.000-04:00I'm a great one for throwing food out if I'm in do...I'm a great one for throwing food out if I'm in doubt. I sniff it, check it carefully, check dates. More often than not I give it to the dogs or put it in the compost heap.<BR/><BR/>On the subject of mould, I learned the other day that even if you cut mould off cheese there can still be mould spores/roots??? hidden in the cheese. I don't take the chance!Taliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08021644688776666185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-81328249096546113902007-07-12T01:54:00.000-04:002007-07-12T01:54:00.000-04:00Hi Dawn,And they' ain't bad on the fourth reheatin...Hi Dawn,<BR/>And they' ain't bad on the fourth reheating, either, if you're hungry enough!<BR/><BR/>Hey Jennifer,<BR/>Yeah, Real Simple seems to have some really good articles.<BR/><BR/>Interesting, your gender theory on leftovers. Gut level, I'd say you're right. I happen to be female and in the will-eat-almost-anything camp, but I wouldn't be surprised to find out the majority of women fall out otherwise.Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-2511880261590109052007-07-11T22:24:00.000-04:002007-07-11T22:24:00.000-04:00I love Real Simple - -it's the only mag I subscrib...I love Real Simple - -it's the only mag I subscribe to for pure entertainment; all the rest are work related. But, I'm so sorry; mold is not negotiable. Egad. I'm so picky though. I'm really sensitive about what I'll eat -- no sushi even and hard cheese gross!<BR/><BR/>Anything older than a few days I toss. I know I hate wasting stuff. I try hard to cook enough for one meal OR cook and then freeze. <BR/><BR/>It's funny because a group of my friends and I randomly had a conversation about this last year. All the men were like, if it's not moving quite yet eat it! All the girls were all, GROSS. So there may be a gender issue here. <BR/>Maybe -- I'm no gender expert.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-19210767608284042722007-07-11T21:36:00.000-04:002007-07-11T21:36:00.000-04:00And everyone knows that left-overs are even more t...And everyone knows that left-overs are even more tasty on the second heating!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991009842667783101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-53723913400779113562007-07-11T21:05:00.000-04:002007-07-11T21:05:00.000-04:00Holly,Ha! Yes, those are indeed important factors...Holly,<BR/>Ha! Yes, those are indeed important factors! The first two especially. Not being known as one who plans fabulous dinners, the last one is not as crucial for me, but if I'm hungry and the food was really tasty the first time, I'm apt to completely "forget" how long it's been in there.Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-74174744711565389402007-07-11T20:13:00.000-04:002007-07-11T20:13:00.000-04:00I just loved the topic today and I chuckled that n...I just loved the topic today and I chuckled that no one confessed to factoring in such variables as: how hungry they are, how fabulous the food was the first time around (leftovers), or how desperate they are to have looked like they planned a fabulous dinner that day when evaluating the questionable items. C'mon, admit it. Y'all have done this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-69729919068692639212007-07-11T17:30:00.000-04:002007-07-11T17:30:00.000-04:00Hi Norabarnacle,Yes, me too, I want to know what a...Hi Norabarnacle,<BR/>Yes, me too, I want to know what a banana guard is! (Sounds like slang certain men would use for an athletic cup, but I'm assuming it's a 'real' banana guard?) Hope you will be back to fill us in!<BR/><BR/>Geosomin, I love it when you come in with actual Scientific Information! (And I also love that you have an infrequently cleaned refrigerator filled with mysterious containers, just like I do.)Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-51474440794504124132007-07-11T16:46:00.000-04:002007-07-11T16:46:00.000-04:00When I worked in a restaurant in university it was...When I worked in a restaurant in university it was 4 days from the day you cooked it or after it had been heated twice. I remember the main this was how you put it away and not so much how long it was in the fridge...you weren't supposed to put food in to the fridge while it was still warm or if you did you didn't put the sealed lid on the container until it was cool- the warmth of the food was was how the little foodbugs found a home to grow. We were told to freeze bread if it wasn't eaten in a day or it'd go all funky...apparently just putting it in the fridge makes it tougher...I'm too crude of a foodite to tell.<BR/><BR/>I don't think vinegar goes bad...in the lab it just degrades from acetic acid into the constituents...so it smells and tastes different. No bacteria can live in it tho - we use it to disinfect and clean all the time. Although usually it's stronge than the 2-5% vingegary stuff...<BR/>This got me thinking about how often I clean out my fridge. Not even close to enough...sometimes my husband just ocmments on how a certain container has been there forever and is scared to look in it...:)<BR/>What's a banana guard...I'm intrigued. Does it glow when it's ripe. *I* would *love* that...I can never tell when fruits are ripe and end up throwing half them out when I cut them open for a squishy surrise...Geosominhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729167937433295927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-79434220438290348612007-07-11T15:26:00.000-04:002007-07-11T15:26:00.000-04:00It wasn't in the refrigerator, but I forgot about ...It wasn't in the refrigerator, but I forgot about a banana in my banana guard (yes, that's for real, it glows, it's awesome, it's THE must have accessory of my lifetime), and it liquified. I think there is no doubt that was too long...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-75572265808302210552007-07-11T15:10:00.000-04:002007-07-11T15:10:00.000-04:00Welcome Jodi,Another cool weightloss blog--and I h...Welcome Jodi,<BR/>Another cool weightloss blog--and I have to say I'm quite curious about the sugarfree margarita mix! Now if they just made lo-cal tequila... And if you meant the day-glo orange mac & cheese in the blue box: I didn't think that stuff ever, ever went bad! Thanks for the warning.<BR/><BR/>Marijke, that's too funny. We were really bad about that growing up--somehow it was always "mom's" job to toss stuff out.<BR/><BR/>Hi bunnygirl,<BR/>well that's a relief to hear about the vinegar, since I have quite a collection. Recipes will often call for a quarter cup of some very specific kind and I used to run out and buy it. Now it's like apple cider, rice wine, raspberry, who the hell cares? I just dump in whatever's closest to hand.<BR/><BR/>Hi Dawn,<BR/>Pre-spoiled walnuts, how efficient! You don't even have to bother putting them in the cupboard that way, just straight into the trash? (And I agree--moldy stuff is often strangely pretty!)<BR/><BR/>Hi Chickengirl!<BR/>Another sensible throw-it-out person! Though I love your PB&J story. And I never grew up with refrigerator bread, since we kids went through it too fast and it was the preservative-filled Wonder Bread type. Quite safe on the countertop. But now with bakery breads and a slower consumption rate, I too resort to the fridge or the freezer.Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.com