Comments on: Trimming Our Wastes http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/01/01/trimming-our-wastes/ a look at how America squanders nearly half of its food Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:51:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Jonathan http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/01/01/trimming-our-wastes/#comment-5 Tue, 02 Jan 2007 16:24:02 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/01/01/trimming-our-wastes/#comment-5 <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana">Thanks for your feedback and encouragement, Brian. It's a good question you raise, and one I'm wishing I included in the editorial. The short answer is--yes, one week is a good guideline for how long an item is edible past its sell-by date. See the Tuesday, <a href="http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/01/02/sell-by-stuff/" rel="nofollow">January 2 post</a> for a more detailed discussion.</span> Thanks for your feedback and encouragement, Brian. It’s a good question you raise, and one I’m wishing I included in the editorial. The short answer is–yes, one week is a good guideline for how long an item is edible past its sell-by date. See the Tuesday, January 2 post for a more detailed discussion.

]]> by: Brian http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/01/01/trimming-our-wastes/#comment-4 Tue, 02 Jan 2007 05:14:39 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/01/01/trimming-our-wastes/#comment-4 Good article, Jon. Nice job summing up the issue and giving some simple tips. One question for you: is there a good rule of thumb estimate for how long food is good to eat after the "sell by" date? Maybe 1 week like leftovers? Good luck with the book this year. I'm looking forward to seeing the progress here at the blog (I just subscribed to your feed). I've found it to be a great topic of discussion with people -- everyone is interested in the facts and has opinions / experiences they think are relevant to curbing waste. Can't wait to see you on Oprah! Good article, Jon. Nice job summing up the issue and giving some simple tips.

One question for you: is there a good rule of thumb estimate for how long food is good to eat after the “sell by” date? Maybe 1 week like leftovers?

Good luck with the book this year. I’m looking forward to seeing the progress here at the blog (I just subscribed to your feed). I’ve found it to be a great topic of discussion with people — everyone is interested in the facts and has opinions / experiences they think are relevant to curbing waste.

Can’t wait to see you on Oprah!

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