Canadian Coupons
March 17, 2012

Now that you have started to build a stockpile it is important that you use up products before they expire.It is best to stick with the First In, First Out method. This way your products are being rotated efficiently and nothing goes to waste.

Most grocery items are labeled with a “Best Before” or “Sell By” date. These dates are there to provide a date for optimum freshness. These Best Before dates DO NOT mean that your product is no longer usable. It just means it may not taste or work the best after this date.

Now if a product is labelled as “Expired By”, that generally means that the product may no longer be safe to use after this date. These products should be discarded in time.

We will cover guidelines for storing at room temperature, in the fridge and in the freezer.

Room Temperature Storage

GROCERY

Baking Powder

Baking Soda

BBQ Sauce

Breads & Rolls

Bread Crumbs

Cake Mixes

Canned Foods

Cereal, Ready to Cook

Cereal, Ready to Eat

Chocolate Syrup

Crackers

Flour, All Purpose

Flour, Whole Wheat

Herbs & Spices

Honey

Instant Coffee

Jams & Jellies

Ketchup

Marshmallows

Mayonnaise

Mustard

Olives, canned or bottled

Pancake Mix

Pasta

Peanut Butter, unopened

Peanut Butter, opened

Pickles

Popcorn

Pudding

Relish

Rice, Brown or Wild

Rice, White

Salad Dressings

Salt

Soy Sauce

Sugar, Brown

Sugar, Powdered

Sugar, White

Syrups

Tabasco Sauce

Tea bags

Vegetable Oil, unopened

Vegetable Oil, opened

Vinegar

Worcestershire Sauce

18 months

2 years

3 years

5 – 7 days

6 months

1 year

1 year

4 – 6 months

9 months

2 years

8 months

15 months

6-8 months

9 months

1 year

2 years

1 year

1 year

3 months

4 months

1 year

1 year

6 months

1 year

9 months

2 – 3 months

18 months

18 months

12 – 14 months

1 year

1 year

1 year

10 months

No limit

2 years

4 months

4 months

2 years

1 year

5 years

18 months

6 months

1 – 3 months

No limit

5 – 10 years

HOUSEHOLD

Air Freshener

Alkaline Batteries

Bleach

Dish Soap

Disinfecting Wipes

Glass Cleaner

Hand Soap

Household cleaners (Mr Clean)

Laundry Detergent

Lithium Batteries

Wood polish

2 years

7 years

3 – 6 months

1 year

2 years

2 years

2 years

2 years

1 year

10 years

2 years


BODY, BEAUTY & HEALTH

Baby Oil

Baby Powder

Bar Soap

Body Wash

Body Lotion

Conditioner

Deodorant

Depilatories

Eye Cream

Face Wash

Face Lotion

Hair Dye

Hair Gel

Hair Spray

Lip Balm

Lipstick

Mascara

Mouth Rinse

Rubbing Alcohol

Shampoo

Shaving Cream

Toothpaste

Whitening Strips

 3 years

3 years

3 years

2 years

3 years

3 years

2 years

2 years

3 years

2 years

3 years

3 years

3 years

3 years

5 years

2 years

2 years

3 years

3 years

3 years

2 years

2 years

1 year

Refrigerator and Freezer Storage

FOOD

Bacon

Butter

Bread

Buttermilk

Cheese, Cottage & Ricotta

Cheese, Cream

Cheese, hard

Cheesecake, baked

Chops, uncooked

Coffee Cake

Cold Cut Meats

Cooked meat, beef / pork

Cookies, baked, frosted

Cookies, baked, unfrosted

Cream, half & half

Cream, whipping

Eggs, cooked, in shell

Eggs, cooked, yolk or whites

Eggs, raw, in shell

Fish, breaded, cooked

Fish, uncooked

Ground Meat, uncooked

Ham, canned

Ham, sliced, cooked

Ham, whole or half, cooked

Hot dogs

Margarine

Milk

Muffins

Scones

Sour Cream

Pie, baked

Pie, unbaked

Pie Shells, baked

Pie Shells, unbaked

Poultry, cooked

Poultry, uncooked, ground

Poultry, uncooked, pieces

Poultry, uncooked, whole

Roasts & Steaks

Shellfish, cooked

Shellfish, uncooked

Whipped Cream

Yogurt

REFRIGERATOR

5 – 7 days

2 weeks

5 – 7 days

1 week

1 – 10 days

2 weeks

3 – 4 week

3 – 5 days

3 – 5 days

5 – 7 days

1 – 2 weeks

3 – 4 days

Only if stated in recipe

Only if stated in recipe

5 days

5 days

1 week

1 week

3 weeks

1 – 2 days

1 – 2 days

6 – 9 months

3 – 4 days

5 – 7 days

1 – 2 weeks

1 month

5 days

5 – 7 days

5 – 7 days

1 week

3 – 5 days

Not Recommended

3 – 4 days

1 – 2 days

1 – 2 days

1 – 2 days

3 – 5 days

3 – 4 days

1 – 2 days

1 – 2 days

3 weeks

FREEZER

1 month

4 months

2 – 3 months

Not Recommended

Not Recommended

2 months

4 months

4 – 5 months

4 – 6 months

2 – 3 months

Not Recommended

2 – 3 months

3 months

1 year

Not Recommended

Not Recommended

Not Recommended

Not Recommended

Not Recommended

2 – 3 months

3 – 6 months

3 – 4 months

Not Recommended

1 – 2 months

1 – 2 months

2 months

2 months

1 month

2 – 3 months

2 – 3 months

Not Recommended

3 – 4 months

2 – 3 months

4 months

2 months

4 months

3 – 4 months

9 months

1 year

6 – 12 months

1 – 2 months

3 – 4 months

3 months

1 month

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March 17, 2012
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