The easiest labeling method is the tried and true tape and marker. Write the date on the tape and stick it on the packaging. You can also use a permanent marker to write the expiration date on the lid ...

Don’t toss that food just because the date says so—here’s how to stretch your grocery budget and waste less. Americans toss out roughly $7 billion worth of food annually because of confusion over ...

When it comes to food expiration dates, I drive my husband mad. That is, he doesn’t believe in expiration dates — you know, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. However, as we learned on our ...

The different types of expiration dates on meat, poultry, egg and dairy products sometimes create confusion. Some have a "sell-by" date. Others come with a "use-by" date. Still others bear a ...

We’ve all probably been there: You pull out your milk from the fridge only to realize it’s two days past the expiration date. Upon further inspection, it looks and smells just fine, but instinct tells ...

Date labels. Expiration dates. Best-by dates. Whatever you call them, at some point, you’ve probably squinted at those tiny dot-matrix-printed numbers and wondered: “Does this mean my cheese might ...

Most foods hve a listed "Best By" expiration date. However, these dates are more guidelines than set in stone on the calendar ...

Nervous about that bag of lettuce or block of cheese in your fridge? You probably look at the expiration date first. Whether you're prepping dinner and questioning an ingredient's freshness or ...