We love having tools like LightTags that keep track of our food freshness and make it easier to navigate the fridge. It helps us save money 💰 and mindspace 🧐.
The key to using LightTags is feeling good about knowing how long you're comfortable with saving your food-- and letting the LightTags help remind you when you open the fridge and see the lights. This begs the question: how long should I save this?
We get asked that a lot, and we get it. You want to save food but don't always know how long you SHOULD save your leftovers, so using our resources at ReFed and USDA, we created this standard for you so you can decide exactly how many button presses that LightTag should get when you're looking to save your leftovers.
🍗 Cooked meats: 3-4 days in the fridge
(Roast chicken, beef, pork, turkey)
🍝 Pasta dishes: 3-5 days in the fridge
(Spaghetti, lasagna, mac 'n' cheese)
🍚 Cooked rice & grains: 4-6 days in the fridge
(Rice, quinoa, couscous)
🍲 Soups & stews: 3-4 days in the fridge
(Chicken soup, veggie stew, chili)
🥘 Casseroles: 3-4 days in the fridge
(Tuna casserole, shepherd's pie)
🥦 Cooked veggies: 3-6 days in the fridge
(Roasted, steamed, sauteed)
🍕 Pizza: 3-4 days in the fridge... assuming you don't have it for breakfast...
(Any style.)
🥗 Salads: 3-5 days in the fridge
(Potato, pasta, green, undressed)
🍪 Baked Goods: 7-14 days in the fridge
(Muffins, breads, cookies)
We don't think we need to tell you this, but just for safety's sake. Don't leave your leftovers on the counter and then eat them hours later. That's when bacteria grow and you make yourself sick.
Keep it fresh in the fridge and remember #savethecarrots 🥕