NWMR-How Long Do You Eat Leftovers Before Throwing it Away?

jasminelorraine20 · April 2014

I made a large dinner on Easter and I still have a lot left over. I brought some in for lunch today and still have enough for lunch tomorrow. I don't see the big deal, it tastes fine- but others have said they don't eat leftovers past day 2. I'm curious to know how long you guys will make leftovers last.

jf198400 · April 2014

Up to a week max, depends what it is.

mlee116 · April 2014

If it contains meat, fish, dairy or eggs, I toss it at day 3.

I'd give vegetables or starches a little longer than that, like 4-5 days. Anything leftover is definitely getting tossed at day 5.

jlaOK · April 2014

We keep leftovers for 2 weeks.

Apparently we are salmonella waiting to happen.

djm31012 · April 2014

leftovers just in the fridge---the week. so if you cooked it on sunday, on friday i would throw it away.

ss265 · April 2014

DH and I once had a MAJOR fight because I threw out 2 week old egg rolls while he was on a business trip (by the time he got back from his trip, they would have been 3 weeks old) He hates wasting food but frequently forgets about leftovers in the fridge.

I usually toss things after they have been in the fridge for more than a week. Now that I am pregnant though, I try not to eat leftovers that are more than a couple of days old and the same goes for DS. Anything older than that gets eaten by DH or gets thrown out.

Meeshe · April 2014

Depends on what it is. Up to a week. I do try to freeze if I don't think I will use within a few days.

shannm · April 2014

Most stuff up to a week.

skibunny59 · April 2014

depends what it is. For DD's birthday party my mom made a ton of baked ziti (no meat just eggplant in it). Anyway, there was so much leftover that it was my lunch pretty much the entire week. Meat I really don't like to eat past day 3.

jesuisfatiguee · April 2014

It depends on what it is, but I usually keep stuff for a week-ish. Fish I'll throw out after a few days, though.

thedash · April 2014

I'm OK up to about a week. DH will eat (and get mad at me for not eating) food that is disgustingly old. Like 2-3 weeks in the fridge. We actually argue about this.

groovygrl · April 2014

I'm with the others on up to a week but it really depends on what it is, whether I think I'll actually eat it (after 2-3 days if I don't eat it I might be like, eh, that is not going to happen), and how it looks/smells

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jetgrrrl · April 2014

Absolutely up to a week for me. As long as it doesn't smell :-)

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