{"id":7109,"date":"2009-04-09T10:35:24","date_gmt":"2009-04-09T15:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=7109"},"modified":"2009-04-09T10:52:12","modified_gmt":"2009-04-09T15:52:12","slug":"canned-goods-dont-last-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/canned-goods-dont-last-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"Canned Goods Don&#8217;t Last Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eduinreview.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7280\" title=\"open-can\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/open-can.gif\" alt=\"open-can\" width=\"218\" height=\"157\" \/><\/a>Are you stocking up your cabinet with canned goods, prepping for the impending world economic apocalypse? Well, if the doom doesn&#8217;t come, you&#8217;ll still need to eat the food that&#8217;s taking up all that space. Just don&#8217;t think you can sit on canned goods until the end of time. Contrary to popular belief, they don&#8217;t last forever.<\/p>\n<p>Commercially prepared canned food has a long shelf life. But like all good things, they eventually come to an end. The ending date just depends on the kind of food you&#8217;re talking about. This is how it works, according to the Department of Agriculture:<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>High-acid foods &#8211;<\/strong> <a title=\"baked tomato\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/baked-tomato\/\" target=\"_self\">Tomatoes<\/a>, fruit and <a title=\"fruit juice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/4-ways-to-avoid-weight-gain-from-fruit-juices\/\" target=\"_self\">fruit juice<\/a> can be stored for up to 18 months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Low-acid foods &#8211;<\/strong> Vegetables and <a title=\"meat\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/too-much-red-meat-boost-risk-of-death\/\" target=\"_self\">meat<\/a> can be stored for two to five years.<\/p>\n<p>When you go to purchase your canned goods, it&#8217;s mostly about common sense. Make sure the products aren&#8217;t dented or tampered in any way. Store canned food in a cool, dry place. Avoid cabinets over the stove, under the sink, or in a damp basement or garage. The can is protective, but it&#8217;s not a super-human shield from spoiling agents.<\/p>\n<p>(via: <a title=\"canned foods\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mayoclinic.com\/health\/canned-food\/AN01522\" target=\"_blank\">Mayo Clinic<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you stocking up your cabinet with canned goods, prepping for the impending world economic apocalypse? Well, if the doom doesn&#8217;t come, you&#8217;ll still need to eat the food that&#8217;s taking up all that space. Just don&#8217;t think you can &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/canned-goods-dont-last-forever\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[2493,67,31,879],"class_list":["post-7109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-canned-foods","tag-diet","tag-health-news","tag-mayo-clinic"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7109"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7279,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7109\/revisions\/7279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}