• Use see-through storage containers for refrigerated leftovers.
• Label, date, and freeze leftover main dishes in meal-size servings.
• Check supplies before going to the store.
• Make less by reducing the size of the recipe (pdf) you're preparing.
• Write the date on packaged foods before storing in freezer or cupboard. Arrange supplies so the oldest items are in front so you will see and use them first.

3-Bean Chili

Serves: 7
Cost: $4.00 for whole recipe / $0.57 per person

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• Cleaning the kitchen cupboard: toss or save? (pdf)
• Food safety checklist for "planned-over foods" (pdf)
• Video - How to tell when food has gone bad
• Refrigerator and freezer storage chart (pdf)