Is there anything in your fridge that’s currently gone bad?

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Trying to prove a point to my husband. I’m talking like left overs that should have been tossed a couple days ago or produce that’s past its prime.

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Usually if something goes bad in my fridge it’s because I didn’t notice it or didn’t get to it in time. For example I have bought fruit or veg from the grocery store that has gotten moldy in a day or two (after purchasing) when it looked fine when I brought it home. Sometimes milk goes bad. I feel like that’s just life. I clean my fridge out once a week or if I notice something goes bad, it happens. I try not to waste food, but I’m not perfect. I have 3 kids & a full time job.

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I don't keep spoiled food. I buy groceries for once a week and don't really buy extras which makes it easier to not have food go bad get lost or not be used. I keep a clean fridge and everything in it is fine to eat.

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If something’s about to go bad /went bad I wait until the trash is about to go out before throwing it away. But never stays in for more than a few days

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Not usually, but there’s definitely produce that’s been in there that is ok one day and bad the next that I have to throw out. I probably have like an old expired bottle of like mustard in there too.

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No. We usually don't have leftovers and when we do, they only stay in the fridge for 2 days max before I toss/freeze them. That said we do a town run once a week (because we have to for ballet) so we do a grocery pickup that same day. Meaning once a week my fridge is purged and wiped down. Snack cabinet is cleaned out once a week. Baking cabinet/cooking cabinets (like flour/sugars/spices/boxed sides/canned goods) are gone through every couple of months.

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For yeaaaaaars my fridge stayed full of gross and very much expired food (im talking growing and to the point the container had to be thrown out) because my ex husband and then room mate mever finished their leftovers and keot putting everything in the fridge and forgetting about it. I stopped cleaning it out after i realized literally none of it was mine (i didnt even have drinks in there after that). Im finally on my own now for the past 2 months and my fridge is almost empty. I finish whats already there before making something new.

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Sometimes I find a baggie of pepperoni in the back that I forgot about and it is moulded

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Sometimes. I try to stay on top of it but realistically I forget a thing or two. I clean out the fridge after every grocery trip and then do a deep clean every couple of months. I do my best and sometimes things spoil and when I realize that, I throw it out. I feel like that’s a realistic standard to have for myself and my current season of life.

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I’m very on top of throwing things out. I am because walking into my parents kitchen and fridge has been disturbing at times. And they still eat those things

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Fruit

Is there anything in your fridge that’s currently gone bad?

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