Foodology 101
Useful Food Terms
- Best Before Date (n) - according to manufacturers, this is the last date a product’s flavor or quality is best before
- Eat By Date (n) - despite the sell, use, or *best before date**, the last date a particular food item should be enjoyed
- Sell By Date (n) - the last date a store is supposed to display a food product for sale; experiation date for food
- Shelf Life (n) - a shelf life is the period during which a stored commodity remains effective, useful, or suitable for consumption
- Use By Date (n) - the last date manufacturers will vouch for a product’s quality
Egguversity
From the Paula Deen Test Kitchen.
- Conventional - hens live in stacked cages, usually four to eight chickens to a cage with at least 67 square inches of floor space per chicken
- Cage Free - hens live on the floor of a barn rather than outdoors or in a cage
- Free Range - hens live outdoors or have limited access to the outdoors
- Organic - hens are fed vegetables grown without any antibiotics, growth horomones, or commercial fertilizers
- Omega 3 - hens are fed a diet containing ground flaxseed, which produces eggs containing slightly more polyunsaturated fatty acids
More To Come …