Grocery Shopping For A Quarantine: What To Buy And How Much
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING Author’s note: I live in Italy, which has just been put under “lockdown” for the next three weeks as a result of the coronavirus epidemic. “Not only do they have a long shelf life, they’re great meal builders for breakfast, pasta night, chilis, soups and stews.” Plan meals with common ingredients. “That doesn’t mean rice and beans every day,” she said, “but maybe it means cooking enough rice for three different meals and incorporating it over several days.” So, for example, if you cook a whole chicken and serve it with rice one night, use the carcass to make slow-cooker chicken and rice soup for lunch the next day, or freeze it for a few days later. “With the exception of fresh milk, dairy products like cheese and yogurt should have an expiration date of at least two weeks,” Fuentes said.