Nonperishable Food Items That Never Expire
When trying to avoid food waste, the obvious solution is to look for products that never go bad.
Here are some items that will last forever:
- Baking soda
- Beans/legumes (generally if dried)
- Corn syrup
- Honey
- Hard liquor
- Maple Syrup
- Salt
- Spices
- Sugar
- Vinegar
- Vanilla extract
- White rice
Here are some items that will last for a really long time:
- Almonds, cashews, macadamia nuts, pecans (freeze up to two years)
- Beef jerky (unopened)
- Cake mix, cookie dough (freeze up to a year), pancake/waffle mix
- Canned beans/legumes, beets, chili, fish or meat (unopened), peas, spinach
- Canola and olive oil, cooking spray
- Champagne, red wine
- Chia seeds (freeze up to four years), sesame seeds
- Chicken and vegetable broth
- Chocolate (dark)
- Coconut milk (canned)
- Coffee (instant for up to 20 years; freeze ground coffee for up to two years and whole beans for up to three)
- Corn
- Crackers
- Dill pickles
- Dried fruit
- Energy bars
- Flour (freeze up to two years)
- Gelatin mix (Jell-O)
- Hard candy
- Hot sauce
- Mustard
- Oatmeal
- Pasta, ramen noodles
- Peanut butter (refrigerate up to two years)
- Popcorn
- Quinoa
- Soy sauce
- Tea
- Wheat
Also, try freezing these items to extend their shelf life up to nine months:
- Butter
- Margarine
- Cheese
- Deli meat
- Tofu
- Tortillas
Source: Parade