Monday, August 5, 2013

How long is a bottle of formula good for if it's never been used yet? Can you leave it in a bag for later?

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Answer
Only mix what you can use within 24 hours, and toss any leftovers
Based on how much formula your baby needs, mix only what you think you'll use in the next 24 hours. Once you've mixed powdered or liquid concentrate formula, refrigerate it immediately, don't let it cool outside the refrigerator first, and use it within 24 hours.

Follow the storage directions on the can of liquid formula once you open it. Some companies recommend covering the can and using the remaining formula within 24 hours; others suggest using it within 48 hours.

If your baby doesn't finish a bottle of formula within one hour, toss out the remainder. Bacteria from his mouth can seep into the bottle, contaminate the formula, and make your baby sick if he drinks it later.

Tip: To prevent waste and save time, mix a large batch of formula in the morning and divide it into bottles of 3 or 4 ounces that you can refrigerate and use throughout the day.
Keep it cool
Room temperature is the perfect climate for breeding germs in milk, so feed warmed formula to your baby right away, don't heat it up ahead of time, and toss any formula that has been sitting at room temperature for an hour or more. If you're taking your baby's bottle "to go," store it in an insulated lunch pack, ideally with an ice pack.

How to keep tomatoes fresh?




Chasity


I'm going to start bringing my lunch to school. I was thinking what if I made a sandwich or a salad will the sliced tomatoes go bad. I would slice them in school but we are not aloud to bring knives or plastic knives. What can I do? Also will hard boiled eggs stay good.


Answer
I never put whole tomatoes in the refrigerator because it ruins the flavor and they stay good for close to a week. If I know I will be using a cut tomato within a day, I wrap it plastic and leave on the counter. Longer than that, the cut tomato or sliced go in the freezer to be used in a recipe. Slice your tomatoes at home, wrap them in plastic wrap or put them in a small container, then put the tomato slices on your sandwich before your eat it. You hard boiled eggs sandwich or whole hard boiled will also be perfectly safe to eat. Of course if you live somewhere where the temperatures are in the 90s, you might consider using an insulated bag if it take you a while to walk to school or your school is not air conditioned.




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