How long do you keep your leftover food in the fridge? ?

Question

and How long do you supposed to keep it?

Do you even eat leftover?

or You just throw the food away ?

My parents keep the food for 3 days and if its spoiled already then the trash will eat it :D..

we eat leftover food because my parents does not waste food!

Answer 1

I save food if it is good! Why waste something if you like it.

I eat food as long as it looks good and smells good.

Answer 2

3 days tops - I don't care what it was, how much it cost or how difficult it was to prepare. Any non-meat items go into the compost pile.

Answer 3

Two to three days at most.  Though occasionally I have found the furry coated food in the back of the fridge!

Answer 4

At most a week and only if sealed in tupperware.

I eat it

Answer 5

5 days for cooked food

Answer 6

About 4-5 days  

Answer 7

cooked food should be consumed within 48 hours due to hygiene reasons. there are chances for bacteria to grow slowly after 48 hours.

Answer 8

i think 3 days max is good for most food. except seafood I won't eat left over seafood. as long as the food is properly stored and you reheat it correctly, it's good!  

Answer 9

I will only eat leftovers that are 2-3 days old.  that doesn't mean that they don't sit in my fridge for a week or two.  they usually get thrown out when I start to run out of room. XD  how disgusting.

Answer 10

My hubby will eat anything leftover in the fridge that doesn't eat him first.  Me, about 4-5 days.

Answer 11

i think 3 days is the right amount, no more... i hardly even eat left over food so yeah... any longer and it will get all mushy when you warm it up again : P

Answer 12

3 DAYS TOPS!