{"id":27555,"date":"2023-12-30T08:47:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T07:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=27555"},"modified":"2023-12-30T08:47:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T07:47:54","slug":"food-expiration-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/12\/food-expiration-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Expiration Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We could all be guilty about one thing \u2014 tossing food on or before their sell-by dates. Part of the reason is because we do not fully understand what expiration date labels on them actually mean. As a result, massive amounts of food are wasted globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video about the truth about food expiration dates and how to solve food waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Food expiration dates don\u2019t mean what you think - Carolyn Beans\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jDg8DQl7ZeQ?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What does \u201d<strong>go bad<\/strong>\u201d mean,\u201c<em>So if the dates on our food don\u2019t tell us that something\u2019s <\/em><strong><em>gone bad<\/em><\/strong><em>, what do they tell us?\u201d? <\/em>Give two (2) synonyms or similar expressions and make a sentence using \u2018go bad\u2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explain \u201c<strong>open dating\u201d<\/strong>. \u201c<em>Many supermarkets adopted a system still in place today called \u2018<\/em><strong><em>open dating<\/em><\/strong><em>\u2019<\/em>.\u201d Use this term in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does \u201c<strong>gauge\u201d<\/strong> mean? \u201c<em>But when supermarkets began stocking processed foods, product ages became harder to <\/em><strong><em>gauge<\/em><\/strong><em>.<\/em>\u201d Give two (2) synonyms or similar expressions and make a sentence using \u2018gauge\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What are your thoughts on this, \u201c<em>Many foods are safe to eat far beyond their labeled dates.<\/em>\u201d?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you use date labels to decide if food is still edible? Why or why not? Would the info in this video change your ways? Explain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are some food preservation hacks you employ on your food items at home?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do you minimize your food waste?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Should grocers remove date labels on produces and just let consumers use their own judgement? Explain your perspective on this.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Should restaurants and grocers donate unsold food? Share your opinion.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate We could all be guilty about one thing \u2014 tossing food on or before their sell-by dates. Part of the reason is because we do not fully understand what expiration date labels on them actually mean. As a result, massive amounts of food are wasted globally. 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