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Are you still struggling with food going out of date in your fridge? Do you buy food on the way home just in case & find you already had more than enough already?

Here is a way of keeping control of your perishable foods with your phone.

There are now a number of apps that will track what is in your fridge and give you a count down of what needs using up first. They do vary in quality & some are quite pricey for apps, but compared to what they can save you in wasted food it’s a no brainer.

Some come with bar code scanners, date opened (for long life products) and all sorts of other bells and whistles.

In no particular order of merit here are some to check out:

Food Expiration Date Alarm

Fridge Police

Best Before

So now you will know what is in your fridge , about to go past eating, so what do you do with it?

Here is a useful website that takes your list of ingredients and suggests recipes that best incorporate them - Super Cook. Simply add each ingredient and the website will ask you what else you have available and what your options are. So, just check this out on the commute home, pick up any last minute ingredients and you are all set for a delicious home cooked meal when you get back.

And if all your good intentions go by the wayside and you are still faced with a fridge load of out of date food check out Still Tasty  which lets you know what is still safe to eat or freeze, and what needs to be binned.

So, no more excuses for turning your fridge into a gruesome science experiment.