A month would be pushing it, but it certainly would make us all more creative in what we're cooking.
As soon as I buy a product (can or package), I take a sharpie and write the date that I buy it on the front of the can. That has been so much help in rotating food items.
When I clean out my pantry, I also put items to expire in the front of other items. I usually find some surprises back there.
As one other poster said, by eating a lot of different kinds of beans, pastas, and rice dishes; you could use alot of your food products up. I also cook a couple of batches of food and freeze it. I also will make a roast and use it in 3 - 5 different variations including a soup.
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