Understanding your pantry
Dates & freshness planning
Keep supplier dates and storage history visible, while treating use-up forecasts as estimates.
A record that distinguishes a supplier’s date, an opening or refill date, and an estimated date of depletion.
What this involves
Preserve the original date wording and its source; record unknown dates as unknown.
Record opening, refill, and relevant storage information without replacing the supplier’s instructions.
Use a future consumption estimate to suggest when a refill may be needed, with the assumptions visible.
Before you start
Keep the original label and storage instructions. Refill dates alone cannot tell us how old the food is, especially if batches have been mixed.
PantryDay does not measure or extrapolate a safe-to-eat expiration date. USDA explains that many date labels describe quality rather than safety. Storage conditions and product-specific instructions still matter; a forecast must not override them. Infant formula must not be used after its use-by date.
Available today
You can put date information in container notes today. Automatic date reminders and use-up forecasts are not available yet.