How can you tell when food is expired?

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

American Public Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 13.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever taken a big ol’ whiff of rotten milk? It probably smelled like dirty socks or stinky garbage. Blech! But why does food go bad, and how can we be sure that something is fresh and safe to eat?

Join Molly and co-host Rachel as they explore the world of food expiration dates — those little numbers and dates on food packages that help us figure out how old food is! Together, they’ll find out why food goes bad, listen to a rotten egg sing about the power of the sniff test, and learn about the history of expiration dates from Forever Ago host Joy Dolo! All that plus a treat for your ears — an all-new mystery sound!

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0:17.0	Today's episode is sponsored by Green Light.
0:22.5	Did you know that 27 states don't require a personal finance course for students,
0:26.8	even though teens score an average of 64% on the National Financial
0:31.8	Literacy Test? Let's make a difference. on the national financial literacy test.
0:33.0	Let's make a difference.
0:35.0	Our friends at Million Basilian and Green Light are hitting the road visiting schools to teach
0:39.6	important lessons on financial literacy. It's all the fun of the podcast, but now live and interactive.
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0:58.0	You're listening to Brainson where we're serious about being curious.
1:02.0	Brainson is supported in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
1:09.0	Welcome to the Brainson Lab or Kitchen.
1:12.0	This is where we cook all sorts of fabulous foods like my all-time favorite,
1:16.0	cottage cheese and mint, jello, gulage.
1:20.0	Whoa, Molly, that sounds...
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