Leaving A Restaurant With A Doggie Bag??: Eating Out

Ziggy · **Site Rank:** Healthy BBF

Leaving A Restaurant With A Doggie Bag?
Handle the leftovers with care. If you won't be arriving home within two hours of being served, don't take the leftovers home with you.

Remember that the inside of a car can get very warm, and bacteria can grow rapidly in foods if they're left in these conditions.

To be safe, it's best to go directly home after eating out and put your leftovers in the refrigerator as soon as you arrive.

Source - http://www.fda.gov

tammy · **Site Rank:** Site Admin

If I have left overs from a restaurant, I make sure to get it back in the fridge right away. If I don't I don't eat it. I've seen some people order pizza and not finish it all and then leave it out all night... they then continue to eat the pizza the next day! I'm afraid of doing something like that!

joebert · **Site Rank:** Moderator

I wonder how many people keep a few thermal bags in their car for grocery shopping, and forget they're in the trunk when they take left overs home.

HealthyPals · **Site Rank:** Site Admin

I read or heard somewhere that if it has been longer than 30 minutes after you have left the restaurant with left overs and you have not put them in the refrigerator yet that it is best to just throw it away. You don't want to wait longer than 30 minutes before getting left over food into a refrigerator.

Y's Guy · **Site Rank:** Moderator

I guess that would depend on the type of food and temperature it was at. I've gone a whole night with pizza and I survived the morning after slice :drool:

tammy · **Site Rank:** Site Admin

Y's Guy wrote:

I guess that would depend on the type of food and temperature it was at. I've gone a whole night with pizza and I survived the morning after slice :drool:

You may have survived, but it probably was not good for you!

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