Food expiration dates don't mean what you think |キャロライン・ビーン　　TED ed で英語を学ぼう

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Food expiration dates don't mean what you think

キャロライン・ビーン | TED-Ed　• June 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDg8DQl7ZeQ

How much of the food in your fridge will you toss before it reaches the table? Hamburger buns from last summer’s picnic? Milk past its sell-by date? Carrots that lost their crunch? Countries around the world waste huge amounts of food every year, and the United States is one of the worst offenders. 37% of US food waste comes from individual households. And roughly 20% of those food items are tossed because consumers aren’t sure how to interpret the dates they’re labeled with. But most of those groceries are still perfectly safe to eat. So if the dates on our food don’t tell us that something’s gone bad, what do they tell us?

How much of the food in your fridge will you toss before it reaches the table?
テーブルに届く前に、冷蔵庫内の食品をどれだけ捨てますか?

toss food out in the fridge　冷蔵庫の中の食べ物を捨てる
the food in your fridge　冷蔵庫の中の食べ物
before it reaches the table　テーブルに到達する前に

Foods vs food　“foods”は加工食品、日本食などのまとまりを表す際に使えます。　一方“food”は、寿司、天ぷらなど食べ物単体を指します。　
Many people eat processed foods　(多くの人は加工食品を食べます)　

Hamburger buns from last summer’s picnic?

gluten-free hamburger buns グルテンフリーのハンバーガーバンズ

※buns は「バンズ」と呼ばれるが、発音は「バンス」

Milk past its sell-by date?

First, it's a cliche that is past its sell-by date, and no matter the nature of cliches, they must be identified and denied at every turn.
第一に、それは賞味期限切れの決まり文句であり、決まり文句の性質がどうであれ、あらゆる場面でそれを見極め、否定しなければならない。

Carrots that lost their crunch? 

carrots that lost their crunch　歯ごたえを失ったニンジン
Store celery in resealable plastic bags for up to 36 hours to retain their crunch.

セロリの歯ごたえを保つために、再密封可能なビニール袋に入れて最長 36 時間保存します

Countries around the world waste huge amounts of food every year, and the United States is one of the worst offenders.

Countries around the world waste huge amounts of food every year
世界中の国が毎年膨大な量の食料を無駄にしている
the United States is one of the worst offenders.
米国はその中でも最もひどい国のひとつである。

37% of US food waste comes from individual households.
米国の食品廃棄物の 37% は個人の家庭から出ています。

US food waste　米国の食品廃棄物
individual households　個人世帯

And roughly 20% of those food items are tossed because consumers aren’t sure how to interpret the dates they’re labeled with.

And approximately 20% of these foods are discarded because consumers are unsure of the interpretation of the dates indicated.

roughly 20% of those food items are tossed　それらの食品の約 20% が廃棄されています

the dates they’re labeled with　ラベルに書かれた日付
※they =  food items

But most of those groceries are still perfectly safe to eat.

safe to eat　安全に食べられる
perfectly safe　完全に安全
perfectly safe to eat　完全に安全に食べられる

So if the dates on our food don’t tell us that something’s gone bad, what do they tell us?

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