Dairy Products Question

Updated on March 09, 2012
J.J. asks from Dallas, TX
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hey y'all, i was wondering what i could do about wasting so much of my dairy products. For example, every once in awhile i'll buy sour cream, cream cheese, and cool whip. i'll only use it for say a pack of bagels & have over half a container left of cream cheese. then it goes bad b/c i don't wanna eat it too often, don't have a taste for it, etc. This happens w/the other products I mentioned above too. Just threw away almost a whole thing of cool whip last, argh.
Is there anything I can do? Such as freezing or something? I wish they sold smaller containers of each of them b/c it's only me & my little boy & we just can't/don't eat that much of that stuff!
Any thoughts, ideas, suggestions?? Thanks so much!

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G.B.

answers from Oklahoma City on

Cool whip is supposed to be frozen. When you get it home divide it in half then put the rest in the freezer.

They sell individual size cream cheeses at the local plumbers/office supply places. Where vendors are. Like the place a company will buy all their cleaning supplies, paper products like Sonic Frito Pie boats, cups/lids, etc...they often sell food items too. Individual mustard and mayo, ketchup packets, you know what kind of stuff I mean.

They sell the individual jellies, salad dressings, etc...call them and ask.

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C.N.

answers from Baton Rouge on

Most dairy products can be frozen. If you only use a little at a time, separate into smaller portions before freezing so you can just thaw what you will use over the next few days.
Cool Whip isn't actually dairy, but it can be frozen.

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J.W.

answers from Lexington on

We always froze Cool Whip. We also froze cheeses. I used to love the Cheddar cheeses more AFTER being frozen! Softer cheeses also froze well. I have no idea specifically about cream cheese and Sour Cream, but as I said, we froze other soft dairy products.

Since you are currently throwing it away anyway, why not just try freezing that and see how it is when you thaw it? It might change the consistency in a way you don't like, but then again, maybe not.

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D.B.

answers from Boston on

If you buy the block of cream cheese, cut it into sections, wrap and freeze. Stick all the little wrapped pieces in one ziplock bag so you can find them easily. For leftover sour cream and cottage cheese and even milk, make a noodle pudding (in any cookbook, sometimes called kugel) - I bump up the nutrition by using whole wheat noodles and topping it with whole wheat bread crumbs or wheat germ. Bake it, then cut it into servings and freeze those. Cool whip is, I think, mostly chemicals, so try switching to Redi-Whip in the can which is real cream and which keeps a long time (expiration date on the bottom of the can). Otherwise, when you buy the Cool Whip, transfer it into small plastic containers and freeze those. You can also combine leftover beans, tomatoes, sour cream and cheese into a Mexican-style layer dip - quantities and layers don't really matter so just use what you have - and freeze that in single-serve portions.

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K.C.

answers from Los Angeles on

You can definitely freeze cool whip. As for the cream cheese, how about making red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting? And you can make sour cream coffee cake with the leftovers from that. Then, you can freeze the baked goods if you don't have an occasion to eat them all at once. : )

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