When it comes to shelf-life, high acid foods like canned tomatoes, fruits, juices, and pickled foods, actually have a shorter shelf-life, as measured by their use-by dates, than low acid foods ...

Low-acid canned foods such as meat (Spam, anyone?), poultry, fish, and most vegetables will retain best quality for two to five years. Even though the dates on cans are more about quality than ...

Here's the good, the bad, and the ugly. First, the good. Foods low in acid help your LES close. It's the muscle that helps keep acid in your gut, and heartburn at bay. Lean proteins like chicken ...