Is it ok to serve “leftovers” with newly defrosted food so as not to waste food?

Yes, but do not mix old food with new food in the same dish. For example, you have leftover chicken but not enough for a full meal. You defrost more chicken to complete the amount you need for dinner. Do not mix in the “old” food with the newly defrosted chicken. Once you mix old with new you will end up with all old chicken. If your animal wasn’t hungry for chicken that day, because they were mixed together the shelf life of the new food is now equal to the shelf life of the old food. Just serve them in separate dishes so you can prevent mixing old and new. Be sure to serve the old food first because it has to be consumed this time or you’ll have to throw it away. When it’s consumed you can now put down the dish of newly defrosted food.

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