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Food designated for Shabbos:<a href="#ftn1" name="ftnref1">[1]</a> 
If one was given food for Shabbos it should not be eaten during the week. This is an act of piety, although from the letter of the law there is no prohibition in the matter.<a href="#ftn2" name="ftnref2">[2]</a>
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<a href="#ftnref1" name="ftn1">[1]</a> 242/8</div>
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<a href="#ftnref2" name="ftn2">[2]</a> This can be learned from the law in Rama 494/2 that a pauper may decide to do whichever he wants with the charity money that he receives, even though the donors gave it with a specific intent. [So is implied from Admur’s reference to this chapter]. </div>
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Shulchan Aruch HaRav | Designating food for shabbos

Food designated for Shabbos:[1] If one was given food for Shabbos it should not be eaten during the week. This is an act of piety, although from the letter of the law there is no prohibition in the matter.[2] [1] 242/8 [2] This can be learned from the law in