Poll: Do you eat recently expired food?

[Hunter65416]

I just cant bring myself to eat i dunno bread that's over the expiration date even if its just a day.

 

[BonsaiK]

Depends on the food. Bread a day over is probably a more dangerous bet than pasta day over. Also, bread lasts long in the freezer.

 

[Super Toast]

I once drank a bottle of Sprite that expired two months earlier.

 

[Aeshi]

I don't like wasting food.

 

[lettucethesallad]

Look at it. Green or fuzzy? If yes, throw it away. If no, smell it. Smells weird? If yes, throw it away. If no, taste it. Tastes funny? If yes, throw it away. If no, eat.

Food companies are scared people will get sick and sue them, so they put the expiration date ridiculously early. Lots of food is still perfectly good after it's expired (within limits of course).

 

[TheHecatomb]

All the time. If it looks good, feels good and smells good, I'll eat it.

 

[Batfred]

Look at it. Green or fuzzy? If yes, throw it away. If no, smell it. Smells weird? If yes, throw it away. If no, taste it. Tastes funny? If yes, throw it away. If no, eat.

Food companies are scared people will get sick and sue them, so they put the expiration date ridiculously early. Lots of food is still perfectly good after it's expired (within limits of course).

You missed a step. Look at it. Green or fuzzy? Can I cut the fuzzy bit off?

 

[lettucethesallad]

Look at it. Green or fuzzy? If yes, throw it away. If no, smell it. Smells weird? If yes, throw it away. If no, taste it. Tastes funny? If yes, throw it away. If no, eat.

Food companies are scared people will get sick and sue them, so they put the expiration date ridiculously early. Lots of food is still perfectly good after it's expired (within limits of course).

You missed a step. Look at it. Green or fuzzy? Can I cut the fuzzy bit off?

True, true. Lemme guess, you're also familiar with the 'I'm a poor university student, I can't afford to throw anything even remotely edible away'-mindset?

 

[Monkfish Acc.]

I will eat just about anything as long as the taste alone does not make me want to vomit.
I once got sick for an afternoon for eating some meat with some fuzz on it. And I'd do it again.
I just don't give a fuck, yo.

 

[Sacman]

I'll eat anything just cut off the fuzz...<.<

 

[Batfred]

Look at it. Green or fuzzy? If yes, throw it away. If no, smell it. Smells weird? If yes, throw it away. If no, taste it. Tastes funny? If yes, throw it away. If no, eat.

Food companies are scared people will get sick and sue them, so they put the expiration date ridiculously early. Lots of food is still perfectly good after it's expired (within limits of course).

You missed a step. Look at it. Green or fuzzy? Can I cut the fuzzy bit off?

True, true. Lemme guess, you're also familiar with the 'I'm a poor university student, I can't afford to throw anything even remotely edible away'-mindset?

Indeed, I also like a really good cheese and if you don't cut the fuzzy bit off, you always have to throw it away or just eat cheese for a week.

 

[AmrasCalmacil]

I'm picky as hell eating food that's out of date, that stuff should not be in my body.
As for drink, I couldn't care less. Sealed of liquids don't grow mould at first opportunity as far as I see it.

 

[YouCallMeNighthawk]

lol i've eaten frozen lasagna which should have been eaten in november, and i'm still standing. So yeah can't be that bad.

 

[zama174]

I have eaten a box of two year old Nerds.. And my dad has fed me moldy bread (I was like four like I was gonna say no to food.) So yeah. If it tastes alright I'm game.

 

[Gigano]

Nope, despite being a student I prefer caution to regret. In more dire financial straits I'd perhaps be less picky with some products though.

 

[GundamSentinel]

Depends. If it's highly perishable (vegetables, meat, dairy products) then no. Otherwise, if it still looks and smells good, it's fine with me.

 

[thylasos]

If there's no obvious sign of it being off, and a small bit tastes fine, why not?

 

[Bon_Clay]

Depends. If it's highly perishable (vegetables, meat, dairy products) then no. Otherwise, if it still looks and smells good, it's fine with me.

This is basically how I decide. Some stuff you can just assume it'll still be good for a while. Vegetables you can tell if you should eat them or not fairly easily, you won't want to eat them once they go bad anyway. And I've had some bad experiences with milk that's gone bad so I don't trust it past expiration dates. Meat maybe I'll let slide and just make sure to cook it really well.

 

[endnuen]

If it doesn't smell funny. Mostly the expired label is really just a date for when the shops is no longer allowed to sell it. Most stuff can actually stay perfectly fine for up to a week after that date. Except for milk.. But I dunk just under litre a day of the stuff, so it never expires in my presence.

Besides I'm a student, I don't call it "mold", I call it "penicillin"..

 

[Meestor Pickle]

Friend and I ate a pack of Twisties over 9 months old, tasted even better and neither of use had any obvious side effects