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If there is meat in it, I would throw it away (or give it to the dogs). If not, it is probably okay.

Dh is in food safety. After 4 hours throw it out. I am sorry!

I'd eat it, but I also regularly eat expired yogurt, so...

I'd eat it, but as long as you nuke it really well.

Sure.

I'd eat it! If I was concerned, I would put it back in a pot and get it boiling just in case that would kill any germ growth?

But, we are definitely not a germ-phobic household... haha

If there's meat, throw it out. If not, I probably still wouldn't eat it, but it might be ok.

@locavore_mama: yup, went to Vietnam and had zero stomach issues. I even ate food off the street. I'm alive and well!

DH didn't go but I know he would be in the bathroom most of our trip. Haha.

This has definitely happened in our house....I'd probably eat it but my husband wouldn't so it usually gets thrown out. Its a bummer especially when its something you worked hard on!

I'd throw it out, not worth the risk to me!

Toss it. It's not worth getting food poisoning!! But I am anal about that.

@snowjewelz: yup, we went to Mexico and DH was in the bathroom most of the trip. Just kept eating, too. He will eat anything. It's his stomach that disagrees.

I think it's totally fine to eat. If it were dairy, I'd definitely say toss it. If you're worried, you eat a bowl first and see how you feel after a couple hrs before feeding it to your little one. Most people will leave meat out on the counter to defrost for a few hrs...don't see why this is much different.

if its cooked all the way through (the meat) I really wouldn't worry about it. i've brought chili from home for work and not been able to eat my lunch until later in the day., after several (several) hours.

I'm paranoid about leftovers so I would throw it away.

Nope it would go in the trash...unless it's pizza, I can't say no to pizza

Like @snowjewelz: said, if it smells okay and tastes okay, I assume it's okay. I've never in my life had food poisoning and definitely have eaten things nobody else would - I'm one to cut off mold and sniff and taste again, then go for it. Maybe in the case of kids, I'd eat it myself and make sure I felt okay for 24hrs before feeding them other leftovers? But I'm sure the health department would not agree.

It'd make me hesitate, and I wouldn't feed it to LO, but as long as I heated it to 165 degrees, I'd probably eat it. DH would for sure.

Wow, surprised how many would eat it. I would toss it after only a few hours out. To me, it is not worth getting sick over anything like that! I throw out leftovers from restaurants if we aren't home within 2 hours. I'm super strict with that, but I guess that isn't the norm after seeing this thread! Only non-meats/dairy I wouldn't worry about.

I've gotten food poisoning before and never, ever want it again. I would toss it. Sorry