Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you eat food that has expired?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you eat food that has expired? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 27 May 2026 22:58:56 +0000 singingbee on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-116115 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:30:18 +0000 singingbee 116115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @eiko2010: Yes!!!! Total drama queen! But, man, do I love him. :) Baby Boy Mom on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-116106 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:22:25 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 116106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ yup, I just check smell/small taste beforehand littlebug on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-116103 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:20:03 +0000 littlebug 116103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @jennimac: My husband does the same thing! Drama queens! singingbee on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-115986 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:04:04 +0000 singingbee 115986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It depends on the food. Hubby, on the other hand, will not eat anything expired or close to expiring. I have to assure him that it's okay and I"m not trying to feed him expired food. If he thinks there is a chance that it could be bad, he will feel sick to his stomach or something like that even if I ate the same food and I'm okay. MsMini on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-115934 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:14:12 +0000 MsMini 115934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I won't, but my DH is fine with it. Boogs on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-115927 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:50:31 +0000 Boogs 115927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Never. I'm always super paranoid about expired food. joyjoy on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-115926 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:48:49 +0000 joyjoy 115926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I always go by sight, smell and/or taste rather than the printed dates. I only use those as a guide, not a hard and fast rule. Sometimes things will spoil sooner or later than the date, and not all dates are expiration dates. Like others have mentioned, a lot are "best by" dates. mrs. wagon on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-115510 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:38:30 +0000 mrs. wagon 115510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I usually toss it but sometimes I'll look online to see people's recommendations. If it's a day or two I'll still eat it. Wagon Sr. will eat it if it's like a week or two. Yuck. banana on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-115466 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:10:29 +0000 banana 115466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, I toss anything that expires. BSB on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-115454 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:02:47 +0000 BSB 115454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm pre-pregnancy, so it depends on the product. Milk- I toss. Other things, I do the sniff test. I might be more picky when I'm pregnant. mediagirl on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-115450 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:59:49 +0000 mediagirl 115450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @MamaMoose: I'm the same way. Pre-pregnancy, I'll go for it (unless it's milk or cheese). While pregnant, I have cleaned out our pantry and fridge multiple times of condiments and canned goods. :) HabesBabe on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-115428 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:43:53 +0000 HabesBabe 115428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I do... I'm too cheap to throw it away. I give it the "sniff test" and eat if it doesn't smell. HAHA. littlebug on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-115154 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:02:44 +0000 littlebug 115154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'll let most things go past the date. Like @Grace said, the date on the packaging is usually just a "freshest by" or "sold by" date. With most things, if I'm not sure about it, I'll pour a bit out and give it the smell test. My mom (a food chemist) always taught me to never smell it in the container, especially for things like milk, because the crust around the top of the container can spoil and smell sour before the stuff actually in the container is spoiled. Alivoo01 on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-115153 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:02:39 +0000 Alivoo01 115153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yup, but I always smell and inspect the food first. If it smells and looks fine, I'll eat it. If not, trash! tequiero21 on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-115147 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:57:05 +0000 tequiero21 115147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Usually... Definitely for drinks... Modern Daisy on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-115143 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:54:12 +0000 Modern Daisy 115143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The milk I buy has two different expiration dates. One from the manufacturer and another for NYC. Both are printed on the container and the NYC date is always sooner. So I'll let it go to the manufacturers expiration date as long as it doesn't smell foul. We only use milk in coffee so I probably buy it twice a month. mrsjyw on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-115124 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:40:03 +0000 mrsjyw 115124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Produce, meats, milk, juices (anything perishable) - we throw out after the expiration date. Dry goods like cereal? - I'll eat it past the date. Mrsbells on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-115094 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:18:47 +0000 Mrsbells 115094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Depends on what food it is. If it is milk, eggs or meat then no. But if it is something like bread then I'll inspect it, touch it and smell it. If it seems fine I'll eat it. regberadaisy on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-115088 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:12:24 +0000 regberadaisy 115088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Depends. Certain items the dates are sell by and certain are actually expiration dates. Milk, never! Grace on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-115080 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:07:19 +0000 Grace 115080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yup! Expiry dates don't mean that they are bad after that date, just that they are freshest before it. I go by smell and if I'm not sure, I take a tiny taste to see if it tastes off. mynoahbear on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-114972 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 22:12:50 +0000 mynoahbear 114972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Never, I'm weirdly paranoid about expired food, even if it's by one day. DigAPony on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-114958 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 21:44:33 +0000 DigAPony 114958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I mean, as long as something doesn't smell funky or have mold growing on it, I think it's usually fine. Andrea on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-114951 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 21:28:17 +0000 Andrea 114951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would not give it to my LO for sure. But if it is something like bread and it is one day expired then I will eat it. As long as it is something that I don't think will make me sick. heffalump on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-114938 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:56:54 +0000 heffalump 114938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't even like food that's still a few days from expiring. I'm paranoid. Mrs. Pickle on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-114919 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:18:16 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 114919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If I notice something is expired I won't eat it. My husband will though. chopsuey on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-114905 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:04:38 +0000 chopsuey 114905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I used to before I had my LO. Now I toss if it's expired. :P MamaMoose on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-114897 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 19:56:14 +0000 MamaMoose 114897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'll usually let things stretch a few days. But now that I'm pregnant for some reason I'm not comfortable with that any more. autumnlove on "Do you eat food that has expired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-eat-food-that-has-expired#post-114886 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 19:44:10 +0000 autumnlove 114886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ In the past, I would throw away everything if it was expired but now I let things stretch a day or two. How about you?