https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:51:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-picky-are-you-about-expiration-dates#post-1725610 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 21:05:13 +0000 matador84 1725610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pretty picky! I cleaned out the pantry yesterday and threw a ton of crap away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-picky-are-you-about-expiration-dates#post-1725605 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 21:03:08 +0000 Meridian 1725605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not picky if it smells fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-picky-are-you-about-expiration-dates#post-1725529 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 20:47:52 +0000 Corduroy 1725529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't pay too much attention to best by or use by dates. I develop them at work and a lot of times best by date selection comes down to a business need. For meat, dairy &amp; produce so much depends on your refrigerator temperature. I tend to use the sniff test more than anything. Pantry items are typically good as long as you think they taste OK. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-picky-are-you-about-expiration-dates#post-1725266 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 19:44:50 +0000 lovehoneybee 1725266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Same here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-picky-are-you-about-expiration-dates#post-1725257 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 19:41:28 +0000 dolphin 1725257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Very picky. But with milk I do the sniff test. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-picky-are-you-about-expiration-dates#post-1725214 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 19:27:59 +0000 AmeliaBedilia 1725214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is super timely. I am organizing our pantry. Lots of things are "best before..." What is the rule with food in the pantry? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-picky-are-you-about-expiration-dates#post-1725171 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 19:19:36 +0000 blackbird 1725171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not picky, sniff tester here. I think the usda is overly conservative </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-picky-are-you-about-expiration-dates#post-1725136 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 19:11:05 +0000 Pepper 1725136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Extremely picky! Especially with dairy and meat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-picky-are-you-about-expiration-dates#post-1725126 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 19:09:05 +0000 MrsSCB 1725126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not suuuuper picky. Meat I definitely wouldn't eat after the expiration date. Milk gets the sniff test. Eggs get the water test. I kind of figure expiration dates are extremely cautious because stores and sellers don't want liability if something happens. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-picky-are-you-about-expiration-dates#post-1725125 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 19:08:59 +0000 charmed 1725125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Meat and dairy I won't eat if it's expired/close to expired.<br /> Canned goods and condiments: I'll still eat if it looks and smells ok. I'm fine with bread until it's moldy or stale. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-picky-are-you-about-expiration-dates#post-1725096 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:59:40 +0000 Grace 1725096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some things. Milk and prepacked salad, no because I find they just doesn't last. Sour cream and yogurt is still good. Canned stuff, salad dressings and anything else with tons of preservatives I will use a long time. @Meowkers: just an FYI, the best before date on food doesn't necessarily mean it's bad, just not as good as it could be. Medication, on the other hand, doesn't work as well (or at all depending on how long it's been) past it's date. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-picky-are-you-about-expiration-dates#post-1725095 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:59:20 +0000 KT326 1725095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not that picky. I go by smell/looks of it rather than the date. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-picky-are-you-about-expiration-dates#post-1725086 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:57:00 +0000 FliegepilzHut 1725086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The one thing that I will routinely eat after its expiration date is yogurt. Some post-dates canned foods are also safe, apparently. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-picky-are-you-about-expiration-dates#post-1725085 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:56:56 +0000 Bao 1725085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meowkers: I'm pickiest about bread! I forgot about meds, I'm not so picky about those. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-picky-are-you-about-expiration-dates#post-1725076 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:55:28 +0000 Meowkers 1725076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For most things yes. I won't eat it past the expiration if it's meat or dairy or condiments. If it's bread I'll eat it as long as there's no sign of mold. And I definitely still use meds that are past the expiration date. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-picky-are-you-about-expiration-dates#post-1725046 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:49:38 +0000 Bao 1725046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm very picky. If something is even a day or two before an expiration date I get iffy about it. I will sometimes still eat/drink it, but I would rather not. </p> <p>Are you picky about eating foods close to expiration? Will you eat foods beyond the expiration date? </p>