More healthy stuff.
I just ate a container of yogurt I bought a month ago, but as you can see, the sell by date is September 17, 2007.
Normally, if I know I bought it a month ago, I won't eat it, I'll throw it in the trash.
I'm absolutely terrified of eating food that has gone bad, especially milk products.
But they say that yogurt has all those healthy bacteria in it, so I guess it's pretty safe to trust the dates on the bottom.
Maybe the bacteria just gets stronger over time, and the sell by date, is the date that the bacteria go from being healthy and good, to icky and bad.
I am actually surprised that I ate it.
I once opened a yogurt that hadn't reached it's sell by date yet, and it had chunks in it.
And it smelled nasty.
I almost barfed.
So the first thing I did with this yogurt after checking the date is, I opened it, smelled it, and then stirred it around and lifted giant spoonfuls out, to check for chunks.
No chunks, no smell, so I ate it.
If I get sick from it, I'm gonna be pissed.
Comments
Actually, the bacteria are only active for a short time after the yogurt is packaged. The product will still be edible a month later, but the bacteria will be dead.
Posted by: lattegirl | August 27, 2007 4:09 PM
I'm the same way; I'm really wary of expired foods. Unfortunately, I have an incredibly sensitive sense of smell so for breads and milk, in particular, I can smell them souring before it really starts to make a difference. I waste a lot of bread and milk....
Posted by: Jade | August 28, 2007 1:10 PM