Comments on: Would you eat out of date food….

By: dina gregory

dina gregory — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 06:53:42 +0000

best before dates was put on by goverment just so they earn money before that everyone used common sense and wasted less food, i mean even toilet roll can have best before dare on yet its perfectly fine and a waste of time , there was talk goverment taking best before dates and use by dates of products to stop food waste i think it be a great idea as there would be a lot of less food especially as a nation our portion sizes have got bigger hense more food waste when full, i throw next to nothing away it can all be used again and we have smaller portions then we have something if we are hungry a bit later on x

By: Kat

Kat — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:27:33 +0000

I am a manager at a grocery, and believe me…those dates are most often "maximum freshness" dates…which means, they are when the optimum visuals and taste are to be had. Eggs can go WAY past the expiration. Smell them when you crack them…simple enough. Canned goods…as long as their is no damage to the can, no bubbling or smell…infinite time. Milk is said to be o.k. for 10 days past the expiration, though I will not touch it past a day or two. LOL My husband eats yogurts easily 10 days past. The only actual thing I am cautious about, is medications.

By: Cass@FrugalFamily

Cass@FrugalFamily — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 20:04:13 +0000

In reply to CaughtMy.

I love approved foods too – thanks for reminding me x x

By: Cass@FrugalFamily

Cass@FrugalFamily — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 20:03:52 +0000

In reply to Sue.

That's my rule of thumb too x

By: Cass@FrugalFamily

Cass@FrugalFamily — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 20:03:33 +0000

In reply to jessi17christian.

I'm glad I've reminded you x x x

By: Cass@FrugalFamily

Cass@FrugalFamily — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 20:03:10 +0000

In reply to Livesey girl.

You're the exact opposite to us in our house lol

I'm glad I'm not the only one with the dodgy kitchen cupboard secrets 😉

By: Cass@FrugalFamily

Cass@FrugalFamily — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 20:01:23 +0000

In reply to Rebecca.

As long as it looks and smells OK, then it's more than likely going to be OK. That's my rule too!

By: Cass@FrugalFamily

Cass@FrugalFamily — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 20:00:36 +0000

In reply to Zoe @ecothrifty.

That's the point isn't it – best before is completely different to use by. I just have to convince my husband of that now!

By: Cass@FrugalFamily

Cass@FrugalFamily — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 19:59:53 +0000

In reply to Jayne.

We're probably not missing much with the cous cous lol. Common sense is definitely the way to go!

By: Cass@FrugalFamily

Cass@FrugalFamily — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 19:59:19 +0000

In reply to actuallymummy.

I'm exactly the same as you but I'm going to have to Google how to check an egg in water 😉

OH is so annoying, he eats more out of date food than he thinks though but that's our secret!

By: CaughtMy

CaughtMy — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 06:22:30 +0000

I discovered Approved Food recently and love it. They sell food that is past it's best before date but still perfectly edible, and at half price or better. They also sell lots of cleaning products as well. Sorry, this is coming across as an ad but I was really impressed with the prices and how fast they delivered http://thingsthathavecaughtmyeye.blogspot.co.uk/2…

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 09:09:58 +0000

I usually work on the premise, if it looks ok, smells ok and tastes ok, it’s probably ok!

By: jessi17christian

jessi17christian — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:24:59 +0000

Omg, it happens to me so many times that I instinctively dont read up on the expiry date and something like this happens to me then :O
This post has really helped me make a mental note of always checking out the dates :p

Love
Jessica x

By: Livesey girl

Livesey girl — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 03:11:33 +0000

I am a bit funny about dates, especially since I had the kids (have spent the last 4 years pregnant or breastfeeding). My husband isn’t too bothered so I tend to make something for him to use up stuff that’s ok but past the ‘best before’. We did the big cupboard clear out just before we moved and they were similar to yours 😀

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 20:51:02 +0000

If something had a Use By date on it but it looked and smelled okay and it wasn't something like yogurt, milk or something like that, I'd probably still eat it! :O

Best Before, that's fine too, I always use things that are past their BB date.

My dad gave us a pizza that was Use By: Yesterday, and I was going to make it for dinner, but he threw it away!

By: Zoe @ecothrifty

Zoe @ecothrifty — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 20:40:11 +0000

I recently made a lasagna using dried lasagna sheets that were over a year past their best before date. The lasagna tasted great! If something is past it's use by date, I wouldn't eat it though.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 19:40:58 +0000

That is so funny, I had a load of that Ainsley Harriot cous cous in the cupboards too, and ours got lobbed as well! I’m the same in general though, there are plenty of things that just require a bit of common sense, like veg – if it’s brown and watery, don’t eat it!

By: actuallymummy

actuallymummy — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 19:33:15 +0000

Ooooh this really irks me. Hubs will throw out anything that's a day past it's sell by/use by whereas I keep things for much longer. Eggs especially, because I keep them in the fridge they last longer. If they're more than a week I'll check them in water before I cook them, but unless it's a custard or a hollandaise I'll use them. And dried and tinned goods definitely a good year before I'd chuck them. Even meat if it's not chicken. Fish and chicken I chuck if they're more than a day. Can't stand waste!