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Unless it's meat or dairy, i'd let it go

CasadenaCasadena member
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Dear Prudence,

My in-laws are obscenely cheap and often keep food that has expired well beyond the “best by” date. I wouldn’t care about this, except my kids go over there after school, and I never know how fresh the food they are being served is. Trying to speak to my in-laws about this myself has gone nowhere; my husband is no help either—he says his parents did this when he and his brother were kids, and they were fine. We rely heavily on my in-laws to watch our kids during the school year while we are at work. Short of packing food for the kids to take from home (which I cannot be certain they will eat), what can I do here?

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Re: Unless it's meat or dairy, i'd let it go

  • banana468banana468 member
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    What are you talking about for the food they're served? 

    If the milk smells off or is chunky they'll know on their own and ditto for plenty of other dairy items.  Other stuff is just going to smell bad so I think you're going to have to be somewhat specific.

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  • MyNameIsNotMyNameIsNot member
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    Why is packing them food not an option? 
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  • charlotte989875charlotte989875 member
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    MyNameIsNot said:
    Why is packing them food not an option? 
    Exactly. Pack their food, explain to them how to tell if food is good or bad, and help them make good choices with what they have. 
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    charlotte989875 said:
    MyNameIsNot said:
    Why is packing them food not an option? 
    Exactly. Pack their food, explain to them how to tell if food is good or bad, and help them make good choices with what they have. 

    Smell is such a good indicator of that.  I feel like this is a body's fail safe that has saved countless people throughout mankind.  But moving back into modern times, even non-perishable foods that are safe to eat past the "best by" date can get that gross stale smell and taste.

    I assume most kids don't want to eat something that smells or tastes bad.  But a great idea to teach them that along with anything else they may not pick up on for food spoilage.

    I think meat is the trickiest because when it's "close", it may not have a bad smell but still be unsafe to eat.

    I drink milk as long as it smells, tastes, and looks fine.  I don't care what the "sell by" date is.  That's an instruction for the store, not the consumer.  But I just looked up if that is valid for safety.  It largely is, and almost always is only a few days past, but it's not perfect.  There are some bacteria that can grow in milk, without causing a noticeable smell.

    I will continue my milk standards because it has been working fine for years. But I'm also an adult who knows and accepts the slight risk. 
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