eating expired dried goods

sponger
sponger Posts: 3,159
edited December 2007 in All Encompassing Trip
A former roommate of mine left behind a whole bunch of dried foods like cereal, granola bars, popcorn...etc. Pretty much all of it expired several months ago. I seem to be OK so far.
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  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    they'll have weevils in them... i once opened up a bag of expired flour and saw weevils running around.

    they'll be nutritious though i suppose... but I wonder if they can exist inside of you and eat you from the inside out? imagining being slowly killed by a tribe of weevils and all because you wanted to eat expired popcorn... yuk!!.


    oh.... enjoy :)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • MattCameronKicksButt
    MattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    dunkman wrote:
    they'll have weevils in them... i once opened up a bag of expired flour and saw weevils running around.

    they'll be nutritious though i suppose... but I wonder if they can exist inside of you and eat you from the inside out? imagining being slowly killed by a tribe of weevils and all because you wanted to eat expired popcorn... yuk!!.


    oh.... enjoy :)

    Don't listen to him. ^^^ He eats boogers.
  • surfanddestroy
    surfanddestroy Posts: 2,786
    dunkman wrote:
    they'll have weevils in them... i once opened up a bag of expired flour and saw weevils running around.

    they'll be nutritious though i suppose... but I wonder if they can exist inside of you and eat you from the inside out? imagining being slowly killed by a tribe of weevils and all because you wanted to eat expired popcorn... yuk!!.


    oh.... enjoy :)

    Weevils wobble but they don't fall down.
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    Dusseldorf 21/06/07, Manchester 17/08/09, London 18/08/09, LA 06/10/09, LA 07/10/09.

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  • TrixieCat
    TrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    Is it me or are all of you exceptionally funny this morning??

    lol
    Glad you are feeling ok. The amount of preservatives in processed food allows them to be edible for far longer than the date on the box.

    And there is nothing grosser than finding bugs in the flour.
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  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    pick whichever is the lesser of two weevils








    (bastardized line from the 'master and commander' movie....this has to be my only opportunity to use it, so i did :p)
  • pjtaper
    pjtaper Posts: 3,020
    what is a weevil?
  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    Dry goods are usually fine. The expiration dates on such items are more for the sake of quality than safety.

    If you have questions about particular items, you can always check product web sites, or call the hotline listed on the package and just ask a question. It only takes a minute, and they're usually very helpful.

    I'm like the food poisoning police for my family, so I've familiarized with these hotlines and web site FAQ's very well. :D
  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    It's tool late you may already be dead. Wish I had better news. find solace in that there is no shelf life in the afterlife, and yes all your dead relatives are watching......everything.
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    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
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