when you accidentally have an expired safe food and now your brain has to struggle with if it's still a safe food or not

it really depends on what it is and how expired it is we had a jar of peanut butter that was over a year past its expiry date that ended up being totally fine (we did also keep it in a cool, dark, cabinet with low humidity so that might have also been a factor)

if it's a canned good that's still perfectly sealed, it will likely still be okay as it's not too old (i'd say more than 2 years depending on what it is since the whole point of canned goods is that they last for prolonged periods of time)

i just used yeast that expired in 2021 in a loaf of bread... a lot of stuff is completely fine after its best buy date

it's a protein shake, which has a best by rather than a strict expiration date but it still gives me an ick

how far past the date is it?

liquids are tricky. if it's in a box, i'd def move it to a glass and give it a smell test first

i get nervous about unexpired juice boxes after seeing some horrible images of Things, so i can understand the hesitation

yeah i opened a carton of almond milk once i'd forgotten about, don't recommend that one

about two weeks. which is annoying cuz i just got it last week which means it was expired when it was delivered which. sigh.

i'm definitely chucking this batch, it's more of a "will my brain ever let me think it's safe again?"

that is annoying

it's prooooobably okay but i def get the 'yeah nope gross toss it' mentality. i've done that fo sho

two weeks might be okay, but that is annoying you were given an expired product in a delivery. if you're able to report it from where you ordered, you should be able to get a refund because supermarkets shouldn't be selling expired product

yeah, definitely looking into that later

i'm mostly upset because it's been like my one solid go-to for "food is terrible but i have to eat something today" and now i'm worried i've lost it

It is a safe food with very specific rules, so now you will double-check the rules carefully and confirm it for your brain that it is safe.

my kid has the same concerns. they can't even eat something that they didn't actually open themselves