Expired Yogurt. How old is too old?

[daughtersrus]

Someone that I know will feed her child (under the age of 2) yogurt that expired a month ago. She said it's no big deal because yogurt is bacteria anyway. .

She said that she knows someone that eats it 6 months old!

For me about a day old is enough for me. A stomach bug just isn't worth it.

 

[jennyjinx3]

I don't know, but I personally will not eat something past its date. Let alone feed it to my kids. Now my DH??? He does have a bit of an iron stomach!

 

[disney1990]

Someone that I know will feed her child (under the age of 2) yogurt that expired a month ago. She said it's no big deal because yogurt is bacteria anyway. .

She said that she knows someone that eats it 6 months old!

For me about a day old is enough for me. A stomach bug just isn't worth it.

http://consumerist.com/2010/09/01/how-long-to-wait-before-trashing-expired-yogurt-eggs/

Most dairy contains a "sell by date" not an expiration date. A week to 10 days, I would say ok, after that, I would toss it.

Do you check the dates on everything? Even water and soda contain dates. The only time I realize soda is expired is when I drink a diet soda and it takes bad. The artificial sweeteners definitely expire and it then tastes terrible.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I would imagine that it is "safe" to eat if it is not moldy, stinks, or has totally seperated.

And some yogurts are better than others. I have to eat it daily and that Chobani can really get gross over time.

That being said, I like fresh food and would not eat it.

There is another whole issue about not eating "old food" with regard to nutrition but I won't go there.

 

[daughtersrus]

I would imagine that it is "safe" to eat if it is not moldy, stinks, or has totally seperated.

And some yogurts are better than others. I have to eat it daily and that Chobani can really get gross over time.

That being said, I like fresh food and would not eat it.

There is another whole issue about not eating "old food" with regard to nutrition but I won't go there.

She only buys Chobani.

Over the weekend, she stocked up on 3 cases from Costco. They were on sale because they expired on Monday. She wanted me to get some because of the great deal and was floored when I passed because we'd never eat that much yogurt in such a short time.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

She only buys Chobani.

Over the weekend, she stocked up on 3 cases from Costco. They were on sale because they expired on Monday. She wanted me to get some because of the great deal and was floored when I passed because we'd never eat that much yogurt in such a short time.

OK, that is nasty. (insert puking smilie)

Right now I am eating Yoplait Strawberry Banana. Since I need to eat it daily I have resorted to buying all kinds of brands in an effort to change it up.

OK, now I am looking at the nutrition info and there is 26 grams of sugar in it!!! Cripes.

 

[mnrose]

I judge more by taste/smell/appearance than I do expiration date. The dates are very conservatively set, and food will be perfectly fine and healthy well beyond that date.

I make my own yogurt, so there is no "expiration" date helpfully printed on the label. Therefore, I must use common sense and use the above three factors as my guide.

 

[mnrose]

OK, that is nasty. (insert puking smilie)

Right now I am eating Yoplait Strawberry Banana. Since I need to eat it daily I have resorted to buying all kinds of brands in an effort to change it up.

OK, now I am looking at the nutrition info and there is 26 grams of sugar in it!!! Cripes.

A major reason I stopped buying pre-packaged, flavored yogurts. They take a perfectly healthy food and turn it nasty with all that sugar! I can't eat it anymore. Plain yogurt, with a few berries added, is sweet enough thank you.

ETA: 26 grams is over 2 Tablespoons of sugar....that's a LOT in a small carton!

 

[snapppyd]

I would eat yogurt about two weeks past the date, however I would not give it to a child. That's just me.

 

[lizabu]

If it looks ok and smells ok I would eat it. Expiry dates are just a suggested sell by dates. I bet the manufacturers love it when people throw out perfectly fine yogurt and have to buy more though.

 

[mnrose]

If it looks ok and smells ok I would eat it. Expiry dates are just a suggested sell by dates. I bet the manufacturers love it when people throw out perfectly fine yogurt and have to buy more though.

 

[MamaLema]

I would eat it a few days past, no more than 5.

Other foods such as cereal and pancake mix, I would eat weeks past.

 

[POOHsie]

OK, that is nasty. (insert puking smilie)

Right now I am eating Yoplait Strawberry Banana. Since I need to eat it daily I have resorted to buying all kinds of brands in an effort to change it up.

OK, now I am looking at the nutrition info and there is 26 grams of sugar in it!!! Cripes.

Consider making your own yogurt. It'll be much better tasting.

When I buy yogurt, I buy plain yogurt, and also the low fat-low sugar yogurt. I mix the two together 50-50. I like that the sweet taste is seriously diluted, and plain yogurt is a product of few ingredients, which is also something I like.

 

[luvmy3]

I wont even touch dairy ON the expiration (sell by) date.

 

[disney1990]

If it is getting close to the expiration date, stick it in the freezer. I do that all the time and then it lasts for months. Only takes a couple hours to thaw. And I mostly eat Chobani.

 

[tvguy]

I wont even touch dairy ON the expiration (sell by) date.

I never know. My wife's nephew managed a grocery store in Texas, and he refused to carry non-fat milk in the summer. He said if it wasn't kept near freezing, it would spoil a week before the expiration date. If the milk had any butter fat in it at all, like 1%, there was no issue.

 

[denisem]

PSA: good website to show guidelines of shelf/fridge/freezer life of most foods:

http://www.eatbydate.com/

 

[mrspaha]

I would eat yogurt about two weeks past the date, however I would not give it to a child. That's just me.

That's exactly what I was going to say! I think I've eaten yogurt up to about a month past its date, and I was fine.

 

[lovesmurfs]

PSA: good website to show guidelines of shelf/fridge/freezer life of most foods:

http://www.eatbydate.com/

Another great website is www.stilltasty.com.

 

[denisem]

Another great website is www.stilltasty.com.

Thanks for posting that - it'll be interesting to compare the two.