Old cool whip!

[lukenick1]

My poor DS10 ate some cool whip that has been in the fridge since Thanksgiving on his waffle this morning. Hope it won't make him sick now Feel bad for not getting rid of it a long time ago. It looked and smelled ok and he said it tasted fine but he also doused it with chocolate syrup too. Feeling guilty

 

[Minnesota!]

He will be fine. We are still using heavy cream from Thanksgiving, too..

 

[trip]

As long as it wasn't green and fuzzy he should be fine.

 

[Jeniferdwn]

one of the neighbors dug up one of those Splitz cups out of the bottom of my fridge over the weekend and ate it. I looked at the date and iot expired in Oct. She was fine. Still dont know where she found that thing!!! The cool whip shoudl be fine.

 

[DawnM]

It is plum full of heavy preservatives, I doubt it is even outdated!

 

[DawnM]

http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/horrifying-12-day-cool-whip-experiment/

 

[marmalade]

I have some in my fridge too from thanksgiving that I have yet to throw away. I'm sure he'll be fine, I was actually thinking of making a no bake cheese cake with mine. 1 brick soften cream cheese, 1 tub cool whip and 1/2 cup sugar.

 

[marmalade]

http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/horrifying-12-day-cool-whip-experiment/

I just threw mine away.

 

[Wishing on a star]

It is not dairy.
It is not really a food.
It is not really even perishable.

Personally, I will never, ever, put that stuff in my body.

 

[Grandmouse]

It can't go bad -- it isn't food. I have never eaten Cool Whip or given it to my children or grandchildren. It is liquid plastic and I doubt that there is anything in it that your body can even digest. Awful stuff. And I've been around since the days before it came out.

 

[minnie56]

Wouldn't touch it fresh! I am sure there's nothing in there to spoil...all chemicals!

 

[acejka]

You just gave me a major preggo craving for (fresh) cool whip.


Guess I'll be stopping by the grocery store on my afternoon walk for some cool whip and chocolate wafers. Good thing I'm having salad for lunch!

 

[MichelleVW]

I'm sure he will be fine!! Love Cool Whip!!! Frozen Cool Whip is even better!!!

 

[Jennasis]

Breakfast of champions.

 

[timmac]

It can't go bad -- it isn't food. I have never eaten Cool Whip or given it to my children or grandchildren. It is liquid plastic and I doubt that there is anything in it that your body can even digest. Awful stuff. And I've been around since the days before it came out.

Can you verify any of these claims about it being "liquid plastic" or that the body can't digest it?

While I'll be the last to tell anyone that cool whip tastes good, or is good for you, a simple read of the ingredients label suggests that it's pretty well perfectly digestable. It's just crap, like many other junk foods.

It's one thing to not like something, but outright false claims are another.

 

[MIGrandma]

It can't go bad -- it isn't food. I have never eaten Cool Whip or given it to my children or grandchildren. It is liquid plastic and I doubt that there is anything in it that your body can even digest. Awful stuff. And I've been around since the days before it came out.

Ingredients

Cool Whip Original is made of water, hydrogenated vegetable oil (including coconut and palm oils), high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, skim milk, light cream, and less than 2% sodium caseinate (a milk derivative), natural and artificial flavor, xanthan and guar gums, polysorbate 60, sorbitan monostearate, and beta carotene (as a coloring).[5] In some markets, such as Canada and the United States, Cool Whip is available in an aerosol can using nitrous oxide as a propellant. Cool Whip was formerly marketed as non-dairy, but in Jewish dietary traditions, Cool Whip was classified as dairy rather than parve (non-meat and non-dairy) because of the sodium caseinate (which is derived from milk). Cool Whip now contains milk and cream.

Where's the plastic?

I know it's not the best thing for you, but it's not as bad as all that either.

 

[mkel34]

Ingredients

Cool Whip Original is made of water, hydrogenated vegetable oil (including coconut and palm oils), high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, skim milk, light cream, and less than 2% sodium caseinate (a milk derivative), natural and artificial flavor, xanthan and guar gums, polysorbate 60, sorbitan monostearate, and beta carotene (as a coloring).[5] In some markets, such as Canada and the United States, Cool Whip is available in an aerosol can using nitrous oxide as a propellant. Cool Whip was formerly marketed as non-dairy, but in Jewish dietary traditions, Cool Whip was classified as dairy rather than parve (non-meat and non-dairy) because of the sodium caseinate (which is derived from milk). Cool Whip now contains milk and cream.

Where's the plastic?

I know it's not the best thing for you, but it's not as bad as all that either.

A quick google shows this:
Hydrogenated Vegetable oil (coconut and palm kernel). Hydrogenated means that the oil has been converted with hydrogen at a rapid rate to assist in solidification. It also gives the oil a creamy mouth feel. The biggest advantage for large corporations who hydrogenate oils is that is allows the oil to be shelf stable for a very long time. Oils won't go rancid quickly after being hydrogenated. If done incorrectly the result is a trans-fat. Cool whip is not a trans fat. However, the process of hydrogenation turns an oil in to a type of cellulose which in other terms is called plastic.

Like others said, its probably never going to go bad.

 

[JessicaR]

It is not dairy.
It is not really a food.
It is not really even perishable.

Personally, I will never, ever, put that stuff in my body.

That used to be true.

I still don't eat it and don't like it at all but it does contain dairy now probably so it can be called a food!

In 2010 both skimmed milk and light cream were added to Original Cool Whip.

 

[ChristmasElf]

If you want a grweat tasting whipped ceream for your next pie, just take ordinary heavy whipping cream and whip it with a mixer and add a heavy dash of confectioners sugar when it is almost whipped to a medium peak.

Delish...

 

[luvmy3]

A quick google shows this:
Hydrogenated Vegetable oil (coconut and palm kernel). Hydrogenated means that the oil has been converted with hydrogen at a rapid rate to assist in solidification. It also gives the oil a creamy mouth feel. The biggest advantage for large corporations who hydrogenate oils is that is allows the oil to be shelf stable for a very long time. Oils won't go rancid quickly after being hydrogenated. If done incorrectly the result is a trans-fat. Cool whip is not a trans fat. However, the process of hydrogenation turns an oil in to a type of cellulose which in other terms is called plastic.

Like others said, its probably never going to go bad.

What other terms is cellulose called plastic?