A fellow blogger posted this and it got me thinking. How much attention do you pay to the dates stamped on food packaging? Do you find the various labels confusing? Will you toss out any food that has passed whatever date shows up? Or will you go ahead and consume it if it still looks and smells okay?
I often have this discussion with my husband. He’s a firm “read the date and toss” kind of person. Me? Not so much. I’m cheap. No, frugal. For foods, if it looks okay and smells okay, go for it. I’ve eaten yogurt weeks after the printed date. Same with Half & Half.
Even medication. I spent some time volunteering for Doctors Without Borders. A major duty was packing bags with medications for the next trip. If it had been expired for more than a year, it got tossed. Otherwise, it was a go. For me, I’ve used aspirin, Benadryl, Sudafed, and Tylenol that were years past the dates and they still were effective.
I think all the dates on things are misleading and don’t even all mean the same thing. Use by, best by, use before, and even sell by. It’s all so arbitrary.
What are your thoughts on these dates? Do you follow them?
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