Here's How Long You Can Eat Food For After Its Expiration Date
We need food to survive, and oftentimes when we visit the grocery store, we don’t pay all that much attention to the packaged food that we purchase.
We assume that the food is safe to eat because the store is selling it. But what happens once you take it home and let it sit on your shelf or in your fridge for several weeks or months?
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Let’s start with raw meat or protein.
How strict are those best before dates on packaged meat? Well, that depends.
Honestly, the best measure of whether a food has gone off is by using your senses. Give the meat a quick sniff. If it smells funky, it's likely no good. The USDA recommends not consuming meat if it has changed color or has a strange film or tacky texture to it.