Five foods you can eat expired

In the United States, 40% of all food ends up in trash cans, in part because of the different labeling on the packaging: “Use before…”, “Use before…”, “Sell before…” and so on. Some of these warnings are related not to the safety of expired products, but to their taste, says Dana Günders, a specialist at the Natural Resources Defense Council, a non-profit international organization. The council released a report stating that many of the products that have passed their expiration date are actually quite usable, writes with the BBC.

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So, their list.

Cornmeal Nachos or Tortilla Chips... You will definitely not be poisoned with them even a month after purchase, says Günders, but adds: they may taste stale. This problem can be easily solved by simply heating the chips with oil. And store them in a sealed container to keep them dry and crisp.

Yogurt, according to Gunders, lives longer than six weeks - and she sometimes removes the mold and eats what is underneath.

“I eat yogurt even a month or two after the expiration date,” the expert admits. “And I never had any problems because of it.”

Chocolate it is stored for a very long time, she adds, but if you leave it in the air, a white patina will appear on the tile. This is due to the fact that a certain part of the fat contained in chocolate melts and comes to the surface. This is not a mold, says Dana Gunders, this coating is edible.

Eggs often thrown away too early, she says. In fact, eggs "live" for 3-5 weeks. They just need to be stored at temperatures below 5 degrees Celsius, adds Ted Labusa, a professor at the University of Minnesota: this helps to protect them from salmonellosis.

Milk. The sour smell and taste appears long before the product has the ability to harm your health, says Professor Labusa. Do not store milk at room temperature: microbes in the air will spoil it. Close the container and return it to the refrigerator, where the temperature is set at approximately +2 degrees Celsius, and then the milk will live longer.

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