Today, my husband and I got into a huge argument. He called me wasteful for throwing out old food. He insisted that you can simply pick the mold off and the food was perfectly fine. He’s going to kill our kids. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my husband and I once again argued over expiration dates. He says I’m paranoid and wasteful. I finally gave in and ate some food I wasn’t so sure of. Well, his innards must be made of vibranium because I’m currently in the fetal position on the bathroom floor after puking for an hour. FML
Today, after I cleaned out the fridge of things that expired months ago, my roommate got angry and insisted upon pulling all the moldy dairy products out of the garbage and putting them back because "they weren't mine and I shouldn't throw out other people's food." FML
Today, my husband threw an epic tantrum because I asked him to put away the leftovers from dinner. Yeah, because I guess me going to the grocery store, then preparing and serving the food AFTER working a 10 hour day wasn’t enough. Thanks babe. FML
Today, my boyfriend and I got into a fight because I bought two new makeup palettes. He ranted that I have too much already, it all looks the same, and that I’m a hoarder. Last month he threatened to break up with me for throwing out condiments that were two years past their expiration dates. FML
Today, my boyfriend is pissed at me for giving everyone food poisoning right before the holiday and ruining the weekend. He’s the one that forced and berated me into using the nasty expired ingredients in his mom’s kitchen, even though I knew better. FML
Today, my girlfriend screamed at me for throwing away her food, calling me a sick, controlling psycho. When I pointed out that the seafood pasta I tossed was a week old and almost certainly rotten, she dug the box out of the trash and ate it to prove a point. Now she's got food poisoning and somehow it's my fault. FML
Today, I ate a slice of pizza that was left in the oven. Turns out it was my husband’s and he threw a tantrum over it. I profusely apologized and his response was, “Sorry is the cheating I’m gonna do if you keep this childish shit up!” He says stuff like that because he knows I can’t afford to leave. FML
Today, my kids and I went to have dinner with a coworker. After everyone ate, the kids went to play while I helped clear the dishes. To my horror, instead of individually wrapping the kids leftovers, she scraped all the uneaten food back into the main pots. I wanted to puke on the spot. FML
Today, after an argument a month ago, my husband has refused to do any cooking since. After a month without his food, I’ve realised at this point in our marriage his cooking is literally the only thing about him I like anymore. I think I want a divorce. Over food. What an end to a marriage. FML
Today, my husband suddenly decided he was going to stop talking about all the changes he needed to make, and finally do them. That's great, except that in less than a day, he lost his shit at me and our young kids for not immediately fixing everything about ourselves as well. They're still sobbing and he doesn't care. FML
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rebelwithmouseyhair 18
Actually it depends on the food. If it's meat or fish, you chuck it out at the slightest suspicion of it being off. Cheese, you can just cut the mould off and eat the rest, it's absolutely fine. Fruit, you can eat even the rotting parts. A Belgian writer, Amélie Nothomb, swears by this and has eaten mouldy fruit on TV to prove it. She published a new book just recently so it hasn't killed her yet.
Bogrbon 27
Bread is another bad one. Basically it depends on if the mold can get inside, so porous or liquid foods (like sauces, breads) the mold can get in. Hard foods like cheeses, not so much. And some places they’ll even “age” venison and let mold grow on the outside before slicing it off and cooking it. (Sounds revolting to me, but if people have done it, it must not be lethal). A lot of food spoilage is about it being unpleasant to eat long before it’s hazardous. However, when in doubt throw it out because: first, who wants to eat something that tastes like shit, even if it’s okay, and second, if you’re not a microbiologist, how do you know if it will kill you or just “give it more flavor.”
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rebelwithmouseyhair 18
Actually it depends on the food. If it's meat or fish, you chuck it out at the slightest suspicion of it being off. Cheese, you can just cut the mould off and eat the rest, it's absolutely fine. Fruit, you can eat even the rotting parts. A Belgian writer, Amélie Nothomb, swears by this and has eaten mouldy fruit on TV to prove it. She published a new book just recently so it hasn't killed her yet.
bloopaloop 27
Cheese? Yes that’s legit. Good cheese is expensive too. Throwing it out would be wasteful
Bogrbon 27
Bread is another bad one. Basically it depends on if the mold can get inside, so porous or liquid foods (like sauces, breads) the mold can get in. Hard foods like cheeses, not so much. And some places they’ll even “age” venison and let mold grow on the outside before slicing it off and cooking it. (Sounds revolting to me, but if people have done it, it must not be lethal). A lot of food spoilage is about it being unpleasant to eat long before it’s hazardous. However, when in doubt throw it out because: first, who wants to eat something that tastes like shit, even if it’s okay, and second, if you’re not a microbiologist, how do you know if it will kill you or just “give it more flavor.”
awildwhisper 30
Bread is fine, just toss the moldy slices and eat the ones that it hasn't reached yet.
Hangryko 32
No, even if one mould spot is visible, the whole loaf could then be spoiled and needs to be thrown out. Just because you don't see the mould everywhere doesn't mean it isn't there.
Mathalamus 25
There’s nothing wrong with tossing out the whole thing, if it’s moody. It can spread and it isn’t visible all the time. If it’s bad, toss it. No exceptions.
Charlie Given 28
Umm ok this is a complicated argument certain meats and cheeses can be eaten when they have started to go bad.(except processed meats ,breads, and dairy; like lunch or ground meat or canned cheese. they already contain preservatives so if it went bad it's bad) but thick cut beef or a block of cheese you can cut off the bad sections and eat the still good parts and it'll be aged and delicious ,but most seafood or poultry after 30 minutes of setting out (raw or cooked) needs to be tossed don't refrigerate, thou there are some exceptions like tuna or shark. also avoid any mold that is black, red or dark gray those are toxic molds and will contaminate the entire product and possibly even other food items near it. now when it comes to old fruits and vegetables if they have mold toss them, if they're soft or bruised they're still fine to eat. thou there are exceptions don't eat any sort of old corn, berries, broccoli cauliflower or mushrooms and if they have already been cooked toss it. but if you want a more detailed explanation that you can print out and hand to your husband go to the FDA website and look up the food borne illnesses safety recommendations.
sarsuela 29
Easy - let him eat this perfectly fine food and cook something new for yourself and kids.
Hangryko 32
Agreed. It seems like your stubborn husband will have to learn the hard way by eating some mouldy food himself if he insists it's still fine.
Cody Vertigo Bonthoux 15
yeah he is you shouldn't let him cook if thats his philosophy
sarkycow 25
This sounds like my husband, with the exception being that if I throw something out he doesn't get pissed off\angry etc. We often joke about the different types of penicillin growing in our fridge! 😄 it doesn't bother me, he's not forcing me to eat it, or complaining. He is in his mid-70s so I think if it was going to kill him it would have by now! lol If it becomes such an issue with you two then buy a mini fridge and put the stuff that you won't eat (and\or that you would throw out). Tell him the stuff inside it is all his, that you and your kids won't be eating from it.
crashtestdumplin 16
Depends, my husband is allergic to penicillin so I don’t take any chances.