Grocery store sells only expired foods

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mustangclaire

mustangclaire

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I totally think this is a good idea. I've cut right back on our shopping and throw away nothing now. I used to throw away quite a bit. Sashta you are right on with the expiration date thing. Over in the UK, there is a huge difference between "display until" and "best before" dates. I'm sensible, wouldn't eat out of date eggs/meat. Half the time though people over here have no idea when it comes to meat, especially in supermarkets. I'd bypass a bit of bright red steak for a dark piece anytime. Much tenderer and much better eating, because it's older.

And as for cheese? Go over to France and tell them you don't eat "mouldy cheese". They'd laugh in your face. Cheese IS mould. Stilton anyone?
 
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When I was a kid we found out the refreshment stand at our local swimming pool was throwing out bags of chips the day after they expired. So we got in the habit of asking for "over-dated" chips when we left for the night. Often scored a free bag of Funyuns!

Food waste isn't just an American thing (although I'm sure Americans waste plenty). It happens everywhere food is plentiful. Fresh food can only be edible for a limited amount of time unless it is grown locally. Unfortunately most of us have no idea how to get our own food other than buying it from someone else. I'm intrigued by the growing movement (no pun intended) to grow and raise food locally when possible. Not only does it make sense, it saves energy and done correctly produces healthier food. It's meeting resistance in some areas where they don't want chickens and goats running around, but most people have no problem with urban gardening. People are also less likely to waste food when they've gone to a lot of trouble to make it themselves!
 
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mustangclaire

mustangclaire

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There's a massive "foraging" movement over here and Europe at the moment. Top class restaurants who cook only stuff they trip up on in fields/woodland. Strikes me as a tad "faddy" mind. Kind of a "hipster" thing I think you peeps would refer to it as. However, I'm all for eating stuff from as local as possible. And, though a massive carnivore (sorry Sashta) I tend to try and eat better meat, less often. Now don't get me wrong, I can see how a housewife might stand in Tesco, looking at the "two chickens for a fiver" deal and the organic, corn fed chicken for 9 quid, and go cheap everytime but boy the difference. Supermarket anemic chicken pumped full of water, nothing left after a roast on Sunday against organic chicken tasting wonderful and left overs for chicken pie/curry. Makes more sense to me.
 
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Agincourt Concierge

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arista said:
I guess canned goods would be okay.
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Can we say "ptomaine" boys and girls ???

seriously ... my grandmother used to buy canned goods from a similar type store (food liquidation store) in Waterville, Maine and my mother ended up with food poisoning from strawberry preserves which were expired .... she was very ill ....

eat at your own risk .....
 
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