Opposite of ...should I eat this?

[Pom]

Hell no.

Last night, H was on a conference call and I was starving since I had a dentist cleaning at lunchtime and skipped lunch. I got tired of waiting, reached for some salad dressing from the cupboard and proceeded to eat my salad. I noticed it was really tangy, even for blue cheese, I looked at the bottle, a light yogurt dressing, and realized it should have been refrigerated since we brought it home. Luckily, I did not feed it to H. Today, I was chatting on the telephone, reached in the pantry for a little mini no bake cookie, eat 2 and I as am putting the lid back on the container, I realize they are MOLDY! So to recap, I have eaten rancid yogurt and moldy cookies in the last 18 hours.

I guess I will find out how good my immune system is...geez. +o(
Someone tell me I will live or share your "I can't f*#ing believe I ate that" story.

[Pom]

I think a cocktail is in order. Tequila is a mold inhibitor right?

[raangoli]

+o( That's really awful, sorry. It definitely calls for a drink or two! :drink: :drink:

[cjeanette]

I have had this happen to me before. Worst feeling ever...lol.

[Deleted]

I am mostly amazed that cookies are in your house long enough to mold...

[Pom]

Oct 17, 2012 15:41:17 GMT -5 @kjewell said:

I am mostly amazed that cookies are in your house long enough to mold...

Well, out of site, out of mind. LOL. Apparently, our pantry is the Bermuda Triangle of food. The package says they are good until 10/20.

[noodleoo]

Oh, don't worry! You'll be fine!

Here's my story: I used to love Yoplait yogurts, particularly the Blueberry flavor and had one every day with lunch at work. They must have went through a spell of poor quality control, because within the space of about 2 months I got 3 containers with mold in them! The first one, I ate the entire thing before I realized there was a huge clump of mold on the inside (apparently I don't look at my food while talking at work). The second time I was happily eating along and I got a clump that I thought was a blueberry. I started eating it, but it tasted weird. Spit out a huge clump of fuzzy mold. The third time, I noticed the mold when I opened it. My coworkers thought it was nuts that I kept buying it. I finally switched to Chobani.

[Pom]

OMG, noodle. You win. Blech.

Jenny, cookie dough is the devil. Sorry you got sick. I don't know if I said so, but I am so happy for your family! Congrats. Also, I owe you pics of the house, I am just waiting to get rid of all the boxes, lol.

[Norticprincess]

We went to IHOP one morning in college. I ordered chocolate milk. It was bad. The poor server couldn't figure out why I bolted for the bathroom after taking a sip of it. It was a brand new box she'd just opened. I didn't get sick after.

Our apartment in college was wonderful for growing bread mold. Realizing the bread I'd bought two days before had turned mid bite, was awful. It's sell by date was still a week away.

I ended up with moldy prepackaged cheese the week a new grocery store opened. I took it back.

[taylormade]

About 10 years ago I was happily typing away at work. I grabbed a little box of raisins and dumped them out in front of my monitor and happily snacked on them while typing. Never once looked at the actual pile of raisins.

Eventually I looked down... Maggots. Crawling, wiggling maggots.

Yes... I ate a pile of maggoty raisins.

I have never purchased little boxes of raisins since. Actually, I'm not sure I've eaten raisins since.

[KaraOrNot]

Oct 17, 2012 17:30:12 GMT -5 taylormade said:

About 10 years ago I was happily typing away at work. I grabbed a little box of raisins and dumped them out in front of my monitor and happily snacked on them while typing. Never once looked at the actual pile of raisins.

Eventually I looked down... Maggots. Crawling, wiggling maggots.

Yes... I ate a pile of maggoty raisins.

I have never purchased little boxes of raisins since. Actually, I'm not sure I've eaten raisins since.

OMG, OMG, OMG +o(

[Deleted]

Oct 17, 2012 16:19:16 GMT -5 noodleoo said:

Oh, don't worry! You'll be fine!

Here's my story: I used to love Yoplait yogurts, particularly the Blueberry flavor and had one every day with lunch at work. They must have went through a spell of poor quality control, because within the space of about 2 months I got 3 containers with mold in them! The first one, I ate the entire thing before I realized there was a huge clump of mold on the inside (apparently I don't look at my food while talking at work). The second time I was happily eating along and I got a clump that I thought was a blueberry. I started eating it, but it tasted weird. Spit out a huge clump of fuzzy mold. The third time, I noticed the mold when I opened it. My coworkers thought it was nuts that I kept buying it. I finally switched to Chobani.

My sister almost ate a paper clip that was buried in her Chobani. Then a week later she opened another Chobani and it was moldy and well within the expiration date. No more Chobani for her. My dad called them lol.

[taylormade]

Oct 17, 2012 18:27:46 GMT -5 RockNVoll said:

Oct 17, 2012 17:30:12 GMT -5 taylormade said:

About 10 years ago I was happily typing away at work. I grabbed a little box of raisins and dumped them out in front of my monitor and happily snacked on them while typing. Never once looked at the actual pile of raisins.

Eventually I looked down... Maggots. Crawling, wiggling maggots.

Yes... I ate a pile of maggoty raisins.

I have never purchased little boxes of raisins since. Actually, I'm not sure I've eaten raisins since.

I wish I could unread this!!!

I wish I could un-live it!

[meggers]

I picked up a prepackaged pastry from 7-11 on my way to work. I was happily devouring it until I set it down (upside down), I realized the bottom was completely blue from mold. I probably ate 3/4 of it.

Another time my coworker brought in saltines and a tuna spread. I ate several. My supervisor suddenly picked up the remaining cracker package and threw it away. She just said, "Don't ask." After a lot of begging, she said there were little black worms on the crackers. I immediately tried to make myself puke but couldn't. But I never got sick!

[FishChicks]

Oct 17, 2012 17:30:12 GMT -5 taylormade said:

About 10 years ago I was happily typing away at work. I grabbed a little box of raisins and dumped them out in front of my monitor and happily snacked on them while typing. Never once looked at the actual pile of raisins.

Eventually I looked down... Maggots. Crawling, wiggling maggots.

Yes... I ate a pile of maggoty raisins.

I have never purchased little boxes of raisins since. Actually, I'm not sure I've eaten raisins since.

If it makes you feel any better, I did exactly the same thing, only with a bag of Kashi crackers. I ate a handful while typing away at work, and then looked over at the bag to see it full of maggots. I have never before been so grateful that I keep toothpaste at work; I must have brushed me teeth 10 times in a row.

[Pom]

Oh gawd, this crowd has eaten some scary shit. I feel fine now. But EEEEEKKKKKK.

[pitterwoo]

H and I were on vacation and stopped in this quaint place for a pot pie to take back to where we were staying. We ate almost the entire thing when H took a forkful and there was a stink bug that had been baked in. At least he didn't eat it though.

[Deleted]

I'm going to start looking at my food very, very, very carefully after reading this thread. The maggots?? OMG!!! *shudder*

[lanyac]

Its never happened to me, thankfully. My mom was eating a bunch of grape tomatoes... she bit one in half, and found half a wiggling worm in the other half. Blegh.

[juliahenry]

Does it help to know that insects provide valuable amino acids and essential trace elements you can't get anywhere else?

those worms are good for you!

[beaver12]

I popped a sesame candy in my mouth once. The texture seemed off, rougher than normal. Looked at the other piece and it was covered in dead sugar ants. Spit out the candy, more sugar ants. I was sucking on ants!