Attention: If You See This on Your Potatoes, Throw Them Away Immediately! It Could Save Your Life…

All products have an expiration date and it is there for a certain reason. Even though some products may be used still after their expiration date, some of them can be quite harmful for your health, if you choose to use them after their expiration date. However, we can always be fooled and use the ones we have forgotten in our pantry thinking that it will do no harm to our body. For instance, a sip of sour milk will do no harm to your body, but some of them will do quite the opposite.

Potatoes are products for which you may think there isn’t an expiration date, but they do have because they are covered with toxic substance to keep away insects from them. So, if your potatoes turn green immediately throw them away as they will do harm to your nervous system.

Stale bread is frequently consumed even if it has mold on it; people scrape it off and use it. This is so wrong, as eating bread that has already formed mold can seriously upset your stomach, and at the same time make solid grounds for triggering many diseases like cancer.

Bad eggs should not be consumed by no means at all because they will not only cause upset stomach but also food poisoning like salmonella. They are easily recognized from the good ones as the bad eggs’ white does not really separate from the yolk.

Canned food can also go bad. Even though it is a common belief that these types of food are save even after their expiration date, it is simply not true. If you decide to use them then you are at the highest risk of getting botulism, a potentially deadly illness triggered by expired canned products.

A wilted cucumber is not great health risk, however a “teary” is, because the liquid in which it is kept is a chemical of decay that can hurt your intestinal lining.

Dry spices likewise have to be thrown away after passed expiration date. Especially, if your herbs are covered with dust, they can be easily contaminated by bugs.

How to detect spoiled foods?

Believe it or not, but your nose is the very best detector when it comes to good or bad food. If your dry goods, granola or popcorn start to smell funny, it means that they are not good any more, the process of decomposing has started, and if you consume them they will give you a stomach ache.
What also you need to do is to check your pantry from time to time. Toss away all spoiled products, so when you need them not to get fooled and use them as if the date does not really matter.