Y'know, I could really go for 100 Slim Jims about now

[Kimballkid]

Originally Posted by Anamorphic

I'm picturing you walking past the Slim Jims at Costco and the ghost of Randy "Macho Man" Savage showing up, and the next thing you know, you're loading them into your trunk with no memory of actually buying them.

Snap into a Slim Jim!!

Originally Posted by Anne Neville

And we do not need to eat muffins the size of our faces.

You could cut them in half and have half-faced muffins.

[tdn]

Peter: "Yeah, I haven't been this exhausted since I had that job as Jackée Harry's personal grocery shopper...

A pallet? Am I reading this right? You need a pallet of chocolate covered pretzels. Where the hell am I supposed…what is this? A drum of grape jam? Is that like a drum like they ship oil in. Is that...look at this one. A desk of Cheezits? A desk...where are you getting these units of measurement from?"

Jackée Harry: "Mary!"

Peter: "Ha ha! That is still funny. Okay, you stay right here big, funny gal. I'll be right back with... a hammock of cake."

[Lynn Bodoni]

The way I view food, if you do not have some light GI upset every so often you are being overly cautious.

I rarely get light GI upsets, even when I'm overly cautious. I can get some serious GI upsets when I'm eating nothing but Cream of Wheat with a little milk and sweetener.

[billfish678]

Our local megalow mart had one of those giant wax covered wheels? of cheeze once. The kind that are like 3 feet across and about a foot thick. I must admit I was tempted.

[Cat Whisperer]

Originally Posted by Philster

Some folks would argue that there are foods that have a "Best after" date on them.

Peeps come to mind.<snip>

Mmm, chewy marshmallows.

Originally Posted by Anne Neville

Brian Wansink has done research on this, and has found that people do tend to eat more of something at a sitting if it comes in a larger package. Most people aren't aware that they're doing it, though. His book Mindless Eating has a lot more information on this, if anyone is interested.<snip>

I've heard that, too - we often just eat until the food is gone, with little consideration for how much we need or want or how hungry we are.

[Fear Itself]

How about those giant see-through buckets of cheesy poofs? Isn't there a risk of radiation sickness from that much day-glo cheedle dust?

[billfish678]

Thats not funny. My grandpaw died in the mountains of Appalacha in Virgina mining those things. Cheetos Lung ain't a nice way to go.

[perfectparanoia]

See, I think Costco is great...once you have done this at least once (mine was pistachio nuts. I was very ill. I ate them ALL.)

Now, I go there for specific items (meat, juice, almonds, garbage bags) and the food items are either already in individual serving containers or we divvy them up into servings before they get put away.

So, my 1.1 kgs of almonds has lasted me 20 months now and there are still cookies left for my kids' lunches.

But, man, I could use a few of those slim jims right now.

[BigT]

Originally Posted by Lynn Bodoni

I don't know. And I'm not willing to consume an outdated meat stick to find out.

I can't remember if the item I examined was an actual Slim Jim brand meat stick or not, but it did have a "Best Before" date.

I generally view Sell By and Best Before not as expiration dates, but as a way to mandate making more. Actual expiration dates that involve actually be unhealthy don't use weasel words like that.

Then again, I'm in that segment of the population who shops at the "bent-and-dent."

EDIT: Sorry, forgot about your easily irritated stomach. Just because most people can eat it doesn't mean it won't cause problems to the most susceptible.

[Lynn Bodoni]

Part of the weasel wording is because handling can shorten the product's life span, as well. I once read a chart that showed the average length of time that milk would stay good at various temperatures...and the time varied from over a week to less than half a day, depending on the temperature.

I don't buy food at the bent and dent store. Particularly after the Town Talk botulism case we had here in town. Books? Yeah, I'll shop the clearance rack at used book stores. Clothes? Let me browse. Food? No way.