14 “Expired Foods” That You Can Still Eat

13. Packaged Snacks

Things like cookies, chips, and other similar packaged foods can be safe to eat well past their expiration date. Of course, they might not be as tasty or crunchy, but they are still good to eat. A clever trick to bring the crunch bake to stale cookies is to bake them in a low-temperature oven for a few minutes. But, in the case that the chips have let out too much oil, the cookie is too crumbly, or there is any foul smell in general, then it’s better to throw them away.

14. Butter

Butter can also be manipulated to stay fresh longer than indicated by the date on the package. Throw a stick of butter that’s about to expire in the freezer, and it will last for as long as you need it. Just take it out and thaw completely before using it.

In Conclusion…

…All humans have something called a gut instinct. If yours is telling you that you that a food is not safe to eat, apart from fear or “because it’s the norm”, then don’t eat it. But, common sense and logic, along with some of the knowledge we’ve passed on here, should be enough help to identify what foods you can eat past their expiration date.