Stupid Questions Thread

[russotto]

Eggs: Last a good long time beyond the expiration date, over a month, if refrigerated.

Eggs not refrigerated: Carefully place them in your neighbors trash.

Milk: Goes bad shortly (couple of days) after you open it. I can smell milk that's slightly turned. Probably won't kill you, though; I know smokers (thus no sense of smell) who use nasty milk in coffee all the time, even after it starts to congeal.

Milk, source of: Comes out of a cow's teat. If you can handle that, you can handle Monsanto's additions.

Cup with milk: Wash. If still smelly. toss.

Skim milk: completely nasty

Cheese: If it hasn't turned into rock and isn't growing any molds it isn't supposed to, probably OK.

Carbonated beverages and bone loss: Pfui.

Sports drinks: Do provide needed electrolytes to stave off hyponatremia (where drinking too much _WATER_ can kill you), do quench thirst. But indeed can be dangerous in certain situations.

Lactose intolerance: If you don't have lactose for a while, you will become temporarily lactose intolerant -- switching back to dairy will cause problems. This goes away if you don't respond by avoiding dairy again, though.