Stick with the Coffee

Last weekend my girls felt like making a blended fruit smoothie. My husband was mowing the lawn and I went for a jog in the neighborhood, while they prepared the smoothie. When I came home, I found a nice cold glass of berry smoothie waiting for me. As the girls were sipping on theirs and I gulped my entire glass down (since I was so thirsty), I asked them what was in the smoothie because it really tasted delicious. They were so proud. They said frozen berries, ice, and yogurt. I gulped and remembered there was some vanilla yogurt in there I had been meaning to toss and I wasn't sure how old it really was. We go through tons of Yoplait here, but vanilla is a flavor that is not so popular. I nervously asked them what yogurt flavor they used and my littlest piped up, 'vanilla'. I started to panic and went into the trash to look at the date on the container. I couldn't make it out and then I remembered there were two vanillas in the fridge. I grabbed the other one and saw that the date was almost exactly a month old. I opened it and it seemed to smell okay, but when I poured it in the sink, I saw curdling on the bottom. YUCK!!!!

I am a fanatic about food poisoning and go out of my way to make sure that I prevent contamination. I was freaking out and started to google what would happen if you eat expired yogurt. I was reading things like painful vomiting, diarrhea and hospitalization if it gets bad. They said to look for a bad smell and a blue tinge. I thought I was sweaty after the run, but I started sweating even more thinking about the fact I downed that whole glass. Luckily, the girls had only a few sips so we dumped theirs. I was thinking that perhaps I should try to make myself throw up, but I'm way too wimpy for that. (I could never be bulimic even if I wanted to). I decided to just pray and hope that I'd be alright. I figured if I made it through the night, I was home free. THANK YOU GOD! I made it. Whew! The girls now know to always check dates on the container and for me...I'm gonna stick wit coffee!