[Brokenfriend]

Originally Posted by Mari

Huby often asks if it is safe to eat week old soup , beans, rice,.. . .

I tell him, NO.

He says, but what about this? And what about this?

I say, NO again. This is a constant conversation. Why not eat the soup within two days?

This time I had had enough.
I told him it was his decision but I would not sit with him in the ER waiting for the doctor to explain to him this:
Food can deteriorate as a result of two main factors:

1) growth of micro-organisms - usually from surface contaminations -- especially important in processed food

2) action of enzymes -- from within cells -- part of normal life process (responsible for respiration, for instance) . It is important to note that many plants -- fresh vegetalves and fruit are still alive even when raw, and meat from animals undergoes gradual chemical changes after slaughter.


He remains confused by #2 because there is no smell, no visible deterioration.
The bacteria release enzymes that are poisonous and that send people to the ER.


http://www.biotopics.co.uk/pot/foodsp.html

Also this: http://www.foodsafetysite.com/educat...lage/spg1.html

And this: http://busycooks.about.com/library/lessons/blrefrig.htm

M

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P.S.
He threw away the soup and found something else to eat.

Mari He may need to see it for himself. I've had several microscopes that show single cell life forms in creek,and lake water. I use to be amazed with the older microscopes.

Do they have a microscope at work that you can borrow. If he sees the germ world for himself,he may be frightened to eat anything till it's been cooked for hours.lol BF