scared to eat

[Daisy425]

I have such anxiety with getting sick. We got this ground beef fresh from

Whole Foods yesterday morning, frozen it, then defrosted today and this is what it looked like. Sell by was tomorrow. Smells fine but idk why it’s brown . Everyone says it’s safe to eat

[-Charlie]

Hi Daisy I buy meat from Whole Foods and feel like I can always trust their sell by dates. The browning can happen when you freeze it then defrost it. I’ve seen that before and it was fine. I would say if it smells fine then you’re okay. But, if you’re not comfortable with it I’d definitely just toss it as you don’t want to worry about getting sick later tonight. Take care xx

[Daisy425 in reply to -Charlie]

Thank you! We ended up eating it as it smelled and tasted fine. Hoping it’s ok!

[-Charlie in reply to Daisy425]

That’s great! I’m sure it was fine and now you can relax and enjoy your evening.👍xx

[CL3V3R-G1RL]

Sounds like you are like me and suffer from emetophobia. Irrational fear of being sick and or throwing up.

You will be okay. You are not going to get sick. Defrosting the meat either in the microwave or just leaving in the fridge until ready to cook is fine.

🫂❤️

[Agora1]

Hi Daisy, I use to wonder about that as well. I was told that when ground

beef is exposed to air, it turns a little brown. The butchers put a little red

coloring on the outside of the meat to make it more appealing to the

customer. It's still good if bought by out date as well as it not smelling

bad. Once it is cooked everything is the right color. You should be okay xx

[Arabianhorselover]

That is just the added Red coloring going out of it. If they didn't dye our meats they would all look that way. It's natural.