Drink safe to drink pass expiration

I have slim fast protein drinks dated 2015. Are they safe to drink?

Yes, it's safe. Its a "best if used by date" they didn't expired, but they might taste like metal. Read the ingredients to make sure  it's something you want to put in you body. 

2015 I wouldn't drink. if it was a month or so past expiration I might consider it. they won't be good forever and even if that's a best if used by date, it doesn't mean that it would be good to drink indefinitely.

I would say at this point, you have to decide the take the risk or not. will it kill you? probably not (but no guarantees haha) but it could have separated, the protein could have degraded (rendering drinking it useless) etc.

Try serving one to someone you don't like, and see how it goes.

If I was sitting in an underground bomb shelter and there was radioactive fallout all around outside, then I'd drink it.  If all I had to do was go to the store to get more, I would give it some more thought.  Here is how I evaluate it.  It is worth the possibility of puking my guts out, or squirting out the back end like George Jetson for the next few days to save a couple of bucks?  There's your answer right there.  

I dislike the sniffing game. You know, the one where somone holds out some food and says "Here, smell this and tell me if you think it's still good." No thanks. If you're that unsure, toss it.

"SMELL THIS!  IT SMELLS LIKE MANGO CHUTNEY AND BURNT HAIR!!!!"

I'd toss them. If it was a best buy date rather than expiration date, then maybe you'd only have to deal with food that's a little stale, but expired?, The milk or whatever is in it might have gone bad or lost it's potency, or the vitamins & its effectiveness is no longer there.

As Alton Brown would say, "When in doubt, throw it out."  

I look at this and think, this is a part of our disease process.  Clean plate...  Don't throw it out, I can still eat it, even if it is old and stale and possibly toxic.

Our relationships with food - TOXIC.

You've had it this long and haven't wanted to eat it.  For Christs Sake, THROW IT OUT!!!!!  WOULD YOU FEED IT TO YOUR CHILDREN???

I say this only because I am the same damn way. 

We had this surgery to take care of our health.  Now here is something that could REALLY be TOXIC.

PITCH IT.