what's y'alls stance on found, discarded animal-based food?
I'm dumpster diving for the past couple of months. combined with cruising the farmer markets around closing time, I usually score enough food that I have trouble carrying it home. seasonal vegetables and fruit mostly. I know a couple of spots where supermarkets throw away whole loafs of "expired" bread. in the freezer overnight, 7 minutes in the oven at dinner time - perfectly edible.
I've stopped eating meat like five years ago and I abandoned dairy and eggs a year ago. feel fine, lost weight; skin, hair and nails ain't the same but I'll live with it.
occasionally though I come across thrown away, intact meat and/or dairy stuff. like today, almost 5 Kg of some deli meat shit, I imagine it's pink slime inside, haven't opened it. it's past its best use date which don't bother me none. I'm not drawn to it, don't miss the taste or whatever, I'm just bothered by the waste of it.
so I'm not saying I'm gonna be swayed one way or the other but curious what other people think about this. thanks.
My main concern would be the bacteria thriving on that.
Stale bread: just less tasty, and mold can seen/tasted easily
Similar for veges, probably thrown because "not as fresh looking"
But expired meat? That means the poor animal has been butchered weeks/months ago and it's in decomposition