In my previous post I noted that Kate’s recent illness might have been caused by eating yogurt that was past its “sell by” date. This morning I noticed something that may be an even more reasonable explanation. Kate had opened the door to the refrigerator in the laundry room to get some yogurt. There were 2 unopened containers of yogurt on one of the shelves. She looked at one and started to pick it up. I suggested that we dispose of that. Then I picked up the other one and told her we should get rid of it as well. That set off a light bulb. It is not uncommon for her to open a container and start eating it before putting it down on the table next to her side of our bed or on a counter in one of the bathrooms. Sometimes she puts it back in the refrigerator’
These things make me wonder if she might not have left some yogurt out for an extended period of time, put it back in the refrigerator, and then ate it later, perhaps the next day. Maybe the yogurt could have spoiled during that time. I don’t suppose I will ever know the answer to this, but I intend to be more observant with respect to her yogurt from now on.
