The days are long but the years are short, it’s been said.

I’m with you as far as “humans deserve food that won’t make ‘em sick, regardless of circumstances” but expired food can often still be fine - you just are outside of the manufacturer’s guarantee that it should still be good.

When I gotta choose between “expired food” and “nothing”, I choose to give expired food the visual + sniff + small taste test before consuming.

I dunno my favorite, but my most used in daily conversation is…

“Careful, man - there’s a beverage here!”