Soy Milk Expiration?

I agree with the other posters that I don't think the expiration date means very much on soy milk. I don't recall ever throwing one out because it was funky, but one time I did buy a funky one that was really far from its exp. date but when I opened it, it was curdled. I didn't even know soy would do that.

One solution you might think about is to buy the non-refrigerated quarts (I think they're quarts). You can buy these by the case at warehouse clubs, and then they aren't insanely expensive. You should be able to get through one of those before the exp. date, no problem.

Good luck! S.

It curdles and smells when it goes bad. Not like spoiled milk, but there is NO missing it.

S.

If you always immediately return the milk to the refrigerator (e.g., don't live sitting on the table during breakfast), it likely will be fine for much longer. You can buy unchilled soymilk in 1qt containers. Also, there are powdered soy milk mixes that allow you to make just what you need. There are also other non-dairy milk choices such as rice and almond that also come in 1qt cartons. And, there are rice and potato based milk powders. If you make the powders ahead and chill, there's really no difference in taste between those and the premixed product in cartons. I use the powders when I travel with my kids. There's also chocolate flavors that serve as Hot chocolate substitutes.

my family has been drinking soy for many years due to a milk allergy, and i have never given a second thought to the 7-10 day "expiration". when we started drinking soy, there was no such thing as buying it in the refridgerated section. i have even forgotten and left it out to get warm, and still my kids and i drank it with no problems. sometimes i wonder if the short expiration date is more of a marketing ploy.

S. -

My little boy drinks soy and the expiration date on the carton is always at least a month away. Are you sure it says 7 -10 days? I've never seen that before. Am I doing something wrong?!? =) Of course, in our house, the milk's always gone by then!!

They sell Silk soy milk in individual serving containers.
Even if you only use half one time, you are bound to use the other half within a week.

We drink silk, and I swear that stuff is good for at least a month. We never finish it by the "7-10 days" it says either.