DD eaten chicken without reheating- will she be ok?!

[lancsgirl85]

Sorry posting for traffic as I'm panicking a bit.

On Friday night I made chicken fajitas and there was chicken leftover so we put it in the fridge in a Tupperware. DD(15) has just informed me she was hungry so made herself a wrap with the chicken on, but didn't reheat it, just ate it cold from the fridge.

Please tell me this safe?! 🙈

You can buy cold cooked chicken at supermarkets. Of course it is fine.

Cold cooked chicken? That’s normal surely?

Yes, it’s absolutely safe.

Its fine

You don't need to reheat cooked chicken

Of course it’s safe, it’s been in the fridge.

She should be fine!

Cooked chicken that's been in the fridge less than 2 days? Perfectly safe.

Thank you! Im sleep deprived and exhausted so couldn't think straight! Phew......

Absolutely safe and fine to eat. I often roast a whole chicken and then carve the rest of the meat up, put it in the fridge and use it to make chicken wraps and sandwiches for several days afterwards.

What do you make chicken salad out of? Cold, cooked chicken

Absolutely safe. It was cooked. Only an issue if eaten raw or not sufficiently reheated.

Panic not! It’s completely safe! I eat meats that I’ve cooked and chilled myself all the time.

😁 it's fine

Cold cooked chicken is perfectly safe.

Have you never had a sandwich from leftovers after a roast? You are missing out, especially if you've got some stuffing left too. Yum!

Yes - totally. Properly cooked but cold chicken is safe. Well, unless you laced it with arsenic, in which case heating it up won’t have saved her anyway!

Of course it is why wouldn't it be?

Serously?
Fully cooked and stored in a fridge cold chicken and you're worried?

Cold fajitas chicken is a staple wrap filler in my house.

Do you really not eat cold chicken leftovers?

Please, please dont raise your daughter with whatever madness you've gotten into your head about food.

😂 I definitely didn't

Of course it will be fine (assuming it didn't sit around warm for ages before being refrigerated). The issue would be if it had been warmed but only partially heated through.

Still completely cold/fully reheated = perfectly safe.

Have you never had a cold cooked chicken sandwich? Fajitas are no different, just spiced.

I always use left over meat in sandwiches, even chicken. I generally go by if it's less than a week old and smells ok and never got ill yet.

Have you never made a sandwich with leftover chicken?

Please, please dont raise your daughter with whatever madness you've gotten into your head about food.

Im sleep deprived and extremely emetophobic. I panicked.

I also don't think it's possible to raise my children with my own fears (I'm going with fears rather than "madness") around food and sickness, as they stem from my own childhood trauma. Which they have not experienced.

But thank you for your contribution...

No.

But come to think of it, I have had cold leftover turkey on Boxing Day from the fridge. Same principle right?