Ate some out of date peanuts at lunchtime- now feeling sick. Please tell me I haven't poisoned myself.

[snorris]

[idiot emoticon]

They were salted/flavoured and the packet was unopened.

All I can keep thinking about is a Graham Greene book I read at school where someone was poisoned with a poison derived from peanuts .

I don't think you'll have poisoned yourself - most things are absolutely fine for a long while after the "best before" date, it's only that they won't be quite as tasty after that. It's really only things like meat which have a "use by" date which are likely to make you ill.

I'm pretty sure you'll be fine. Dates on peanuts are only Best Before dates not Use By anyway, my DH is still eating peanuts from the bag he opened at Christmas and he's still alive and well.

Thanks. I've come to the conclusion it was all in my mind . I'm feeling ok now but serves me right for being greedy .