Those plastic/foil seal inner covers on yoghurt, creamcheese, ice cream etc etc tubs

[bubble.tea]

I've always when opening up such items kept that lid on until recently. Making sure I tear it off properly the first time so I don't ruin it. Then making sure to leave on that last bit so it can always go back down nicely. All that effort in lining it up under the hard lid each time I put the ice cream back, or the yoghurt or whatever else...

hehe., So about a month ago I thought...isn't that inner lid just an extra measure of freshness and preservation until the customer gets it? Shouldn't the lid itself be sufficient once opened. Frankly how long could you be keeping it? Gotta say, the items I listed don't stick around much in my house :cheesygri.

So anyway, now my ice cream, cream cheese, yoghurt etc all tubs have their inner lids completely off, and I just use the hard plastic lid...so far so good.

If there's some magical powers laden in that flimsy cover that I've prematurely thrown away-LET ME KNOW :razz:

[FastFokker]

You sure have issues with dairy products..

Anyway, just rip off the inner tin foil or plastic seal and toss it in the trash. It's just a seal for freshness and to prevent tampering. Same way other food stuffs are sealed.. so you know nobody did anything to it.

[Keelie]

i've never kept one... open, trash.

[icy_krystalz]

You sure have issues with dairy products.. :lol:

I used to have it on before, now I just tear it off. It doesn't make a difference to me (consuming it the same length of time).

So I say just tear it off. It's just there mainly for your peace of mind, knowing that no kids have poked into ur food in the supermarket lol

[cipher]

I rip it off and lick the bottom of the liner to get every last bit of yogurt/ice cream I paid for!!!