How can I reuse or recycle expired Weetabix?
We’ve had an email from Jenna to our Compost This address:
I just found a box of Weetabix in my kitchen cupboard that went off last April! Can I compost it?
In a basic, non-sealed compost bin/heap, one of the general rules is avoid putting anything in there that might attract vermin. While I certainly wouldn’t put milk-soaked cereal in there, crushed dry Weetabix should be ok – it’s even recommended in some circles as a starter food for wormeries.
(Another general rule of compost heaps is keep it balanced and well mixed, so keep that in mind if you’ve got a lot of the wheat biscuits to get rid of.)
Aside from composting though, are there any old uses for out of date Weetabix? I have a half memory of a facial scrub/mask thing using Weetabix but a search doesn’t show anything up. Anyone know?
Call the Weetabix company and see if it’s okay to still eat. It may need to be freshened by heating in the oven, like you’d fix stale crackers. I doubt there is anything in Wheetabix to spoil to the point you’d get sick eating it.
I’ve put dry cereal in my compost, to help balance out the “green items” and it worked like a charm. I have another expired box on standby for the next time I need more “brown items”
Unless it has actually got mould on it, it’s probably just stale. If you don’t fancy eating it you could leave it out as food for birds, you could use it in any home-made cream as an exfoliant if you crush it. it would also be good in home made soaps. just get any recipe and add it in.
hope this helps =D
Weetabix in fact has a 18month life from production so it is ok to eat…..
Why don’t you turn it into a boat?
I suggest that you put them at the bottom of your bbq give them a shot of lighter fluid cover with charcol and light,they burn very well and i always use them
You couod buy a lot more and build an insulated house, make sure you paint the outside to keep the rain off.