How long would you let string cheese sit out?

robinsokj

I'm meeting a friend at the mall this afternoon and am thinking of snacks to bring for the boys. 

Melly Mel

An hour? Do you have one of those little bottle coolers with a little ice pack?

BeachTeach26

Can you put an ice pack in with it? The kids at school bring it for their lunches with ice packs in the lunch box and it stays that way for about 4 hours until they eat and its fine.

kate930

Ok, I usually hate to use this argument, but I used to take them to school with no ice pack in Caribbean heat with no a/c. I have never seen one go bad.

IrishBrideND

kate930:

Ok, I usually hate to use this argument, but I used to take them to school with no ice pack in Caribbean heat with no a/c. I have never seen one go bad.

 

Thats what I was thinking. Those things tend to be so processed that I doubt they are capable of going bad quickly

ANJ410

They don't go bad that quickly.  Just throw them in your bag and go, no ice pack needed..

TMDMJAOCT07

I've thrown them in my bag a few times and they are fine. I've also done that with these little cheddar cheese blocks I got at Costco, also fine. If I'm afraid the stores will be warm, I'll fill her sippy with colder then normal water and put that next to the cheese - dual purpose, less stuff to carry than an ice pack!

Neen33

I've taken them out with me many times without a cooler. I would think 5-6 hours would be about my limit.

danto

I've eaten unrefridgerated string cheese that I had in my dorm room for several days.

Not sure that I'd feed that to LO though.

Cakemom10

The servesafe rules are 4 hours for items like that at room temperature... however I know string cheese would be fine even longer!