This is how long Thanksgiving leftovers actually last

While you may never get sick of eating Thanksgiving food, you can get sick from eating Thanksgiving food. As much as you’d love to savor these experiences, you don’t want to hold on to your leftovers for too long. Eating an expired portion of leftover Thanksgiving food can make you seriously sick. Like the doubled-over-on-the-toilet, trying-not-to-puke-for-days kind of sick. Food poisoning is no joke. One bad bout of food poisoning could ruin the memories of your favorite Thanksgiving foods for good. Don’t let that happen — here’s how long you can actually keep your Thanksgiving leftovers before they go bad. (This story originally appeared on The Daily Meal.)