Check the Dates

This is an easy one to do. Go to your pantry and look at the expiration dates on the items. Go, ahead, I’ll wait. Okay, how may expired items did you find? Probably a few. I just worked with someone who had mayo that expired three years ago, and ketchup that had turned a nice blood curdling dark red from four years ago-yum!! Here’s an easy way to keep track of older food items. As you shop, place the newer items in the back of the cabinet and bring the older items to the front. Of course, doing a periodic “date check” won’t hurt and could save you and your family from the ills of the 3-year-old mayo.

Dr. D. Clutter™