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"My dears, you won&amp;#x27;t believe this: I was at the grocery store over the weekend, and I found two outdated food products--one expired in 2007! Wait until you hear what they were... Yes, I was a tad bit horrified when I realized that a jar of baby food I almost bought for my son expired in 2007. 2007! That&amp;#x27;s 3 years ago, people. (And yes, I promptly walked up to the front of the store and told everyone who would listen at customer service!) But that wasn&amp;#x27;t all: A can of condensed milk I was looking at also expired 6 months ago. OK, yes, recently expired canned/jarred foods probably aren&amp;#x27;t going to kill us, but there&amp;#x27;s a reason why food comes with expiration dates: freshness and taste often takes a nosedive after the sell-by date and nutrients can drop off too. And for some products (hello condensed milk!), an expired date could mean a health risk. I know, checking expiration dates is a no-brainer, but I think so many of us are in a hurry at the store and blindly assume that if it&amp;#x27;s on the shelf it&amp;#x27;s all good. And, sadly, that&amp;#x27;s not always the case--even at the best, most health-conscious grocery stores. Happy, healthy shopping my dears! P.S. Funny story: When I was about 13, my grandma pulled out a box of gingerbread spice cake mix from her cupboard that was stamped with the date &amp;quot;1972.&amp;quot; Can you believe that? I shyly told her, and she tossed it. Whew! More reading: *The weird place the chemical BPA is turning up... *Flu shot or nasal mist? One may be more effective... *Put this healthy (and fun!) thing on your to-do list for the week! More Ways to Get Glamour You could win $50,000 just for registering for or logging in to Glamour.com! Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;#x27;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage. Follow us on Twitter! Photo: iStock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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