Save time with a master grocery list

I don’t buy too many groceries currently, but when I had more people living with me, I kept a master grocery list to save time.

You can easily create a master grocery list, keep it on your computer, and print it out when you need it. Take a hour, and go through your pantry and fridge, jotting down items you normally keep around. Sort items by bold headed food groups like dairy, natural, baking, frozen, beverages, produce, canned items, and so on. If you like, you can add a household category with items like toilet paper and foil.

After each category, leave a couple of spare lines for new or special items, like frosting for a cake, or shrimp; you know, stuff you don’t buy each week. Each week, instead of writing a whole new list, you can simply check off items you’re out of.

An eco-friendly, saves paper way, to write a master list, is to create your list, print it out, and keep it in one of those plastic page protector holders. When you need an item, check it off with an erasable pen (or write in items on free lines).

Do you keep a master grocery list?