Comments on: Start Solving the Lost Food Issue http://www.blisstree.com/articles/start-solving-the-lost-food-issue-207/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:16:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Save Money on Groceries http://www.blisstree.com/articles/start-solving-the-lost-food-issue-207/comment-page-1/#comment-96534 Save Money on Groceries Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:28:45 +0000 http://www.declutterit.com/2008/04/21/start-solving-the-lost-food-issue/#comment-96534 [...] lose food: Losing track of food items you have because of poor organization is an evil budget [...] [...] lose food: Losing track of food items you have because of poor organization is an evil budget [...]

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.blisstree.com/articles/start-solving-the-lost-food-issue-207/comment-page-1/#comment-96095 Jennifer Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:54:25 +0000 http://www.declutterit.com/2008/04/21/start-solving-the-lost-food-issue/#comment-96095 cherylann, are you sure you're in the right place? You sound completely organized :) You in fact, sound a lot like me. I have a master grocery list too - in addition to my staples list. That can really help. We also only keep a week's worth of cold because one, it helps with organizing, and two, I can't see wasting all that energy on a second freezer - in some families that might work, but not for just me and one little. Thanks for all the good tips :) cherylann, are you sure you’re in the right place? You sound completely organized :) You in fact, sound a lot like me. I have a master grocery list too – in addition to my staples list. That can really help. We also only keep a week’s worth of cold because one, it helps with organizing, and two, I can’t see wasting all that energy on a second freezer – in some families that might work, but not for just me and one little.

Thanks for all the good tips :)

]]> By: cherylann http://www.blisstree.com/articles/start-solving-the-lost-food-issue-207/comment-page-1/#comment-96094 cherylann Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:49:30 +0000 http://www.declutterit.com/2008/04/21/start-solving-the-lost-food-issue/#comment-96094 I didn't have a pantry or any cabinet space in my kitchen, so I bought one of those 9 cube organizers that have the fabric drawers you can buy. Each drawer has a theme, larger groups may have more than one drawer......ex: baking drawer, pasta drawer, etc. On top of the pantry are all my staples (flour, splenda, sugar, etc) in labelled clear lock & lock containers. If you do have a pantry, you could still use the drawer system by getting clear plastic bins to use as drawers & sort by category. For my refrigerator and large upright freezer, I use this clear bin system. For my small (over the fridge freezer), I only keep one weeks worth of OAMC meals, ice cream and ice. I also keep an inventory of my pantry, small freezr, large freezer, fridge, spices, cleaners and bath products. I mark off things as I go. I use a master grocery list to mark things I need, and I can use my inventories to make sure I don't buy duplicates. Also, with this system, I am not running back and forth to the kitchen to see what I already have. I update my inventories as I put the groceries away. I didn’t have a pantry or any cabinet space in my kitchen, so I bought one of those 9 cube organizers that have the fabric drawers you can buy.

Each drawer has a theme, larger groups may have more than one drawer……ex: baking drawer, pasta drawer, etc.

On top of the pantry are all my staples (flour, splenda, sugar, etc) in labelled clear lock & lock containers.

If you do have a pantry, you could still use the drawer system by getting clear plastic bins to use as drawers & sort by category. For my refrigerator and large upright freezer, I use this clear bin system.

For my small (over the fridge freezer), I only keep one weeks worth of OAMC meals, ice cream and ice.

I also keep an inventory of my pantry, small freezr, large freezer, fridge, spices, cleaners and bath products. I mark off things as I go.

I use a master grocery list to mark things I need, and I can use my inventories to make sure I don’t buy duplicates. Also, with this system, I am not running back and forth to the kitchen to see what I already have.

I update my inventories as I put the groceries away.

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