This may not sound like a Frugal Friday type of post but it is!
Have you ever gone grocery shopping without checking your pantry first? Have you ever NOT checked your pantry because it would be time consuming?
Knowing what you have can save you from buying duplicate items and wasting precious grocery money. Here are some tips:
- I keep a running list of pantry contents (how many bags of brown rice, how many boxes of cereal, etc) on the inside of the pantry door. Every family member knows to cross an item off when they have used all (or almost all of something). I do this for my deep freezer too!
- I have my pantry organized by category- a baking shelf, canned goods, snacks, etc. If everything is haphazardly thrown in the pantry, it is much harder to keep track of what you have.
- Use clear organizing containers so you can see how much rice, flour and other staples you have left.
- Periodically clean out the pantry and make some meals based on what has been lingering in there so that items don’t risk expiring, etc.
How do you organize your pantry and keep track of what you have on hand?
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