Wondering how to organize a pantry?

When organizing a pantry, you first need to consider your current system. What is not working? What is working? Once you have identified the problem, you can get to work creating a new system or tweaking the old one.

Pantry Categories

As you pull everything out of the pantry, we sort the items into categories. Some categories that we use are:

• baking
• canned veggies
• canned tomatoes
• sauces & seasonings
• paper products
• pastas & rice
• produce
• etc.

Reduce the Number of Pantry Items

First we are looking for expired foods and duplicates. We toss the expired foods that are dangerously outdated. A manufacturer's expiration date is typically a suggestion, not set in stone. Use your best judgement when considering whether to use expired food or not. Sometimes we find a few duplicates, which reinforces the importance of an organized pantry! If you know what you have & where it is stored, you are less likely to overbuy or purchase duplicates.

Location inside Pantry

When we put the food back into the pantry, we take a few things into consideration when arranging:

• how often the item is used
• how heavy it is
• what type of container would help you group like items

Labeling the Pantry

After the food is all returned to the pantry in an organized manner, we label the shelves (& containers) with basic categories. This labeling will help each person in the household to be able to maintain organization. Now that your pantry is beautiful, organized & labeled... it's up to you and your family to maintain it! :)

For help organizing your pantry, give us a call at 812-858-2457!

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