Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Day 3: Simplicity Challenge

Purge Your Pantry



Welcome to day three, where we tackle the pantry. Most people over stuff their pantry so much that they don't even realize how much of what they buy has already expired. Let's clear our the pantry today.

1. Take all of your food items out and give the pantry a good wipe down.

2. Sort through your items and classify them into 3 categories: Expired, Give Away, Keep. Food that has expired automatically toss out. Certain foods that you don't eat, see if your local pantry/food drive/friend/family will take them. If you have a gluten intolerance and have 4 bags of white flour, you can give those away.

3. Re-shelf your pantry, making sure to group like items and displaying items that expire first at the front. (We'll address pantry organization another time- for now work with what you have).

I bet after completing this task you'd be shocked at the free space in your pantry. Don't go restocking. Just because the space is there, doesn't mean it has to be filled. Think about NEEDS not wants.

Enjoy the clean pantry!

2 comments:

  1. For those with more specialized pantries we categorize the goods, too. I have a spice section, a condiments portion, a place for crackers/cookies etc. It makes searching for items much easier when cooking in a pinch.

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  2. Yes! Grouping like items is essential! I would actually suggest placing like pantry foods into baskets instead of just lining them up in your pantry. Baskets look more tidy!

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