Wake up Call

smokies

Having been reading a loads and loads of threads over the past couple of weeks, i have finally taken some ideas and have been putting them into practice

So for the past 2 hours i have done an inventory of my food cupboards and my freezers - OMG to say i was shocked is an understatement, i knew there was a lot of food in them but after writing them down and putting them in some sort of order i think i need not shop for about 3 months.......


Need to go and look at some meal plans for the next couple of weeks.

[Deleted User]

Great thinking I type up and print a list which I have on the outside of my freezer so I know whats available I also do thesame for the inside of each of my kitchen food cupboards.I have now cut back immensely on shopping as I too seem to have enough food for an army.But great when you want to economise or even if the weather is just too bad to go shopping.Blu Tacked to the inside of each door it saves me hauling stuff out to see what I have and also means I don't buy stuff I already had in store and forgotten about Well done

pollys

Well done smokies, meal planning works for us. I've saved a small fortune, I do however like to keep well stocked cupboards, my stocks have come in useful this week as we are just about snowed in.

Pollys

Steve059

I'm a retired computer technician, and I have an Excel spreadsheet for the contents of my freezer. If it's 3 months from the date something went in, it flags it up to be used. If it's 6 months from the date I defrosted it, it reminds me to do it again.

I know, I need to get out more.

Also, to control the new stuff going into the store cupboard gulag, shop from a list. You only get the stuff you need, and don't get stuff you don't need.

I use an old monochrome PDA as as electronic shopping list. I use it more for this now, than I did when I first bought it.

Tink_04

I did a big list of all I had in yesterday too and was really surprised going to do a shopping list for the month if I can meal plan that much and try to join to GC for April as going on maternity leave in August so need to get back on track! Good luck and along side the threads on here I found the .BB C good food site great for ideas x

Tink_04

pollys just seen your Sig well done !!

smokies

What i am really shocked with is the amount of food that i have got double and sometimes x 3 of - its made me think a bit more about what i really need to buy, or thinking of what i need.....

I have just joined the Grocery Challange, so hopefully i will be a little bit more aware of what i am buying ...

pollys

Tink_04 wrote: »

pollys just seen your Sig well done !!

Thank you:)

Pollys