Menu Planner Organizing Boxes
I’m a big fan of menu planning. I really believe it is the best tip anyone can follow when it comes to reducing your household’s grocery cost. When you buy only the things you plan for, then less goes to waste. 2nd best tip, don’t go grocery shopping hungry!
This is my favorite way to keep my pantry these days. These little menu boxes were one of those ‘ah-ha moments’ – and they’re really so simple, I don’t know why I never thought of them before. Each week when I go shopping, I can simply place the non-perishable items in my meal boxes & clip the recipe to the front. When I’ m ready to cook dinner – I just grab the box, load in the perishable ingredients, & take it over to my workstation. My recipe is right there – and everything I need to cook is right at my hands.
They’re really simple to make – and really cheap. I went to the Dollar Store for my containers. I purchased 7 tub like containers for just $1 a piece. You could go for smaller tubs than what I used too. You also need a pack of small binder clips (with the office supplies), I purchased 12 of them for $0.88 cents at WalMart. Oh, and hot glue. Gotta have the hot glue.
Simply glue the binder clip to the container.’
Simply clip on your recipe.
Place them in your pantry, like I’ve done in mine.
I seriously love these things, my pantry is so much more organized now, and meal time is that much easier.
THIS IS AN AWESOME IDEA AND REDUCES WASTE. I HAVE CANS OF FOODS THAT JUST SIT IN MY PANTRY BECAUSE I DON’T USE THEM AS PLANNED. THIS IS A WAY TO ELIMINATE THAT!!! LOVE IT AND I AM GOING TO TRY THIS.
?? on items that you don’t need the entire bottle/can of something, but you know you will be making that item again, do you leave a note in the bin that you have x in the fridge? or like me, forget and buy it again??
Oh, internet! I somehow got here from Allrecipes… and now I see that I’ve been here before! I’ve tried your healing salve and it is great. I like your blog and will subscribe!
This seems like a great idea. I’m going to give it a try. I also love the curtains! Do they close over the pantry space? Cute.
I actually have a profile on AllRecipes with some published recipes, so that may be how you got here from there 🙂 Those curtains do close over the pantry area – I actually found the fabric at Hobby Lobby & made it into curtains.
What if you don’t have a pantry…? Or anything to store food in?
I actually use a bookshelf for a pantry, so you could use something like that. Or, you could even install a wall shelf and use smaller baskets to hold them. Hope this helps!
Goodness, this is so smart! I can’t wait to get to the dollar store to pick up some bins for this project.