Monday, May 4, 2009

Food Organization Tip - "Fast Food"

This post is dedicated to our reader, Karen! Thanks so much for your kind comment. I will be sure to post more often if this is one of your favorite blogs, Karen! This has been one of my most popular posts on one of my past blogs, so I will post it here for you! Hope you enjoy the tip!

This is a really good day at my house when I can open my refrigerator and the top shelf looks like this. It is not all of the time, but when it is like this, it makes my life easier.



I had the idea impressed upon me to make my own "Fast Food", since we (like everyone else) are always so busy.

So, I try to buy fresh fruits and vegetables and get them all ready in clear, serving size containers. I usually try to buy things cut up and ready to go to save some time. Other things that I make ahead can be salads, rice, chicken etc. It makes packing lunches, getting snacks or making meals easier and healthier when I do it.

I bought the containers at Smart and Final. (On the corner of St. Rose Parkway and Eastern) To save you some time in the store; Isle 6 / 8 oz. are 6.29 for 50 dishes and 5.99 for 50 lids -- dishes and lids are sold separately. They are dishwasher safe, so I reuse them all the time. They have all different sizes, but I use the small ones the most. They are clear so everyone can see what is inside. I also make sure that everything goes on one shelf. That way everyone knows where to look for the snacks.

It was a thought that helped me a lot. My "Fast Food" shelf makes me a happy camper when it is stocked and ready to go. You can click on the picture to enlarge it, if you want to get some ideas for your own use.

Source: Divine Inspiration!

5 comments:

the dutson five said...

I was thinking about this very post (from blogs past) today on my way to Costco! This is one of my favorite posts you have done and I LOVE when my fridge looks like that too! Thanks for the inspiration!
I will be busy washing and cutting and organizing all the yummy fruit I bought tomorrow!

the dutson five said...

LOVE your profile picture, by the way!!

Leisel said...

Ummm-- can I just say you are the most organized person I have ever met? If I organized our refrigerator that way, my husband would think he had died and gone to heaven! But, well, I didn't get the organized gene apparently ;0) (No, I don't blame EVERYTHING on my parents, just some things!! ;0)

Anonymous said...

WOW! That is awesome!! great tips!!!!

Valerie said...

Great idea! I'm always wanting to grab something fast when I'm hungry. It'd be better if healthy things were ready.