A
healthy and stress-free life can start in your kitchen. Here are 4
steps to getting your refrigerator organized.
TOSS. Immediately toss out any food that is spoiled, has an
expired date, is unidentifiable or that nobody in your family is ever
going to want again. The same goes for the freezer.
CLEAN. Moving your items from one shelf to the next, empty off
each shelf one at a time and wipe clean. Scrape off any leftover bits
of food and wipe up any spills. Do the same for the interior refrigerator
door and drawers.
CATEGORIZE. Designate shelves for different categories. Milk,
juice and soda bottles on the top shelf. Foods ready to eat (leftovers
or foods that need no cooking) on the second shelf. Unprepared foods
that need to be cooked on the third shelf. Soda cans and heavy items
on the bottom shelf. Veggies and fruits in the produce drawer. Condiments
on the interior door.
CLEAR OFF THE OUTSIDE. Remove all loose papers from the outside
of your refrigerator. Toss out anything that is outdated. Put coupons
into a coupon organizer. Recipes you're definitely going to prepare,
should be placed in a recipe file. Place other papers into a Tickler
File or a filing cabinet.
