Comments on: A Well Stocked Pantry and Grocery Lists http://laurelplumonline.com/organizing-basics/stocked-pantry/ Make your house your home! Start living more fully! Declutter, Organize, Simplify, and Play! Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:11:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Melody http://laurelplumonline.com/organizing-basics/stocked-pantry/comment-page-1/#comment-1789 Melody Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:08:23 +0000 http://laurelplumonline.com/?p=1255#comment-1789 My pantry used to be...nonexistent. I shopped on a daily basis and, like many, ended up with things that collected dust after one use. Then we moved to a remote island where I taught in a one room school house...which meant we were only able to go off shopping about every 6 weeks. So we (my husband and I) learned to create menus and shopping lists and organize our pantry so we knew what we had and didn't buy duplicates. We also learned not to buy what wasn't on our list. The rule was to create a second list and if we still felt we needed it the next time, we could get it. I can't tell you how many things were crossed off that 'next time' list. It's amazing, once you get organized and shop from the list, how much less waste and how much more money there is. My pantry used to be…nonexistent. I shopped on a daily basis and, like many, ended up with things that collected dust after one use. Then we moved to a remote island where I taught in a one room school house…which meant we were only able to go off shopping about every 6 weeks. So we (my husband and I) learned to create menus and shopping lists and organize our pantry so we knew what we had and didn’t buy duplicates. We also learned not to buy what wasn’t on our list. The rule was to create a second list and if we still felt we needed it the next time, we could get it. I can’t tell you how many things were crossed off that ‘next time’ list. It’s amazing, once you get organized and shop from the list, how much less waste and how much more money there is.

]]> By: Jeanne http://laurelplumonline.com/organizing-basics/stocked-pantry/comment-page-1/#comment-1788 Jeanne Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:43:43 +0000 http://laurelplumonline.com/?p=1255#comment-1788 In my fifties now I have found a new passion in home cooking. You are right, I got here by way of the search: 'stocking the pantry for the first time'. The second hit brought me here. The Law of Attraction is at it again and by golly, I'm off to a fab New Year. Panty List be damned. I'm going to follow your brilliant advice and save those grocery lists as I put together menus of foods we really love. Thanks! In my fifties now I have found a new passion in home cooking. You are right, I got here by way of the search: ‘stocking the pantry for the first time’. The second hit brought me here. The Law of Attraction is at it again and by golly, I’m off to a fab New Year. Panty List be damned. I’m going to follow your brilliant advice and save those grocery lists as I put together menus of foods we really love. Thanks!

]]> By: Denise http://laurelplumonline.com/organizing-basics/stocked-pantry/comment-page-1/#comment-1750 Denise Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:11:23 +0000 http://laurelplumonline.com/?p=1255#comment-1750 Laurel, Thank you for the info. I am a nutritionist, but I have worked with people over the years giving them information on better eating habits. I have learned that it would be best to start people with learning the basics of starting a pantry. Most people have items in their pantry that are not healthy. I am working with clients helping them to renew their pantries. They really don't have to spend a lot adding the essentials to their pantries if they know what to get. I work with people one on one because everyone is different. Also so many people don't know that there are a lot of products that can help to heal the body as others can be very harmful. I teach them to read their ingredients on labeling. Laurel, Thank you for the info. I am a nutritionist, but I have worked with people over the years giving them information on better eating habits. I have learned that it would be best to start people with learning the basics of starting a pantry. Most people have items in their pantry that are not healthy. I am working with clients helping them to renew their pantries. They really don’t have to spend a lot adding the essentials to their pantries if they know what to get. I work with people one on one because everyone is different. Also so many people don’t know that there are a lot of products that can help to heal the body as others can be very harmful. I teach them to read their ingredients on labeling.

]]> By: Candy Bility http://laurelplumonline.com/organizing-basics/stocked-pantry/comment-page-1/#comment-1439 Candy Bility Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:28:57 +0000 http://laurelplumonline.com/?p=1255#comment-1439 Lucky for me,playing eeny meeny miny moe,i stumbled across your website first and am delighted.love it love it love it. Lucky for me,playing eeny meeny miny moe,i stumbled across your website first and am delighted.love it love it love it.

]]> By: My First Kitchen http://laurelplumonline.com/organizing-basics/stocked-pantry/comment-page-1/#comment-238 My First Kitchen Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:54:04 +0000 http://laurelplumonline.com/?p=1255#comment-238 Laurel, I love the new look! It's great! And I love those list resources. You know how much I love lists! :) Can't wait to check them out! <abbr><em><abbr><em>My First Kitchens last blog post..<a href="http://www.myfirstkitchen.net/blog/2009/3/7/expressions.html" rel="nofollow">Expressions</a></em></abbr></em></abbr> Laurel, I love the new look! It’s great! And I love those list resources. You know how much I love lists! :) Can’t wait to check them out!

My First Kitchens last blog post..Expressions

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