Was it your resolution to be more organized? Well, it was one of my MANY resolutions and I have found myself to be falling a little behind lately. The first board I made on Pinterest was “Lets Get Organized”. Seriously. How boring is that? I usually get super excited at the thought of organizing though. I have found some awesome organization ideas through the wonderful world of Pinterest. I’ll have to do a post someday about my favorites!
One thing that I have been good about is keeping my pantry stocked so that I always have items to cook with. Since I am a stay at home mom, I feel that it’s my job to have a home cooked meal on the table for my hardworking husband. Nothing bugs me more than looking in the pantry and having tons of items that won’t even make a meal though.
I am also trying to be better about keeping track of expiration dates on canned goods. Often times I will grab a can that I just bought instead of using the can I bought a few weeks before. Keeping a pantry list has definitely helped! What are your staple pantry items? Let us know in the comments below!
Before I get to the good stuff (printable), I have to show you one of my favorite products I’ve ever bought when it comes to being organized. This Expand A Shelf changed my life!
To help get you started here are my staples:
Pantry:
4 cans of tomato sauce
4 cans of diced tomatoes
2 large cans of crushed tomatoes
4 cans Rotel tomatoes
4-5 boxes of random pastas
2 cans light kidney beans
2 cans northern beans
4 cans black beans (my girl is a black bean lover!)
2 cans garbonzo beans
4 cans green chilies
2 boxes brown rice
1 bag Trader Joes wild rice
Oatmeal
Cereal
Panko Breadcrumbs
Applesauce
Jam
Peanut butter
Tuna
Flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder
Assorted nuts
Chicken broth
Freezer (some might think I freezer weird things!):
Homemade chicken stock
Homemade freezer meals
Assorted veggies – peas, corn, edamame, spinach
Assorted fruit for smoothies – strawberries, mixed berries, pineapple
Butter
Various cheese
Hummus
Cream cheese
Waffles
Bread
You too should get your pantry organized! Start by using this cute freebie.
Download your 8.5 x 11 Pantry Sheet
Alison says
What a great idea, a pantry inventory list!
I agree, one should have pantry staples at all times. Expiration dates catch me out all the time too.
Kimber says
I am glad you enjoyed the post and hope that it helps you in your persuit of panty orgnaization! I have been a reader of your blog for awhile and loved your post, 7 Deadly Sins Of Blogging. I can totally relate to being a *bit* obsessive about things 🙂 Thanks again for stopping by.
Tawsha says
Oh heck YES!!! We’ll be downloading this printable. Thank you! We have organized pantries we honestly don’t know what’s in there right now. This goes perfectly with that pantry purge. Fresh start AND a way to keep up. Love it!
Ashley says
Now sounds like a good time to get organized then! I’ll let you know when we post another organizing printable. We heart lists and printables!
Melissa says
Can you make it so this adobe file can have text added to the lines ? 🙂
Melissa says
I don’t like my handwriting. I write like a second grader!
Ashley says
I’ll see what I can do!