Cool Freezer Food Tracking Tip

Today’s feature tip is from Lunchinabox with the tip Make Magnets To Track Freezer Inventory:

A number of my speedy lunch tips involve making food ahead of time and freezing it in individual portions to throw into a packed lunch. Keeping track of what’s in your freezer is key to being able to cycle through it regularly (avoiding freezer burn and food waste). I’ve tried different techniques, but haven’t been able to stick with anything too demanding that requires me (or my husband) to write down exactly what we take out or put in each time (ack). I did find a pretty straightforward technique in Shufu no Tomos book on freezing, though: make magnets using photos from the weekly supermarket advertising pages, magnetic sheets sold at dollar stores, and tape. I sometimes scan through new ad circulars as they come to see if there are additional photos that might be good freezer magnet candidates.

The idea is to create a simple system so you’ll be able to see at a glance what you have in the freezer and what you need to buy –as well as do a better job of rotating through your frozen goods.

Once you have the magnets made up, all that’s involved in the tracking system is pushing magnets to the applicable side on the freezer. Easy!

This tip pretty much has it all: Crafty, Frugal, Recycling (flyers), Organizing and Food–It’s a Super Tip!

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