Messy Fridge Pictures!
Ok, dear commenters....you asked for it, so here you go!
This is what my fridge used to look like on a regular basis. Sometimes it even looked like this
right before I went grocery shopping, which is pretty ridiculous. I had too much food and
way too many leftovers.
Now that I'm buying less and using more of what I buy, my fridge is much less scary. This is
what my fridge looked like a couple of days ago(and actually, it was the day after I had gone
grocery shopping!). Change is possible, people! 😉
And, while I'm posting embarassing pictures, here's a picture from the early days of my
food-waste blogging.
Yep, that's a lot of waste. But sadly, before I got starting on this no-food-waste kick, it wasn't
even faintly unusual for me to throw away this much food every week or two.
So, to all of my new readers who are just finding me in the success stage of this journey and
who have been intimidated by the low amount of food-waste in my house now...be encouraged!
I was a messy fridge person(and a food-waster) for years and years, and I thought I'd be a
messy fridge person(and a food-waster!) until I died. Happily, though, I've been able to make
some progress, and if I can do it(I, who wasted food for years!), probably anyone can.
Thank you for posting this! I am a new reader (a couple of months), and I have gotten intimidated at times. This is very encouraging!!
Look at you go!! 🙂 My fridge / food waste was very similar to this each week, buying less is much better on the pocket.
What do you have in those mason jars??
Oh, that's yogurt! I posted about how to make that a little while ago...the post on that is here: https://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=90 Yogurt is SO cheap that way...$1 a quart or less.
Love the fridge photos. I have made strides in less food waste, but my fridge still gets messy and unorganized. Thank you for the "success" picture...
it gives me a visual of what I want my fridge to look like.
I WILL conquer my chaotic fridge and not cringe each time I open the door!!!!!!
I think i'm going to have to try that. I am spending around $6/week on yogurt!!
Gail, I'm still sort of in shock when I open my fridge these days...I keep thinking that this cannot possibly be MY fridge!
FD-I would be spending about $12 on yogurt each week if I didn't make it myself. I pay about $4 a gallon for milk, though, so four quarts of yogurt only costs me $4. Definitely worth it to me!
Nicely done! I am so inspired by your organization and overall philosophy. There is so much jangly nervousness in the world these days, this makes me feel rather calm and happy.
OMG! I am so loving that fridge. Now I want to live in the US to get a big stonking fridge like you guys have. No wonder I don't have enough room for everything in mine - that beast is ENORMOUS!!
I wonder how much they cost to ship over. You are going to crack up when you see the photo of mine on Monday.....
Oh, I am anxious to see your fridge, then! Mine is on the small side by US standards. I used to long for a larger one, but now that mine isn't so messy, I think it's a fine size.
And Gina, I'm so glad that my fridge was inspiring. I love how other bloggers inspire me, and I'm pleased that I've been able to inspire my readers.
omg my fridge looks like that too i can admit to having stacked and limboes things all the way to the top but we always use it we never really throw anything out unless some child (name withheld) turns the fridge all the way up or down n ruins all my veg. but we have 4 kids so its not hard to use up every bit into lunches and what not. also its a good idea to plan meals that you can use again in a different way or re purpose into something else http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1469966662/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1469966662&linkCode=as2&tag=macheesmo-20 this is a link to my brothers book where he makes one meal and then uses it to make tuns others. Also measuring and knowing egsaclty how much you are going to eat helps tuns. took me a while but i am now a master at cooking egsactly how much my family will eat. we almost never have left overs.