After talking to one of our loyal members recently and she mentioned how well organised her kitchen was. This got me thinking about my own kitchen and more particularly my shopping list and my fridge and its contents. If you’re like me you get the shopping home and just pack it in the fridge anywhere it fits and with little concern for the types of food or what is already in there? Well I’ve started a new system just this week and thought I would share with you my tips.
The first and probably most important thing I do is store my fresh fruits and vegetables on the top shelf so they are the first thing I see and hopefully the first thing I grab when a snack is calling me
Secondly, ensure you have cold filtered water readily available in the door of the fridge so it becomes your first and most convenient option. Vitamin D is most important to our bodies and one of the best sources of vitamin D is Milk so always ensure you have Milk on hand and preferably low fat rather than full cream or skim as low fat milk contains the good fats that help our bodies burn calories more efficiently
Butter is better, as the saying goes, so if you must have it, choose butter instead of margarine as butter contains saturated fats that are a slightly lesser evil than the trans-fat in margarine. While on the subject of dairy products, use the middle of the fridge to store other dairy products such as Yogurt and low fat cheeses which will boost your calcium levels.
Protein is also a very important part of our diet and can be obtained from various sources including meat, eggs and fish so we should always have options in this area when we open the fridge door. With eggs, leave them in the carton on a shelf rather than using the egg craters in the door and they will remain good for a lot longer. Store any meat or fish that you haven’t frozen, on the bottom shelf so there is no chance of it contaminating any other food in the fridge and avoid leaving it for more than 1-2 days without freezing it.
Finally we come to leftovers which should always be stored in clear plastic single serve containers that are in plain sight when the fridge is opened. Avoid wrapping leftovers in aluminium foil and shoving them towards the back of the fridge where they can be forgotten about and left to go bad and possibly spoil fresh food in other areas of the fridge.
So go to it, clean out and organise that fridge, think about your shopping list and enjoy the benefits that come from a healthier, more organised system.
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