Top 5 Reasons You Should Organize Your Fridge
If you’re like most of us, your fridge can get pretty messy and disorganized quickly. A cluttered fridge makes finding ingredients for meals difficult and you often end up wasting food when it goes bad. Having a cluttered space can also negatively affect your health.
Luckily, organizing your fridge doesn’t have to be a daunting task. There are also many benefits of keeping your space tidy. Today I’m sharing the top 5 reasons why you should organize your fridge!
Less Waste
It's a great feeling to go to the store, buy groceries, and fill your fridge with ingredients to make delicious meals. However, when your fridge is a mess, sometimes items will go bad before you get a chance to use them.
A well-organized refrigerator allows you to easily see what you have and plan meals accordingly, based on expiration dates. Organizing your fridge efficiently eliminates the issue of groceries going bad before they can be used – which ultimately helps increase your sustainability efforts at home.
Save Money
Another great reason you should organize your fridge is to save money. When you know what is in your fridge, you can actually use the items before they go bad. This will prevent wasted food and unnecessary trips to the grocery store to re-stock items that you forgot to use.
Also, when your fridge is organized, and your meals are planned, you will be more inclined to cook at home. This will inevitably prevent you from going out to eat or swinging through the drive-through on your way home from work. Imagine the money you could save by eating at home from your own fridge.
Better for the Planet
Having an organized fridge isn't just convenient - it's better for the planet. By organizing what's in your fridge, you're able to see what food has already been purchased and consumed, reducing unnecessary buying. An orderly fridge also helps you keep track of expiration dates, helping to limit food waste.
You can also help improve energy efficiency in your home by having an organized fridge. Easy access to food means shorter door openings and faster temperature regulation.
I recently read this very interesting New York Times article that discusses the impact of food waste on the planet. Did you know that when food rots in landfills, it generates methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide?
According to this ReFed.org’s food waste monitor, 928 thousand tons of food waste were generated in residential homes across New York State in 2019. Of those tons, 532 thousand tons were dumped into landfills. Households account for 39 percent of food waste in the United States, more than restaurants, grocery stores, or farms. WOW!
Meal prepping, composting, getting your fridge organized, and eating your leftovers are all wonderful ways in which YOU can help reduce waste & greenhouse gasses for a healthier planet!
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You’ll Feel Better
Keeping your fridge organized is a simple way to help you make healthier snacking choices. Knowing where everything is located and having easy access to the healthy items you’ve prepped in advance will help you make quick and nutritious decisions.
Having an organized fridge will make it much easier to choose healthier snacks instead of last-minute, less nutritious options. It will also help with meal planning so that meals can be prepared more easily and with fewer ingredients.
Finally, you will easily be able to spot what healthy items you are out of so you can stock up before you need them again.
Reduce Mental Clutter
You’re hangry and your stomach is growling so naturally, you head to your kitchen, and open the fridge door. You look around, you’re completely overwhelmed so you shut the fridge and leave the kitchen - still hangry! Sound familiar??
A cluttered fridge is a cluttered mind. It distracts us from what we want (food) and draws our attention away (leaving the kitchen still hungry). Experiencing clutter in your fridge creates feelings of overwhelm, stress, and anxiety. It can even inhibit your productivity!
Now imagine opening your fridge and seeing it organized and filled with glass food containers with nutritious prepped meals. No plastic bags, no takeout containers, no clutter. Having a fridge with everything in its place will go a long way to reducing your mental clutter.
Don’t take my word for it! Try it out yourself. Take 15 minutes to organize your fridge today, and you’ll be amazed at the results it will bring!
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