Last week's challenge inflated my ego (spoilers: I had no expired items in my pantry) and as soon as I read this week's challenge:
Week 4: Let go of mismatched containers
I was feeling smug. I didn't have any, right?
Since I meal plan and batch cook every week, I am familiar with all our food/meal storage containers.
There are no missing tops or bottoms... nothing is mismatching...
Video of me reviewing food containers here.
BUT
BUT (!!)
Then I remembered I have a slew of 'Mason jars' that I use to store dry foods like rice, pasta, raisins, and homemade soy and almond milk.
I got those out and....
THE RESULTS:
👎 I had more tops than I had jars to pair with.
👎 one cracked top
👎 2 tops that didn't fit ANY of my jars or containers
👎 8 'mismatched' containers overall
WHAT I DID:
I listed the extra tops via my local "buy nothing" group and they were taken within in an hour.
I recycled the broken top and two mystery ones.
FINAL RESULT:
They probably won't stay like this (the tops will probably end back up in a bowl again after use/wash) but for now... how pretty 🤩 🤩
Related Reads:
Bulk Food Storage Do's and Dont's
How I organize my kitchen for faster cooking
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