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Organize your fridge for healthy eating
by Maria Gracia
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Having an organized fridge is great, but why not do double-duty and organize it for
healthy eating as well? After all, food is life. Here are a few tips to give your fridge a
more nutritional makeover.
1.
Trash anything past its prime. If you can’t identify it, or it smells “off”, or you
know nobody in your family is ever going to eat it, get rid of it.
2.
Give it color. When you open your fridge, be sure you see lots of color…red
tomatoes, green broccoli, yellow corn, orange clementines. Keep your
veggies and fruits together on one shelf or in the crisper drawer.
3.
Freshen up condiments. Do a quick evaluation of all your condiments on
your fridge door. Is the mustard fairly fresh, or a sticky mess? Do you have
two half-used containers of ketchup in there? Has that jar of pickles been
sitting unused for “who knows how many” years? Replace those needing it
and weed out anything your family rarely or never eats. By the way, do your
condiments include healthy choices like pesto, hummus, and/or salsa?
4.
Eliminate sugary beverages. Simple, pure water is the best choice for health
and having only one choice keeps the fridge organized too. If you get water
from your fridge dispenser, great. No space needed inside the fridge then. If
you don’t, get yourself one water pitcher and fill that. No sense taking up
space with individual water bottles…and besides, it’s greener not to use
them.
5.
Keep the deli drawer fresh. It’s very easy for deli meats and cheeses to get
forgotten about. Just buy a few choices if you so choose to do so, and use
them up within a few days…and definitely before buying any more.
6.
Be sure there’s empty space. Don’t jam-pack your fridge. Buy enough for five
or so meals…and don’t go grocery shopping until you’re almost out of
everything. In doing so, you’ll have less waste…and you can wipe down the
fridge to ensure it’s as clean as possible before you reload it.
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