To Cut Back on Food Waste, Stick a Whiteboard on Your Fridge

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To Cut Back on Food Waste, Stick a Whiteboard on Your Fridge
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The fate of your sugar snap peas depends on it.

that uses all of your bunches at once!—but for me, the most important part is remembering that they exist at all. So, armed with a magnetic whiteboard and a few Expo markers, I write an inventory on the fridge door.

I’ve had a whiteboard on my fridge for years, but most of its real estate was devoted to reminders to water the plants or buy more toilet paper. Then the pandemic hit, and my shopping and cooking went into hyperspeed. You probably know what happened next: I was making fewer trips, filling my grocery cart higher than ever, and creating more leftovers. Even the best-laid dinner plans were forgotten in the chaos of 2020.

This technique is great for fruits and veggies, but I also use it to track leftovers and proteins, noting if they need to be thawed from the freezer or otherwise prepped. Once the list is as extensive as possible, I rewrite the order to prioritize the meals starring ingredients that have to be used first. Then the cooking begins.

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