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New Resource: OAMM Freezer Inventory Worksheet

Posted by tricia on 10.19.09 | 2 Comments Short Link: http://onceamonthmom.com/?p=4158  Print This Post

If you are anything like me you need a list of what is in your freezer so that you can keep track on a regular basis. Here is a new Once A Month Mom resource and some tips on how to use it.

OAMM Freezer Inventory Worksheet

Pick A Date

Pick a date once a month or more often when you are regularly going to complete your OAMM Freezer Inventory Worksheet. This will help with consistency. I am going to complete mine on the 1st of every month, that just seems easiest to me. Do what works best for you.

Take Inventory

Print off the OAMM Freezer Inventory Worksheet or save it as a new copy for yourself. Go to your freezer and take stock of what you have on hand. If  you are doing a OAMM cooking day, keep your OAMM Freezer Inventory Worksheet handy so that you can write in dishes as you put them away (or after your long hard day of work).

Highlight “Need to Use Items”

Foods only have a certain shelf life in a freezer. As you note the dates on this worksheet, also look at dates as you are updating your inventory worksheet. If there are items that are getting near the end of their “life” highlight them so you incorporate them soon into your menu. No use letting that hard work go to waste.

Put List On Freezer

You want to make sure that your freezer list gets updated as you consume and purchase new items. I am going to tape mine to the freezer door and will cross off items as we use them, or indicate what items we have used in the “Items Used” column. As I purchase or make items I will write them on the worksheet so I remember until the 1st of the month when I update the list. (Make sure that you keep a pen/pencil nearby as well).

These tips and worksheet should help you keep better track of  the meals that you have available to you to use and help you to plan your weekly meal plans each week.