5 easy steps to a better pantry

MANILA, Philippines - Rooms and cupboards have to be kept organized and clean but the pantry, that closet or area where food provisions are usually stored, should actually be regarded with special attention.

Here’s a step-by-step plan for reorganizing your pantry from Glad bags and containers:

1. Calendar the project. Consider this an important project so take time out to plan well. Remember, you want to set up a pantry that functions efficiently and you cannot achieve that without good planning. 

2. Study your household. When organizing your pantry, solicit inputs from your family members, observe them and answer questions about their eating habits. Some considerations include: how it supports your needs in the kitchen, how it helps sustain the health of the family, size of the shelves, order of the items, and types of storage containers. Think not merely in terms of color codes or tidying up the space but about making life easier and better.

3. Clean it out. Take out all the contents of the room or food closet so you can evaluate the items sitting there. Dust, wipe, and disinfect the area, and make sure the space is completely dry before loading it up with stuff again. Categorize the items, decide how much space you will need and how you will organize them. Some items that you may want to make space for are canned goods, cereals, bread, pasta, rice, bagged snacks, condiments, sauces, and spices. Each pantry list is unique because it is based on the family’s lifestyle.

4. Implement smart changes. Make use of efficient storage containers like Glad Zipper Bags and stackable GladWare Containers. Glad Zipper Bags helps keep food fresher with its tightest, widest seal bags ever. GladWare Containers’ lids lock together, so you can keep same-shaped lids stacked neatly in one place aside from being microwave, freezer and dishwasher safe. These high-quality, versatile, and durable containers keep food fresh longer and help avoid pantry chaos because they seal well and prevent messy leaks. Glad Zipper Bags and GladWare Containers are ideal for organizing because you can also use them to transfer the contents of bagged food packages since they keep air out well.

5. Make adjustments when needed. Consider the project as a work in progress — new family situations and new needs will arise so organize your pantry in a way that will accommodate adjustments later on.

Glad Zipper Bags and GladWare Containers are available in leading supermarkets nationwide.