Ark Prep 101 - Part 8: How Do I Keep Track of What I Use and a St. Patrick's Day Menu!

How Do I Keep Track of What I Use?

Good Question!

Everyone has a different system for keeping track

of their Food Storage Inventory.

We're going to show you some of our

Favorites!

Just Remember:

To find a system that will work best for

YOUR FAMILY.

Food Storage Binder

Last Wednesday we shared with you the instructions for

a Food Storage Organizer or Binder.

We created a section just for Food Storage Inventory,

but didn't give you any of the Inventory Sheets

to go with this section.

We have the sheets for you today!

Be Ready . . . These lists are very detailed.

But don't get too stressed or over-whelmed,

we included a blank one as well.

The First Sheet Includes Food and Non-Food

Storage Items:

Food and Non-Food Storage Items Lists PDF

Food Storage Clip Boards

Include Lists of the Food and Non-Food Storage Items

you have stored, as well as the items you need to purchase.

This first part might take you a minute if you

already have a pretty good food storage.

For those of you just starting out . . . NOW is

a great time to set a system in place.

I have one Clipboard for Food Storage Items,

and one Clipboard for Non-Food Storage Items,
and one Clipboard for Freezer Items.

This makes it a lot easier for my family to keep track

of what they are using.
I listed the items in the groups I stored them in.
Sooo, I couldn't stand just having plain clipboards.

I had to add the "Cute Factor!"  With a little bit of

Mod Podge and some scrapbook paper, these clipboards

have been transformed and are ready for action!

Who said food storage has to be boring?!?

Shopping List

This is the most simple of the 3 Systems.

Just a plain shopping list.

Each time something is taken from storage,

whether it be a food or non-food item it is written

down on the list.

The list can be divided into two parts:

Food Storage Items

Food Storage Non-Food Items

and

Food Storage Freezer Items.

Here are the Shopping Lists:

Food Storage Shopping Lists PDF

Or you can

Shop by Category:

Food Storage Shopping List

I use a clipboard for this list as well!

Here's the PDF:

Food and Non-Food Storage Blank Shopping Lists PDF

Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day!

Remember to Deliver those St. Patrick Day Surprises

and

Don't Forget to Wear Something GREEN!

Here's are some fun St. Patrick's Day Menu's for you to try:

Breakfast:

Green Pancakes

Green Whip Cream

Green Buttermilk Syrup

Green Sprinkles

Green Scrambled Eggs

or

Green Eggs and Ham

Green Grapes

Green Milk

Put a few drops of food coloring in the bottom of the glass.

When it's time to eat, pour the milk and Wah Lah . . .

Green Milk!

Lunch:

Pack a St. Patrick's Day Lunch

with only Green Food!

Shamrock Sandwiches

Kiwi Fruit

Green Grapes

Celery

Green Fruit Roll-Ups

Green Jelly Beans

Dinner:

Green Salad

Green Jell-O or Rainbow Jell-O

Green Chicken Pot Pie

(A green crust would have made it better, but it still worked.)

Green Bread

Green Kool-Aid with Cream

1 cup Sugar

1 Pkg. Green Kool-Aid

1/2 cup Milk or Cream

Ice

Blend in the blender until smooth!

Top with Cool Whip and Sprinkles.

You can even dip the glass rim in

Karo Syrup and Green Sprinkles for a cute look.

Dessert:

Green Frosted Shamrock Cupcakes

Just place 3 marbles between the cupcake paper

and the cupcake tin.  The marbles will help to shape the

shamrock leaves.

You can just make up a white cake mix and add

Green food coloring to make Green Cupcakes!

Green Spritzer Cookies

with Ice Cream and Green Sprinkles

Or Green Sugar Cookies

It's AMAZING to see what a little bottle of

GREEN FOOD COLORING can do!