Pantry Inventory – Planner Printable in Happy Planner size
Continuing with my meal planning series, I’ve created a pantry inventory page for your planner.
The printable is broken down by categories in your pantry – canned goods, condiments and sauces, baking essentials, dry goods, and a miscellaneous “other” category.
Just like with the freezer inventory, there’s a space for quantity and expiration date.
Having a list of what I’ve got on hand really helps me save time when creating a menu plan and grocery list. It’s also handy for those times when what I have planned is not what I want (or what I have time for), so I want to make something different with what I have on hand. A look over my pantry inventory, freezer inventory and fridge inventory (coming soon) let’s me figure out a substitute meal.
I’m also not great at remembering when I bought certain things (and really, who wants to use up working brain space on remembering that?), and I hate turning a product over and over trying to find the expiration date and then having to squint to read it – so having a “use by” column makes a pantry clean-out and re-stock so much easier.
My daughter is moving into her own apartment for the first time next week, so I am thinking about her pantry – I am thinking I might make a “pantry essentials” checklist for her, and share it here. It would also be a great reminder for her!
Printing instructions for the planner inserts
If your printer does duplex printing, select “print on both sides” and “flip on short edge” or “flip on long edge” (my old HP used long, my new Epson uses short). Just cut by the crop marks, punch, and you’re good to go!
If your printer doesn’t support duplex printing, print the PDF choosing “odd pages” only. Then load your pages back into the printer, select “even pages” and “reverse order”. Here’s a resource that may help from Adobe: Printing double-sided in Adobe Reader or Adobe acrobat
