He used word to create the calendars and simply printed them on Avery mailing labels. The labels pictured above say "opened on" because as I mentioned above how many times have you opened something that there are multiples of (i.e. milk, OJ) and then found that your kid or someone else opened another and you have no idea when or which is which or how long it's been sitting there. Or really anything in general. 
I also liked the "opened on" idea for salad dressings and BBQ sauce. Just stuff that I'd like to see dates rather than chunks or something when I pour it. I know there are expiration dates on things but I've also noted that some things don't last as long as they should after they have been opened or if you can't remember how long it's been in there and it only has so many days to begin with. (* I hope I'm not rambling too much and that I am making sense...I'm beat! lol *)
Can you identify what's in the bag above? Probably not...and even though I cooked it and bagged it, chances are I wouldn't be able to identify it either.
Plus Hubs eats buffalo steaks and ground buffalo. I do not eat buffalo and I wouldn't want to mix that up with my beef.
The labels really make the whole freezer process less of a hassle.
Works for Me!
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15 comments:
GREAT idea - isn't it amazing how once food is frozen, it all looks the same?!
I write on the container with a permanent marker - I have one that LIVES in my kitchen.
Great idea!
This is a great idea! I'm going to make some of those labels today.
Sweet idea. I'm always searching
for masking tape to put on the container but I like your pretyped labels waaaay better!
Wow, this is a great idea. I'm sure it'd impress even Martha Stewart!
This is a great idea! I will have to do this. Thanks!
Great idea! I'm always throw stuff out because I wasn't sure what it was or how old it was. This would be really simple to do too!
fantastic idea! i especially love the idea of using labels in the fridge for salad dressings and stuff like that. i often throw things out just because i can't remember how long it's been in there. :)
Your labels are great. I need to do this. I've been thinking I need to write a date things were opened in the fridge, like salad dressing, because I throw too many things away because I have no idea how old they are. My husband will eat anything, though. As long as it doesn't look fuzzy, he'll eat it. If I do these labels it will let him know what not to eat.
Very clever of your husband!
Would you mind emailing me that label to adoptive_mom_1 [at] yahoo [dot] com? :)
Wow-wow-wow!
This is a GREAT idea! I am forever trying to label things AFTER they've been in the freezer with a permanent marker, and that just doesn't work!
These labels would be perfect because even if you forgot to label it immediately, you could come back after a few days even and label it then.
Thanks for sharing! I am going to buy label paper this weekend!
This is a fantastic idea!!
Love this idea! Now I won't have to go searching for a marker to write on the bags since just any old pen or pencil will work on a label. I also very much like the concept of marking the "opened on" date instead of the expiration.
I love your labels great way to solve the problem, that is so much faster than the way I do it. Great idea!
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