My snacks 😱 | Imamother

amother

Wed, Dec 20 2023, 6:06 pm

I have so many snacks which are open and unopened.
They take up so much space.
How should I store. Right now they’re in a basket that’s overflowing on my fridge.
They are so un slightly.
I have a tiny pantry by the way. & they just don’t fit

amother

Papaya

Wed, Dec 20 2023, 6:08 pm

omg me too! I have a big pantry with nice containers and baskets but it just doesn't work. With a big family, we have big bags of snacks and the kids pack from there. In my organized days, I used to spend a few hours on Sundays repackaging big snack bags into smaller ready made portions. But I don't have that kind of time anymore. And we can't only subsist on individual portion bags...way too expensive

amother

Seagreen

Wed, Dec 20 2023, 6:35 pm

Me too! Tiny pantry too, I usually end up having to reorganize the snacks every couple of days, it gets pretty messy in there... And having less snacks is not really an option either, I wish there was an easier way to organize them

amother

Bronze

Wed, Dec 20 2023, 9:58 pm

I bought a garbage can with a cover that looks very different than my regular can . Line it with a clear garbage bag to differentiate and put it in a corner. And fill it with snacks .stays neat. And if one pops the bag prevents the mess

amother

Currant

Wed, Dec 20 2023, 10:31 pm

amother Ultramarine wrote:

Cut out all those snacks and give the kids fruit and cheese instead.

If I was rich enough to do that I'd also be rich enough for the household help to clean up the messy snack cabinet...

amother

Raspberry

Wed, Dec 20 2023, 11:50 pm

amother Currant wrote:

If I was rich enough to do that I'd also be rich enough for the household help to clean up the messy snack cabinet...

And if my kids would be ok with that I wouldn't be dealing with half as much kiddie stomachache and hyper behavior... And if I had a magical way to with minimal effort prevent cheese and produce from getting squished and smelly in their bags...

amother

Thu, Dec 21 2023, 6:48 am

amother Ultramarine wrote:

Cut out all those snacks and give the kids fruit and cheese instead.

Snacks are mine. Lol They are not in healthy by the way
Veg straws, rice cakes & skinny popcorn

amother

Milk

Thu, Dec 21 2023, 7:27 am

Some organizing tips:

- rubber bands are great to wrap loosely around open bags to keep closed

- Clear (so what's inside is more visible) shoe box size bins are helpful for storage

- This tip might help too, an organizer tip that helped me in any area of my home from papers to office supplies to toiletries, is keeping "like with like". So, depending on individual quantity, maybe keep snacks like chips, rice cakes & pretzels all together. Then nuts & seeds in another bin or spot. Then dried fruit, apple sauce, jam & pb etc

amother

Poinsettia

Thu, Dec 21 2023, 7:42 am

amother Ultramarine wrote:

Cut out all those snacks and give the kids fruit and cheese instead.

So at snack time do they pull out a hunk of homemade cheese and a shiny apple? Do they bring a small flask of wine as well? Tied up in a cloth with a bit of twine?

Reality: the kids need to be what is considered ‘normal’. And sorry-but as I have seen time and again, the kids who are made to be different find a way to get the junk snacks… without you ever knowing. Or, sometimes remain ‘different’…

At home it is easier to to keep the healthy in check. And kol hakavod. But when they are out: let them be. And they can bring the ‘healthier’ of the junk snacks. Such as ww pretzels, lite popcorn, veggie straws, etc. But they have to be what is considered ‘typical’.

Just IMO and reality.

amother

Ultramarine

Fri, Dec 22 2023, 12:16 am

amother Poinsettia wrote:

I'm not debating the advisability of junk food snacks for kids. OP has a problem organizing them. The easiest way to not have to organize them is not to have them.

amother

Fri, Dec 22 2023, 7:29 am

amother Ultramarine wrote:

I'm not debating the advisability of junk food snacks for kids. OP has a problem organizing them. The easiest way to not have to organize them is not to have them.

Talk about judgement!

amother

Mauve

Fri, Dec 22 2023, 9:45 am

amother OP wrote:

Do you need to buy so many at once?
It makes me crazy to have so many opened snacks. I made a rule that we can only have x amount open and nobody gets to open new snacks until the old ones are used up.
And I just don't stock up so much anymore.