for the most part we were doing things correctly. fruit was our main correction. just keeping fruit on the counter and eating it before it goes bad. didn't no putting it in the fridge when it was ripe was the correct way.

I figured i would have a lot to reorganize but our fridge was mostly correct so that's good. couple things to move around and

Usually a weekly meal plan based on what we have going on during the week. Then using leftovers / staples for lunches and making a few different breakfasts throughout. I've tried monthly and thematic nights but weekly has been best in this season of life.

I made a smoothie for today with banana, spinach, strawberries, mango, orange, and lemon and it was really good!

looking at color smell and also what the product is when it was opened. A lot of factors play in to if the food is expired or not. labels are for the companies producing the and don't necessarily mean that its correct.

we made a chicken pot pie casserole with red lobster cheddar bay biscuits as the topper it was pretty good . even our cat tried to steal some.

I have been better about using fresh fruits and vegetables. Keeping track of what is in the fridge also reminds me to eat leftovers before they enter into the "questionable" category.

I have a 2 and 5 year old so about as good as you would think. its work in progress. eating all your food is anormal routine in our family. we small portions and they can ask for more but only if they ate everything.

It made me more aware of what food we were wasting when we started composting.

I have tried swapping different ingredients. I usually google swap ideas.