grocery shop weekly

How I did it: Choice is a problem with me, so I minimized it: I made a list of several dishes I like that are easy to make, and put all the ingredients into a list. I chose quantities I needed to have on hand that equaled roughly two weeks worth of meals. Then, every time I thought of something, either food or non-food staple such as toothpaste, I added it to the list along with a quantity.

Now on Saturday, I consult the list, see if I have the appropriate quantity, and if not, I add it to my daily shopping list. Then I go shopping. I buy extra if I have space in my reusable shopping bag, or if I see a good deal on something that I like and that is easy to prepare.

Lessons & tips: * minimize work by having one shopping list you always use
* organize kitchen so it is easy to see at glance how much you have of what
* choose the day you have the most free time so you don't feel that it eats too much into limited free time on, say, a work day
* make sure you know exactly what you are likely to prepare and eat during the week, or you may have a lot of extra shopping trips or unused food you're not interested in

Resources: emacs
paper and pencil
reusable shopping bag

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