What to Do With Leftover Foods When Moving

The time of moving from one house to another is filled with many tasks to complete and numerous things to think about that you shouldn't get shocked to find that you've failed to complete a vital task, whether because you forgot about it or did not have the time to do it.

The most effective method to ensure you don't miss important things when you're leaving is to adhere to an effective moving checklist—the ultimate time management tool to help you from the first day of preparation to the moment you are in your new house and perhaps several days after your move is completed.

Check the food items you have at present.

There's a simple fact: You have to figure out what you'll do with the food items before you leave to ensure you have the time to make something of it. The initial issue you're confronted with is that you're not entirely sure what kind of food products you've left in the home.

This is the time to review your food storage. Check out all the places that you store food in your home—refrigerator, freezer, kitchen cabinets, pantry, basement, and so on. Take inventory of all the food items that are in them using a notebook. To make the inventory of food more quickly, snap quick pictures of the spaces in which you keep your food and then go through those photos, each one at a time.

Sorting out your food supply is a great way to have an amusing or even an enjoyable distraction from the endless chore of packing everything to move, box after box after box...

• Frozen food: meat, vegetables, ice cream, etc.
• Foods in the refrigerator such as eggs, meat, seafood, milk, butter, cheese, juices etc.
• Canned food items: soups, meats, vegetables and more
• Boxed food items include snacks, cereals, chips, rice, beans, lentils, etc.
• Bottled food items such as cooking oils, olive oil dressings, etc.
• Cooking supplies: flour, sugar, spices, etc.

When you are assessing the food items at home prior to leaving, make a note of the amount of each kind of food item. Moving only one olive oil bottle to the new home is acceptable; however, bringing five bottles of it to your new home is not.

Get rid of food items that have gone bad.

Time flies by, and before you realize it, there's a chance that you'll be carrying around a number of food items beyond their expiration dates. Therefore, if you find a food item that's expired, store it in an additional cardboard box for the sole purpose of getting rid of it in a proper manner.

Avoid eating any food items that are past the expiration date, even if it is for just a couple of days. The risk isn't worth it. Always bear in mind that your health and the health of family members around you are your top priority.

Create a plan for using the food you have stored in your pantry.

What will you do with your food items that are perishable after you have moved house?

You've already eliminated the food items that no one should be eating anyway, but we hope it's just one or two items that have been forgotten. It's time to think of the best strategy to use the majority or even all the food items that there are in the house currently. The goal, naturally, is to cut down on food waste during the process of moving and also save some cash during the process as well.