refrigerator, freezer or pantry space for bags of beans and packages of meat. based on the available space, decide whether you will grocery shop for the next week, two weeks or month.
designate a place for your grocery list. you can stick with an old-fashioned pen and paper, or make the list on your cell phone or computer.
plan a menu before you go grocery shopping. sit down with a stack of your favorite cookbooks and make a list of ingredients for all the dinner recipes you plan to use in the coming week. take note of the serving size on the recipe. if the recipe serves two, and there are four 