Leave fewer things to guess
Write “400 g cherry tomatoes”, not “tomatoes”. Fresh, chopped and tinned aren’t automatically interchangeable.
Combine matching ingredients in matching units. Add grams to grams; don’t add a cup to a gram amount without a reliable conversion.
Do the pantry maths once
Two dinners need 500 g of rice. You’ve got 150 g. That leaves 350 g to buy.
If you buy a 500 g bag, record the bag you actually bought. The spare 150 g belongs in the next pantry check, not back on today’s shopping list.
| Rice check | Amount |
|---|---|
| Needed for dinner | 500 g |
| Already at home | 150 g |
| Still needed | 350 g |
| Bag purchased | 500 g |
Pick a shopper, or split the aisles
If you both shop, agree who gets what before you start. Then mark items as bought. Even a shared list can’t stop two hands reaching for milk at the same second.
Keep coffee, soap and other extras on the same trip list. If dinner changes while someone’s shopping, tell them. Don’t make the supermarket aisle a guessing game.
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