HOW TO ORGANIZE CEREAL

Before you give in to the temptation of copying those Pinterest-perfect and Instagram-worthy pantries, you must keep in mind that those systems may not be realistic for you to keep up with. Decanting your cereal into those beautiful, expensive containers may not even be necessary for you and your household depending on how much cereal you consume and your lifestyles. I share all about how to properly organize your cereal in a way that makes sense for the size and lifestyle of your household. And, did you know, you can also organize your spaces according to your organizing style? You can find out what your organizing style is here.

Before organizing your cereal, you must purge the expired ones and the ones you do not like. Be ruthless and purge the excess so you can more easily store what you do use.

In my freebie library here, I include guides which help walk you through the organizing process and help you decide what to purge and keep. I also include my declutter and organizing challenge calendars and guides to help direct you through each area of your home. These guides ensure you get through every nook and cranny and finally get to the other side of clutter … an organized and functional space!

In this post, we focus on how to organize your cereal. Below, I share ideas on how to properly organize your cereal with different types of organizing solutions that will work for your organizing styles and spaces. (The proper storage and organization of other dry goods including bean, grains, and legumes, pasta and sauces, and baking ingredients are linked as noted.)

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How to Know if You Need Cereal Containers

If you go through a box of cereal rather quickly … so quickly that it doesn’t have to time to get stale, you won’t be needing a container to hold your cereal. So, save yourself some money and leave those pretty containers at the store. Just line those boxes up on the shelf and you’re good to go! Or, if you need to store your cereal boxes and bags on a shelf that is slightly out of reach, you can use a handled bin like this (found here):

If you would like to not have to purchase containers for cereal, a good rule of thumb is to not purchase or open too many boxes or bags or cereal at once. Only open what you or household can reasonably consume before each box or bag of cereal has a chance to go stale. For some households, that may mean you will only open one bag or box or multiple at a time. It all depends on how large or small your household is and how oftern you consume cereal. You can label the cereal or the bin with a label that says, “Eat me, first.”

How to Decide How Many Containers You Might Need

If you or your household does typically only consume a portion of a box or bag of cereal at a time, then, utilizing cereal containers can be just what you need! BUT, how many different types of boxes or bags of cereal do you leave open all at once? Also note that even though you may store your cereal in containers that are air tight, your cereal is still being exposed to air every time you open the container. So, you will need to keep in mind that your cereal will still expire more quickly once opened. It won’t go stale as quickly without a container, but it will still continue to go stale.

So, again, you will need to evaluate how quickly you will go through each cereal. Then, you can decide on how many containers you will need. You can start off by purchasing them individually. Or, a set of these containers might work for you if you know you could make good use of of all of them (found here):

For the regular cereal consumers, you might enjoy these nifty dispensers (found here):

I hope you found some ideas for how to organize your cereal for your organizing style and/or the space that you have! In my next post, I share ideas on how to organize your coffee and tea. Don’t forget to grab my free resources from my freebie library here. Let’s get to the other side of clutter … an organized and functional space!

Happy Organizing!