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Barcoding Small Portions - January 2016
Approximate $ Savings: $1 and up
While reading Catherine's Leftovers tip, I was reminded of how I handle small portions myself. I use the free MyFitnessPal app, which has a huge database of millions of foods. For those things which are awkward to store, like opened boxes of frozen foods, and things which are dangerous if left lying around, like open packets of chocolate or snackfoods, I divide them up, heat-seal them into portion-sized bags, and barcode them! Either the original barcode for leftovers, or scanned/photocopied copies when dividing up bulk products. And for small products like nuts, I use new coin bags available free for the asking from the bank. Either heat-seal the measured portions, or tape over the air holes for reusable ziplock bags. Then its just a matter of picking up a bag and scanning it before use, which not only identifies exactly what it is, but adds it to my daily meals record so I can see just how naughty I've been. ;)
Contributed by Fulvio Geradi
While reading Catherine's Leftovers tip, I was reminded of how I handle small portions myself. I use the free MyFitnessPal app, which has a huge database of millions of foods. For those things which are awkward to store, like opened boxes of frozen foods, and things which are dangerous if left lying around, like open packets of chocolate or snackfoods, I divide them up, heat-seal them into portion-sized bags, and barcode them! Either the original barcode for leftovers, or scanned/photocopied copies when dividing up bulk products. And for small products like nuts, I use new coin bags available free for the asking from the bank. Either heat-seal the measured portions, or tape over the air holes for reusable ziplock bags. Then its just a matter of picking up a bag and scanning it before use, which not only identifies exactly what it is, but adds it to my daily meals record so I can see just how naughty I've been. ;)
Contributed by Fulvio Geradi