3 Fridge Organization Ideas for Healthy Eating

Your fridge can either be your best friend or your worst enemy when it comes to healthy eating—and a lot of it has to do with how we organize the contents. True story. If our produce is all stored at the bottom of the fridge, out of direct sight and still in grocery store produce bags, it’s easy to forget that all those healthy fruits and veggies are even there.

However, with a few easy steps, you can make sure your healthy favorites are prepped, organized and ready-to-use at a moment’s notice. From healthy lunch meal kits to grab-and-go snacks, read on for our favorite ways to set up a fridge for healthy-eating success.

1. Wash, prep and store produce for ready-to-eat snacks. When a snack attack strikes, having healthier, vitamin-rich fruit at the ready is an easy way to avoid mindless munching. To make sure you're snack-time ready, wash and prep fruit and veggies as soon as you bring your produce home from the market and store in single-serve reusable Stasher Bags. We love storing cut-up fruit and veggies at the top front of the fridge, where the rainbow array of colors will entice us when we’re craving a quick snack.

2. Make and store weekly meal kits. If you’re looking for a way to streamline your weekly breakfasts and lunches, then meal-prep is for you. Not only is it easy to prepare a week’s worth of salads, homemade granola, yogurt parfaits or whatever your heart (and your tastebuds) desire—it’s also a fun weekend afternoon activity. Store your pre-made, single-serve meal kits in Weck Canning Jars, which feature air-tight sealing gaskets for extended freshness. Store your meal kits in the center of the fridge for easy grab-and-go lunches.

Quick Weck Jar layered salad idea
• Add salad dressing first, so it coats the bottom of the jar
• Layer on grains (like quinoa or brown rice)
• Layer on proteins (like chicken, chickpeas or beans)
• Layer on cut-up veggies
• Layer on nuts, seeds and cheese
• Layer leafy greens on top and secure lid
• *Before opening to eat, turn jar upside down and let dressing coat salad