No matter what your preferred diet or favorite food, everyone has some canned food around the house. Vegetables, fruits, maybe some SPAM if that’s what you’re into—whatever you have, it can pile up after a while. Unless it’s totally expired, though, you don’t have to throw it away! Canned goods aren’t nearly as hard to organize as you might expect, and with a little patience and imagination you can get those beans and mushrooms under control. Make sure you can see what you have One of the fastest ways to lose track of everything you have is by not knowing what it is. If you’re the sort to store canned goods in a drawer, a quick and easy way to prevent that is to label the top of everything with a magic marker! Tag everything with a quick “olives”, “peas”, etc on the top lid of each can so you can see what it is right from the get go. From a cabinet to a closet Canned goods can contribute to a lot of overall kitchen cabinet clutter, and it can get hard to figure out just how and where to organize everything. A good solution we’ve found, depending on the size of the cabinet, is to treat it more like a closet—set up some closet storage bins, closet shelves, or even standalone wire shelves to help give everything its own space. Think back to the last time you reorganized your shoes and jackets, and you’ll be on the right track! No space—no worries! Of course, not all of us have the luxury of a pantry big enough to keep a bunch of shelves in, so alternative solutions are needed. The more industrious among you may be able to repurpose shoeboxes or even magazine racks to keep cans organized, and you can always use over the door storage on the back of your cabinet doors (or even a door near the kitchen) to keep extras. Look on the walls Of course, if you don’t have any cabinet space left—or maybe if you don’t have any cabinets—you could always turn to the walls! Build or buy some new wall shelves to provide extra space for canned goods that won’t make a bigger mess out of your cabinets or countertops. This is an especially good way to keep the things you cook with more often closer at hand than the other ingredients which might just get in the way. Get it outside of the kitchen Finally, if worse comes to worse, just try to find somewhere else to keep them. The point of canned goods is to prolong their lifespan and help them stay fresh and edible for longer than other types of food, so a little stint in the basement or a climate-controlled garage won’t be the worst thing for them. Just...remember to eat them before their expiration date, alright? Do you have other tips for managing a canned food avalanche in your kitchen? Leave a comment below!