Time for further culling of my pantry. I give you my word, though: my pantry is nowhere near as tidy as this one! I already did a weed-out project a few weeks ago; and this past weekend I started to think about what more I could oust.

First target: a can of cherry pie filling. I bought it even before last February\’s prediabetes diagnosis, with the idea of using small amounts of it to garnish oatmeal.

Post-diagnosis I began to watch carbs; and I had a lot of high-carb stuff in addition to that pie filling. Canned foods keep a long time, so the cherry stuff sat while I worked on other things.

I got tired of seeing that can. I knew that keeping the cherry filling in the fridge wasn\’t a good idea; the stuff is too tempting. I didn\’t want to portion it out and freeze it, because the freezer is full enough already.

Solution: open up the can; eat a tablespoon of the cherries; and toss the rest. Maybe it\’s not out of my mind; but it isn\’t here to lure me.

I did the same thing with a can of poppy seed filling. I LOVE that stuff, so I opened the can; used a small amount; and got rid of what was left.

When this began, I though I\’d be able to portion out things like candy bars: cut the bar in pieces, and have one piece a day. Great in theory; in practice, it\’s much harder than I thought. So further culling of my food supply means, don\’t buy candy bars in the first place!

I\’m still looking over my supply of canned goods. I might find a few more items I can cull. Pare down and streamline!