Kitchen Inventory - Excel

This Excel-based Kitchen Inventory feels like a tidy, helpful friend standing by your pantry, fridge, and freezer, guiding you through every ingredient and household staple. It arrives with preconfigured categories—fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry, canned goods, paper goods and more—alongside useful locations such as refrigerator, freezer, pantry and closet. If your family has its own special categories or keeps snacks in a unique spot, you can easily rename, add or remove any category or location to match your home’s rhythm.

Each item comes with a unit type dropdown—whether you measure in pounds, liters, cans, bottles or gallons—so you simply enter your Amount in Stock and your Amount Needed. The worksheet then highlights which items are running low and which have run out completely, turning guesswork into clear action. No more midweek panics over missing milk or hidden bags of rice; you’ll always know exactly what’s on hand.

Perishable ingredients stay fresh in your mind, too. By setting expiration dates, you’ll see alerts when items are nearing their “use by” window or have passed it altogether. You can choose when you want that warning to pop up, basing it on the number of days that make sense for your cooking plans and busy schedule.

If you prefer a heads-up when something dips below a certain quantity or gets too close to its expiration, custom thresholds let you define what “low stock” and “expiring soon” mean for your household. The color-coded alerts and summary chart give you an instant snapshot of pantry health, so you can plan meals, shop smarter and reduce food waste.

With this Kitchen Inventory tool in your repertoire, your kitchen stays stocked and your mind stays calm. You’ll free up time from guessing what needs replenishing and instead focus on family dinners, weekend baking projects or simply savoring a well-organized pantry.