Catherine Benson: Tiktoker mom shares crazy fridge storage hacks, video goes viral
A well-organized mother of four has gained a lot of traction from her followers online. In the viral videos on Instagram and TikTok, the 33-year old-mother shared a glimpse of her beautifully stocked snack drawers. Some snacks include cheese, fruit, yogurt, among others.
Catherine Benson, 33, lives in a plush space in Kentucky. After sharing some of her tips for stocking, sorting, and grocery hauls, her video has grabbed over 29 million views. Many of her viewers call Benson "mom goals" as they watched the viral video where she shared restocking her kids' snack drawer.
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Yogurt cups, juice pouches, cheese slices, all neatly and individually packed using plastic dividers. Benson started by stacking some Yahoo chocolate milk packs into the drawer along with Ocean Spray's cran-raspberry juice and strawberry banana smoothies by Bolthouse Farms. The beverage section was concluded by placing Capri Sun lemonade pouches.
The mother of four then placed some Danimals yogurt smoothie drinks followed by Sargento cheese and cracker-based snacks. Then she went to store some Hidden Valley ranch dipping cups, Marzetti cream cheese fruit dip, and snack-sized beef jerkey by Slim Jim. Chobani vanilla Greek yogurts, Philadelphia bagel chips, cream cheese dips, and some apple sauce pouches by Mott's also made their way into the snack drawer.
Talking about fresh produce, the now famous TikTok user washed the grapes and strawberries with distilled water before stocking them. She placed the rinsed fruits in a shiny Tupperware container. In another Tupperware, Benson cut up some cucumbers and placed them with mini carrots that had ranch seasoning. In the final section of this drawer, she placed some Lunchables, clementines, BelGioioso and Babybell mozzarella cheese balls, and string cheeses.
Who would give this a go?
Just like there are two sides to a coin, the opinions surrounding her approach and content is positive as well as negative. A majority of people around the globe were impressed by her organizational skills and praised her for sharing these tips. Others, however felt she may be going a bit over the top. They felt this was an economical and environmental hazard.
A viewer wrote, "My mom would never buy this much processed food. You know you can cut up cheese and nuts, you don't have to buy one ounce in a plastic wrapper" while another said, "That's a lot of landfill with the individual packaging!" Pointing out a completely different issue, this user said, "The amount of sugar you give your kids is astonishing."
Another user said, "I have many questions. But, who buys lemonade Capris Sun and eats cold Slim Jims?" One said, "Why does everything have to come in plastic? We need to do better." and this user left a comment under the video saying, "Between the waste and the sugar content, I'm spiraling."
Those praising her said, "Where have you been my whole motherhood life?" and "Oh my gosh. That is so beautiful. I can't get enough of this organization!" while another saying, "If my fridge don't look like this when I'm older, I've failed life."