All of this got me to thinking about how much stuff there is in the fridge (okay, mostly the freezer) that we need to eat. Beyond that, we have a pantry full of food that could probably sustain us for 8 months--easy. Now, I'm all in favor of having provisions on hand, but to look at our stash, you'd think we were hoarding to outfit a bomb shelter. Plus, I've run out of shelf space again.
Therefore, I have a singular goal this year (at least until I expand my list): Pare down the pantry. I plan to accomplish this by purchasing only the grocery items necessary to assist in depleting our supply. I'll chart my progress by keeping track of it here in my journal--until I get tired of it, anyway.
So far this year, our grocery purchases have consisted of:
1/2 gallon milk
3 lbs. chicken breasts
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$10.58
Jar of tomato sauce
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$4.53
Our meals have consisted of:
- Tandoor Indian restaurant
- Pita Delite Greek cafe
- Spinach & feta ravioli with tomato alfredo sauce
- Wheat Thins with jalapeno hummus
- Peaches & cream oatmeal
- Moravian Cranberry Orange and Ginger Spice cookies
- Benne wafers
- Pear, cranberry & gorgonzola salad
- Bing chocolate cherries
- Pear cider, Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper and lots of tea
This is going to be fun.
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Comments
Probably the same reason I have 4 boxes of cornbread and 6 boxes of cake mix. I've got some rice noodles, too, though only one package. And the canned vegetables? You're right on. It's like I was expecting nuclear winter.