Slow as Molasses...

So it's been a while since I posted. Very little shopping to report. Mostly milk, produce from the co-op and items for Christmas baking that are on sale. (I.E. pie crust are BOGO this week butter last week, etc.) Oh i bought some split chicken breast that were .77/lb because i ran out! But i resisted buying 4 packages and only bought two. I am using all my frozen juice concentrate but i'm missing my OJ which is on sale this week so i may have to go and buy some.

Cereal count is down to 14 i think. Chips are slow moving...

I made a pork roast last week using my last one. And a tenderloin using my last small one. We didn't do much cooking this past weekend because of church meals and a groupon that was going to expire. This week will be slim as we are going out of town.

Rules of the Game

So i thought I would post the rules of the game for clarification and for my sister to verify.

You can shop the perimeter of the grocery store. I.E. produce, meat, and dairy.

My sister has said that there is no meat to be bought because I have enough.

I use a produce co-op so basically i can buy milk and dairy products.

Yikes!

Big Dent in the Pantry

I got a call today that a family needed some food so I made a run through the pantry and it was shameful so I cleaned out this plus some health and beauty from my other stockpile to help them out. Here is a pic of what I am purging today!

The bad thing is i realized i had 3 hidden boxes of cereal and got an official count on the chips. The below count is accurate but AFTER this picture!!




In other news I used a jar of spaghetti sauce for dinner last night and some pasta. We ended up at Chick Fila for dinner because the heat was out and had to run to Lowes. But I'm eating some popcorn now. (Hope i don't get another kernel caught in my tooth) My produce order is coming in tomorrow. Tonight I went to BJ's because i needed some formula. I bought diapers, formula, milk, eggs, and peanut butter because we are out. I also found some low sodium turkey for lunch. But bought nothing else. I even put stuff in the basket and took it back out! Even though I bought 2 things of pnutbutter. i call it a success shop.


Cereal Count: 21 Chip Count: 15

Before Pictures Part Two

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Outdoor Lower Freezer















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Indoor Upper Freezer

Before Pictures Part One

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Upright Freezer











Drinks Stockpile

Grocery Trip #1

I went to the grocery store tonight and bought: 1 gallon of milk! I was going to buy some cheese sticks that were on sale but they were out so I got a rain check for them instead. I resisted buying the oil that was

This weekend we had leftovers for lunch on Sat. Made grilled cheese and soup Sat. night (Jamey ate the last can of Spaghetti O's) We ate lunch out today after church and had bagel bites from the freezer and PBJ for dinner.

Cereal Count:20 Chip Count: ~12

In the Beginning

OK so my sister was here last week and was completely overwhelmed with my stockpile of food and has challenged me to play the pantry game and see how long I can go... My sisters main complaint was the 2o boxes of cereal and at least 12-15 bags of chips.

This is a blog so she can follow along and hold me accountable and so that I can hold her accountable because she has promised to return for the kid's birthday in March if I can reduce the stockpile.

I will post what i buy at the grocery and the meals i create trying to use up what i have. i.e. my sister told me to figure out a way to make sweet tea with powdered sugar!?!?

I will take and post pictures of the pantry and freezers later.

I am hopeful to get the family on track to not having so much junk in the house and trying to live and eat healthier.