I've had a few people ask me about this, so it's a good time for an update, huh?
It turns out that the day after I posted about the challenge, my husband, maybe realizing that he wouldn't be getting many nutritious meals should we go ahead with it, told me that we didn't have to do it. BUT... he would really really like it if I could use the stuff in the freezer, which is mostly meat. Okay, I can do that, and it won't make me feel overwhelmed trying to be creative after the fresh stuff is gone.
And I have to mention that I did not complain or whine about it... I was all on board to do it, though I wasn't jumping up and down excited to do it. Nor does he read this blog, so I cannot be blamed for his change of heart. :)
But while I'm talking about food and shopping, I'm going to do my grocery shopping for next week solely at Walmart, to see what the bill comes out to be. The grocery store I usually shop at has been raising their prices a ridiculous amount, and I'm having problems keeping within the $75 weekly budget, even without buying meat.
For an example, I buy FiberOne wheat bread. At the grocery store, it was $3.99 for a long time. Just last week, I noticed it is now $4.33. What is it at Walmart? $2.99. I know... paying $4 for a loaf of bread is insane, but my husband likes the fiber content, so that's what I get. There are other items I constantly buy that have had their prices go up, too, so we'll see how that turns out. Not totally wild about driving across town to grocery shop, and at Walmart to boot, but I'll take what I can get.
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
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October 28, 2011
October 3, 2011
Food challenge
The other day, my husband was trying to find ingredients to make brownies, and wasn't having much luck since the kitchen is my domain. In the process of looking however, he saw food (staples mostly) that we don't use that often. And this bothers him. See, my husband is the kind of person that buys only what he needs, and feels that we shouldn't need to keep a lot of food in the house, even if they are staples. So he issued a challenge to me that I'm willing to do (for once).
For 4 weeks, starting the last week of October until the end of the third week in November, we will eat only food that we have at the house. That's right. NO trips to the store*. The first week or so, we will use up the perishables like produce, bread and eggs. But after that, that's when it should get interesting, especially for him. He loves fruits and veggies and overall, eats really well. So I think it'll become difficult for him towards the end when we will probably be eating a lot of oatmeal, rice, pasta and potatoes - all of which he eats very sparingly now.
And honestly, I don't think we have THAT much food... you know, the amount we need to feed both of us 3 meals a day for 1 month without going to the store, and without starving ourselves. So I think I'm going to have to be a little sneaky these next few weeks and make some things I can freeze easily, like chili and soup. As well as supplement some things I think we'll really miss, like orange juice. I <3 oj, so I think I may have to cheat and buy a few cans of frozen oj. I might not be able to get away with that as much though, because I usually only buy the non-frozen stuff and he'll be onto me like white on rice if he sees those cans in the freezer. So I may have to think about that.
*the only exception to the no-going-to-the-store thing, is when we host our friends for our bi-monthly dinner & game party. There are 6 of us and we all rotate on who cooks. My turn will be coming up within that month time frame, and I can't subject my friends to this challenge without a lot of guilt. Because by that time, we will likely be well within the pasta and butter sauce stage.
Within the next few weeks, I will be taking inventory of what we have and making meals plans, and I'll share that here. Should be interesting. But I will say, Thanksgiving will kick ass because of this. And it'll be fun to build up my food supply again ;)
For 4 weeks, starting the last week of October until the end of the third week in November, we will eat only food that we have at the house. That's right. NO trips to the store*. The first week or so, we will use up the perishables like produce, bread and eggs. But after that, that's when it should get interesting, especially for him. He loves fruits and veggies and overall, eats really well. So I think it'll become difficult for him towards the end when we will probably be eating a lot of oatmeal, rice, pasta and potatoes - all of which he eats very sparingly now.
And honestly, I don't think we have THAT much food... you know, the amount we need to feed both of us 3 meals a day for 1 month without going to the store, and without starving ourselves. So I think I'm going to have to be a little sneaky these next few weeks and make some things I can freeze easily, like chili and soup. As well as supplement some things I think we'll really miss, like orange juice. I <3 oj, so I think I may have to cheat and buy a few cans of frozen oj. I might not be able to get away with that as much though, because I usually only buy the non-frozen stuff and he'll be onto me like white on rice if he sees those cans in the freezer. So I may have to think about that.
*the only exception to the no-going-to-the-store thing, is when we host our friends for our bi-monthly dinner & game party. There are 6 of us and we all rotate on who cooks. My turn will be coming up within that month time frame, and I can't subject my friends to this challenge without a lot of guilt. Because by that time, we will likely be well within the pasta and butter sauce stage.
Within the next few weeks, I will be taking inventory of what we have and making meals plans, and I'll share that here. Should be interesting. But I will say, Thanksgiving will kick ass because of this. And it'll be fun to build up my food supply again ;)
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