So as an introduction, I live alone but have a bad habit of overstocking my pantry so much that things go out of date before I use them. I also have a major problem with only eating what I'm in the exact mood for, ordering pizza/Chinese food when my fridge is full, and throwing things away because they went out of date. Infact, sometimes I'll have 5 shapes of pasta at home and then buy another one because I 'feel' like eating another shape. I buy 5 different types of flour and breadcrumbs and leave them for a year until they're out of date. I spend more than 100$/100euro per week on food, sometimes 150 - that's a lot for one person. Well, not anymore. I'm doing a pantry challenge - which means I plan on eating everything in my cupboard. It's not a sunk cost for me, since I'm alone I really shouldn't need to stockpile. Usually, I'd just have all of the below sitting at home and go and buy more but having written it all out.. wow ... I've got a LOT of food.
My goal is to spend 50 euros on food for the next 3 weeks ( I will buy eggs, milk, chicken, fresh vegetables) along with what I have in stock. I hope that it isn't against the rules to update this thread on my progress.
What I have:
PANTRY STAPLES
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5 bags of pasta (2 tagliatelle, 1 penne, 1 conchiglie, 1 bag halloween pasta)
2 bags of rice (basmati, brown)
2 bags of couscous
3 bags lentils (2 red, 1 yellow)
1 bag bulgur
1 pack soy pieces
1 pack egg noodles
6 packs flour (white, chickpea, pea, cornflour, tempura mix, pancake mix)
2 packs tortillas (8 small white, 6 large wholemeal)
2 packs coconut milk
3 mini packs tomato paste
poppy seeds
oats
box breakfast ceral
1kg protein powder
garlic
potatoes
white sugar, brown sugar, icing sugar, etc.
8 hotdog rolls
CANNED FOOD
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2 tomatoes
1 kidney beans
1 chickpeas
1 mung bean sprouts
1 lemon stuffed olives
PREPARED COOKING SAUCES
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Garam Masala Paste (contains 5 uses)
Thai Green Curry Paste (contains 15 uses)
Satay sauce (4 uses)
Tikka Masala (1 use)
All purpose stir fry (3 uses)
Teriyaki sauce (1 use)
CONDIMENTS
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2 jars Salsa (dipping or cooking)
2 bottles sriracha
2 bottles Thai sweet chili sauce
Worcestershire sauce
BBQ sauce
Mango Chili sauce
Chili sauce
Chilli paste
Sambal
rice vinegar
white vinegar
dark soy
light soy
rapeseed oil and EVOO
FREEZER
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700g frozen berry mix
frozen carrots, peas, brocolli
small amount Japanese Gyoza dumplings
2 breaded spicy fish fillets
250g ready to eat shrimps/small prawns
FRIDGE
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2 yoghurts
milk
butter
cheddar cheese
generic 45% cheese
soft cheese
double cream
halloumi
salami
4 vegetarian frankfurters
tomato sauce/passata
jalapenos
capers
bell peppers
mange tout
ginger
cherry tomatoes
lemon and olive salad dressing
fig and balsamic salad dressing
SNACKS
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plain, peeled peanuts (good for stir fries)
4 packs spiced/salted/etc. nuts
packs of plain walnuts, almonds, brazil nuts, banana chips
1 family bag tortilla chips
small bag chips
4 twix bars
nutella
peanut butter
breadsticks
2 musli bars
400ml ice cream
breadsticks
rye crackers
ALCOHOL
bottle of gin
bottle of white wine
bottle of coconut liquer
January 14, 2019 at 09:10PM
