In January I am participating in Frugalwoods “Uber Frugal Month“. Today’s email challenge was to eat the food in your house, rather than buy more. A good way to do this was to figure out what food we HAVE in our house. Plus, the pantry needed to be cleaned. So I took everything OUT of the pantry (thanks Marie Kondo- putting your hands on it makes a difference), and took stock of it, and put it all back in the pantry. Then I posted a list of what I have on the door, so we can cross it off as we eat it. (And add to it, if we do that- hopefully we won’t this month!)
Only 2 things that were in the pantry got thrown away: a butter powder topping for popcorn (absolutely disgusting) and a spice mix for dip in a Christmas ornament that was a gift from years ago (it wasn’t air tight).
So, are you wondering what is in my pantry? Here’s the list!
Shelf 1: Random non-edible stuff, mostly containers. 1 bag of ancho chilies, 1 bag corn husks. I can’t reach this shelf, even using our kitchen step-stool, so it’s basically moot to me!
Shelf 2: (The “Baking Shelf” : But does not include all the assorted flours and spices kept in a cabinet)
| 3 bags peppermint M&Ms 1 bag M&M mnis 1 bag semi sweet chocolate chips 1 large bag semi-sweet chocolate chips ¾ bag milk chocolate chips ½ bag butterscotch chips 1/6 bag bittersweet chocolate chips ½ box semi sweet bakers chocolate ½ box unsweetened bakers chocolate 2 boxes white cake mix Brownie Mix Cake Flour 2 packs gelatin Instant Dry Milk Cornstarch Baking powder Break crumbs Panko- nearly empty Iodized salt Kosher salt |
Container homemade Indian spice mix Baking soda ¼ gallon white vinegar ½ bottle red wine vinegar 1/8 bottle balsamic vinegar ½ bottle apple cider vinegar ¾ bottle rice wine vinegar 1/8 bottle white wine vinegar Canola oil 1/8 bottle corn oil ¾ bottle EVOO Sesame seed oi 2 jars coconut oil Spray canola oil ¼ jar molasses ½ bottle light corn syrup ½ bottle blue agave nectar ¼ bottle honey ¾ box stevia in the raw
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Shelf 3: (Food in Cans and Jars, mostly)
| 2 Vegetarian Baked Beans 4 Tomato Soup 4 generic rotel 2 diced tomatoes 2 mini tomato sauce 1 spaghetti sauce 3 cans tuna 1 jar natural peanut butter ½ jar Jiff Creamy peanut butter 1 jar Nutella 1 can enchilada sauce |
1 jar Tikka Masala 1 jar jalepenos 1 jar habanero salsa 1 can water chestnuts 1 can coconut milk 1 bottle wing sauce ¾ container raisins ½ box golden raisins 1 bag dried cranberries 1 jar beef bouillon granules Nearly empty sunflower kernels |
Shelf 4: (Breakfast foods, mostly)
| Nearly empty oatmeal Oatmeal ¾ bag tootie fruities Nearly empty Frosted mini spooners ½ bag Honey Graham Toasters Bag of tortilla chips ¼ bag of tortilla chips ½ Country gravy mix 1/8 container Hot chocolate mix |
Instant iced French vanilla coffees 1 bag fruit smiles 1 ½ packs of nori 1 packet miso soup 1 pack of rice paper 1 powerade 1 Hawaiian punch single Random box of noodles and stuff from Japan
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Shelf 5: (Grains and Pastas, mostly)
| ¼ container couscous ¼ bag red quinoa 7/8 bag whole grain quinoa ¼ bag Calrose rice ¾ bag basmati rice ½ bag extra long grain rice ¼ bag Arborio rice 7 packages ramen noodles 1 ½ boxes large shell noodles 4 boxes macaroni and cheese |
3 Caesar Suddenly Salads Large Box Ritz Crackers ½ bag dried black beans ½ box cheese-its ½ box triscuits Graham Crackers ½ box chocolate Graham Crackers ½ box microwave popcorn ½ container popcorn kernels Small container home ground popcorn salt |
Shelf 6: Non-food (2 recycling bins, tons of plastic bags, paper bags)
Jessi at home 