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MrsA1012
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What are your food staples ?
What foods do you regularly keep in your pantry, freezer and fridge?
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Posted 10/1/12 8:55 AM  |
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MrsA1012
love my little girl !
Member since 9/10 5777 total posts
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What are your food staples ?
For me : grapes, watermelon, apples, strawberries and / or blue berries, chick peas, black beans, white beans, brown rice, quinoa, whole wheat pasta, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, string beans,mushrooms, fresh spinach, some sort of cheese, soy milk, cereal, earth balance butter, some frozen trader Joes and amy's organic meals. Frozen seafood for dh, guacamole, pretzels, veggie stock, shallots, lemons, limes, breadcrumbs, crushed tomatoes, fresh garlic.
Message edited 10/7/2012 8:24:12 PM.
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| Posted 10/1/12 9:03 AM |
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MrsT809
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What are your food staples ?
In the panty: pasta, rice, beans (red, white, and black), chicken and beef stock, a variety of bread crumbs, canned tomatoes (crushed, pureed, diced, sauce, and paste), peanut butter, cornbread mix, taco seasoning, onions, DD coffee beans and tomatoes.
In the fridge: salsa, hot sauce, blue cheese and ranch dressings, garlic, carrots,lemons, lots of cheese, half and half, butter, sour cream, yogurt.
My freezer is usually stocked with homemade meals that I vacuum seal. Other than that, corn, peas, shelled soybeans, rolls, tortillas, and usually some type of uncooked meat.
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| Posted 10/1/12 10:27 AM |
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Milerose
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What are your food staples ?
always milk, eggs, whole wheat bread, greek yogurt!
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| Posted 10/1/12 12:16 PM |
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rojerono
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Re: What are your food staples ?
Pantry:
Dry beans
Canned beans
Quinoa
Brown Rice
Dried peppers
Chicken Broth/Stock
Veggie Broth/Stock
Beef Broth/Stock
Canned Tomatoes
Tomato Paste
Evaporated Milk
Flour
Salt
Olive Oil
Canola Oil
Crisco
Peanut Oil
Vermouth
Vinegars (white, red, cider, balsamic)
Worcestershire
Tabasco
Red Hot
Open Pit BBQ sauce
Whole Coffee Beans
Expresso
Canned Soups
Jelly
Peanut Butter
Brown Sugar
Maple Syrup
Organic Sugar
Powdered Sugar
Baking Powder
Vanilla (extract & beans)
Cocoa Nibs
Corn Starch
Baking Soda
Pasta (usually angel hair and elbows or cavatappi.. sometimes something else)
Egg Noodles
A large variety of dried herbs and various spices
Oatmeal
Bisquick
Produce varies by season – I usually keep what’s in season and good on hand – but some veggies are year round staples for me:
Lemons
Vidalia onion
Yellow onion
Potatoes (depends on the week – Yukon, Idaho, red, sweet, etc..)
Celery
Carrots
Cucumbers
Tomatoes
Fruit is definitely seasonal around here.. right now:
Apples
Grapes
Bananas
Other:
1% Milk
Greek Yogurt
2% Cottage Cheese
Eggs (hard boiled and fresh)
Orange Juice
Cheese (cheddar sticks, Mozz in freezer, Parm & Romano in fridge, deli sliced Swiss or American for school lunches, shredded shredded and colby jack)
Whole wheat bread
\Whole wheat tortillas.
FiberOne Cereal
Waffles
Frozen Veggies (usually broccoli & whatever mixed bag they have at Costco)
Wine
Pretzel Rods
Popcorn kernels
Next time I cry about not having enough money.. I need to pull up this thread.
Message edited 10/1/2012 1:37:31 PM.
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| Posted 10/1/12 1:30 PM |
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Re: What are your food staples ?
Pantry: Variety of dried pasta, variety of rice (quick cook, brown, white), sometimes other grains (e.g., quinoa), canned beans, canned tomatoes (crushed, diced), canned broth/stock, variety of oils and vinegars, condiments (hot sauce, worcestershire, etc.), canned tuna and/or salmon, good seasoning salad dressing mix, a few dip packets (ranch, onion), peanut butter, baking items (flour, sugars (white and brown), baking powder, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, chocolate chips), cold cereal, hot cereal (rolled oats, instant oatmeal, cream of wheat), cornmeal, breadcrumbs/panko, teas, splenda packets, usually some kind of cookies, crackers, fruit snacks for DS.
Fridge: Milk, eggs, variety of cheeses (shredded, sliced, american cheese singles for DS), yogurt (for DS), yogurt (for me), juice (for DS), cream cheese, butter, open condiments that need refrigeration (mayo, mustard, ketchup, soy sauce), cold cuts, fresh fruit of some kind (berries, grapes, oranges, apples, etc.), lemons/limes, peeled garlic, prewashed lettuce for salads, opened pickles, olives. Always some kind of leftovers.
Freezer: Frozen veggies, frozen waffles/pancakes/or french toast sticks, veggie burgers, frozen turkey burgers or hamburgers, lean pockets, smart ones and other prepared freezer meals, frozen shrimp, ice cream. Usually some kind of frozen fresh meat. I often freeze batches of muffins or other baked goods for during the week. Also, I usually keep some frozen hors d'ourves on hand in case of last minute entertaining.
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| Posted 10/1/12 2:26 PM |
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MrsA1012
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What are your food staples ?
This thread def gives me good ideas.
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| Posted 10/1/12 7:19 PM |
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klingklang77
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Re: What are your food staples ?
Pantry:
Flour: whole wheat, cake, bread, Italian 00 flour
Dutch process cocoa
Sugar
Quinoa
Agave syrup
Honey
Loads of Indian spices and other herbs, spices
Brown rice
Cornstarch
Vanilla beans and extract
Brown sugar
Chocolate chips
Franks buffalo wing sauce
Peanut butter
Oils: extra virgin, nice extra virgin from Italy, reg olive oil, sesame oil, peanut oil, veg oil
Tahini
Beans- cannellini, black beans
Vinegar, red wine, white, balsamic and white balsamic
Dijon mustard
Tomatoes canned
whole wheat breadcrumbs
Panko breadcrumbs
Baking powder and baking soda
Italian dressing mix
Salt- sea and Australian pink salt
Pepper- mill and three color peppercorns
Tomato paste
Müsli
Fridge:
Sparkling water
Milk
Eggs
Parm cheese
Onions
Garlic
Carrots
Celery (wrap in foil- stays good for at least a month
Light mayo
Ketchup
Opened Peanut butter
Cheese- Gouda goat cheese and Maasdamer
Light shredded cheese
Buttermilk
1.8% yogurt
Various lactose free diary products for DH, goat cheese etc
Chopped salad mix
Tomatoes
Cucumber
Avocado
Seasonal veg
Berries for DHs breakfast
Freezer:
Homemade stocks: chicken, duck, shrimp
Homemade tomato sauce
Frozen prawns
Some sort of homemade cookie/cake
Frozen broccoli
Leftover parm cheese rinds. Adds extra flavor to soups!
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| Posted 10/3/12 3:05 PM |
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peanutbutter2
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Re: What are your food staples ?
I feel like such a weirdo lol
We don't regularly stock anything except milk, iced tea, and spices. I really like to buy only what I know we'll need and eat.
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| Posted 10/3/12 3:57 PM |
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Mrs213
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What are your food staples ?
Pasta
Pasta sauce
Canned beans
Canned tomatoes and sauce
Rice
Olive oil
Vinegar
Chicken broth
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| Posted 10/3/12 8:25 PM |
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MrsM429
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Re: What are your food staples ?
Posted by JAAMS
I feel like such a weirdo lol
We don't regularly stock anything except milk, iced tea, and spices. I really like to buy only what I know we'll need and eat.
I'm the same way, I go to the store every day to pick up what we need for that night's dinner & lunch for the following day. I found I actually end up saving money this way lol.
But we do have things like pasta, quinoa, sauce, tuna fish, pb & j, milk, eggs, cheese, bread and 100 calorie snack packs on hand usually at all times. I stock up when they're on sale, and only buy them again when we are running out and they are on sale.
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| Posted 10/4/12 11:28 AM |
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rojerono
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Re: What are your food staples ?
Posted by JAAMS
I feel like such a weirdo lol
We don't regularly stock anything except milk, iced tea, and spices. I really like to buy only what I know we'll need and eat.
You aren't a weirdo! LOL
I work full time and we have 2 kids.. so going to the store daily doesn't work for us. I also make breakfast, lunches and dinners nearly every day. All the things I stock up on are things that our family does need CONSISTENTLY.
I might not make rice THIS week.. but I know if I buy it in bulk while it's on sale that I WILL use it before it is anywhere near bad. KWIM? As to perishables.. we go through 4 gallons of milk a week, a minimum of a dozen eggs, everyone in the house eats at least 2 pieces of fruit a day and the boys and Rob go through yogurt like you wouldn't believe. Veggies disappear rapidly in our house.
It's definitely NOT weird to have a smaller or emptier pantry. It's all lifestyle.. single people or married couples with no kids or those that don't entertain or people who go out to eat a lot are absolutely going to have less on hand. It would be more odd if they did have as much on hand as a person who cooks a lot or has a large family!
Message edited 10/5/2012 11:02:43 AM.
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| Posted 10/5/12 11:00 AM |
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cateyemm
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Re: What are your food staples ?
Posted by MrsM429
Posted by JAAMS
I feel like such a weirdo lol
We don't regularly stock anything except milk, iced tea, and spices. I really like to buy only what I know we'll need and eat.
I'm the same way, I go to the store every day to pick up what we need for that night's dinner & lunch for the following day. I found I actually end up saving money this way lol.
same with us. i decide what we are going to eat that day and dh stops at the supermarket on his way home from work since he literally walks past it from the train. that way we dont buy too much because we tend to plan ahead and then never make the food which we end up wasting.
but we always have pasta, sauce for dh (dont tell my mom lol), quinoa, milk, yogurt, bread and cheese on hand.
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| Posted 10/5/12 1:37 PM |
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jerseychick
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Re: What are your food staples ?
pantry: dried beans (black, pinto, kidney, garbanzo and cannellinni, split peas, lentils), quinoa, bulgar, boxed tomatoes, whole wheat flour, whole wheat pastry flour, oatmeal, almonds, raisins, whole wheat pasta, pasta sauce, oils (olive, coconut, canola), vinegars (balsamic, red and white wine), honey, baking powder, baking soda, salt, vanilla, cinnamon, triscuit crackers, pretzels, granola bars, Pirate's Booty, Annie's cheddar bunnies, Cheerios, Puffins, and a few other cereals.
fridge: coconut and/or almond milk, 2% milk, string cheese, American cheese, pita bread, sandwich flats, peanut butter, mustard, ketchup, hummus, pickles, beer, lunch meat for DH
freezer: peas, spinach, frozen meals (I cook and freeze when I can so there is always stuff for nights I can't get dinner on the table).
produce: celery, carrots, onions, lemons, bananas...the rest depends on what I am making any given week/what's in season.
Message edited 10/5/2012 3:09:09 PM.
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| Posted 10/5/12 3:04 PM |
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evrythng4areason
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Re: What are your food staples ?
pantry: chicken broth, different types of canned beans, canned veggies, pasta, dried peas, quinoa, bread, tortilla chips, flour, sugar, brown sugar, cocoa, chocolate chips, tea, coffee
i have a HUGE spice rack-we've been here like 7 months and i haven't run out of anything, i've just added to my collection-once i start running out i'll replace them as needed
fridge: eggs, milk, assorted cheeses, soda, juice/lemonade, beer, peanut butter, salsa, salad dressing, butter, capers, ketchup, bbq sauce, mustard, hot sauce
fruits/veggies are a week to week thing
i also have a decent stock pile of snacks/canned goods/etc in our basement since i coupon
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| Posted 10/5/12 3:45 PM |
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Mushesgirl
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Re: What are your food staples ?
If i don't have Amy's burritos in the freezer there's trouble!
Pantry:
Steel cut oatmeal
Peanut butter
Boxed soup
Dry cereal
Applesauce
Fridge:
Almond milk
Some kind of meat (dh buys for himself, I don't eat meat)
Thats all I can think of
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| Posted 10/5/12 7:30 PM |
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MrsA1012
love my little girl !
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What are your food staples ?
bump, anyone else?
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| Posted 10/17/12 11:10 AM |
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NervousNell
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Re: What are your food staples ?
Milk (but really only for DD to drink, I don't drink milk on it's own really)
Eggs
Whole wheat bread
Cannellini beans
Kidney Beans
Chick peas
Canned Diced tomatos
canned tomato sauce for recipes
salsa
carrots
celery
bananas
Boneless Chicken Breasts
Whole Wheat Breadcrumbs
Greek Yogurt
Deli Sliced American Cheese
Shredded cheese
Frozen bagged veges
Chicken Broth
Message edited 10/17/2012 11:22:39 AM.
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| Posted 10/17/12 11:22 AM |
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