Our Food Inventory April 13 2008
Drastic Times, Drastic Measures. We have a food / grocery budget of only $30 this week. Our strategy #1 is to take a complete inventory of everything we’ve got on-hand.
Here’s our food inventory - Week of April 13, 2008:
Pantry & Canned / Packaged Food:
1 lb sugar
4 lb flour
baking powder
baking soda
peanut butter
7 oz jalapeno peppers (pickled, whole)
12 oz roasted salted peanuts
1 6 oz can tuna
1 25 ounces Honey Nut Cheerios
1 25 ounces Cinnamon toast Crunch
1 box Cheez-it Duos 14.5 ounce
Pancake Syrup
3/4 loaf of bread
Freezer:
Meat:
1 package Cheddarwurst - 1 pound
1 lb. Ground Beef
1 lb. corned beef brisket
Other in Freezer:
18 ounces cookie dough
1/2 gal ice cream
Various Zip Bags or containters, containing:
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped chilis in adobo sauce
1 cup diced celery (for soup stock)
1 cup frozen mystery sauce (tomatoe?)
1 pound frozen sweet potato soup
Fridge
Dairy:
1 dozen eggs
1/4 gallon milk
1/4 cup cottage cheese
15 ounce Country Crock margarine
1/4 cup sour cream
Condiments:
Just a little mayo (about enough for a sandwich)
yellow mustard
1/4 cup grape jelly
big jar dill pickles
big bottle red hot sauce
Produce:
1/2 cup diced onions and celery
1/2 whole onion
1 cup diced carrots
Leftovers:
8 leftover cheesy dill dumplings
1 cup leftover basmati rice, cooked
soup pot full of leftover sweet potato soup
1 cup leftover pasta salad
1/2 cup peas
3 leftover biscuits
Dry Produce Storage:
2 large sweet potatoes w/ small eyes - need to eat soon
18 medium red potatoes w/ eyes - need to prepare / eat soon
1 shiny red apple
4 large bulbs garlic
Dry Spices, Condiments and Mixes
Soy Sauce, 5 oz Super Lucky soup mix, Cinnamon sticks, thyme, thai seasoning, crushed red pepper, wasabi sauce mix, zest blend, italian seasoning, garlic powder, lemon pepper, salt, pepper
Pasta / Rice / Beans (Dry)
12 oz. soy beans
8 ounces veggie rotini pasta
16 oz. rice noodles
25 lb jasmine rice, New Crop 2008
1 cup basmati rice
4 cups jasmine rice, store brand
Other: (Cooking Oil, Drinks and Drink Mixes - Tea Bags, etc.)
15 ounces Extra Virgin Olive Oil
8 ounces grapeseed oil
200 ml asian hot oil
Ground Coffee
tea bags (a ton)
What meals can we make with these ingredients? Any ideas? Do you take a food inventory? With these ingredients on-hand, and a budget of $30, do you think we’ll be okay? Please comment!
