Grocery/Pantry Staples
redperphexion
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Without fail, we (two adults) get: eggs, milk, yogurt, whole wheat bread, apples, bananas, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, and veggies depending on the season. We almost always get one or more of: chicken, fish and/or ground beef, too.
In the pantry, we always have cold cereal, rice, pasta, canned beans, canned tomatoes (crushed, sauced, stewed), peanut butter, canned tuna, and canned soups.
What are you always buying at the store? What items do you not even have to put on the list? What do you keep in your pantry no matter what?
In the pantry, we always have cold cereal, rice, pasta, canned beans, canned tomatoes (crushed, sauced, stewed), peanut butter, canned tuna, and canned soups.
What are you always buying at the store? What items do you not even have to put on the list? What do you keep in your pantry no matter what?
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Oatmeal, its cheap and nutritious. I can eat it for month and a half for about six bucks if I don't include the cost of the fruit & nuts I add to it.0
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I'm only one person and eat fairly simple meals. I tend to make a grocery list regardless of if it's something I always buy or not (because I try to only buy what's on the list and honestly, after a long day at work I often need the reminder).
I buy beans and lentils (vegetarian) at a different store than I do my regular shopping, so whenever I go there I buy a lot to last me for a while. I also buy some of my frozen berries there, due to the price and the fact that I prefer their brand.
I get all other food as needed, sometimes depending on if there's a sale.
What I always have at home; fruit (all kinds, always bananas and apples and then the rest depending on season, both fresh and frozen), green leaves (which I freeze right away most of the time), berries (all sorts; frozen mainly), eggs, cheese, nuts (cashews, pistachios, almonds), chocolate, rot vegetables (mostly potatoes and carrots), whole wheat pasta + pasta sauce (for those days), beans (all kinds, both dry and in cans), lentils (green and red), seeds, oatmeal, tomato in tins (not pasta sauce), spices.
I also always have at home plenty of other items, but they are always at home because I don't seem to be eating them (or eating enough of it to get rid of the package) and not because I keep replacing it. I have a lot of grains that are "supposed to be good for you" that I've not yet gotten around to trying out because I can't seem to work them into my food plan (my simple meals are pretty much repeated constantly).
Hhmmm. Looking at this list and thinking about what I always have in my pantry/fridge/freezer, I'm thinking I'm overdoing it just a tad. I will have to do a cull I think, and only replace items as needed. Because I currently have 2 bags of dried chickpeas in my cupboard and 6 tins of the pre-cooked stuff in another. And because they were on sale, I have about 3 kg worth of blueberries in the freezer right now.0 -
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redperphexion wrote: »What are you always buying at the store? What items do you not even have to put on the list? What do you keep in your pantry no matter what?
I think this list would be too long to think of or type out. We always joke that we could be stranded in our house for months without getting hungry.
We have a large variety of grains, beans, rice, pasta, canned beans, canned fish, canned vegetables, pickles, oils, sauces, milks, vinegars and seasonings in the pantry. We have a large variety of wild game, fish, seafood, vegetables, fruit and leftovers in the freezer. We have a fridge stuffed full (insanely so for 2 people) of fresh vegetables, fresh eggs, leftovers, cooked meat, yogurt, nuts and seeds. We have a root cellar full of winter squashes and root vegetables.0 -
We're just talking dry goods here:
Oats
Quinoa
Peanut butter
Almonds
Beans (black, garbanzo, pinto)
Rice
Protein powder
A variety of protein bars
You'll rarely find my pantry without all of those items.0 -
My list is very similar to yours. We always have an insane amount of yogurt because my kids eat a lot (and I eat a little) - plus I use nonfat Greek plain as a sub for sour cream in cooking. Seriously we have almost a full shelf of yogurt in the fridge...
Frozen veggies - green beans, cauliflower, broccoli. I grab some for a quick lunch (along with protein or to bulk up my dinner.
Apples - I love a crisp apple thinly sliced - great snack, even a dessert sometimes - plus they keep well.
Berries - the prices kill me this time of year, but my kids love them and they are so full of fiber.
Giant bags of lettuce - I can bulk up a meal or build one with any leftovers.
Balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, Dijon mustard, high protein pasta - always in the pantry
Trail mix or nuts - usually sunflower kernels, almonds, pistachios, and maybe some dried fruit
I like to have chicken breast and lean ground turkey in the freezer.
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I need a list, even if I'm just buying milk
I don't buy the same foods every time I shop, because some things keep for a long time
Milk is possibly the only single item I make sure to NEVER run out of. But I like to have "the same sorts of things" in the pantry/fridge/freezer all the time. So I organize my food into categories. Occasionally I have to plan my shopping to get some more persihable, expensive and rare foods that I need for certain dishes, but my day to day intake is based on simple, cheap, versatile foods that keep for a while. I like to buy in season, but I don't have the perfect plan yet, that combines full flexibility in the shop with the amount of predictability I need.
I eat a lot of fresh fruit, often some kind of melon, pineapple; apples (prefer Granny Smith, or the big red ones at Christmas), grapes, pears, litchi; when in season: pomegranates, pomelo, figs, tangerines... too many to mention!
I also eat a lot of raw vegetables: Cucumber, carrot, broccoli, cauliflower, beets, kohlrabi, rutabaga.
Milk, again, and crispbread, and some kind of spread, a selection of liver pate/smoked fish/cheese (yellow or brown; you'd have to be Scandinavian to understand
), caviar - this is my standard breakfast/lunch.
I usually have eggs in my fridge, but I'm not very good at using them. Soft cheese/cream cheese/greek yogurt. Parmesan for grating. Butter, mayo, mustard, pickles, maple syrup.
Freezer: Banana slices, strawberries and blueberries. Peas, green beans, edamame, spinach, mushrooms.
Pantry: Cereal like oatmeal, semolina and millet, for porridge. Rice, pasta, barley, flour. Beans and lentils. Tomato paste/passata. Sardines, tuna. Nuts and nut butters.
This is getting way too long
I guess I have normal things in my pantry. The idea is that I like to have simple components that are easy to assemble into meals. This cuts waste and simplifies planning. 0 -
kommodevaran wrote: »caviar - this is my standard breakfast/lunch.
Sounds decadent! mmmm0 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »redperphexion wrote: »What are you always buying at the store? What items do you not even have to put on the list? What do you keep in your pantry no matter what?
I think this list would be too long to think of or type out. We always joke that we could be stranded in our house for months without getting hungry.
We have a large variety of grains, beans, rice, pasta, canned beans, canned fish, canned vegetables, pickles, oils, sauces, milks, vinegars and seasonings in the pantry. We have a large variety of wild game, fish, seafood, vegetables, fruit and leftovers in the freezer. We have a fridge stuffed full (insanely so for 2 people) of fresh vegetables, fresh eggs, leftovers, cooked meat, yogurt, nuts and seeds. We have a root cellar full of winter squashes and root vegetables.
I didn't really think about drinks but we are also never without coffee and a variety of beers, wine, teas and soft drinks.0 -
I have my baking shelf with several flours (whole ground, rye, and white), bread crumbs, corn starch, baking powder, etc. I always have a variety of dry beans and nuts.0
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Ground turkey, Greek yogurt, various veggies, bananas, apples, cottage cheese, chicken breast, hot sauce, garlic, balsamic vinegar (as needed of course), cheese, eggs, almond milk. Beer, wine, coffee
Every time. Pretty much all I eat.0 -
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redperphexion wrote: »kommodevaran wrote: »caviar - this is my standard breakfast/lunch.
Sounds decadent! mmmm
Sounds more so than it is But yummy enough0 -
@redperphexion - Scandinavian caviar is an acquired taste. One that I, though growing up around it, never learned.
(And now I'm a vegetarian anyway.) I think it's similar to Marmite; you either love it (usually because you grew up with it) or hate it.
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@redperphexion - Scandinavian caviar is an acquired taste. One that I, though growing up around it, never learned. (And now I'm a vegetarian anyway.) I think it's similar to Marmite; you either love it (usually because you grew up with it) or hate it.
Yes, it's an acquired taste! And one I acquired as an adult
I grew up with (around) kaviar, too, and it's marketed towards kids - but I never liked it, until now. I'm strange 0 -
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The only thing i keep regularly is spices and cooking oils.
Each week we (2 people) buy enough for the specific meals and items we eat that week. We buy ONLY the items we need for that week.
I run out of everything that sunday morning and we go shopping for the next week.
I used to have a pantry full of stuff that would never get used, cans of vegetables, a freezer full of stuff. I decided to try and cut down on waste and space and vowed to never do that again. 0 -
I'm in a family of 5. My hubby is a meat and potato kind of guy. ds1 eats a tonne of raw veggies and fruits, and likes deli meats. Ds2 is fairly picky and loves rice, bread, potatoes, chicken, baked goods - he eats beige. LOL Ds#3 eats almost anything (thank goodness). I'm eating a very low carb high fat diet.
Each week I buy:
Veggies: cucumbers, peppers, carrots, snap peas, brocoli slaw, potatoes, and possibly asparagus, spinach, onions, mushrooms, zucchini, squash. I also buy a LOT of nuts: macadamias, pistachios, peanuts, almonds, walnuts.
Fruits: Apples, oranges, grapes, bananas, kiwis, avocados, melon, and possibly pears, mango pommegranite, plums, nectarines, cherries and berries (depending on season)
Meats: bacon, weiners, deli meat (these are minimally processed -ei. expensive
), ground meat, chicken, seafood (canned tuna salmon, shrimp, etc)
Eggs: 2-5 dozen
Carbs: 2-3 loaves GF bread, GF noodles, rice crackers, brown and wild rice, and flax meal, hemp, chia, coconut flour for baking.
Dairy: cream, cheeses, sour cream, yogurt, tzatziki and cheese dips, all full fat
Pantry usually has coconut cream, coffee, beans, stock, extra condiments and nut butters0 -
redperphexion wrote: »
There is that I guess. But I still personally believe that it takes a special kind of person to get used to it if you've not grown up around it. 0
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