Who doesn't have a stock cupboard

newleafmum

I've just started following this site properly and yesterday was food shopping day but I didn't really need much and OH had done some OT so I went to the supermarket and kick started my store cupboard after reading this thread.

I got 6 tins of cheap plum toms cost me about £2. 6 tins of beans came to about £1.50. 4 tins kidney beans about 60p. I got some tinned potatoes just for emergency.

I then decided to get the value tinned fruit to give it a try and some value rice pud.

I got a huge bag of pasta for £3. Some dried red lentils to bulk out mince meals and all my baking supplies to make bread, cakes and biscuits. etc.

I also got value weetabix, porridge and cornflakes for the cupboard.

When I got to the till the lady looked at me as if to say are you planning for the world to end but once I put it all in my pantry it felt really good knowing I can just knock up a meal if I couldn't get out to the shops.

Oh and I only spent £40 which included some weekly bits like milk, spread and yogs.

Last night we settled down to watch a movie with tinned peaches (about 20p) with a scoop of ice cream each. (Big tub of vanilla £1.)

I have my first ever veg box coming tues with meat and I hope to continue with simple store cupboard shops to make meals from. This week we're having, roast dinner, chicken stir fry, chilli, tomato pasta, beans and egg on toast.

Going to spend the day finding recipes for preserves to add to my pantry.

I love this site.

Take_it_like_a_man,_sonny

miasnanny wrote: »

Wobbleade? Do tell, I'm intrigued.

Brewed barley water with added hops to taste

miasnanny

Take_it_like_a_man,_sonny wrote: »

Brewed barley water with added hops to taste

:beer:Sounds great, is there a recipe somewhere?

wants.to.be.debt.free

newleafmum wrote: »

I've just started following this site properly and yesterday was food shopping day but I didn't really need much and OH had done some OT so I went to the supermarket and kick started my store cupboard after reading this thread.

I got 6 tins of cheap plum toms cost me about £2. 6 tins of beans came to about £1.50. 4 tins kidney beans about 60p. I got some tinned potatoes just for emergency.

I then decided to get the value tinned fruit to give it a try and some value rice pud.

I got a huge bag of pasta for £3. Some dried red lentils to bulk out mince meals and all my baking supplies to make bread, cakes and biscuits. etc.

I also got value weetabix, porridge and cornflakes for the cupboard.

When I got to the till the lady looked at me as if to say are you planning for the world to end but once I put it all in my pantry it felt really good knowing I can just knock up a meal if I couldn't get out to the shops.

Oh and I only spent £40 which included some weekly bits like milk, spread and yogs.

Last night we settled down to watch a movie with tinned peaches (about 20p) with a scoop of ice cream each. (Big tub of vanilla £1.)

I have my first ever veg box coming tues with meat and I hope to continue with simple store cupboard shops to make meals from. This week we're having, roast dinner, chicken stir fry, chilli, tomato pasta, beans and egg on toast.

Going to spend the day finding recipes for preserves to add to my pantry.

I love this site.

I agree this site is great, well done for starting your store cupboard, your well on your way now

Popperwell

Well done newleafmum,
Its sad that we have to do this but what choice do we have? Another story today on top of the charging for unused bed rooms in April and what they are doing with benefits for those who are ill, even going after the under 25's who even work to reduce their housing benefits and most are doing low paid jobs but aren't most whatever age they are.

I try not to be political but it's hard not to. I am ok today(well managing)its not great but if I started to think about what's coming, I think I'd be in need of some help from my Dr.

It won't hurt us but we are all having to eat less and eat simple and/or comfort food or food like cereals etc...if we want a larger meal.

I keep forgetting until someone mentions what they have purchased for their food store other things I have like...rice pudding.

tattycath

We always keep noodles in. As well as pasta, long life milk, flour, cake mix, rice. Tins: tomatoes, beans, soup, veg, meat, fish, fruit, custard, evaporated milk, cereals, semolina, hotdogs. Jars: Pasta bake, curry sauce, Lasagne sauce, bolognaise sauce.
That's just off the top of my head that I know I have in the cupboards. I'm sure if I checked, I've got loads of other food stuffs-not including the freezers.

Ches

I am running my storecupboard down due to very little storage and plenty of local shops. As for storing water, well I would consider this if it stops raining for more than 2 days at a time. I honestly can't see us having a problem in this country considering our weather.

cutestkids

Ches wrote: »

I am running my storecupboard down due to very little storage and plenty of local shops. As for storing water, well I would consider this if it stops raining for more than 2 days at a time. I honestly can't see us having a problem in this country considering our weather.

It is not about that though when it comes to storing water, what if the water supply is contaminated, or the computer systems that run the pumps to get it to your house are hacked into, then no matter how much it rains or how much water there is in the system it will not come out of your tap when you turn it on.

sharloid

I can't believe there are people who don't have any kind of stock at all! Not even a few tins they never open unless it's an emergency?

I don't have a stock cupboard... I have a stock pantry!
I also have a cupboard full of flour/sugar/herbs/spices and other baking things.

malamay

We don't have a lot of space, but I do have a few shelves full of things we use! If something is on offer, I will buy more than I need, as long as it's affordable. We regularly have stocks of cat food, tin tomatoes, beans, tinned veg, dried pasta, cartons of juice and a few jars of sauce. Including what we normally have in the freezer, we could probably get through a month or so without shopping.

My dad did all the grocery shopping growing up, and I get my habits from him. He was always prepared for events out of his control; we lived in an isolated area so I guess it was all part of the lifestyle. If bad weather was expected during the winter, for example, he would fill up a few flasks of boiling water so we could still have tea if the electric was down. I'm sure he stored water as well.