Storecupboard Essentials

LJM

carlamarie wrote: »

thanks thats a good list there!
can i ask what do you use the lemon juice for? does it feature a lot in your meals? i have never used lemon except for when baking biscuits

my lemon juice normally goes more on cleaning than cooking lol i keep a stock similar to most other repliers once you have a well stocked cupboard you can make most recipes quite easily i feel

life_in_termoil

in my storecupboard i have

flour (SR,plain, bread and corn)
Rice
Pasta
pulses
herbs/spices
vinegar
sugar (caster, granulated, soft brown and demarara sp?)
dried peas/beans
yeast
milk powder
tomatoes
beans
salmon
tuna
peas
sweetcorn
milk
cheese
eggs
butter and marg
onions
potatoes
carrots
celery
peppers
salt
pepper
mustard powder
worcester sauce
gravy browning
peanut butter
jams/preserves
oats
veg oil
olive oil
tomato sauce
brown sauce
currants
sultanas
lemons (I keep these in the freezer and buy when on offer)
honey
golden syrup
cheap chocolate

betterlife

lentils, baked beans, bovril, pasta, rice, tinned toms, jamacan jerk seasoning, bisto, salt, pepper, vinegar, cornflour, sr flour, plain flour, oxo cubes, sugar, golden surup, bi carb, baking powder, steak seasoning, coco, custard powder, vanilla extracts, icing sugar, xx

kerrypn

sorry if its alreay been said but my absolute must have stock cupboard item are those cheap value noodles-I dont use the sachet, I flavour myself-so cheap and quick and my children LOVE them.

cooking-mama

kerrypn wrote: »

sorry if its alreay been said but my absolute must have stock cupboard item are those cheap value noodles-I dont use the sachet, I flavour myself-so cheap and quick and my children LOVE them.

Are these noodles healthy without the sachets?,some are very high in Salt and Fat,and not healthy at all..is that due to the flavouring sachet rather than the noodles then.?...I would buy them if i thought the plain noodle part was OK.

Vaila

im vegan, but the rest of the household isnt, so my store cupboard consists of
-bags of lentils,split peas, barley
-canned tomatoes
-canned kidney beans
-canned peas
-canned fruit
-condiments (brown sauce, vinegar)
-vegetable stock cubes, gravy granules
-salt,herbs , spices
-vegan cheese sauce mix
-porridge oats
-tomato sauce

rest of the households usually consists of
-cans of tuna
-cans of chicken soup
-instant noodles
-curry sauce powder
-baked beans

Dawning

First let me apologise because I know that the answer to this somewhere on the board, but after 30 minutes of searching I just cant find it.

I live alone and my grocery spend is far too high. From January I am setting myself a challenge to reduce it. I need to start meal planning and I'm looking for a store cupboard list. Although my store cupboard looks full, I feel like I never have anything in the house that I can make a meal out of, so that tells me my store cupboard doesn't contain the right stuff.
I looked on the Grocery challenge, storecupboard challenge and meal planning threads but I cant find a basic list.

I followed the link down the page on this thread but it wont work for me
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=8736367#post8736367

Pink.

Hi Dawning,

These threads should help:

Storecupboard Essentials

what essentials do you have in your freezer

Fridge Essentials?

I'll add your post to the first link later to keep the suggestions together. Good luck with building up your storecupboard.

Pink

Dawning

Thanks so much pink winged, it was Thrift Lady's list on Storecupboard Essentials that I was looking for when I did my search, but just couldnt find it. Much appreciated.

Linda32

Dawning wrote: »

I need to start meal planning and I'm looking for a store cupboard list. *Although my store cupboard looks full, I feel like I never have anything in the house that I can make a meal out of, so that tells me my store cupboard doesn't contain the right stuff.

Hi, okay so what sort of meals do you need, lunches for work and evening meals?

* What sort of things do you like to eat, or more to the point what things don't you like

Do you like to bake cakes for example, once you have flour/butter/jam/dried fruit and a few other bits, you can make a cake without actually buying anything else.

Don't try to buy everything at once though, because it will cost alot :eek: and you still won't know where to start.