Your Cupboard/Fridge Staples

[Daysleeper]

What are the food items that are your fridge and cupboard staples? You know, the stuff that you always make sure you have.

Here goes...

Bread - Pitta, naan
Cous Cous
Rice
Pasta
Noodles (egg, fresh etc...)
Olive Oil
Chili Sauce
Soy Sauce
Brown Sauce
Fresh Garlic
Chopped Tomatoes
Baked Beans
Olives
Gerkins
Fresh Chili's
Red Onions
Peppers
Rice Pudding
Chickpeas

urgh...you next!

[Dovecoat]

Ketchup
olive oil
vinegar of various sorts (balsamic, rice, and red wine)
Sugar
soy milk
bread
Cookies
tea of various sorts (red, green, something with a strong taste, something with a mild taste that's good with sugar)
lettuce
eggs

For my dog: rice, cottage cheese and/or goat's milk yogurt, carrots or alfalfa, and chicken.

[Henriette]

Do you feed your dog commercial dog food as well? I've always wondered about feeding my cat actual chicken and rice, etc. Seems healthier, I don't know.

Anyway, my refrigerator is 3/4 condiments, so I'll skip those in the list (they're the basics - vinegars, chili sauces, hot sauces, various extracts, mustards, oils, etc.). Besides them, I have:

pasta
rice
onions
garlic
almond milk
potatoes
peppers
tomato sauce
pasta sauce
nuts (I have tons of these, and seeds as well, though I hardly eat them)
feta cheese
beans
lentils
flour
frozen Boca burgers

[Dovecoat]

Do you feed your dog commercial dog food as well? I've always wondered about feeding my cat actual chicken and rice, etc. Seems healthier, I don't know.

I generally feed him 3 small meals a day. The first meal is dog food and rice, the second is dog food, the third is chicken, vegetables, etc... And various supplements (sea kelp, fish oil, glucosamine chondroitin, ester C, etc...). So yeah, I feed him dog food, too... but Canidae, which is all human-grade ingredients (ie: no fillers, no by-products, etc...) and organic. It's also supposedly good to vary what's given each meal, to keep their digestive enzymes in tip-top working order (likewise, the enzymes in unprocessed/"real" food is great for their digestive track health).

The good thing about GOOD commercial dog food is that it has supplements in it... so feeding other stuff I add some things to make up for it. I also from time to time feed him other meats, quinoa and amaranth and other gluten-free grains, fruits and vegetables (he loves apples and celery), etc...

He's certainly very healthy... 13 1/2 years old, medium size (about 40 lbs), and the only medical problem he has is mild/moderate arthritis (depending on the day)... but he still runs and jumps and acts like a loon when he wants. But it can definitely be stressful obsessing over which supplements are necessary.

Oh, and kudos on having feta and garlic as staples!

[Niall<3]

arugula
eggs
cheese
pasta
pasta sauce
beans
rice
tomatoes
almonds
pretzels
bananas
yogurt
granola
garlic
onions
chicken
tuna
honey nut cheerios
coffee, tea, hot chocolate

[Cheryl K]

Pasta
Rice
Lentils
Canned peas
Coffee
Cans of pinto or black beans
Green peppers
Onions
Garlic
Apples
Ketchup
Loaf of whole wheat bread
Sunflower seeds
Yogurt
Microwavable cups of soup for work
Lime juice
Cheese (varies every week)
Water crackers
Peanut butter (crunchy)

[Jackal]

rice
ketchup
Tabasco sauce
Bird's Eye frozen vegetables
Oatmeal Squares cereal
cheese
Wheat bread
yogurt
nuts
Lipton Black Pearl tea.

my husband and son have their own lists. And then we have other general staples for meals.

Usually we spend $160.00 a week on groceries.

[Cheryl K]

Usually we spend $160.00 a week on groceries.

*Passes out*

[Static Split Screen]

Sprouted whole wheat bread
Peanut butter
Granola bars
Cereal
Frozen meat-like stuff
Broccoli
Fruit - Apples, bananas, pears, etc
Spinach
Tea
Coffee
Milo
Milk
Chocolate
Oatmeal

[Niall<3]

Usually we spend $160.00 a week on groceries.

yikes. my mom and dad spent about 130 when it was 4 or 5 of us living together.
james and i spend about 40 on groceries a week. sometimes more if were craving something specific and we don't have any of the stuff to make it.

[Static Split Screen]

I think my mom spends about 130ish per week for the 4 of us. she's getting finicky about only buying generic things etc so i think it's gone down some.

[El Loto]

Cheese
Sliced meat
Eggs
Soya milk

[Drevpile]

i always have;

chick peas
pickled gherkins, red cabbage and onions
yogurts
basmati rice
risotto rice
assorted pastas
flour
olive oil
sunflower oil
various vinegars
Soy sauce
wasabi
bread
milk
butter
ghee
buion
>herbs<
garlic
ginger
onions
tinned tomatoes
tomato puree
red chilli's
tea & coffee
mustards
ketchup
mayo
brown sauce
marmalade (marmite a must)
Red and green Pesto
eggs
bacon
jalapenos
assorted fruits
assorted veg
some kind of cheese
some kind of sliced meat
chips
fresh orange and apple juice
orange squash
lucozade
Coke
at least 6 bottles of red wine
1 bottle JD
1 bottle Oban Whiskey
1 bottle vodka
1 bottle Kahlua
some cider

:O

[Cheryl K]

I've been spending $25-30/week at Whole Foods, or about $20/week at Whole Foods and $15/week at my local store when I'm craving meat. I'd get sooo fat(ter) if I allowed myself to spend any more. :darn:

[Drevpile]

i think we spend about £60 a week, so about $120 - cripes!

[LOST_kitty_k]

bread
cheese (in various forms)
lunch meat
ketchup
mustard
salad dressing
olive oil
V8
tea
coffee
avocados
garlic (fresh or in the jar depending on what I can get)
tilapia
salmon
tuna
chicken
saltines
ramen
spices and herbs
ground meat
yogurt
tortilla chips
tortillas
red onions
pickles
eggs
soy milk
frozen burritos
beans
clam chowder
shells and cheese
raisins
probably some other stuff I'm forgetting

It's more food than we need for a week, but I like to keep things in stock so I don't have to run to the store every time I want to cook.

[i]

nice thread!

kendra can correct me but

olive oil, vegetable oil
bread incl spare loaf or 2 in freezer
soy milk or milk or both
canned soups
canned tuna
pickles of some kind
pickled beetroot (usually in a jar)
ramen
condiments - mayonaise, mustard, ketchup, steak sauce
cheese, usually presliced
lunch/deli meats usually turkey, ham
herbs/spices in a rack
yoghurt in single serve tubs
coffee, tea, sugar, honey
potato chips
juice
beer
canned fruit
canned beans of some sort
pasta
pasta sauce jars
soy sauce
eggs
nuts
cereal
flour
oatmeal/cream of wheat
bananas
rice
jam/"jelly", nutella, peanut butter, butter
pepperoncinis
green olives in a jar
black canned olives
fresh mushrooms (my habit)

also maple syrup mostly cos it takes forever to finish

and in the freezer:
spare chicken breasts, pork chops, ground/mince beef
ice cream in freezer

i love food

i also tend to have V8 handy and some fresh fruit, typically oranges and apples

[Dovecoat]

i think we spend about £60 a week, so about $120 - cripes!

Jah... I don't see how people on this board manage a week's worth of groceries for $20 - $40... That seems impossible, unless you buy, like, all canned soup and falafel mix. Either that or eat practically nothing.

[lostdreamachine]

Jah... I don't see how people on this board manage a week's worth of groceries for $20 - $40... That seems impossible, unless you buy, like, all canned soup and falafel mix. Either that or eat practically nothing.

Hey asshole, you never sent me the magnetic poetry I wrote on your refrigerator! ;)

[Cheryl K]

Jah... I don't see how people on this board manage a week's worth of groceries for $20 - $40... That seems impossible, unless you buy, like, all canned soup and falafel mix. Either that or eat practically nothing.

Canned soup, la di da. :cry:

I do eat a lot of soup though. I buy packets of Kedem soup mix from Whole Foods that are less than $2 each (split pea, minestrone, vegetable, 7 bean, etc.) which make 5-6 bowls, so that's what I eat on the weekend. During the week, I buy cups of Dr. McDougall's soup, $1.19 each, so for about $7 I have enough soup for 9 of my 14 meals per week. I can't usually afford much meat, but I do indulge and spend $3-5/week on cheese.

[Daysleeper]

Jah... I don't see how people on this board manage a week's worth of groceries for $20 - $40... That seems impossible, unless you buy, like, all canned soup and falafel mix. Either that or eat practically nothing.

I think it's possible. I mean, when I do my main food shopping, which is usually once a week, I don't always have to buy the same stuff every week. For instance I may not have to buy pasta, rice, cans of canned tomatoes, as they last a long time, I don't go through them all in a week.

I go to my local green grocers for fresh fruit and veg. And a carrier bag full of stuff (red onions, chilli's, peppers, garlic, carrots and so on...) costs be around five quid for enough to last a week. Coupled with the pasta/rice/spuds etc. that I already have means I'm not spending that much for a weeks worth of food!

[Drevpile]

at uni - i think at one point i used to live on about £5 a week for food, perhaps less. stupid drugs & booze, so more-ish.

[Static Split Screen]

If I lived on my own, I'd probably spend $40-$50ish, but I don't know really.