May Challenge
With it being a new month, I figure its time to do some spring cleaning. I’m normally pretty good about getting rid of things I don’t need, but I seem to have stockpiled a bunch of food — time to eat!
Here’s the before picture of my storage cupboard — by the end of May, I want to have about 25% of it left, at the most. This works well, as I’ve been trying to get more in line with cooking at home, and bringing my own lunch to work.
So, from the picture to the right, the next month is going to involve a lot of Cereal, chili, mustard (or not), soup, oatmeal, pasta, and granola bars. I think I’m up for it… and it will probably be a bit healthier than the fast food fixes I’ve been used to.
And then there’s my freezer — here, theres lots of frozen food, ranging from home made soup, waffles, fruit, chicken, burritos, hamburgers, etc. Again, I’m going to try to get down to 25% of it, by the end of the month.
I’m not going to eat this exclusively (I’d be sick of it in 3 days), but will be the primary source of inspiration for meals for the month of May. And looking at most of it, its stuff I do like to eat as it is, so I just have to follow through.
And once the goal is met…. I’ll figure out how to go to Costco and not get suckered in by the cheap ass prices!
I’ll post an update every week or two, and see where I’m at. For the month of May, I have 30 days x 3 meals = 90 meals to eat, so it should be dooable.
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Great challenge! It looks like you’ve got a good assortment of items. When I did this (just for a week, though) I found it’s crucial to keep a stockpile of things like milk, eggs, butter and cheese. Once you’ve got those, you can make anything from your cabinet into a meal!
Good luck!
Sounds like an awesome challenge for yourself! You’ll probably save a bundle on your grocery bills this month. Good luck!