As many you know I attempted to do a pantry challenge back in January however after a week and half of trying I realized our pantry was just not overstocked enough to follow through with the challenge. Now that my pantry is stocked back up I have decided that it is time for a pantry challenge redux. Basically I will only be allowed to buy $20 of fresh produce a week and non-dairy milk for the remainder of the month. I have a packed pantry, freezer and fridge right now and we are in desperate need of cleaning it out, oh and it’ll be nice to save a little dough ($). This challenge will help me do a number of things:
1. Create new recipes
2. Saves money
3. Ensures that food does not get wasted
I’m excited to see how well I do, while still eating healthy. This week I picked up:
- 2.07 lbs of Bananas $1.43
- .19 lbs of Garlic $.76
- 1 package of Scallions $1.69
- 10oz of Mushrooms $2.49
- 3PK of Romaine Hearts $3.49
- 4.61 lbs of Navel Oranges $4.57
- 1lb Carrots $.89
- 5lb Russet Potatoes $1.69
- 2 Lemons $1
- 2.71 lbs of Green Cabbage $.68
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- Total: $18.69
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Have you ever tried a pantry challenge? How well did it go for you?
I know I should do a challenge like this when I spent 105$ on weekly grocery shopping (today, ugh). I can’t wait to see what you come up with and I hope to jump on the bandwagon after I review some recipes this week!
I have tried one and it was great. I was constantly rebuying things I already and wasting money on produce. So I challenged myself to not buy anything new for 3 weeks.
I started coming up with crazy recipes, like vegetable pie in a falafel crumb crust and “everything in my freezer” stew (which was so great). I also learned to make a lot of my own baked goods b/c I couldn’t buy news ones. Great experience!
I’m no good at pantry challenges….though I do need to do one!