After a year of spending only $185/month on groceries, this is what I've got. You all saw what I started with-- here's what I have now, at the end of the year:
Refrigerator-freezer:
1/2 carton ice cream
2lb ground beef
3 meal-portions turkey gravy
3 meal-portions cooked beans
3 meal-portions cooked turkey (~1lb each)
1/3 pack of jumbo tortillas
1 meal portion lentil soup
1 sandwich ziploc frozen grapes
1 sandwich ziploc frozen pineapple
4lb butter
1 meal-portion boneless pork
1 meal-portion boneless chicken
3 lunch portions vegetable soup
1 meal portion sausage links (12oz)
1 thin ziploc w/ pureed cilantro
4 packs mozzarella (8oz each)
1 meal-portion cooked turkey
1 meal-portion cooked pork shoulder
1 meal-portion sliced corned beef
1 quart ziploc henna (
not food lol!)
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Refrigerator:
Top shelf (left to right, more or less):6 individual packs applesauce (hidden)
1/4 cup homemade sweet chili sauce
2/3 jar Strawberry jam
1/2 cup bacon grease
1 sandwich ziploc candied ginger (hidden)
1/2 large pack corn tortillas
2 bottles Powerade
1 pint active dry yeast
6 pints sauerkraut/kimchi
Next shelf:1/2 jug pancake syrup (hidden)
8oz cream cheese (hidden)
~1.5 quarts yoghurt
1 meal-portion leftover gluten-free pasta
1 meal-portion leftover gravy
1 meal-portion shredded cheddar
1 snack-sized portion pork shoulder
1 meal-portion cooked potatoes
16oz sour cream
2 hard-boiled eggs
2 dozen eggs
1 person-portion brussels sprouts
Small drawer:2 roma tomatoes
1 avocado
1 green pepper
Next shelf:1/2 bunch celery
1/2 bunch parsley
1 pack tortillas
~2lb sweet potatoes
1 snack-sized portion curry sauce
1 single-serve applesauce
1 skillet's worth turkey fat (pint jar)
Bottom drawers:4 large onions
~2lb carrots
Top shelf (left to right):misc non-food
1/2 container sour cream
mustard
knob of ginger
~9oz nutritional yeast
1 quart mayo
mostly empty ranch powder mix
20oz ranch dressing
mustard
16oz ranch dressing
1 serving ranch (in pyrex)
1/4 bottle BBQ sauce
Next shelf:Italian dressing
chocolate syrup
soy sauce
honey-ginger dressing
1/8 bottle sriracha
water bottle
ranch dressing
1/2 bottle lime juice
1/4 container beef broth base
minced garlic
aloe water drink
coffee energy drink
Bottom shelf:soy sauce
misc condiment packs
balsamic vinegar
salsa
worcestershire sauce
more balsamic vinegar
ketchup (same size bottle as ^ranch^)
3/4 bottle gatorade