Can You Go a Month Without Buying Any Food? (1 Viewer)

[SaintsInDome2006]

I know we could. I think if we really wanted we could go 6 months. Toughest thing is what to drink but we have tons of wine and if desperate we could go to tap water.

 

[El Floppo]

Tomorrow will be 21 days since I've been to the grocery. My friends have brought so much food for baby gifts. I bought ahead a lot too. I don't think I could go all through March, but I will try to go through everything we have first. Except dog food and milk.

JFC.

Did you have another baby?

Yes. #10. He was 12 pounds!

Wasn't mine.

I don't see GM disclaiming anything yet.

 

[El Floppo]

and yeah- no way we could make it. I'm at the store every week stocking up.

doesn't help that we live in a NYC apt- nowhere to put a month's worth of groceries. and we also eat fresh fruit and vegs.

 

[Juxtatarot]

Several people have mentioned this being unhealthy, but "fresh" produce bought at the grocery store isn't any more healthy than canned or frozen.

 

[Christo]

Several people have mentioned this being unhealthy, but "fresh" produce bought at the grocery store isn't any more healthy than canned or frozen.

Flash frozen berries and veggies are more healthy than "fresh" from the grocery store.

 

[El Floppo]

Several people have mentioned this being unhealthy, but "fresh" produce bought at the grocery store isn't any more healthy than canned or frozen.

Flash frozen berries and veggies are more healthy than "fresh" from the grocery store.

explain this please- tia.

 

[Juxtatarot]

Several people have mentioned this being unhealthy, but "fresh" produce bought at the grocery store isn't any more healthy than canned or frozen.

Flash frozen berries and veggies are more healthy than "fresh" from the grocery store.

explain this please- tia.

The freezing and canning preserves the food. "Fresh" food starts decaying and losing its nutrients as soon as it's picked.

 

[El Floppo]

Several people have mentioned this being unhealthy, but "fresh" produce bought at the grocery store isn't any more healthy than canned or frozen.

Flash frozen berries and veggies are more healthy than "fresh" from the grocery store.

explain this please- tia.

The freezing and canning preserves the food. "Fresh" food starts decaying and losing its nutrients as soon as it's picked.

hmmm... had not heard this.

thanks for the explanation.

 

[BustedKnuckles]

Chef boyardee and dry milk goes a long ways

 

[Juxtatarot]

Several people have mentioned this being unhealthy, but "fresh" produce bought at the grocery store isn't any more healthy than canned or frozen.

Flash frozen berries and veggies are more healthy than "fresh" from the grocery store.

explain this please- tia.

The freezing and canning preserves the food. "Fresh" food starts decaying and losing its nutrients as soon as it's picked.

Actually, scratch this. This exchange prompted me to do start reading about this and there is more debate than I recalled. Although maybe not with frozen.

 

[El Floppo]

Several people have mentioned this being unhealthy, but "fresh" produce bought at the grocery store isn't any more healthy than canned or frozen.

Flash frozen berries and veggies are more healthy than "fresh" from the grocery store.

explain this please- tia.

The freezing and canning preserves the food. "Fresh" food starts decaying and losing its nutrients as soon as it's picked.

Actually, scratch this. This exchange prompted me to do start reading about this and there is more debate than I recalled. Although maybe not with frozen.

I assumed canning wasn't going to work as "well"... but freezing makes sense.

 

[NutterButter]

Several people have mentioned this being unhealthy, but "fresh" produce bought at the grocery store isn't any more healthy than canned or frozen.

Yeah, frozen is the way to go. My wife buys fresh all the time and throws half of it out.

 

[NutterButter]

Several people have mentioned this being unhealthy, but "fresh" produce bought at the grocery store isn't any more healthy than canned or frozen.

Flash frozen berries and veggies are more healthy than "fresh" from the grocery store.

explain this please- tia.

The freezing and canning preserves the food. "Fresh" food starts decaying and losing its nutrients as soon as it's picked.

Fresh needs to be picked before its reached ideal ripeness as well to account for transport.

 

[Christo]

Several people have mentioned this being unhealthy, but "fresh" produce bought at the grocery store isn't any more healthy than canned or frozen.

Flash frozen berries and veggies are more healthy than "fresh" from the grocery store.

explain this please- tia.

Frozen fruit and veggies are allowed to mature before they are picked so they fully develop their nutrients. And the freezing locks in the nutrients. "Fresh" fruit and veggies are picked before they mature and they start to lose the nutrients they do have.

 

[mr roboto]

Several people have mentioned this being unhealthy, but "fresh" produce bought at the grocery store isn't any more healthy than canned or frozen.

Sure. How many people have frozen or canned broccoli, kale, sweet potatoes, strawberries etc in their pantry or freezer regularily?Most 'pantry items' are pastas, crackers, soups high in sodium, sauces etc that are usually nutrient poor.

 

[Juxtatarot]

Several people have mentioned this being unhealthy, but "fresh" produce bought at the grocery store isn't any more healthy than canned or frozen.

Sure. How many people have frozen or canned broccoli, kale, sweet potatoes, strawberries etc in their pantry or freezer regularily?Most 'pantry items' are pastas, crackers, soups high in sodium, sauces etc that are usually nutrient poor.

If you want to eat healthy, your pantry and freezer can reflect that. I'm sure you're right, though, most people's don't.

 

[mr roboto]

My wife downloaded a meal planner designed to save money when we were tight on cash. We ended up eating so many noodle dishes and casseroles and it was all based around cheap processed foods. I guess that's what I think of when someone mentions pantry foods.

 

[xulf]

I have a stocked pantry and a freezer in the basement full of food. Assuming we have electricity, I would bet 3 months of food available.

 

[Juxtatarot]

My wife downloaded a meal planner designed to save money when we were tight on cash. We ended up eating so many noodle dishes and casseroles and it was all based around cheap processed foods. I guess that's what I think of when someone mentions pantry foods.

Some people around these parts are anti-grain, but if you aren't in that camp, foods like brown rice, whole grain pasta, whole grain cereal, beans, canned fruits (not in heavy syrup), and canned vegetables can make for a healthy pantry.

 

[proninja]

My wife downloaded a meal planner designed to save money when we were tight on cash. We ended up eating so many noodle dishes and casseroles and it was all based around cheap processed foods. I guess that's what I think of when someone mentions pantry foods.

Some people around these parts are anti-grain, but if you aren't in that camp, foods like brown rice, whole grain pasta, whole grain cereal, beans, canned fruits (not in heavy syrup), and canned vegetables can make for a healthy pantry.

I'd take out the cereal and pasta, but I'd add potatoes and quinoa. Eggs go in the fridge, but they last forever, and are about the cheapest natural protein you can get.

 

[Angry Beavers]

This thread actually has me contemplating doing this. I bet as a family of 5 we could make a month fairly easily, so long as we could get perishables such as milk and bread.

 

[sbonomo]

So after this weekend I think I actually do have enough for a month (I spent all weekend cooking ). I have on weeks worth of green chili, posole and chic in the freezer. I also have 5 dozen eggs (I only eat egg whites but in this exercise I would eat the yolk), 2 lbs of cheese, one pound of turkey and ham plus everything else in the cabinets. Would get a bit boring but I think I would make it....

 

[SWC]

no because we eat a lotof vegetables and they do not keep and we do not can anything so i guess the answer is no bromigos

 

[msommer]

This thread actually has me contemplating doing this. I bet as a family of 5 we could make a month fairly easily, so long as we could get perishables such as milk and bread.

The bread you can bake, for milk, buy a cow?

 

[Leviathan]

Did this years ago during the Clinton administration.

NEWSFLASH!

I was wrong.

Full disclosure: I have twelve cans of tuna out in my garage...just in case.