Pantry Challenge - take 2!

Yay, a challenge! I want to see how long my family of 2 plus 1(large 90 pound beast) can last with just some essential groceries and the basics in the pantry. Last month we were able to cut our 500-600 dollar a month grocery habit in half due in large part to an unexpected snow storm that trapped our car in the garage. This month I want to bring that bill down to $250 or even $200 if I can.



Just doing my part to kill the U.S. economy.

What do you expect from the daughter of an immigrant?

So, 12 days in - $95 bucks down (including dog food) we have left:

In the Fridge:

2 heads of cabbage
condiments galore
3 carrots
4 celery stocks
2 pints of yogurt
1 pint of ricotta
half a red onion
12 day old bunch of parsley
yeast
1/2 bottle of white wine
beer

In the Freezer:

2 bags of frozen broccoli
1/2 cup frozen strawberries
vodka
1 bag of frozen spinach
1 box gardenburger breakfast sausages


In the Pantry:

1 bag of dried beans
2 small bags of lentils
1 can of black beans
rice
1 box of spaghetti
canned tomatoes
oils, spices, salt and sugar
little bit of whole wheat pastry flour
honey
can of sweetened condensed milk from like 2005?
half a box of dried cereal
tea and coffee
.5 oz of dark chocolate
vinegars


I figure we could last another week, maybe even two if we tried REALLY hard. I'm going to try and push us to get through Sunday. No soy milk makes breakfast pretty tough. We ate the last of our hot cereal this morning. I'd bake us something if we had enough flour left. Breakfast sausages don't fly for Jason.

He may not make it. He needs his cereal.

"Come on man! Don't wimp out on me now!"

Lentils for breakfast, anyone?