Old Mother Hubbard No More

My cupboards are full. And my freezer, too. I picked up the food that I ordered this morning and that, in addition to my Thursday grocery shopping, has filled them up. The plan is to make all this food last for two weeks and only purchase produce and milk.

I can already see the difference that Owlhaven's 30 Days of Nothing challenge has made in our checkbook balance. And I've noticed that I have been thinking twice about buying things, about shopping in general.

I mentioned before that I ordered some food through Angelfood Ministries. They offer a monthly box of food (which is what I bought), prepared meals, and produce and meat specials. The offerings change every month. This month I bought:

1.5 lb. Top Sirloin Strip Steaks (4 x 6 oz.)
2 lb. Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
3 lb. Breaded Chicken Chunks
1.5 lb. Boneless Pork Fillet
20 oz. Supreme Pizza
1 lb. Ground Turkey
1 lb. Cheddar Cheese Bratwurst Sausage
1 lb. Green Beans
1 lb. Stir Fry Vegetables (Broccoli & Bell Peppers)
35 oz. Crinkle-cut Fries
32 oz. Borden 2% Reduced Fat Shelf Stable Milk
7.5 oz. Macaroni & Cheese
15 oz. Pork & Beans
7 oz. Chicken-Flavored Rice & Vermicelli
1 lb. Pinto Beans
One Dozen Eggs
One Dessert Item (which turned out to be a box of chocolate chip cookies)

This is supposed to be enough food to feed a family of four for a week (dinners). I was a little disappointed with the breaded chicken chunks. We haven't tried them, but they just look like little balls of breading to me. But I will try them.

Even if the chicken and the turkey (which I'm also a little wary of just from the packaging) turn out to be a waste, I think that it will still be $30 well spent.

I don't know how well spent, though. So I'm going to check prices and see what I would have paid had I purchased these at our local stores.

The pick up went really well. There was a line of people waiting to pick up their food but it moved really quickly. The volunteers were fantastic, helping people fill up their boxes and bags and searching for boxes for people that neglected to bring them.

I'm still undecided about doing this again for October. I want to actually eat some of the meat to see if the quality is equal to that of our local stores.

Well, I'm off to find some new recipes to try to use up the food on my now well stocked shelves.