August 2010 Pantry/Freezer Challenge

**frugalfranny** · 08-02-2010, 12:51 AM

I am still working on it so thought I would get us started.

Are you trying to make room for the garden goodies???

**Ssindi** · 08-02-2010, 08:32 AM

I finally grilled my turkey yesterday and I finished a pkg of walnuts from the freezer. May have to use some other kind of nuts for the rest of the banana bread. I'm sure DH doesn't really care.
Off to check the freezer for nuts.

**danni** · 08-02-2010, 09:14 AM

Yesterday we used
2 cans of tomato sauce
can of mushrooms
can of diced tomatoes
rest of a pkg of lasagna noodles
container of cottage cheese

**Ssindi** · 08-04-2010, 05:10 PM

I did find walnuts in the freezer and made two more loaves of banana bread.
Three sweet potatos cooked and eaten.

**frugalfranny** · 08-04-2010, 07:59 PM

I have made NO PROGRESS this month...........unless 2 ice cream sandwiches count?

In fact, I have added corn to the freezer!! PLUS.......some frozen water in a bottle for taking places.

**qsaver704** · 08-04-2010, 08:03 PM

I think I can get done with this in August. I just sat down and made menus through Aug. 22nd. I am going on vacation 22nd to 27th and should be out of food after vacation. Hopefully I will not spend too much on groceries (we are out of butter and peanut butter).

So far I took frozen pinto beans and hamburger meat and home canned tomatoes and made chili. I also took potatoes that were on the way out, some frozen cheese, some left over bacon, and one day past expiration date milk and made potato soup. I call that progress.

**Palooka** · 08-05-2010, 01:24 AM

Making some serious progress using up the canned food.

I have some bread flour that I need to get going with the bread machine.

Freezer is seriously empty and lonely again.

**qsaver704** · 08-05-2010, 11:24 AM

used up some frozen canned biscuits (not a great idea to freeze canned biscuits in my opinion) and ate them for supper and breakfast. Today is leftovers and meatloaf. The meatloaf is from the freezer and I will be making the rest of the potatoes into cubed cooked or mashed potatoes to get rid of them. We will also have home canned green beans.

**nuisance26** · 08-05-2010, 12:10 PM

~My freezer is nearly empty and ready to be defrosted and stocked up again.
If you all don't mind can I do the opposite of the challenge for August? I want to have lots of stuff ready for when the baby comes.~

**NikoSan999** · 08-05-2010, 02:52 PM

This month so far I've used up a lot of hamburger
some chicken
several potatoes
can grillin beans
1/2 bag of corn on cob
bag Chex mix
cake mix
can frosting
box cereal
box lasagna
box mac cheese
2 cans juice
container ice cream
lot of eggs
bottle conditioner
some spaghetti noodles
2 boxes mashed potatoes
2 packets gravy mix
1 box scalloped potatoes

**danni** · 08-05-2010, 04:15 PM

The last few days we have used
-box of instant potatoes
-rest of a bag of frozen peas
-2 boxes kraft dinner
-2 cans tuna
-2 cans mushroom soup
-pkg of gravy mix
-huge bag of frozen corn
-bag of bagels
-pkg of cream cheese

**happymomof4** · 08-05-2010, 07:55 PM

used lettuce, cucumbers, broccoli, greenbeans, zucchini, yellow squash, slice cheese, eggs, butter, shredded cheese and a bunch of leftovers out of the frig.

Used all the icecream, pizza bites, chicken fingers, pork chops, sausage, tv dinner out of the freezer.

Pantry--whole wheat wide egg noodles, pop tarts, pork gravy and I know there is more.

**NikoSan999** · 08-05-2010, 08:25 PM

Tonight another small bag of hamburger, rest of a bag homefries, pkg gravy mix and some more cooked up hamburger from fridge.

**Palooka** · 08-05-2010, 11:30 PM

Used the last can of green beans. Yes! I think I had about 2 cases of those. A box of mac and cheese and fish.

**nuisance26** · 08-07-2010, 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by nuisance26

~My freezer is nearly empty and ready to be defrosted and stocked up again.
If you all don't mind can I do the opposite of the challenge for August? I want to have lots of stuff ready for when the baby comes.~

~Ok, I thought I remembered seeing a thread about what we were putting in our freezers but I couldn't remember what it was called. Took a while searching for it but I found it and since I'm putting in I'll use that thread.

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