what is the one thing you could not live without when grocery

**MomToTwoBoys** · 12-31-2011, 08:00 PM

Oh God, the things I can't live without?

Milk
Bread
Butter
Sugar
Tea
Coffee (well I can live without this, but DH can't)
Flour
Eggs
Ketchup
Mustard
Vinegar
Spices
Tomato sauce
Onions
Garlic
Mayo
Hot sauce

I'm sure there are more, but those are the core of my shopping list.

**ladytoysdream** · 12-31-2011, 08:08 PM

Just thought of a couple more.

Powdered milk is a good thing to have on the shelf.
I use it whenever I can in recipes. That way the fresh milk that he drinks can last longer.

I also have some dry powdered eggs. Which is not normally used , but is kept for backup. I have a bad habit, of selling eggs to my egg customers, and then going to make something and realize I am coming up short for the house. Then I have to go out and beg the hens.

**FrabjousDay** · 01-01-2012, 11:15 AM

Chick peas. We go through a ridiculous amount of them.

**Jamielane** · 01-01-2012, 02:24 PM

Coffee is an absolute must then it would be milk , pasta, mushrooms, cereal , oatmeal and orange juice.

**dhmunoz** · 01-01-2012, 08:59 PM

In our house, hot sauce is a must. I buy both Sriracha and Tapatio sauces. Everyone here would just sit there and stare blankly at their plates if we didn't have hot sauce. lol

**imagine** · 01-01-2012, 09:05 PM

Cheese

Peanutbutter

Eggs

**bookwormpeg** · 01-01-2012, 11:06 PM

I have got to have chunk cheese...not that sliced crap....fresh veggies and fruit...

**nodmicks** · 01-03-2012, 12:39 PM

I really want to say beef but I dont usually buy it from the grocery store but we do need it a lot. We have our own eggs.

Every week my list has 4 gallons of whole milk, fresh produce ( whatever is on sale and not already put up from the garden), and a few loaves of bread.