How Much Food Do You Have Right Now?

Just did a major stock up, so both freezers pretty full. Being that it is just me, I could go until mid summer without buying meat ,frozen vegetables and such. So I could go a long time, as my pantry is filled with non perishable foods too.
I am not much of a bread or milk person, so could do without for a while, no problem.
 
Keesha said:
Months. We have a freezer filled with food, a pantry of canned and dry goods, and seeds of vegetables which will be planted. Theres plenty of dried fruit , dried beans , lentils , noodles and ingredients for baking items. This year I’m growing more in order to can some things . I may use my greenhouse all year long. We even are stocked up on frozen vegetables.
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This is me for the most part, minus the gardening. I've tried it here, but the deer destroy it in short order (even with a 6' high electric fence.) I have not made the investment to attempt Tier II protection (a second perimeter fence to fool the deer, who have poor depth-perception.)

I've commented elsewhere that I'm on a mission to eat what I've already got in the freezer (raw and prepared) and kiddingly estimated a Christmas completion date. That might not be too much of an exaggeration.

One of my spare bedroom closets is my pantry.

The only thing I would be missing is fresh produce to make salads. I've been surprised (and glad) that the supply chain of produce generally remains intact during this mess.
 
Aunt Bea said:
I have been keeping a rolling three week supply on hand since the pandemic began.

If I lose power that would cut it back to approx. 10 days of no fun but still edible shelf-stable nutritious food. 🤢

If the power stays on and I begin to run low on food I have a large unopened tub of oatmeal that contains 30 servings so I could probably limp along for another 10 days.

For me, it would be more about adjusting my attitude than an actual lack of food.
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Amen, Sister!
Ain't THAT the truth for many of us???

The first week this thing hit and the stores were panic-savaged, I noticed one little island of cans in the soup aisle, sitting all by itself. I walked over and actually laughed out loud: Cream of Mushroom soup. Every brand, every size.

All I could think was "Well, you're not that hungry, are you?"
 
Since I went to the grocery store a couple of days ago, I have basically everything I'll need for 1-2 weeks. The only exceptions are milk and yogurt- can get milk at the convenience store, but they don't sell yogurt.
 
IrisSenior said:
My milk comes in plastic bags and I have frozen them before a long time ago and remember it changed the taste of the milk so I haven't done it before. I would be afraid of freezing a 'cardboard' container in case it exploded. You could try it to find out.

I found this on the internet:

If your milk comes in a glass or cardboard container, transfer it into a freezer-safe plastic container before you freeze. Milk will expand when frozen, causing glass or cardboard to break — and you don't want that mess in your freezer.
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You could buy dried milk.
 
Aneeda72 said:
well, I won’t eat either, it will be rice and beans for me 🤣
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I had that diet for nearly 6 months when I was first diagnosed with high cholesterol. Also threw some TVP in with it...and of course fruits & veggies. I pounded my numbers down real far, real fast. Then I fell back into old habits.

I need to get back closer to what you're doing. I'm a sedentary little piggie.
 
In The Sticks said:
I had that diet for nearly 6 months when I was first diagnosed with high cholesterol. Also threw some TVP in with it...and of course fruits & veggies. I pounded my numbers down real far, real fast. Then I fell back into old habits.

I need to get back closer to what you're doing. I'm a sedentary little piggie.
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Oh, I would eat meat if I could, tummy doesn’t like it. When I was in the hospital a couple years ago in addition to my acute problem I was diagnosed with adult failure to thrive because I wasn’t getting enough protein. I make a effort now to eat ground beef and hot dogs.
 
Aneeda72 said:
Oh, I would eat meat if I could, tummy doesn’t like it. When I was in the hospital a couple years ago in addition to my acute problem I was diagnosed with adult failure to thrive because I wasn’t getting enough protein. I make a effort now to eat ground beef and hot dogs.
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I'm so sorry to hear that.

I've gone meatless for a while. My ex was a vegetarian.
It's not easy to adjust back to digesting meat, especially if there are other issues.
And animal protein is so "caloric dense."

I had some severe digestive problems a couple of years ago that went unattended to because I lost my health insurance. It got pretty bad. It affected my breathing as well. When I finally got my insurance addressed, I had a CT scan with barium contrast and then a colonoscopy just a few days later (with it's required prep.) The day after my colonoscopy, my digestive issues were gone. I was still achy, but I could also tell that things were better. This was after a year of suffering.

I think those cleansings flushed out some bad bacteria. My gastroenterologist threw the BS flag on that opinion, but he couldn't tell me why things got suddenly better...and he recommended that I take probiotics to repopulate the good bacteria that got flushed out! Nothing was ever discovered from any of those tests...after over a year, I just suddenly "got better."

I hope things get (stay?) manageable for you.
Our bodies are so daggone complex.
 
In The Sticks said:
I'm so sorry to hear that.

I've gone meatless for a while. My ex was a vegetarian.
It's not easy to adjust back to digesting meat, especially if there are other issues.
And animal protein is so "caloric dense."

I had some severe digestive problems a couple of years ago that went unattended to because I lost my health insurance. It got pretty bad. It affected my breathing as well. When I finally got my insurance addressed, I had a CT scan with barium contrast and then a colonoscopy just a few days later (with it's required prep.) The day after my colonoscopy, my digestive issues were gone. I was still achy, but I could also tell that things were better. This was after a year of suffering.

I think those cleansings flushed out some bad bacteria. My gastroenterologist threw the BS flag on that opinion, but he couldn't tell me why things got suddenly better...and he recommended that I take probiotics to repopulate the good bacteria that got flushed out! Nothing was ever discovered from any of those tests...after over a year, I just suddenly "got better."

I hope things get (stay?) manageable for you.
Our bodies are so daggone complex.
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I have gastroparesis. And a slew of other issues with my disgestive tract. I have had two resections. The doctors predicted it will completely fail by the time I am 75. When it goes I go, but then again I have so many other issues I can die from, 😂. Maybe some else will “get” me first.
 
Aneeda72 said:
I have gastroparesis. And a slew of other issues with my disgestive tract. I have had two resections. The doctors predicted it will completely fail by the time I am 75. When it goes I go, but then again I have so many other issues I can die from, 😂. Maybe some else will “get” me first.
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It's crazy.

I may have shared this elsewhere here...I can't recall:
-My father died from pancreatic cancer at 55
-My older brother died of lung cancer at 53
-One younger brother died of lung cancer just last year at 60 (ten days after being diagnosed)

So I got all that intestinal stuff and breathing stuff and a little coughing up blood stuff at 63, and you know where my head was.

I'll be 66 years old the middle of this month:
-To have lived to signed up for Social Security is unknown among my male relatives.
-To have lived to signed up for Medicare is a friggin' miracle.

I wish I could reach out and make things all better for you.
Life is not for sissies.
 
In The Sticks said:
It's crazy.

I may have shared this elsewhere here...I can't recall:
-My father died from pancreatic cancer at 55
-My older brother died of lung cancer at 53
-One younger brother died of lung cancer just last year at 60 (ten days after being diagnosed)

So I got all that intestinal stuff and breathing stuff and a little coughing up blood stuff at 63, and you know where my head was.

I'll be 66 years old the middle of this month:
-To have lived to signed up for Social Security is unknown among my male relatives.
-To have lived to signed up for Medicare is a friggin' miracle.

I wish I could reach out and make things all better for you.
Life is not for sissies.
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No. It’s not! But I’m good to go at any time. I don’t want to live forever.
 
Aneeda72 said:
No. It’s not! But I’m good to go at any time. I don’t want to live forever.
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I've putzed around this forum a bit and saw someone suggested a Philosophy area. I don't know why it was never created.

It's not easy being human, damned with this sense of self-awareness.
I watch a dog lick its own butt without a moment's introspection and am somewhat jealous...not of the act, you understand. ;)
 
I don't have as much as I thought we did. We're beginning to eat soups, and we only do that when we're running low something more substanual to eat.
 
I don't care for meat and like a few others here, I can't really digest it so I don't miss it. I probably have enough food to last 3 weeks, maybe longer. I think I have more food for the dog than I have for myself 🙂
 

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