prudentwatcher
Veteran Member
Halfway through the year in the challenge. I will do a review of what that $20 a week bought. The amounts in bold are what I have as a goal for 2 people for 1 year. The other amounts are what I (would have) purchased under the $20 a week plan. Remember, use sale prices and coupons and don't get anything that needs to be further processed for storage.
500 LBs GRAINS/GRAIN PRODUCTS
90 lb. flour
3 lb. oats
10 lb. cornmeal
66 lb. rice
44 lb. pasta
38 packages ramen
4 lb. pancake mix
7 boxes cereal
2 boxes granola bars
3 boxes instant oatmeal
2 boxes poptarts
5 lb. biscuit mix
15 jiffy cornbread
6 rice/pasta sides
1 matzo crackers
4 packages 5oz yellow rice
15 lb. SUGAR
1 lb. brown sugar
1 lb. powdered sugar
8 lb. white sugar
50 lb. DRY BEANS
28 lbs
50 CANS BEANS
20 pork and beans
12 other beans
275 CANS FRUIT
17 peaches
3 pears
14 pineapple
12 applesauce
3 fruit cocktail
9 mandarin oranges
300 CAN VEGGIES
20 corn
18 peas
34 green beans
26 potatoes
24 mixed veggies
16 other
50 CANS TOMATOES
10 cans sauce
16 cans diced
200 CANS MEAT
33 tuna
2 ham
2 spam
6 chicken
6 hash
5 roast beef
12 other
250 PREPARED MEALS
5 chili
16 chunky soups
6 stew
37 pasta
4 other
50 REGULAR SOUP
5 tomato soup
5 chicken noodle soup
15 cream soups
12 PEANUT BUTTER--7
10 20QT POWDERED MILK--4
48 EVAPORATED MILK--15
10 lbs. SALT-4
50 MAC & CHEESE--28
36 SPAGHETTI SAUCE--12
(having trouble with the bold)
52 DESSERTS--28
YEAST-2lb---2lb
1 GAL SYRUP/5 lb HONEY--- 96 oz syrup
8 BOTTLES OIL/2 SHORTENING---4 bottles oil, 1 can
6 LARGE INSTANT POTATOES---1 large, 8 boxes potato mixes, 6 4oz packages of instant potatoes, 2 large boxes of Hungry Jack potatoes
MISC----
2 ketchup
2 mayo
2 pickles
2 mustard
4 salsa
2 BBQ sauce
2 4oz pepper
12 ind. spices
4 64 oz juice
2 100 ct tea
2 lemonade mix (8 qt)
2 18 oz grape jelly
1 32 oz strawberry preserves
4 sweetened, condensed milk
2 cans chicken broth
Not a bad haul for $20 a week. The amounts for canned fruits and veggies are still low, so hopefully those will be going on sale soon.
The idea behind the prep challenge was to convince people that you could successfully prepare using a modest amount of money. There should be enough by the end of the year to feed one person for one year, with a little extra. I will continue to try to hit the two person/1 year goal, but will probably come in more at 7-8 month level with current prices. Still not bad.
500 LBs GRAINS/GRAIN PRODUCTS
90 lb. flour
3 lb. oats
10 lb. cornmeal
66 lb. rice
44 lb. pasta
38 packages ramen
4 lb. pancake mix
7 boxes cereal
2 boxes granola bars
3 boxes instant oatmeal
2 boxes poptarts
5 lb. biscuit mix
15 jiffy cornbread
6 rice/pasta sides
1 matzo crackers
4 packages 5oz yellow rice
15 lb. SUGAR
1 lb. brown sugar
1 lb. powdered sugar
8 lb. white sugar
50 lb. DRY BEANS
28 lbs
50 CANS BEANS
20 pork and beans
12 other beans
275 CANS FRUIT
17 peaches
3 pears
14 pineapple
12 applesauce
3 fruit cocktail
9 mandarin oranges
300 CAN VEGGIES
20 corn
18 peas
34 green beans
26 potatoes
24 mixed veggies
16 other
50 CANS TOMATOES
10 cans sauce
16 cans diced
200 CANS MEAT
33 tuna
2 ham
2 spam
6 chicken
6 hash
5 roast beef
12 other
250 PREPARED MEALS
5 chili
16 chunky soups
6 stew
37 pasta
4 other
50 REGULAR SOUP
5 tomato soup
5 chicken noodle soup
15 cream soups
12 PEANUT BUTTER--7
10 20QT POWDERED MILK--4
48 EVAPORATED MILK--15
10 lbs. SALT-4
50 MAC & CHEESE--28
36 SPAGHETTI SAUCE--12
(having trouble with the bold)
52 DESSERTS--28
YEAST-2lb---2lb
1 GAL SYRUP/5 lb HONEY--- 96 oz syrup
8 BOTTLES OIL/2 SHORTENING---4 bottles oil, 1 can
6 LARGE INSTANT POTATOES---1 large, 8 boxes potato mixes, 6 4oz packages of instant potatoes, 2 large boxes of Hungry Jack potatoes
MISC----
2 ketchup
2 mayo
2 pickles
2 mustard
4 salsa
2 BBQ sauce
2 4oz pepper
12 ind. spices
4 64 oz juice
2 100 ct tea
2 lemonade mix (8 qt)
2 18 oz grape jelly
1 32 oz strawberry preserves
4 sweetened, condensed milk
2 cans chicken broth
Not a bad haul for $20 a week. The amounts for canned fruits and veggies are still low, so hopefully those will be going on sale soon.
The idea behind the prep challenge was to convince people that you could successfully prepare using a modest amount of money. There should be enough by the end of the year to feed one person for one year, with a little extra. I will continue to try to hit the two person/1 year goal, but will probably come in more at 7-8 month level with current prices. Still not bad.