Decluttering food! 💸 Saving MONEY! 💰Pantry, Fridge Declutter, Meal Plan, Gardening!

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Ай бұрын

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@sburwell75 Ай бұрын

My daughter who is Down Syndrome works at a movie theater. She is so excited to take me as her guest to see Inside Out 2. We have to wait a week, though, as movie theater employees can't use their bonus tickets the opening week.

@moniquefuselier7711 Ай бұрын

So satisfying to be able to make meals utilizing what you've already purchased.

@sburwell75 Ай бұрын

I love Ivon's commentary during your videos.

@ThisMainerMom Ай бұрын

She loves it too! 🤣😂

@lorikmet8313 Ай бұрын

Me too!

@Adaywrites Ай бұрын

The one thing that has helped me the most to not to waste food has been learning to cook proportionetly for two.

@Rebecca-gm3mk Ай бұрын

You should do a 30 day challenge of just eating what you have. I do this often to keep from waste. Some times there may be something missing so I will limit to just by that one item to complete that meal for under 10 dollars but it has to be used that day for that meal. Another thing I do is if I see I have lots of leftovers I will have a dinner with just all of it together to get it gone. I hate food waste. I'm a huge stickler about it. And vegetable or fruit I put outside for birds or raccoons etc. so again at least it's not going to waste.i put in my woods to keep them from coming up to my house. My significant others parents do the same.

@lorikmet8313 Ай бұрын

Thank you for always reminding us of important things we need to accomplish! I enjoy your gardening videos most!!

@ThisMainerMom Ай бұрын

I'm so glad! More to come! 😍

@juliaouzts5781 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video Karen. It is hard to "lean" out food. My hubby and I are better now. We just buy meat and produce weekly and use what is in the pantry. We are really trying to not over consume in so many areas. God Bless have a nice weekend.

@Joy-zp5lv Ай бұрын

I´m pretty good with food most of the time. I only buy what I need for the week on Saturdays (except staples in the pantry of course). I meal plan, I try to food prep as much as possible (easier in the winter) and I always eat leftover the very next day. My eating changes with the seasons. I eat much lighter in the spring and summer. And I mostly cook what is in season.

@leahfischer5264 Ай бұрын

Smart to take pix then meal plan!!!👏🏻👍🏼

@jessicaquiroz7178 Ай бұрын

You can also freeze meatloaf. Make a big pan and then either divide it in half and eat one and then freeze the other half for another meal

@ThisMainerMom Ай бұрын

Great idea! 💡

@denisebunker6674 Ай бұрын

Fun to be able to work with your daughter.

@DistanceTraveled Ай бұрын

Chilli as leftovers was always great. Over rice, over potatoes. Over hotdogs, for burritos/tacos/nachos, etc. Finding foods that start as something that can be remade into something else helps consume the leftovers. Another example would be rice. Start with plain rice and then it could be made into fried rice, rice eggs, added to a soup, etc.

@jeannebowes2898 Ай бұрын

I am folding a mountain of clean laundry while watching you do the fridge. I will do mine Monday when son returns to Denver for his work. He has the fridge stuffed with his oddments of food.

@ThisMainerMom Ай бұрын

I love folding laundry while I watch something! I’m so glad I could keep you company! 😃

@notjustapw Ай бұрын

Ivon would truly freeze to death in my home. We have not seen 72 since I was perimenopausal 15 years ago! I love at the end when you say I can’t hear you to your husband. I’m always saying that to mine.

@sharonwengler3225 Ай бұрын

I have gotten some great ideas by watching pantry/freezer challenge videos. I find it fun to be creative with using what I have. Also I try to push of going to the store for as long as possible. One of my favorite meals in the summer is a southwest salad. It has lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, canned corn, canned black beans, Costco rotisserie chicken and chipotle ranch dressing, its so yummy!

@bernadettemoore8689 Ай бұрын

Hello, my husband and I have what we call leftover lunch or dinner whenever needed, once or twice a week maybe. If there is chicken leftover I will make a salad or put it in a pita. We have fun and get quite creative trying not to waste any food. Can't afford to waste it. Thank you for being you!

@karengingerich6732 Ай бұрын

Saw Inside Out 2 today. Liked it a lot. Wished it was longer.

@cindypavao822 Ай бұрын

Frozen birds eye mashed cauliflower is good with meat loaf and green beans, yum

@ThisMainerMom Ай бұрын

Thanks! 😃

@carlac2672 Ай бұрын

Freeze leftovers

@128titanicsokwonkim Ай бұрын

Hi, Karen. Thank you for your video. Best wishes to you. ❤

@Denise-Prater Ай бұрын

After COVID, I couldn't find simple stuff like toilet paper, paper towels, napkins, baby wipes, salt, Kleenex, , I swore to myself I'd NEVER be like that again. I buy cases of canned goods, plus what I can from the garden , I buy 1 TP for now, one for later. If I find meat that we will eat, on sale I'll buy 4-5 . It's me and my boyfriend and we have enough food to get us by for probably 6-12 months. 11 cabinets full of food, stuff I canned above my washer , 8 cases of mixed vegetables, plus 2-5 gallon buckets of sugar, a 5 gallon bucket of pinto beans, I have other foods in food grade buckets with gamma lids, then I have two freezers full of meats. Now mind you, I have no real grocery stores in my area, I have Walmart, save a lot, Dollar general, and a Dollar tree. So it's not like I have 5-6 stores I can go to, to look for something I might need, like TP !! LoL Poor Leo, he never gets to have fun😢😢 LoL 😆😆😆😆😂😂😂😂 Please remember me in prayer, God knows All that's going on in my life.

@micheleohmer4117 Ай бұрын

Our pantry cupboards and freezer were over flowing, so we have been using up extra food for the past 3 months, before buying anything new. We buy only what we need to pair with what we have already. We have a rule, leftovers must be used up before making anything else. For example, we had leftover taco meat but no more tortillas, so we added a few ingredients to make sloppy joes. You can also freeze leftovers the day you make it and warm it up when you need a quick serving.

@ThisMainerMom Ай бұрын

I love it! 🙌

@lakequeen64 Ай бұрын

Hi Karen,what a great video,your Family's the best !Thank you for sharing ❤️

@ThisMainerMom Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 💝

@RadCenter Ай бұрын

I'm on a low-carb diet, also. I plan my week's meals around what's on sale that week at the grocery store, especially proteins. I make sure I have ingredients to make 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, and 7 dinners, plus a few snacks. I don't slot them into particular days of the week; I eat what I'm in the mood for or have time to cook. Sometimes I'll eat breakfast for dinner, and vice versa. I don't keep a lot of extra food on hand, because I'll overeat if I do. I eat very few packaged/processed foods. I have a small apartment-size fridge plus one shelf in a cabinet for food, and that's it. Now that fresh produce is in season, I'm going to be hitting my local farmers' market before I make my meal plan for the week so I can base my meals around what's in season. I like to support my local farmers!

@ThisMainerMom Ай бұрын

Love it! Thanks for sharing! 😃

@judenebaer9997 Ай бұрын

Nice meal planning

@christinedisneyqueen5746 Ай бұрын

Another motivating video. 😃

@helenfincannon7367 Ай бұрын

Sounds like you could skip a week of buying groceries what savings I like to empty my freezer beforei buy meat again ad it stays fresher

@melissakoon2097 Ай бұрын

I put barbecue sauce in my meatloaf ❤

@davettepittman525 Ай бұрын

Whenever I have had a bad substitution, the grocery store has always refunded my money and I never had to return the item. You might call them and tell them that their substitution was not suitable. Don’t they send you a text or email to let you know what their substitution is before you get your order? If not, definitely call them and try to get your money back.

@moeaves Ай бұрын

We cook on the grill every single night except when it’s snowing out

@ThisMainerMom Ай бұрын

😋 Yum!!

@sarahbryant6391 Ай бұрын

Ivon so funny nice job Karen. I don’t meal plan I keep things organized I try

@bethstratton3391 Ай бұрын

Karen, it was fun watching your meal planning. Cooking smaller portions and meal planning, or even batch cooking (if a family likes to eat consistently rotate through a small selection of meals) is definitely a game changer when it comes to food waste. I have said before, my husband and I hardly ever have any food leftovers or food waste. However, I think when people live in larger families, that is generally when food requirements and varying tastes mean more food is cooked and there is more likelihood of waste occurring. I think a lot of people would benefit from sitting down and discussing the true financial cost of leftovers, including the purchasing, transportation and growing costs. The cooking/energy usage costs. Also the environmental and ecological costs of food waste. If people stopped to think what they would do with the money they saved from planning better and throwing less away, or how that money could be better spent on other things, it might help them at least have a different perspective on food waste and may make them want to reduce that moving forward.

@allioakley3372 Ай бұрын

Your hair is perfect 💕

@ThisMainerMom Ай бұрын

Thank you! ♥️

@jessicaquiroz7178 Ай бұрын

Have y’all thought about making a kitchen garden?

@ThisMainerMom Ай бұрын

I would love that! 😃

@carolynoquinn4573 Ай бұрын

Great idea Karen! Don't forget in your "spare time" to paint toilet paper holder wooden piece white?!

@ThisMainerMom Ай бұрын

Oh yes!

@carolynoquinn4573 Ай бұрын

@@ThisMainerMomYou're kind of a busy Lady....lol

@ThisMainerMom Ай бұрын

@carolynoquinn4573 🤪

@allioakley3372 Ай бұрын

💚💚💚

@emilasmith4279 Ай бұрын

❤

@lynnhall864 Ай бұрын

😊🇨🇦

@jennyjenkins877 Ай бұрын

Managing our food and not allowing it to go to waste is extremely important to me. Food rotting in landfills produces methane, which is really bad for the environment.

@irmapauline Ай бұрын

Eat your leftovers before cooking anything new and for the time being, work with what you have and only buy something when you need it to make a full meal when working with what you have. It is the only way to reduce food waste until you are down on your stock enough to warrant buying more food. If you have things that need using up and the meal is something that you could freeze, cook bigger quantities and then freeze per portion. I saw you writing your shopping list and it seems very long. See if you can rethink your meals before buying so many more things.

@ThisMainerMom Ай бұрын

That wasn’t a shopping list. That was meal ideas with what I had. The list was like 6 small items. 😃🌸 Thanks for the tips!