Looked like you are storing your extra cans in the garage. Just a FYI the USDA recommends you don't keep can goods in a garage if the temperature gets hotter than 85 degrees. You increase the risk of the can goods getting spoiled.
Melissa, it may be a good idea to clear out the area under the stairs and get some metal shelves to put in there to store your extra food. Garages in Texas can get so hot and that can drastically reduce the life of food stored there.
I love having a kale scramble for breakfast/lunch. Sauté some onions (mushrooms if you like them) and then add the kale. Add egg/egg whites to scramble in for some protein and sometimes I’ll add a bit a feta. It’s so good and filling
I’d love to see your overflow coupon area and how you organize it. I’m seriously thinking of doing that. I just have a feeling this virus isn’t going anywhere soon plus we are in hurricane season. Not sure where you live but we are in Florida...
Those dates are NOT expiration dates. They are Best Buy dates. As long as the can is not bulging, severely dented, Igor rusted, the food inside is still good.
Yes the Best Buy date is for the stores to make sure after that date, they have to remove from store. Expiration date on perishables is what you have to worry about. And yes, no food at all in garage, Texas is too hot for that.
If you make a Kale salad or Kale slaw, make sure you massage it with a bit of olive oil. The massaging breaks down the fiber and makes a huge difference.
Pull the leafy part from stems into skillet( it wilts down like spinach) 4 whole fronds . Saute in olive oil lots of garlic salt pepper when it is wilted add can drained cannellini beans.
How weird, I bought bologna the other day because I was craving it in a sandwich with mustard, lettuce, tomato, avocado. It was so dang good! I had them for two days of lunches!! I have always stock shopped and ended up buying a shelf for my extra. It works out so good, we just make sure we rotate food. Great haul, I love grocery shopping just hate putting it away.
I try to eat Kale salad everyday. My Costco sales the Taylor Farms brand Kale Salad mix which I love. The dressing is Poppy Seed. Most of the time I make my own using Trader Joes Cruciferous Crunch collection. I add 1/3c of dried cranberries, handful of dry roasted sunflower seeds (Trader Joes-good price) and 1/3 cup of Poppyseed Dressing. I buy the dressing from my local grocery store (Ken's Steak House - Poppy Seed dressing) Kale is bitter so it needs a sweet dressing.
Hi, Good on you for trying to start having extra canned food on hand. Just thought I would suggest along with veggies canned, fruit of course & definitely tuna, chicken, Spam, sardines, ready to eat foods, including spaghetti..canned milk-carnation ...Blessings.
KALE CHIPS ...mix about 1/2 bag (washed) in a large bowl with 1/4 olive oil, 1tsp garlic powder, 1tsp. Each salt and pepper. Place in 1 layer on baking sheet. Bake at 450° for 10 minutes or until crispie. All times and seasonings can be adjusted to taste.
I buy Kale Salad kits. They have chopped kale, brussel sprout chips, red cabbage, pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries and a poppyseed dressing. Girl, that stuff is so good. You could totally make something similar with the stuff you have on hand. The sweet dressing should be easy enough to make.
We monthly shop at Walmart and Costco. Which is an hour away. Then we pick up eggs and things like that from stores that are close to us. We are a family of 5.
looks like an amazing haul, it does seem though that food in the US is so expensive, i'm in the UK and it would have come to a lot less, i have an Aldi just up the road from me and went there yesterday and forgot how cheap it is compared to Tesco or Sainsburys here in the UK, are your Aldi prices cheaper again? Hope you're all doing ok? Love your videos, they have been a real Godsend in lockdown but will continue to watch when i go back to work in September, thank you for doing what you do :)
Food in Texas is a lot cheaper than California. Aldi is inexpensive here. I don't know if there is an Aldi in San Antonio, but if there is, Melissa should check it out.
I always watch your videos but how can you not buy milk for 2 weeks. Im sure growig children still need milk. Im 70 and i go thru a gallon of milk a week. When my sons were younger we went thru at lease 4 or morre gallons of milk a week. Im sure you or Andres could have picked up milk at gas station or grocery store. Im so surprised at you. Its not like you cant afford milk..
Omg how do you go without milk for 2 weeks when you have children, thats just a little bit selfish on the parents side! I can see delaying a grocery shop but milk can be grabbed from a party store or gas station! Thats just wrong!
Hey Melissa...for the kale (since you guys like chorizo), you may want to try making kale chorizo hash with sweet potatoes. I found a recipe last week and tried it....i thought it was really good! It just had some onions, cumin, garlic, and lime juice I think, super easy. If I remember, the recipe said you could make it low carb with cauliflower instead of sweet potato.
I liked to save the pre package baby food I use to buy for when we were on the go like if I had to go to a appointment close to a meal time that it would be okay to stop at a park to feed my son when he was a baby or when we went to other people's houses and or on a road trip.
I have 2 recipes for you. The brussel sprouts use in stir fry. I sometimes cook kale like I cook my collard greens. Or you could add either in your Cole slaw mix.
I don't agree with everything Melissa does (and I'm sure she wouldn't agree with everything I do) but her children eat a better and more balanced diet than many, MANY kids in this country. They eat a ton of food with calcium which would be the only argument for milk. I very rarely see her buy juice or sodas for them, they drink a lot of water which is EXTREMELY rare for most kids in this country. Children don't "need" to drink milk as long as they are getting those nutrients from other sources, which hers do.
How could you not run out and pick up milk. With Andreas home one of you could have easily gone out to get some. That is just wrong. Storing cans in the garage is not a good idea unless it is heated and airconditioned. They will go bad or hear and burst.
Great haul Mellissa I like the same chorizo you bought except I buy beef and I finally bought a meat chopper like yours for breaking down hamburger...super excited...Ive been wanting one forever! Lol I just did a major grocery haul myself part HEB and Walmart plus DT a couple deals at family dollar and Kroger lol Thanks for sharing Take care & Stay safe 😁👍🏻💕😷☺️
New subscriber, I love grocery hauls. I also try and shop for a month worth. With this pandemic I don’t get to shop very often so I have learned to make due with what we have until I’m able to shop again. I don’t take my babies out to the store so I need to wait until my husband is home to be able to go out.
Wont the canned food go bad with the heat in the garage during the summer?
Looked like you are storing your extra cans in the garage. Just a FYI the USDA recommends you don't keep can goods in a garage if the temperature gets hotter than 85 degrees. You increase the risk of the can goods getting spoiled.
Ur right!
Food is absolutely not supposed to be stored in the garage!
Thank you! I bet *a lot of people don’t know this, THANKS FOR THE TIP*
Melissa, it may be a good idea to clear out the area under the stairs and get some metal shelves to put in there to store your extra food. Garages in Texas can get so hot and that can drastically reduce the life of food stored there.
Great Idea
tip when you buy more swap new longer dates put them in storage so you use older dates no waste due to expire tins xxx
Use the FIFO rule
Love ya girl! You've really motivated me to just get out there and do what I gotta do. Stay safe. GOD Bless.
I love having a kale scramble for breakfast/lunch. Sauté some onions (mushrooms if you like them) and then add the kale. Add egg/egg whites to scramble in for some protein and sometimes I’ll add a bit a feta. It’s so good and filling
I’d love to see your overflow coupon area and how you organize it. I’m seriously thinking of doing that. I just have a feeling this virus isn’t going anywhere soon plus we are in hurricane season. Not sure where you live but we are in Florida...
Lasagna substitute, in crockpot, 'Fix it and Forget It' cookbook (?) uses cottage cheese instead of ricotta.
Those dates are NOT expiration dates. They are Best Buy dates. As long as the can is not bulging, severely dented, Igor rusted, the food inside is still good.
I tell people this all the time. I opened some tomatoes that were a year "expired". Still fine.
Yes the Best Buy date is for the stores to make sure after that date, they have to remove from store. Expiration date on perishables is what you have to worry about. And yes, no food at all in garage, Texas is too hot for that.
If you make a Kale salad or Kale slaw, make sure you massage it with a bit of olive oil. The massaging breaks down the fiber and makes a huge difference.
We could never be out of milk that long
3weeks without milk? Do u not have a local store. Wtf
Pull the leafy part from stems into skillet( it wilts down like spinach) 4 whole fronds . Saute in olive oil lots of garlic salt pepper when it is wilted add can drained cannellini beans.
How weird, I bought bologna the other day because I was craving it in a sandwich with mustard, lettuce, tomato, avocado. It was so dang good! I had them for two days of lunches!! I have always stock shopped and ended up buying a shelf for my extra. It works out so good, we just make sure we rotate food. Great haul, I love grocery shopping just hate putting it away.
I try to eat Kale salad everyday. My Costco sales the Taylor Farms brand Kale Salad mix which I love. The dressing is Poppy Seed. Most of the time I make my own using Trader Joes Cruciferous Crunch collection. I add 1/3c of dried cranberries, handful of dry roasted sunflower seeds (Trader Joes-good price) and 1/3 cup of Poppyseed Dressing. I buy the dressing from my local grocery store (Ken's Steak House - Poppy Seed dressing) Kale is bitter so it needs a sweet dressing.
Hi, Good on you for trying to start having extra canned food on hand. Just thought I would suggest along with veggies canned, fruit of course & definitely tuna, chicken, Spam, sardines, ready to eat foods, including spaghetti..canned milk-carnation ...Blessings.
Our Tribe of Many (on TH-cam) uses kale and greens in some Nigerian dishes that they love to make. They do food prep videos weekly.
I changed my YT account and have been searching for that family ever since! I loved them. So happy you mentioned the name
Do you have a climate controlled garage storage? What is the highest temperature you can store canned goods?
I was wondering the same my garage gets so hot
So she should absolutely not store cans out there.
KALE CHIPS ...mix about 1/2 bag (washed) in a large bowl with 1/4 olive oil, 1tsp garlic powder, 1tsp. Each salt and pepper. Place in 1 layer on baking sheet. Bake at 450° for 10 minutes or until crispie. All times and seasonings can be adjusted to taste.
Doesn't stay crispie stored in airtight container. (Kinda like popcorn) Eat same day.
I buy Kale Salad kits. They have chopped kale, brussel sprout chips, red cabbage, pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries and a poppyseed dressing. Girl, that stuff is so good. You could totally make something similar with the stuff you have on hand. The sweet dressing should be easy enough to make.
crowdedisolation I go through bags of that stuff. Costco size is so much more affordable
Hi there, really enjoyed this video, I wanted to start a channel myself wondering what camera and drifting software you recommend?
We monthly shop at Walmart and Costco. Which is an hour away. Then we pick up eggs and things like that from stores that are close to us. We are a family of 5.
looks like an amazing haul, it does seem though that food in the US is so expensive, i'm in the UK and it would have come to a lot less, i have an Aldi just up the road from me and went there yesterday and forgot how cheap it is compared to Tesco or Sainsburys here in the UK, are your Aldi prices cheaper again? Hope you're all doing ok? Love your videos, they have been a real Godsend in lockdown but will continue to watch when i go back to work in September, thank you for doing what you do :)
Food in Texas is a lot cheaper than California. Aldi is inexpensive here. I don't know if there is an Aldi in San Antonio, but if there is, Melissa should check it out.
How would you use Greek Yogurt in lasagna? Maybe you meant cottage cheese?
We could never go 2 weeks without milk. 😳
I always watch your videos but how can you not buy milk for 2 weeks. Im sure growig children still need milk. Im 70 and i go thru a gallon of milk a week. When my sons were younger we went thru at lease 4 or morre gallons of milk a week. Im sure you or Andres could have picked up milk at gas station or grocery store. Im so surprised at you. Its not like you cant afford milk..
nor us! we use about 20 pints a weeks with tea coffee and cereal for 5 of us
Omg how do you go without milk for 2 weeks when you have children, thats just a little bit selfish on the parents side! I can see delaying a grocery shop but milk can be grabbed from a party store or gas station! Thats just wrong!
Wow we have 3 gallons in fridge at all times and a soy milk.
Melissa, can you do a garage/stock pile tour?
Kale chips! Rinse and spin all water out, drizzle with oil, garlic powder, salt and parmesan cheese, put in oven on 375 until crisp. Delicious!
Hey Melissa...for the kale (since you guys like chorizo), you may want to try making kale chorizo hash with sweet potatoes. I found a recipe last week and tried it....i thought it was really good! It just had some onions, cumin, garlic, and lime juice I think, super easy. If I remember, the recipe said you could make it low carb with cauliflower instead of sweet potato.
I liked to save the pre package baby food I use to buy for when we were on the go like if I had to go to a appointment close to a meal time that it would be okay to stop at a park to feed my son when he was a baby or when we went to other people's houses and or on a road trip.
Roast kale in the oven with olive oil and seasoning! Makes kale chips. So good 😍
Good shopping , I do not know how you do that ,? I just put order from WM for $530 and nothing special??? In Fl.
I have 2 recipes for you. The brussel sprouts use in stir fry. I sometimes cook kale like I cook my collard greens. Or you could add either in your Cole slaw mix.
3 weeks without milk with growing kids? Dont u have a local convenience store that's crazy.
Ur kids dont even eat proper food
I don't agree with everything Melissa does (and I'm sure she wouldn't agree with everything I do) but her children eat a better and more balanced diet than many, MANY kids in this country. They eat a ton of food with calcium which would be the only argument for milk. I very rarely see her buy juice or sodas for them, they drink a lot of water which is EXTREMELY rare for most kids in this country. Children don't "need" to drink milk as long as they are getting those nutrients from other sources, which hers do.
Her children eat very healthy. What are you talking about? I see lots of fruits, veggies, cheese, beans. 🤦🏻♀️
Kids don’t need milk
Why would growing kids need milk baby cows need milk not baby humans
Calcium from vegetables is a lot better then calcium from milk. Dairy isn’t actually very healthy.
Sauté the kale with garlic, lemon and olive oil! It’s so good!
I make kale chips....so good. I know your girls will love them.
Store can food in temps that r no higher then 70 degrees n lower otherwise your food will spoil
Bake the kale with EVOO sea salt, and any spices, maybe a little shredded cheese (we do parm) so so so good. Better than any potato chip!
I live for these hauls 😍
Are your nails color street?
My first time watching and I enjoyed your grocery haul! 💛
I always get great meal ideas from your haul videos! Thank you! 😘♥️
H‑E‑B and HCF brand products! 🙌🏻
Formula is expensive. No wic?
I got wic for both my kids until they were 5 n omg that sure helped tredmensosely!!
kathleen robinson sorry I didn’t realize how old they were now. My kids are all little. Oldest is 7
Can you please give us a full look at your couponing stockpile?
I love putting kale in a copycat zuppa Toscana soup (found on Pinterest)
The infamous eggplant...RIP little worm 😂
Turkey bologna is good I like it:)
U can put kale into the lasagna too x
How could you not run out and pick up milk. With Andreas home one of you could have easily gone out to get some. That is just wrong. Storing cans in the garage is not a good idea unless it is heated and airconditioned. They will go bad or hear and burst.
Why do people have to have milk maybe they don’t drink milk a lot
@@xEmoxHobbitx you don't need milk to thrive...
Do kids just chug milk ? I’m so honestly confused at everyone getting so angry about the milk thing ??
Some people don't raise their kids on store bought cow's milk.
Fix the time on you oven please 😂
Yes!!! 💞👍
Another great grocery Haul!!! 😊
Lovely shopping haul and love ur T-shirt x
Great haul Mellissa
I like the same chorizo you bought except I buy beef and I finally bought a meat chopper like yours for breaking down hamburger...super excited...Ive been wanting one forever! Lol
I just did a major grocery haul myself part HEB and Walmart plus DT a couple deals at family dollar and Kroger lol
Thanks for sharing
Take care & Stay safe
😁👍🏻💕😷☺️
New subscriber, I love grocery hauls. I also try and shop for a month worth. With this pandemic I don’t get to shop very often so I have learned to make due with what we have until I’m able to shop again. I don’t take my babies out to the store so I need to wait until my husband is home to be able to go out.
I’m like you, I love a stocked pantry and fridge👍
Kale is good
Kale chips 🙌🏼
Kale in your salad 😋
Love a good grocery haul!!!🥑🥓🍎🥔
Love your hauls!!
Hey there and how cool is that a shopping video
Wow great grocery haul!!🍉🍓
Great haul ❤
Never been this early ❤️
Take you English muffins and do a smores there really good
Great Video!!!!!!❤❤❤❤
I’m here!!!
Love to be one of the first ones
Do a cook with me