tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post5777862824347386170..comments2024-03-27T18:56:51.425-05:00Comments on Harry Times...All Jacked Up: Promoting the general welfareSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270389106604867450noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-55567763236366143792017-05-11T07:27:14.612-05:002017-05-11T07:27:14.612-05:00I "shop from my pantry" all the time. Th...I "shop from my pantry" all the time. The freezer too. I hate wasting food so I try to be diligent about using what I have, so when I plan the menus for the week it's usually a mix of new stuff and what I already have on hand. It works pretty well. I try to buy more perishables than I think we'll need (milk, fruit, bread etc) so I don't have to go back to the store mid week. Sometimes I nail it, sometimes I miss the mark and have to pick up milk. But if they eat all the good snacks/bagels/etc in the first part of the week, oh well. That way food doesn't languish too long and the kids learn that their food whims are a luxury I don't always indulge (like, we live in a poor part of a poor state --thanks, academic job market!-- and 3/4 of the kids in their school are on free or reduced price breakfast and lunch programs. If my kids have to take an apple instead of strawberries, or eat Cheerios instead of a more fun cereal, they will be just fine.) Damn, I sound sanctimonious. But really I'm just cheap and lazy and want to teach them that "making do" in a well stocked kitchen is a chance to be creative. Sonianoreply@blogger.com