i had to smile as i read the following from you, kholt. and i wondered if you would consider being the average josephine for this thread's purpose and consider conducting a little experiment for us and then sharing the results:
you wrote: 've been kidded on this thread about my JIT approach to grocery shopping. But even I always have enough food in my pantry to last me several weeks in an emergency, longer if I have the means to cook. There are all sorts of strange jars, boxes, and cans in there--things that I bought once and forgot about. Couple of jars of salsa, a can of coconut milk, some smoked oysters. I don't know that a can of corn and a handful of raisin bran will tempt my palate much, but it will make a meal if need be.
since i'm one of your JIT kidders, i want to ask if you will do the following:
would you be game for conducting an inventory of your pantry, no, don't LIST it for us, but actually, physically conduct an inventory,
and then quite literally calculate approximately how many 1200 cal a day meals you would get out of your pantry assortment.
then would you subtract some portion of 'sharing' from social conscience or dropping in family or civic duty, whatever,
and then also subtract an amount for eating for comfort which will make what you do have in there, disappear quicker from comfort or boredom or whatever.
then would you share with your threadmateys how many days worth you actually have in that pantry from previous shopping excursions?
my premises?
that one will be conducting this inventory out of necessity shortly, especially if they are the nurturer in a family situation,
that conducting such inventory costs NO money
that conducting such inventory make actually be encouraging instead of depressing
that conducting such an inventory might make a good response/reply cycle when others are wondering 'where to start' and pose that query in your presence, then you can offer an example.
food storage in a pantry is a "system," karen. so, will you be josephine average and perhaps provide some insights as to how many 1200 calorie days are actually in there, irregardless of whether they be palate tempting or not? then divide it by 1800 calorie minimum for a male and give us a number of those days.
i'm really curious, and hope you are up for this. nothing like a little pantry "system analysis' to take the "if" out and replace it with facts.
if you wish to make any changes after such an analysis, of course is completely up to you. but if you do decide to 'tweak the pantry', would you consider sharing what you added or 'disposed of' or substituted?
so many accuse us prepared and preparing types of being non-specific.
i am just looking for some 'specifics' outside of myself as a point of conversational reference. thank you for even considering it. |
