Food Challenge

So to add to the last post, Jin and I have set ourselves up with a little "Food Challenge." Think Food Network. Here's how it works: we went to the grocery store last Monday night and bought as much food as we thought we would need  for a while. But, this being the first time we ever really grocery shopped together, we probably didn't do the best job. Well now its the next Wednesday and we have decided to make ourselves finish everything we have before we go to the store again. Our goal is Tuesday. Disclaimer: we bought some more bread on Monday. But besides that we haven't been back the store. Here's what we had for dinner last night: Beef stew casserole. My mother is probably gagging right now. (remember the tater tot casserole???) Anyway, I used this can of Campbell's beef stew that was left in our kitchen from the guy who was here before us (As in before we got here, not last year) along with some rice and ground turkey and mozzarella cheese. Jin said he liked it and even had it for lunch today but one serving was enough for me. I will spare you a picture. It actually looks grosser than it tastes, it wasn't that bad but it looked disgusting. 

So, tonight as we were clocking out the girls that work at the registration desk invited us to order pizza with them. I admit that in that moment I was ready to give up on the food challenge altogether but Jin stayed strong. We came home and actually had a lovely dinner. Frozen steak (Mike leftover) grilled on the open fire with spaghetti, and broccoli. It was actually delicious. 

So here's what we have left....can we make it? You decide.

1. Pesto sauce
2. 1/4 box of Spaghetti noodles
3. 1 1/2 jars of spaghetti sauce
4. 3/4 a jar of salsa
5. some ham slices (also leftover from the guy before us, his name is Mike)
6. 3 slices of colby jack cheese
7. american cheese (Mike leftover)
8. 1 Orange that Jin forgot he bought and was waiting for me to eat
9. Butter
10. 1/2 a quart of 2% milk
11. 1 box of Lucky Charms (my mother will also gag over our choice of sugar cereal)
12. 9 chewy bars
13. 1 box of Mac and Cheese (Mike leftover)
14. 1 1/2 package of Shake and Bake Chicken seasoning (notice we don't have any chicken left)
15. Olive oil
16. 2 cans of corn (Mike leftover)
17. 3 cans of green beans (Mike leftover)
18. 1 lean cuisine
19. 14 fruit snack pouches (100% vitamin C!!)
20. 1/4 a package of oreos
21. 1 more chunky soup
22. 4 Ramen noodles
23. Potato chips (1/2 a bag)
24. Tortilla chips (1/2 a bag)
25. 1 loaf of White bread (sorry Mom again, it was only $1)

Now, 25 items this may look like a lot but its not. Especially with our only meat being sliced ham that doesn't expire until 2013. Who knows what tomorrow dinner looks like but its all part of the adventure. 

-Emily