tightwad challenge

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So I’ve been reading this book called The Tightwad Gazette and it is
all about how to live off of one income when trying to raise small children.
It is pretty interesting and one thing she talks about is how much money is
wasted on food. So, while the bean and her dad are napping I did an inventory of all the food I have in the cupboards and then plan on not buying anymore such stuff (i.e. only buying fresh foods) until I use up the stuff in my cupboards. So, here is what I found that is scary (this is ONLY my multiples):

5 boxes of Zatarains Black Beans and Rice Mix *
4 boxes of Zatarains Jambalaya Mix *
5 boxes of Zatarains Chicken Creole Rice Mix *
3 boxes of Zatarains Dirty Rice *
2 boxes of Near East Cous Cous **
3 boxes of Lentil Pilaf ***
6 cans of organic condensed cream of chicken soup ****
6 cans crushed tomatoes
2 cans of green beans *****

* I went through a phase where I made these for my lunches at school when
on Weight Watchers and apparently I bought a lot of them.
** Neither C. or I ever cook Cous Cous (any ideas?)
*** Lentil Pilaf?? What the hell was I thinking?
**** Casseroles are ever so popular in the south and the regular condensed
has trans-fats which I gave up a year ago.
***** How disgusting are canned green beans? I guess we are making a
traditional southern green bean casserole this week.

Now, here is the bizarre stuff:

1. Soba and udon noodles bought from a Japanese store in new york in 2000
2. No bake lasagne noodles???? No clue as to what I was thinking.
3. Craisins half-used bag (when did I use dried cranberries??)
4. Low-fat almond butter.

So, the handyman has agreed and we are going to do the Tightwad Challenge for a
month and clear out the cupboards. We may be crazy by the end.

Oh, and one of my favorite Tightwad suggestions was to eat less!

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