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1,000 Words: Foods We Have But Will Never Use!

May 19, 2010

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mal
16 years ago

hahaha! that’s awesome!! love it

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Heather (Heather's Dish)
16 years ago

oh my goodness, i have SO MANY things in our pantry that we’ll never use too! love this!

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Beth @ Beth's Journey to Thin
16 years ago

haha! great post. and donating stuff is awesome!

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Liz
16 years ago

What’s in the jar? I can’t see!!!

I was wondering, Angela – Do you ever get a crazy craving for something NOT healthy? Candy, chips, ice cream?

I am good probably 85% of the time, but sometimes, you just NEED something decadent, non?

Hmm – I wish I had your resolve!

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Angela Liddon (Oh She Glows)
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Reply to  Liz
16 years ago

once and a while, but most of the cravings have gone away over time. It is quite amazing. Now I crave all the wonderful things I bake.

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Jessica @ How Sweet
16 years ago

OMG…my mom has like 400 boxes of jello. No idea why. So weird. I’ll take the oatmeal off your hands. :)

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Adrienne
16 years ago

HA! That made me laugh….I should really box up some random things I have lurking around too! :-)

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Therese
16 years ago

LOVE it! :D

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Gina
16 years ago

I am afraid to look into that cupboard of mine — some of the stuff I bought 5 years ago might have evolved by now and can bite me back :-) !

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Sarah for Real
16 years ago

Haha, love it! I was just going to comment, saying you should donate… then I saw your last picture!

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MaryK.
16 years ago

Just out of curiousity, why are those things you will never use? For example, you could throw together a random soup with the sweet potatoes or something. You just seem to be clever about what you can put together for a meal, so I was surprised at some of the items that made the donate box.

Love the sign! That picture definitely speaks 1,000 words. haha

Mary

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Angela Liddon (Oh She Glows)
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Reply to  MaryK.
16 years ago

For some reason, I REALLY dislike the taste of canned sweet potatoes.

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Bethany @ More Fruit Please
16 years ago

I’m glad to see that someone will get to use the food! By the time I go through my pantry, most things are way past their expiration date and I end up having to toss them. :-( This is inspiring though, so maybe I’ll take some time this weekend to do a swoop through the cupboards!

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Kelli
16 years ago

Haha I just bought Low sugar oatmeal today! Maple brown sugar isn’t that a cliche?

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Nicole @ Making Good Choices
16 years ago

Don’t we all have things like this in my pantry. I just cleaned mine out but still wouldn’t get rid of some things. Things I have that I wont use/eat: jello packets, canned pineapple, tuna fish, popcorn and Crystal light. Why can’t I part with these things?

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Michelle @ Give Me the Almond Butter
16 years ago

Haha, I have those foods too! I thought in the beginning of the year I should load up on “college staples” such a cup-o-noodles and top raamen. Um, no thank you ;)

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Em
16 years ago

Good for you! I know that those foods will be appreciated by others!

Since becoming vegetarian, I cringe at the thought of jello. The worst part is that gelatin is lurking everywhere!

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Alicia
16 years ago

That is a fantastic idea! I should go through the kitchen and clean out all the items that we won’t use!

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Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run]
16 years ago

Yay, I love cleaning out cupboards?

So, why do you call these posts “1,000 words” when there are none? : )

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Jane
Reply to  Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run]
16 years ago

A picture’s worth 1,000 words…

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Corinne (breathe and savor)
Reply to  Jane
16 years ago

oooo i dig it!

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Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run]
16 years ago

Yay, I love cleaning out cupboards!

So, why do you call these posts “1,000 words” when there are none? : )

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Ariana
Reply to  Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run]
16 years ago

“A picture is worth a 1000 words…”

:)

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Hayley
16 years ago

Wow– I don’t know how long you’ve had it up, but your new header looks amazing. You are gorgeous!!! (so was this post)

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Karen
16 years ago

Angela – this is such a great, inspiring post! My church is doing a Manna food drive this weekend and I did this same pantry cleaning on Monday…

Buh-bye to the 4 packages of Past-Roni that have taking up space for months. See ya later to the Stovetop stuffing from Thanksgiving past…

The people at the food bank will be so grateful, and so will my pantry!

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