Food prep is a topic for discussion this week at HHNJ. If you’re worried about money right now and don’t think you have enough to stock your pantry with good nutritious food to feed your family, think again.
Here’s a really good reminder from Marie Campbell Beausoleil of Just Plain Cooking, Author of A Cabin Full of Food…
I’ve heard this more times than I can count:
“I’d love to build a pantry, Marie, but I’m just too broke.”
Bull. Shizz.
(Yes, I said it. I meant it. Love you.)
If you’ve ever had to choose between gas and groceries, between laundry soap and lunch, then you understand — the poor need pantries more than the rich.
Because when life punches you in the wallet (again), a stocked pantry means:
- You can eat without hitting the store.
- You’re not at the mercy of “whatever’s cheap today.”
- You’ve got a damn safety net.
The trick is to build it backwards.
Not all at once. Not with fancy jars or expensive freeze-dried apocalypse kits.
You do it with one smart purchase at a time — the sale rice, the clearance meat, the 10kg bag of flour you learn to make magic with.
Quick Win: 3 Things to Always Buy If They’re on Sale
📦 Canned tomatoes (if you can eat ’em — they go with everything)
🥚 Eggs by the flat — way cheaper than by the dozen
🍗 Chicken legs or thighs — cheapest protein that still feels like a real meal
You don’t need a ton of money. You just need to get a little ahead — one bag, one sale, one shelf at a time.
You’ve got this.
And I’ve got your back.
— Marie Campbell Beausoleil, Just Plain Cooking.ca and author of A Cabin Full of Food
P.S. If nobody’s told you lately, you’re doing better than you think.
