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Staple groceries

227 replies

AtleastitsnotMonday · 12/02/2021 21:11

Please settle a very Covid related argument. Of the following items how many do you have in your house right now.
Eggs
Cheese
Bread
Apples
Cucumber
Frozen peas
Flour
Hummus
Wine
Crisps

OP posts:
SionnachRua · 12/02/2021 22:16

No apples and no cucumbers Grin I feckin hate cucumbers, are they really a staple? Apples are ok but give me bananas, kiwis, grapes or oranges over them any day.

icanboogieboogiewoogie · 12/02/2021 22:16

Everything except the hummus.

AgeLikeWine · 12/02/2021 22:16

All of them. It would be very unusual for us not to have all those items in the house at all times.

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RainbowMum11 · 12/02/2021 22:17

No hummus but that's because we don't really eat it.
Eggs will be fine a couple of weeks after their use by date.
Cucumber has gone off.

Mrgrinch · 12/02/2021 22:17

Eggs- yes
Cheese- yes
Bread- yes
Apples- yes
Cucumber- no
Frozen peas- no
Flour- yes
Hummus- no
Wine- no
Crisps- yes

Whitney168 · 12/02/2021 22:17

No hummus, not a fan.

Cucumber would be a staple in the summer, but not in the winter.

Have the rest.

Thedarknightsarelifting · 12/02/2021 22:17

Eggs x30
Cheese (a variety)
Bread (2 loaves plus pitta & wraps)
Apples x 12
Cucumber x1
Frozen peas x 2 bags
Flour x 2
Hummus x1
Wine (too embarrassed to count)
Crisps (a variety)

Norwayreally · 12/02/2021 22:18

We don’t drink so no wine and no cucumber. Have the rest though.

Veuvestar · 12/02/2021 22:20

All of it in excess, except the humous, I only have that in for parties!

RandomUsernameHere · 12/02/2021 22:21

Everything except hummus

LadyDanburysCane · 12/02/2021 22:21

Everything but the hummus as I’m the only one in the house that likes it.

Gliblet · 12/02/2021 22:22

@AtleastitsnotMonday

Oh no! I’m loosing now, my bet was hummus was a staple for more people than crisps, unless of course no one has it because it’s already been eaten ... (ok clutching at straws, but I was trying to make a point and don’t want to admit defeat! This is very lighthearted by the way, no need for nutritional analysis or need to LTB!)
Ah!

If it helps your argument, the reason we don't have hummus is I forgot to make some and DH has been giving me his best local newspaper sad face over it.

Oly4 · 12/02/2021 22:23

All of them, all staples for me!

Mrgrinch · 12/02/2021 22:23

My staples would be-

Bread
Butter
Eggs
Milk
Chicken
Potatoes
Flour
Fruit
Juice

orangenasturtium · 12/02/2021 22:26

Interesting, why do you think hummus is a more common staple than crisps @AtleastitsnotMonday?

I would have thought that just comparing the number of pots of hummus stocked in the supermarket with the crisps section would suggest otherwise.

I definitely eat a lot more hummus than I do crisps but crisps are a store cupboard item so at any one time I am far more likely to have crisps than hummus. I can easily go 6 months without touching a crisp but I will usually have some at home.

CherryRoulade · 12/02/2021 22:28

No hummus as I make it when needed.
Eggs a plenty from neighbours.
Cheese delivery today.
Wine fridge usually full.
Frozen peas at back of freezer but don’t use them often.
Not sure we have any crisps though.

schnubbins · 12/02/2021 22:31

All of them

AdaColeman · 12/02/2021 22:31

All of them except apples and hummus.
I don't think of hummus as a staple, and I'm not keen on apples but have got other fruit in, oranges, lychees, pomegranate and persimmons at present.

NeedCoffeeToSurvive · 12/02/2021 22:35

Everything except apples, cucumber, hummus and wine. I'm pregnant so can't drink, no one in our household likes hummus and my pregnancy cravings are fruit and vegetables so a bag of 6 apples lasts roughly 24 hours and I'll eat half a cucumber in a day as well.

GorvidAl · 12/02/2021 22:36

Eggs - yes
Cheese - yes
Bread - yes
Apples - yes
Cucumber - no
Frozen peas - yes
Flour - yes
Hummus - no, wtf
Wine - no
Crisps - no

foxhat · 12/02/2021 22:42

no cucumber and no hummus but all the others

Charlieandlola · 12/02/2021 22:47

All except crisps which are like crack cocaine to me so I don’t keep them in the house ( they’d be gone in 5 mins)!

Jellykat · 12/02/2021 22:50

No Hummus, no wine.. crisps are Wotsits, hope they stiil count ! Grin

RedPaperLantern · 12/02/2021 23:04

No apples, cucumbers, frozen peas or houmous.

We’ve oranges, tomatoes, jarred peppers and hazelnut butter though.

Fuckingcrustybread · 12/02/2021 23:10

No cucumber or hummus, I do have chickpeas though. I don't usually have cucumber in the fridge, I love it and it loves me, so much that it returns for hours and hours. Sometimes days!!