What foods do you stock up on?

[Peonyperfection]

I’m trying to get my cupboards a bit more organised. I want to see quickly what I have. I tend to buy things on offer, but I don’t always have room for everything. Thinking of keeping it simple, keeping ‘essentials’ and only stocking up when it’s a really good deal.

So far on my list:

Tinned tomatoes
Black beans
Baked beans
Noodles
M&S Olive Oil Mayo (as I don’t get to M&S often, so grab it when I can)

I meal plan and cook from scratch most nights. Do you do it this way or buy the more unusual, expensive products when on offer? What do you buy on repeat?

I’m having a larder area put in under the stairs, and I’m planning on stocking 3 of everything I regularly buy like pasta, tinned toms multi packs, fajita boxes etc. Then one tomato sauce, spice pots etc.

Water chestnuts , don't get to an actual supermarket very often so usually have four tins in!!

Tinned peas, beans and tuna, spices, golden syrup, Dijon mustard, stock cubes, pasta, rice

tinned toms
chick peas
canelloni beans
kidney beans
frozen spinach
oregano

I shop at Costco and I always have coffee, tea, sugar(s), flour, oats, choc chips, pasta and rice as stock-up pantry items.

Thanks everyone so far, I was bracing for negativity, so it’s really refreshing to receive such positive and useful feedback. Tea bag’s is one me for me to add ( they are so expensive now so topping up when on offer is a good idea) and stock. Keep the suggestions coming.
I have a list in Notes on my phone, of itemsI can only find in each store, so I’ll add a list of top ups to remind me when shopping.

My grandkids love baking and I tend to end up making cookies or a cake most weekends so I keep my baking goods well stocked (flour, sugar, icing sugar, cocoa etc). I also keep at least 1 box of teabags and I've got a massive Kilner jar full of coffee pods. That's my nightmare to run out of!

I also keep lots of tins in - coconut milk, tomatoes, beans/pulses.

Mutti tinned tomatoes - they're about three or four times the price of supermarket own brand but so worth it! I look out for when they're on offer

Jars of Bold Beans - black beans, queen chick peas, queen butter beans. Again more expensive than the cheaper tinned varieties but worth it. A previous foodie thread on MN got me hooked on these!

Rice
Pasta
Cous cous
Tinned tomatoes
Tinned veg and beans
Tinned salmon, tuna, sardines
Tinned soups
Tinned fruit
Various condiments - mayo, mustard, soy sauce, ketchup
Packet noodles
Baked beans
Bottled water
Long life juice and milk
Oils
Nuts
Biscuits, Chocolate (the latter doesn't last long!)
Coffee, tea
Salt, pepper, herbs, sugar
Stock cubes

Buy things when there's a special offer on, just buy a couple of extra items each week so things gradually mount up. Keep things date-labelled and make sure you use the older things first.

PG tips teabags by the 100s decanted into vacuum containers once open.
Dry lentils, chickpeas, beans, basmati rice, ramen, udon, rice noodles, Carnation caramel, spices.
All from my local ethnic supermarket.

When the price is right I stock up on
EV olive oil
coffee beans
and it’s the only way I can afford them!

The rest I just keep 2 of. The supermarket around the corner has good prices, so that’s my store cupboard!

Spices - I buy them in bulk and decant into larger jars which last me about a year.
Passata
Kidney beans
Mixed beans
Baked beans
Tinned tomatoes
Rice
Pasta.
Often buy on offer or if tesco are doing extra points etc. Yesterday I bought 8 tins of baked beans as I had a coupon I already had 6 but we'll eat them and they won't go to waste.

Yes, I have a 'larder' in the garage (a shelf really!). I keep stocks of;

Tinned fruit
Tea bags - buy them when on offer
Dijon mustard
Baked beans
Soups
Beef casserole sauce
M&S chunky chicken

I also bring back from France;

Cassegrain tinned vegetables - in particular the ratatouille
Bonne Maman jams
Mayonnaise
Tinned dauphinoise potatoes - surprisingly good
Loads of French butter which I freeze - much cheaper over there and freezes perfectly!

Have you tried Lidl Polpa ? Really high tomato content and 75p a tin.

Adding Olive oil to the list. Rarely on offer but Sainsbury’s have a nice Greek one.

Tinned fish
Tinned vegetables
Tomato puree and passata
Porridge
Risotto rice
Instant chai

Live alone, so if i get ill or weather is vile i don't need to go shopping. May be useful if the Russians invade!! 😂

Pantry under the stairs

Tinned tomatoes (Mutti or Cirio)
Coffee
Bread flour
Waitrose Lemon Curd (their No1 brand)
Bags of chocolate chips for cooking

I buy the big jars of Bonne Maman in Costco
I only buy small bottles of olive oil ,don't use much

I've been looking up soup recipes using cupboard essentials like coconut milk & red lentils.

Also, been stocking up on health drinks to help regulate my mood & keep my immunity high. Catalyse Life Drinks are a new brand i've found that helps. They have one for Beauty too which is cool

And oat milk from amazon, which works out so much cheaper than the shops.

Not an essential but whilst SpaceNk have 20% off i've been stocking up there too haha

Soup
chickpeas
butter beans
pasta
tomato puree
bread (in freezer)
frozen peas
frozen spinach
tortellini

I forgot I had a slab of chocolate for a cake but you can eat it too, just found it yesterday!

Ooh fajita boxes that’s a good one, had these on Friday. I sometimes get the tortillas and fajita spices etc separately as it can work out cheaper. Lidl Aldi also do their own brand ones. Chocolate lollies from Aldi. Mmmm 😋

Rice- brown basmati, risotto rice
Lentils- orange and Puy
Olive oil - buy 1ltr bottles
Veg stock cubes
Pasta
Tins of beans - chick peas, mixed beans
Flour, ground almonds, dried fruit
Oats
Mixed seeds
Tinned sardines
Tinned salmon
Coconut milk
Spices
Tea and coffee
Almond butter

Freezer
Peas
Fine green beans
Spinach
Frozen fruit like blueberries
Prawns
Fish (bought fresh then frozen at home - sea bass, salmon, haddock, cod)
Fish fingers (emergency meal!)

I have quite a large walk in pantry so it's always stocked up! I make sure there are multiples of everything wd use often and get them when on offer, my favorite mayonnaise, jars of queen beans and chick peas. Lots of tins of pulses and beans and all types of sugar, flour,plys lots of jars of dried fruits, nuts and seeds. I like being able to decide on a recipe and having the store cupboard ingredients to hand.

Freezer, I always have meat from the butcher, frozen cod, peas, sweetcorn, edamame, sourdough (I only ever buy it reduced!), ice cream, frozen ginger, fancy ice cubes with citrus and herbs for my G and T, frozen fruits for smoothies, chicken stock, I always make it from a roast chicken when I get low on it.

Oh yes, Rice: white and brown basmati, sushi, long grain, risotto
Pasta: spaghetti, orzo, penne, fusilli, macaroni, fancy (that varies)

i always have teabags and coffee
frozen fruit for my breakfast

i need a new fridge freezer but the thought of emptying my freezer is a big pain!