it’s 3am and i’ve been watching your videos for about 4 hours now and you’ve taught me more in these 4 hours than my parents have in 18 years. thank you
Thank you! I inventoried all my food today. I've never done that in my life! I'm 71, raising two grandsons. I don't think I'll have to buy much next month. 😊
I stopped buying packaged shredded cheese once I realised it has additives to stop it clumping together. I want to eat cheese not cheese with potato starch.
Yes! We buy butter (real butter) during Thanksgiving or Christmas when it goes on sale and freeze it. It's freezes super well and if you need a stick and have non thawed you can shred it on the grater for your recipe.
I started buying a kilogram of whole coffee beans a few months ago and keeping it in the freezer. I grind up about two cups at a time to keep in the fridge. This keeps me happy at two cups a day for about three months, and it's budget friendly while saving trips to the store. So, I would add things like coffees and teas in the freezer, fridge and cupboards🌞💎.
I haven’t seen you mention this before but citrus fruits are super freezable. I buy limes and lemons when they’re on sale and put them directly into the freezer. Then when I’m making salsa or a fish dish I just grab the lemon or lime from the freezer, pop it into the microwave (peel and all!) for 45 seconds, and it’s ready to use. It’s not only convenient but you get twice the juice this way!
I love this topic especially since it's from someone else's perspective of what is considered a staple because every family is a little different. As far as apologizing for getting it up so late don't. I believe most of us understand that you have a family to take care of plus being pregnant so if there isnt a video posted we figured something came up which is perfectly fine 😊
Keeping butter in the freezer is an awesome idea not only for storage, but using colder butter is really great for getting a flaky crust when you’re making things like pie!
When I lived alone, I could never make it through a loaf of bread or a bag of tortillas before they went bad. I’d keep them in the freezer and just pull out the 2 slices of bread to make a sandwich, or whatever I needed. It defrosts in just a few minutes on the countertop. Stuff goes moldy here fast too! I always save and freeze the bread ends too, then when I’ve collected enough, they go into the food processor for bread crumbs. Cream cheese melted in some Campbell’s tomato soup with some dried or fresh basil takes it to another level! It’s almost as good as La Madeline’s famous tomato basil soup.
Jessica Hill bread! My grandmother taught me that, and my bf thinks I’m crazy when I buy like 4 loafs on sale. I have a deep freezer just dedicated to sale stashing.
I also dont have Instagram, by choice. I find my smartphone is good enough for almost everything I need. I have seen a few episodes that I think had some cooking
We Indian...use Ginger, Garlic and Turmeric in most of the curries every single day from centuries because of how beneficial they are for your good health. I hardly use canned foods. I make fresh meals from scratch every single day. I understand, not everyone has that much time. But it won't hurt to try. Start with few small changes. I make homemade yogurt/ Dahi, which can once made, last for whole week, it is so good for your gut health and I also make fresh cheese from milk. I wish people could just try to live a bit healthier life. When u make things from scratch...u can make sure no preservatives or chemicals are being ingested. Food taste so much better!
Hi Jordan! I have a little tip on bread and buns etc... The Barefoot Contessa said to wrap them in heavy duty foil then freeze them. OMG!!! The difference since I started doing that! Tastes like the day you bought them 4 months later!! WORKS LIKE A CHARM!
Haha butter on everything. I need to have these items in my house: -rice -beans -Goya chicken seasoning -queso fresco -eggs Also you forgot the coffee! Lol.
I don’t want to speak for her because I could be wrong but I know she is LDS which I believe don’t drink coffee. However take this with a grain of salt because I don’t know if that’s her own personal belief
@@britbc4461 definitely double check that. I find that the deli is always cheaper (where I live). Make sure you calculate the per ounce price not just the overall price.
Jam is the correct name if there is fruit pulp in it. Jelly is made from the juice. Preserves are similar to jam except with larger chunks of fruit. Marmalade is a subset of preserves that are made from citrus and contain the fruit and the rind. In the end, whatever they are, they're all delicious!
I stopped meal planning a month in advance because there are just too many variables and I always end up feeling guilty when I don’t stick to the plan. So instead I use a a type of shelf cooking, except whenever I shop, I just try to keep in mind that I always have a protein, fresh produce, and grains/sides on hand. With those three elements, you can basically make endless meals and not have to stress
I just now tried a month long menu plan but shop weekly. It is hard to stick to so I am using it as a guide so when the weekly grocery list comes up I have an idea of dinners
I shop only whats on sell on Friday and Sunday night i go to the freezer pull out what meats i have a plann for a week. This keeps me on really using what i have on hand and what on sell.
As a family with nine kids,we homeschool..I am so busy I don't need/want the stress of finding dinner.I meal plan 6 weeks in advance. Our monthly grocery budget is $300,so its very important to plan and be prepared
Loved these tips! Also, you can use a pressure cooker for dried beans and IT'S A GAME CHANGER. You DON'T need all day, you can make a huge batch, and they turn out great! South America has been doing it this way for generations!
As someone who never had anyone to teach me this kind of things, and other stuff to manage my household, I can't properly thanks you for making content like this so accesible and simple!
@Katherine potatoes cut as thick or thin as you like, season as you like and then drizzle with an oil-a light tasting one like sunflower or a plain vegetable one will do fine. Not too much oil but enough to coat each one. Oven on a high heat, middle shelf. Turn then over often to make sure that all the sides get crispy! Enjoy ! TIP: I don't like them either too thick or too thin. Cut too thick and they take an age to cook and can be a little dry in middle. Too thin cut potatoes just brake up into mush when you try and turn then over. So l would recommend about a cm or two maximum! (✿^‿^)
Who else is watching this while hungry and suddenly feel hungry for EVERYTHING Jordan is pulling out of her fridge 🤣😂😋😍👏🏾 Awesome video with lots of great tips! Thanks and God bless you and your precious family Jordan ❤️🙏😘 Fernelle
Big props for you being able to actually look at and talk about food for this long when youre in your first trimester! IDK if you have nausea or food aversions but Im 8 weeks and holy schnitzel I cant even look at my fridge right now without feeling sick.
Thank you so much Jordan 💜👍💜 Anyone else here from Australia marvelling at the size of how large and how much product the USA gets? We are being so ripped off here in Australia with our doll sized portions, packaging and prices. Power to ya USA 👍
Jordan has a really big house, but she does have a big family. Most of us in the US just have a fridge/freezer combo and one small (not walk in size) pantry.
I love it all, I would just sub the pancake syrup with real maple syrup! It’s great with pancakes/waffles, but can also be used used in recipes or as a sweetener.
This level of storage is something Ells! Over here in the UK with just about enough space in my kitchen for my plates and pans etc. Shelftember just about stretched to a week before I had to tap out! Would love a pantry and space for a fridge freezer that size. Living the American dream 😉
I just found your videos(after I spent $600 on groceries for two weeks for 4 people 😵)and I cannot explain in words how I excited I am to start budgeting and meal planning! Wish me luck. ❤️ Side note: I know you’re not supposed to keep tomatoes in the fridge, but I still do. They go bad if I leave them out because we don’t eat them frequently.
I make breakfast burritos and freeze them, and also love to have homemade pancakes in the freezer and homemade french toast. Breakfast for dinner is a must in our house!
We do that, and also beans, fried potatoes, and cornbread some nights when I'm low on pretty much everything. Sometimes we'll throw in pork chops or chicken breasts!
Me living in Paris: I don't know why am watching this, my entire fridge is the size of one shelf of hers, I don't have a pantry and I go to the supermarket everyday to buy what I need anyways so don't need to store a lot 😅
@@aprendelearncrochet.56 I spend 10+ hours of my day revolving around getting ready for work/driving to work/working/driving home for 5 days a week. I don't have the luxury of going anywhere but work daily.
@@NikkiDavis it depends on where you live, in my country you have groceries and mini markets one block away o aroind the corner. Where I live now we do not. So I can't go everyday because I have to drive to get groceries. But I miss doing it the other way.
@Glamorous Taee For me near LA it is 12+ hours. If I can help it, the only thing I do on the way home is get gas. If I didn't get takeout and there is no food, I don't eat. I'd rather be hungry than run an errand.
With the majority of moms in North America working outside the home and supermarkets being a bit of a distance from home, it’s not practical for most Americans to shop every day. Wouldn’t even be home in time for dinner.
Jordan just wanted to tell you that you have helped me be a more effective mom! I have struggled with time managment with my full time job and my kids piano, dance, baseball, football and tutoring classes. My husband is gone alot for work so your tips have helped sooo much! I am way more organized now! Thank you💕
These American videos always amaze me. It's like another world. I live in a small terraced house in the UK. There are 5 of us. I have no pantry, no room for a spare freezer or chest freezer, no utility room, a small fridge and 2 kitchen cupboards that I can put food in 🤣. I work full time as well so I can't shop daily.
Thanks for this! I'm drinking tea and every time you say "on hand" I take a sip, haha 😆😆😆 I don't have kids but I love your channel. I'm so fascinated by you ❤️🌸 xx
Can you please make a video on how you defrost all of your freezer goods? That’s my biggestttt problem with freezing foods... I have no idea how to thaw anything properly 🤦🏻♀️
J Ann I have recently discovered “under water” thawing - keeping the frozen package submerged in cold water- it works so fast! Just change out the water every few minutes and those rock-hard chicken breasts or whatever, are thawed in no time!!
No video needed. Grab the item from the freezer. Grab a plate, or paper towel, and place the item in the fridge, on the plate. Allow 24 hours for a full defrost. Defrost Overnight is usually fine, if it's going to be cooked the next day anyways. The cooking finishes the defrost. You just want it to reach target temp. 165, in cooking for most meats
You dropped the onion powder and cut it out!! I needed a good laugh!! Love your channel, thanks for all you do and dedicating your life to what you love, BABIES AND HELPING OTHERS!!!
As a German that sounds so expensive. Because I spend around 25€ a week for food while buying lots of vegan substitute goods. But fruit and vegetables are very inexpensive here so... 😊
Great video, my husband was shocked when he saw butter and cottage cheese in the freezer lol, I've told my friends about your channel it's amazing how many people here in the uk didn't know you could freeze alot of things. Xx
Have a couple of recipes handy (like in the front of your recipe book or on the fridge) for quick meals. For instance, a recipe for quiche can always be made with eggs, any type of cheese, and any leftover meats and veggies you have in the fridge, freezer, or pantry. I also always keep tomato sauce, pasta, and ground beef in the freezer because these are great for a busy night or when company comes over. I do keep a few inexpensive frozen pizzas in the freezer at all times because it's better than grabbing fast food!
I bought a cool gadget from China for £1... I wish I could put a pic of it up... it opens any size can, jar, etc... replaced my husband... 🤣😂🤣😂 I don't think he minded too much
This just inspired me to make a similar video focused on specialty diets, I'm non dairy and I try to avoid peanuts. It's crazy how many times people think you can't eat anything good being without a major food group. My mother and I have learned that broth and some vegan cream cheese in a blender is a great sub for cream of (whatever) soup since cream is just another word for dairy
@Rocky_Tx in my house the Goya brand of Adobo is a must. The one with the red lid. Then the fancy salt of your choosing (there are so many now), pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, some kind of Italian blend and a Mrs. Dash just about any variety will do. Once I had those I just started checking the discontinued rack in my grocery stores and that's how I've gotten less common spices like vanilla beans and ground sage on the cheap.
Love the video - thank you! As a vegetarian, some of my to additional necessities include lentils (dried or steamed or canned) black beans, garbanzo beans, all kinds of canned tomatoes (for homemade tomato sauce, pizza sauce, etc.), and oatmeal (so useful in so many things).
I get a large can of tomato paste and freeze it into icecubes and keep it in the freezer. Also saves you from having to measure later. I have also made dry beans ahead of time and frozen them into can size portions in quart freezer bags. Can convenience without the higher price. Lately I've also been making large portions of rice at the beginning on the week in my instant pot and keeping a bowl in the fridge. Saves a lot of time in prep later in the week. I'll also cook chicken ahead of time in large batches in my crock pot and freeze so it's ready to go. If I get a great deal on berries, I stock up. I rinse (and cut up strawberries) and freeze them in a single layer for a few hours before bagging them and keep them in the freezer. This keeps them from sticking together. They're great for smoothies, acai bowls, or for just adding a couple to water. Our tap water here tastes like chlorine, so we generally have huge cases of water bottles in our pantry, but the kids keep putting the little caps in their mouths, so I've been switching to the gallon jugs and refill them a few times. It's a little cheaper and I don't have all the half drunk bottles sitting around.
I tried your “cooking ground turkey plain” method before freezing it to make dinners ...total GAME CHANGER 😳...I did the same with chicken breast and it worked just as good...I recently made spaghetti, sloppy joes, chicken chorizo tacos, and chicken mole in no time...you ROCK Jordan ! 🙌🏻💃🏻...thanks for always sharing and inspiring 😊💕
Another helpful video! Thank you! My husband and I both cleaned out our pantry, fridge and deep freezer and stayed within our grocery budget of $75 today! We’re so in love with this new way of life!
Two-thirds of the way through September Jordan's house looks like a grocery store my house looks like a grocery store when there's an imminent blizzard or hurricane. I've been trying to be more mindful about not buying things that aren't on the meal plan and that has made shelf-tember very difficult this year
i loved watching this video because it reminded me of when my mom would do brinner. Which is breakfast for dinner. We would have eggs and pancakes and bacon. Or rice with sunny side eggs if we didnt have any meats, oatmeal for dinner, french fries with corn on the cob and eggs, so many memories...though people think my family is weird when i bring up these recipes and im just here like "you ppl have no idea how delicious eggs with rice is or french fries with corn on the cob and eggs (and we would make our own french fries too! sitting there peeling potatoes and then cutting them up to be fried!)
You always have the best tips for making life easier. I always have tortillas on hand and I have been freezing more things that I didn't know you could freeze before watching your videos. Thanks so much for sharing your amazing tips
Frozen sliced bananas are a great staple for making nice cream (my favourites are banana/strawberry and banana/peanut butter) or frozen milkshake. Just sayin', amazing dessert. :)
Jordan, you are so dang inspiring. You are just perfect and even your imperfections are perfect. Where you find the energy I don't know. I would love to know what vitamins you take lmao😂. Thanks for all your tips and tricks and inspiration!
Can be if you run out of bacon and really then wanna eat it. Because we all know when you smell it ya want it. It was a trick we did in the casino. We used to cook bacon on our dinner shift for the next day so that the smell would go out to the casino (our bakery where we baked the trays was right around the corner from the employee door to the casino floor) so that people would get hungry and come to our restaurant (which was the only one open out of 5 at that time).
Instead of bacon bits, I'll get bacon when it's on sale or manager special, lives in the freezer, and I can cook a whole package in the oven at the beginning of the week, fridge it, and it can be breakfast bacon, chopped bacon, bacon bits, everything. Baking it cuts down on the grease both in the bacon and splattered everywhere, and the smell. I put a cookie cooling rack on a cookie sheet and put the bacon on the rack, 350 degrees for half an hour works perfect and it's always cooked through :)
I love adding onion soup mix to proteins, too! In the morning we dump in a slow cooker: baby carrots, potatoes, sliced onions and beef roast with a pack of Lipton onion soup mix and let that cook all day. When we get home we have dinner all done and it’s such an easy dinner to clean up as well. It’s the best pot roast ever!
As long as you have sugar and black strap molasses you can make brown sugar. I find this easier because I buy sugar 25# at a time but I would often run out of bagged brown sugar....now there's no running out😉
Just a quick fyi, in our area, they've started packaging these for other times of the year. I've seen them for Christmas and now Easter. My husband also loves these more than anything, so he's pretty excited. They're different colors, of course, but same candy. We're in AZ.
I meal plan 2 weeks at a time so we can only grocery shop once per pay period. But I love watching your videos on shelf cooking/freezer cooking etc. you’re one of the few frugal living people that I enjoy watching. Please never stop making videos like this.
I always have Lipton dried onion & beefy onion mix packets for meatloaf and other dishes! I'm from MI, so we always have to have a good can of chili for coneys🌭 or chili cheese fries🍟! Now I'm hungry! 🙃
This is great! (Side note... did anyone else hold their breath waiting for one of their parents to yell - “Shut The Refrigerator Door!”... even though they are almost 60 years old and lives alone?)
I agree! If you have the basics, you can make anything! We saw a huge savings from eating out so much, with just the two of us. And my husband will eat almost anything. Great video!!!
My mom freezes block cheese and then puts it in the food processor frozen on the shredding setting. Makes perfect shredded cheese for pizzas, tacos, whatever
being a Brazilian from the countryside, it is very strange to see so much canned or in packages. Since I was little I always made everything by hand, my mother made our bread and almost everything was made by her. nowadays there are a lot of electronic and industrialized things, but it is still more common to make most of the food. I can't imagine having to eat something in a can or package. My nephews have the food made by their mother, with few things in the can ... like soda, sweets and some cookies. At the same time that I am amazed, I am jealous, because so many things must make everyday life much easier. I loved the video, a hug.
well chili can be very verstile, than just in a bowl during winter. goes in burritos, over potatoes, fries tots, and over mac n cheese lol and corn chips like taco salad
Terrific tips! Thank you! One of my go-to appliances is the Instant Pot. It has several functions, but the one that I use the most is the pressure cooker. It cooks things so fast! You don't need to soak beans overnight--you can soak them in 5 mins with the pressure cooker. And then cook them in 10 minutes. You can cook a whole chicken in 20 minutes. Etc. I love it so much! Such a handy thing.
I have to admit I'm bit like Jordan, I keep a well stocked pantry, fridge and freezer and yes, I agree, potatoes are a staple in our house. I like to have new potatoes, potatoes for general mash/roasting etc and baking potatoes
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***Fridge***
Salad dressing
Minced garlic
BBQ sauce
Bouillon Base (soup,gravy)
Cream cheese ( freezer & refrigerator) -
Real salted Butter
Lime juice & lemon juice
Jam/ jelly
Condiments , mayonnaise, ketchup
Parmesan cheese
Meat , lunch meat, pepperoni, Salami
Bacon bits
Bread, bagel & tortilla
Sour cream
Fresh veggies
Fresh fruit
Eggs
*** Freezer****
#Meat ( chicken, pork chops)
-Put in ziplock for quick use
#Frozen veggies & fruits
# Baking items
Nuts, Yeast, Breadcrumbs
# Dairy, cream cheese, cottage cheese
#Butter
#Snacks( sandwiches, cookies, chocolate)
****Pantry****
-Oil base,Peanut butter,Nutella, syrup, vinegar
-pancake mix
-Crackers/Chips/Cereal
-baking items
- variety of dried pasta
-rice
-coconut milk
-dried Beans
-sugar
- powdered sugar
-quinoa
-Honey
-Coconut oil
-Olive oil
-vegetable oil
-vanilla
-vinegar
-Baking soda, baking powder, salt
-Corn starch
-Corn meal
-Karo syrup
-Cooking spray
- balsamic vinegar
-Seasoning spices and herbs
-salt and pepper
-taco seasoning
-Garlic spices
-Dried chopped Onion spice
-Italian seasoning
-italian dressing base
-Rosemary seasoning
-steak seasoning/bbq rub
-bay leaf spices
-parsely spice
Anyone who wanted a list, here you go
it’s 3am and i’ve been watching your videos for about 4 hours now and you’ve taught me more in these 4 hours than my parents have in 18 years. thank you
same
Thank you! I inventoried all my food today. I've never done that in my life! I'm 71, raising two grandsons. I don't think I'll have to buy much next month. 😊
When butter is on sale at the grocery store I always stock up and freeze it. I also stock up on shredded cheese when it’s on sale and freeze it.👍🏼
Donna Terry I didn’t realise you could freeze those 🌻
So smart!
natalie smith cheese freezes amazingly! Shredded or by the block!
I stopped buying packaged shredded cheese once I realised it has additives to stop it clumping together. I want to eat cheese not cheese with potato starch.
Yes! We buy butter (real butter) during Thanksgiving or Christmas when it goes on sale and freeze it. It's freezes super well and if you need a stick and have non thawed you can shred it on the grater for your recipe.
I started buying a kilogram of whole coffee beans a few months ago and keeping it in the freezer. I grind up about two cups at a time to keep in the fridge. This keeps me happy at two cups a day for about three months, and it's budget friendly while saving trips to the store. So, I would add things like coffees and teas in the freezer, fridge and cupboards🌞💎.
I haven’t seen you mention this before but citrus fruits are super freezable. I buy limes and lemons when they’re on sale and put them directly into the freezer. Then when I’m making salsa or a fish dish I just grab the lemon or lime from the freezer, pop it into the microwave (peel and all!) for 45 seconds, and it’s ready to use. It’s not only convenient but you get twice the juice this way!
I didn't know u can freeze lemons so I will be doing the same thanks 😊
I love this topic especially since it's from someone else's perspective of what is considered a staple because every family is a little different.
As far as apologizing for getting it up so late don't. I believe most of us understand that you have a family to take care of plus being pregnant so if there isnt a video posted we figured something came up which is perfectly fine 😊
Thank you! ❤️
Ya! Well done Jordan for getting out of bed in the morning 👍🏼 I honestly dunno how you do it girl 😇
Keeping butter in the freezer is an awesome idea not only for storage, but using colder butter is really great for getting a flaky crust when you’re making things like pie!
When I lived alone, I could never make it through a loaf of bread or a bag of tortillas before they went bad. I’d keep them in the freezer and just pull out the 2 slices of bread to make a sandwich, or whatever I needed. It defrosts in just a few minutes on the countertop. Stuff goes moldy here fast too! I always save and freeze the bread ends too, then when I’ve collected enough, they go into the food processor for bread crumbs.
Cream cheese melted in some Campbell’s tomato soup with some dried or fresh basil takes it to another level! It’s almost as good as La Madeline’s famous tomato basil soup.
Jessica Hill bread!
My grandmother taught me that, and my bf thinks I’m crazy when I buy like 4 loafs on sale.
I have a deep freezer just dedicated to sale stashing.
Would you mind doing some cooking videos and showing us some of your recipes plz☺️
I would love that too! :)
She shows cooking on Instagram stories frequently
@@carissafladeland6447 Thanks for the info but not all of us have Instagram,So it would be nice😊
I also dont have Instagram, by choice. I find my smartphone is good enough for almost everything I need.
I have seen a few episodes that I think had some cooking
This would be super helpful
Turmeric and ginger are great to put in foods if you use sparingly. They are anti inflammatory foods
I love those in fresh juices! 😇
I make a drink with tumeric, ginger, lemon, and honey and my kids LOVE it.
We Indian...use Ginger, Garlic and Turmeric in most of the curries every single day from centuries because of how beneficial they are for your good health. I hardly use canned foods. I make fresh meals from scratch every single day. I understand, not everyone has that much time. But it won't hurt to try. Start with few small changes. I make homemade yogurt/ Dahi, which can once made, last for whole week, it is so good for your gut health and I also make fresh cheese from milk. I wish people could just try to live a bit healthier life. When u make things from scratch...u can make sure no preservatives or chemicals are being ingested. Food taste so much better!
Hi Jordan! I have a little tip on bread and buns etc... The Barefoot Contessa said to wrap them in heavy duty foil then freeze them. OMG!!! The difference since I started doing that! Tastes like the day you bought them 4 months later!! WORKS LIKE A CHARM!
Take the beef bullion in a jar, add cream cheese, sour cream, little milk, ground beef, serve over noodles:bam. "Beef stroganoff" (ish ;) )
MIND BLOWN
Sounds yummy and probably better when we use roast it’s super tough
That sounds delicious im going definitely do this recipe ty.
I love scrolling through the comments. You can always find a handful of gems. Thx!
Haha butter on everything. I need to have these items in my house:
-rice
-beans
-Goya chicken seasoning
-queso fresco
-eggs
Also you forgot the coffee! Lol.
I don’t want to speak for her because I could be wrong but I know she is LDS which I believe don’t drink coffee. However take this with a grain of salt because I don’t know if that’s her own personal belief
Coffee is life.
Carrina Lee I don’t usually drink coffee, not really a have to have staple in many homes🤷🏻♀️
Dry ranch dressing mix. I use it for seasoning and you can make ranch dressing!
I sprinkle it on popcorn! Such an underrated ingredient.
Hot tip on lunch meat: I’ve found it’s typically cheaper when you buy it from the counter and not in packages
Mine is usually twice as expensive at the counter, but also twice as good
and I think it tastes so much better than the prepackaged stuff!
Yep! My supermarket deli always had a few on special each week and it doesn’t have the extra preservatives.
@@britbc4461 definitely double check that. I find that the deli is always cheaper (where I live). Make sure you calculate the per ounce price not just the overall price.
I will apply this rule ;))
I really appreciate that you called it Jam. The correct name.
Jam is the correct name if there is fruit pulp in it. Jelly is made from the juice. Preserves are similar to jam except with larger chunks of fruit. Marmalade is a subset of preserves that are made from citrus and contain the fruit and the rind. In the end, whatever they are, they're all delicious!
Am I the only one that gets excited to see Jordan pop in my notification feed😅?
Same! And i see the twin bump! So cute.
kamben79 I feel the same
Me too! Alwaysss lol
It would be so helpful if you did a like what we ate this week during shelfcooking month!!! Blessings girl!!! 💛
I stopped meal planning a month in advance because there are just too many variables and I always end up feeling guilty when I don’t stick to the plan. So instead I use a a type of shelf cooking, except whenever I shop, I just try to keep in mind that I always have a protein, fresh produce, and grains/sides on hand. With those three elements, you can basically make endless meals and not have to stress
We meal plan a week in advance b/c we go grocery shopping weekly.
Simply Stacie i feel glad that you found your on way good job 👏
I just now tried a month long menu plan but shop weekly. It is hard to stick to so I am using it as a guide so when the weekly grocery list comes up I have an idea of dinners
I shop only whats on sell on Friday and Sunday night i go to the freezer pull out what meats i have a plann for a week. This keeps me on really using what i have on hand and what on sell.
As a family with nine kids,we homeschool..I am so busy I don't need/want the stress of finding dinner.I meal plan 6 weeks in advance. Our monthly grocery budget is $300,so its very important to plan and be prepared
Loved these tips!
Also, you can use a pressure cooker for dried beans and IT'S A GAME CHANGER. You DON'T need all day, you can make a huge batch, and they turn out great! South America has been doing it this way for generations!
I'm Hispanic and Yes we have been lol Beans are life this goes for Latin America from pinto to red to black beans they are awesome!
Yes, and much lower in sodium!
Because so has Spain. My family couldn't live without our WMF pressure cooker. 😍
As someone who never had anyone to teach me this kind of things, and other stuff to manage my household, I can't properly thanks you for making content like this so accesible and simple!
Potatoes, I always have potatoes on hand too.
YES! I was shook when I didn't see any, we always have a big bag of potatoes here!
Same, I love potatoes and can make it in many ways
@Katherine potatoes cut as thick or thin as you like, season as you like and then drizzle with an oil-a light tasting one like sunflower or a plain vegetable one will do fine. Not too much oil but enough to coat each one. Oven on a high heat, middle shelf. Turn then over often to make sure that all the sides get crispy! Enjoy !
TIP: I don't like them either too thick or too thin. Cut too thick and they take an age to cook and can be a little dry in middle. Too thin cut potatoes just brake up into mush when you try and turn then over. So l would recommend about a cm or two maximum! (✿^‿^)
How do you keep your potatos from going bad? Besides eating them LOL My potatoes are always sprouting
Katherine yes I do
Chopped the veggies and keep some in the freezer such as celery, onion, bell peppers and garlic.
Pantry shelf trick: turn the shelves upsides down when they start to sag, every once and awhile repeat. Neat strong shelves!
Kathleen Zajkowski That’s what I do to my mattress!
I wish I had a pantry, sagging shelves or not.
Your pantry is twice the size of my entire kitchen, I'm not even joking
Beans in the freezer, make big batches of dry beans and portion them out and freeze them.
Jessica Simmons yes!
Did you soak them in water before?
Amina Aminouch they are fully cooked beans
I do this too!
@@rstevih571 Soaked, cooked, put in ziploc laid flat and stacked.
Who else is watching this while hungry and suddenly feel hungry for EVERYTHING Jordan is pulling out of her fridge 🤣😂😋😍👏🏾 Awesome video with lots of great tips! Thanks and God bless you and your precious family Jordan ❤️🙏😘 Fernelle
Big props for you being able to actually look at and talk about food for this long when youre in your first trimester! IDK if you have nausea or food aversions but Im 8 weeks and holy schnitzel I cant even look at my fridge right now without feeling sick.
A must have seasoning in our home is either Creole or Cajun seasoning. I add it to a ton of dishes, especially soups and chicken pot pie. 👍
I like your tip on keeping bread crumbs in freezer. I also keep flour and pancake mix in the fridge. My grandmother taught me that, keeps the bugs out
Who else clicked so fast because you want an update on the twins? 💕💕💕
I woild consider vanilla extract a staple for baking
Pure maple syrup is an excellent substitute for vanilla extract. It's expensive too but not as pricey as real vanilla extract.
I’m always running out! Yes!
@@josieschmo4172 great tip 😍
Instead of using vanilla extract, I buy Mexican vanilla. It’s much cheaper and has a great vanilla flavor. You can buy it on amazon.
Cinnamon sticks and vodka !
Thank you so much Jordan 💜👍💜
Anyone else here from Australia marvelling at the size of how large and how much product the USA gets?
We are being so ripped off here in Australia with our doll sized portions, packaging and prices.
Power to ya USA 👍
Sammy M yes all the time. Hopefully when Costco comes to Perth I can bulk buy
Jordan has a really big house, but she does have a big family. Most of us in the US just have a fridge/freezer combo and one small (not walk in size) pantry.
Agree...I would love to buy bulk like that...
CADBURY EGGS ARE LIFE! I never thought to freeze/hide them!
Hide them in a n old bag of frozen veggies. Kids won't see and eat them!
I love it all, I would just sub the pancake syrup with real maple syrup! It’s great with pancakes/waffles, but can also be used used in recipes or as a sweetener.
Her * opens up her pantry *
Me as a European: "Wow, that's as big as my entire apartment!" 🙃
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
me as a European, wtf is that many canned stuff and that many sauces... big no from me.
Ur Dutch?
totally understand :)
It's not an American thing. Haha I barely have a pantry. My dry foods go in my cupboards.
This level of storage is something Ells! Over here in the UK with just about enough space in my kitchen for my plates and pans etc. Shelftember just about stretched to a week before I had to tap out!
Would love a pantry and space for a fridge freezer that size. Living the American dream 😉
I just found your videos(after I spent $600 on groceries for two weeks for 4 people 😵)and I cannot explain in words how I excited I am to start budgeting and meal planning! Wish me luck. ❤️
Side note: I know you’re not supposed to keep tomatoes in the fridge, but I still do. They go bad if I leave them out because we don’t eat them frequently.
Buy them as you need them and don’t buy overripe ones.they are fine on the counter stem down for a week or two
We started doing breakfast for dinner one night a week to save money
Us too!
Same!
Breakfast for dinner has become a weekend thing for us too! (once a week of course, not all weekend)
I make breakfast burritos and freeze them, and also love to have homemade pancakes in the freezer and homemade french toast. Breakfast for dinner is a must in our house!
We do that, and also beans, fried potatoes, and cornbread some nights when I'm low on pretty much everything. Sometimes we'll throw in pork chops or chicken breasts!
Me living in Paris: I don't know why am watching this, my entire fridge is the size of one shelf of hers, I don't have a pantry and I go to the supermarket everyday to buy what I need anyways so don't need to store a lot 😅
In my country we do the same, we buy everyday but only what we need We do not buy so much staff. And we do well.
@@aprendelearncrochet.56 I spend 10+ hours of my day revolving around getting ready for work/driving to work/working/driving home for 5 days a week. I don't have the luxury of going anywhere but work daily.
@@NikkiDavis it depends on where you live, in my country you have groceries and mini markets one block away o aroind the corner. Where I live now we do not. So I can't go everyday because I have to drive to get groceries. But I miss doing it the other way.
@Glamorous Taee For me near LA it is 12+ hours. If I can help it, the only thing I do on the way home is get gas. If I didn't get takeout and there is no food, I don't eat. I'd rather be hungry than run an errand.
With the majority of moms in North America working outside the home and supermarkets being a bit of a distance from home, it’s not practical for most Americans to shop every day. Wouldn’t even be home in time for dinner.
We love scrambling eggs, adding crushed chips and a little salsa...easy dinner!!
Jordan just wanted to tell you that you have helped me be a more effective mom! I have struggled with time managment with my full time job and my kids piano, dance, baseball, football and tutoring classes. My husband is gone alot for work so your tips have helped sooo much! I am way more organized now! Thank you💕
These American videos always amaze me. It's like another world. I live in a small terraced house in the UK. There are 5 of us. I have no pantry, no room for a spare freezer or chest freezer, no utility room, a small fridge and 2 kitchen cupboards that I can put food in 🤣. I work full time as well so I can't shop daily.
Great video Jordan. By knowing what to have on hand you can save sooo much money on groceries! Great job 👍
Thanks for this! I'm drinking tea and every time you say "on hand" I take a sip, haha 😆😆😆 I don't have kids but I love your channel. I'm so fascinated by you ❤️🌸 xx
I feel like I'm preparing for motherhood wathing her videos😂😂😂👍
Great mom prep videos for sure! I have four and they are almost all in college. I was thinking wish I had this when my kids were younger. 😂
Me either 😁 but I’m not prepping for mother hood, 🤣🤣 like someone said. 😁
Can you please make a video on how you defrost all of your freezer goods? That’s my biggestttt problem with freezing foods... I have no idea how to thaw anything properly 🤦🏻♀️
J Ann I have recently discovered “under water” thawing - keeping the frozen package submerged in cold water- it works so fast! Just change out the water every few minutes and those rock-hard chicken breasts or whatever, are thawed in no time!!
It's safest to thaw all raw meats in the fridge. The only thing I feel safe about thawing on the counter is homemade chicken broth.
She has made a video about thawing. I don't remember the title but it was this year? Not sure but I know she has made one.
No video needed. Grab the item from the freezer. Grab a plate, or paper towel, and place the item in the fridge, on the plate. Allow 24 hours for a full defrost. Defrost Overnight is usually fine, if it's going to be cooked the next day anyways. The cooking finishes the defrost. You just want it to reach target temp. 165, in cooking for most meats
Frozen meat I've learned to either put it in the fridge (takes longer for me) or put it in a bowl or the sink with cold water.
Great video! My wife Kayla is really good at going through everything each week before going shopping. Helps us save and use everything we have.
Budget Boot Camp is amazing!! Every young couple should take this...
Thank you, Missy!
You dropped the onion powder and cut it out!! I needed a good laugh!! Love your channel, thanks for all you do and dedicating your life to what you love, BABIES AND HELPING OTHERS!!!
Bruh I was just ab to comment ab that but I wanted to see if anyone else did first😂
My sister showed me how to put a pound of ground beef into a gallon size freezer bag and flatten it out. Easy to store and incredibly easy to thaw!
Hi Jordan! I would like to see a video where you give tips for new mom's since you have a lot of experience.
I literally have all of that. But this month I'm planning on skipping the store. last week I spent only 30$
Cynthia Holbert wow 😯 good job 👏
As a German that sounds so expensive. Because I spend around 25€ a week for food while buying lots of vegan substitute goods. But fruit and vegetables are very inexpensive here so... 😊
Great video, my husband was shocked when he saw butter and cottage cheese in the freezer lol, I've told my friends about your channel it's amazing how many people here in the uk didn't know you could freeze alot of things. Xx
Thank you, Samantha!
Freeze cottage cheese?! I am watching rn!
My daughter just got her first apartment and this helped me stock her up. Thanks
How exciting for her!
Have a couple of recipes handy (like in the front of your recipe book or on the fridge) for quick meals. For instance, a recipe for quiche can always be made with eggs, any type of cheese, and any leftover meats and veggies you have in the fridge, freezer, or pantry. I also always keep tomato sauce, pasta, and ground beef in the freezer because these are great for a busy night or when company comes over. I do keep a few inexpensive frozen pizzas in the freezer at all times because it's better than grabbing fast food!
‘We might need Bubba...’ I love it! I haven’t opened a jar or bottle of wine since I met my husband 😂😂
I bought a cool gadget from China for £1... I wish I could put a pic of it up... it opens any size can, jar, etc... replaced my husband... 🤣😂🤣😂
I don't think he minded too much
This just inspired me to make a similar video focused on specialty diets, I'm non dairy and I try to avoid peanuts. It's crazy how many times people think you can't eat anything good being without a major food group. My mother and I have learned that broth and some vegan cream cheese in a blender is a great sub for cream of (whatever) soup since cream is just another word for dairy
Spice hoarders of the world unite!
@Rocky_Tx in my house the Goya brand of Adobo is a must. The one with the red lid. Then the fancy salt of your choosing (there are so many now), pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, some kind of Italian blend and a Mrs. Dash just about any variety will do. Once I had those I just started checking the discontinued rack in my grocery stores and that's how I've gotten less common spices like vanilla beans and ground sage on the cheap.
Love the video - thank you! As a vegetarian, some of my to additional necessities include lentils (dried or steamed or canned) black beans, garbanzo beans, all kinds of canned tomatoes (for homemade tomato sauce, pizza sauce, etc.), and oatmeal (so useful in so many things).
I get a large can of tomato paste and freeze it into icecubes and keep it in the freezer. Also saves you from having to measure later. I have also made dry beans ahead of time and frozen them into can size portions in quart freezer bags. Can convenience without the higher price. Lately I've also been making large portions of rice at the beginning on the week in my instant pot and keeping a bowl in the fridge. Saves a lot of time in prep later in the week. I'll also cook chicken ahead of time in large batches in my crock pot and freeze so it's ready to go. If I get a great deal on berries, I stock up. I rinse (and cut up strawberries) and freeze them in a single layer for a few hours before bagging them and keep them in the freezer. This keeps them from sticking together. They're great for smoothies, acai bowls, or for just adding a couple to water. Our tap water here tastes like chlorine, so we generally have huge cases of water bottles in our pantry, but the kids keep putting the little caps in their mouths, so I've been switching to the gallon jugs and refill them a few times. It's a little cheaper and I don't have all the half drunk bottles sitting around.
Tomato paste in ice cube trays is a really good idea. Have to try that. Thanks.
I tried your “cooking ground turkey plain” method before freezing it to make dinners ...total GAME CHANGER 😳...I did the same with chicken breast and it worked just as good...I recently made spaghetti, sloppy joes, chicken chorizo tacos, and chicken mole in no time...you ROCK Jordan ! 🙌🏻💃🏻...thanks for always sharing and inspiring 😊💕
Another helpful video! Thank you! My husband and I both cleaned out our pantry, fridge and deep freezer and stayed within our grocery budget of $75 today! We’re so in love with this new way of life!
Best personality. Everyone wants a funny down to earth friend like you.
Love, love, love your channel!!!
I would need cinnamon in my top 10.
Two-thirds of the way through September Jordan's house looks like a grocery store my house looks like a grocery store when there's an imminent blizzard or hurricane. I've been trying to be more mindful about not buying things that aren't on the meal plan and that has made shelf-tember very difficult this year
That's a good thing.
Same! My freezer is finally clearing out. Feels so good to be using things that I typically avoid or forget about though!
Same 😂 every night I’m scraping the bottom of the freezer for food for the next 24hrs 😅
Having less "excess" to get used up, before it hits expire dates, is a good thing. Your system is working well, in my mind .
i loved watching this video because it reminded me of when my mom would do brinner. Which is breakfast for dinner. We would have eggs and pancakes and bacon. Or rice with sunny side eggs if we didnt have any meats, oatmeal for dinner, french fries with corn on the cob and eggs, so many memories...though people think my family is weird when i bring up these recipes and im just here like "you ppl have no idea how delicious eggs with rice is or french fries with corn on the cob and eggs (and we would make our own french fries too! sitting there peeling potatoes and then cutting them up to be fried!)
You always have the best tips for making life easier. I always have tortillas on hand and I have been freezing more things that I didn't know you could freeze before watching your videos. Thanks so much for sharing your amazing tips
It’s amazing how almost identical our staples are with yours! The spice choices is right on!!
Oats! Oats! Oats! We make oatmeal, granola, cookies...I even put it in meatloaf!
Definitely, I could live just on porridge. Just throw different stuff in it every time.
@@hanahanusova9143 A fave in our house is walnuts and dried cranberries 😋
@@josieschmo4172 , Mine too!
I try to buy veggies that are on clearance at the grocery store and freeze them for later. I also freeze any veggies that are about to go bad
Frozen sliced bananas are a great staple for making nice cream (my favourites are banana/strawberry and banana/peanut butter) or frozen milkshake. Just sayin', amazing dessert. :)
Jordan, you are so dang inspiring. You are just perfect and even your imperfections are perfect. Where you find the energy I don't know. I would love to know what vitamins you take lmao😂. Thanks for all your tips and tricks and inspiration!
You say “have my whole house smelling like bacon for a week” like it’s a bad thing...😋
Only if you run out of bacon to feed the cravings from the smell LOL
When you're pregnant, it's awful 😆
I feel that way about the smell of fish in the house... I can't stand it 😭😭😭 but I love cooking fish tho 😶
Can be if you run out of bacon and really then wanna eat it. Because we all know when you smell it ya want it. It was a trick we did in the casino. We used to cook bacon on our dinner shift for the next day so that the smell would go out to the casino (our bakery where we baked the trays was right around the corner from the employee door to the casino floor) so that people would get hungry and come to our restaurant (which was the only one open out of 5 at that time).
Instead of bacon bits, I'll get bacon when it's on sale or manager special, lives in the freezer, and I can cook a whole package in the oven at the beginning of the week, fridge it, and it can be breakfast bacon, chopped bacon, bacon bits, everything. Baking it cuts down on the grease both in the bacon and splattered everywhere, and the smell. I put a cookie cooling rack on a cookie sheet and put the bacon on the rack, 350 degrees for half an hour works perfect and it's always cooked through :)
I love adding onion soup mix to proteins, too! In the morning we dump in a slow cooker: baby carrots, potatoes, sliced onions and beef roast with a pack of Lipton onion soup mix and let that cook all day. When we get home we have dinner all done and it’s such an easy dinner to clean up as well. It’s the best pot roast ever!
I may have missed it, but I don't recall you saying brown sugar. That is a must in our house for chocolate chip cookies ♡
Ya gotta have brown sugar!
I use it in spaghetti and anything that I use bbq sauce for
As long as you have sugar and black strap molasses you can make brown sugar. I find this easier because I buy sugar 25# at a time but I would often run out of bagged brown sugar....now there's no running out😉
Love having bacon bits also in the freezer and add to cheesy eggs cause my grand babies love it. 😃🥰
Best advice I’ve been doing from Jordan was keeping one shelf for leftovers game changer when u have teenagers
I love how you are so honest of all the foods you and your family eat. I don’t feel so guilty anymore. LOL
1 minute ago?! Never been so early! Needed this video today for a little pick me up ☺️
Okay, so the Cadbury company needs to pay you to be a spokesperson already!!!
Just a quick fyi, in our area, they've started packaging these for other times of the year. I've seen them for Christmas and now Easter. My husband also loves these more than anything, so he's pretty excited. They're different colors, of course, but same candy. We're in AZ.
FYI... if you move to England... you get FRESH Cadbury and often on sale too 👍🏼😍💖 That's about the only upside here...
Kristin McCoy-Ward so much better than “American”
I meal plan 2 weeks at a time so we can only grocery shop once per pay period. But I love watching your videos on shelf cooking/freezer cooking etc. you’re one of the few frugal living people that I enjoy watching. Please never stop making videos like this.
I always have Lipton dried onion & beefy onion mix packets for meatloaf and other dishes! I'm from MI, so we always have to have a good can of chili for coneys🌭 or chili cheese fries🍟! Now I'm hungry! 🙃
I freeze go-gurt too for lunches. Thawed by lunch time or like a popsicle when still frozen.
Oh my gosh...the “HUGE” clip had me cracking up!! I skipped back over it 4 times 🤣 LOVE this video!!! It’s so helpful...THANK YOU!!
That's a pretty extravagant list of essentials. Wow
I like the thought of shelftember. A cute idea and makes perfect sense. Thank you for this.
Why isn't Jordan at 1M subscribers yet??
Because her videos are good and sane and people this days are attracted to the dark not the light
RUclips algorithm that's why
Wow. I have no idea. Great content though.
I haven't seen the whole video yet but she has 1 more subscriber now...;)
Because we are more mature. The ones with millions of subs have a bunch of kids following them. Mainly beauty gurus 😞
We get Peanut Butter in Germany as well... 🤗
I love to have it on a slice of toast in the Morning.
This is great! (Side note... did anyone else hold their breath waiting for one of their parents to yell - “Shut The Refrigerator Door!”... even though they are almost 60 years old and lives alone?)
I agree! If you have the basics, you can make anything! We saw a huge savings from eating out so much, with just the two of us. And my husband will eat almost anything. Great video!!!
My mom freezes block cheese and then puts it in the food processor frozen on the shredding setting. Makes perfect shredded cheese for pizzas, tacos, whatever
Thanks Jordan!
My vacuum sealer was game changing.
I use so many canned goods! Black beans, lentils, corn, refried beans, organic diced tomatoes, veggie soup, coconut milk
being a Brazilian from the countryside, it is very strange to see so much canned or in packages. Since I was little I always made everything by hand, my mother made our bread and almost everything was made by her. nowadays there are a lot of electronic and industrialized things, but it is still more common to make most of the food. I can't imagine having to eat something in a can or package. My nephews have the food made by their mother, with few things in the can ... like soda, sweets and some cookies.
At the same time that I am amazed, I am jealous, because so many things must make everyday life much easier. I loved the video, a hug.
Freezer. Always frozen premade chili. Spaghetti sauce and pre cooked ahead meat !
amanda harland love this tip! I just recently started freezing chili and precooked shredded chicken and ground beef. Game changer!
Great idea!
My husband also makes homemade tomato sauce in large batches and we keep it in the freezer. Such a treat!
well chili can be very verstile, than just in a bowl during winter. goes in burritos, over potatoes, fries tots, and over mac n cheese lol and corn chips like taco salad
Oh yeah frozen grapes for a sweet snack instead of icecream. Delicious!
I lived on frozen grapes when I was pregnant over the summer. Fabulously refreshing and cooling.
Terrific tips! Thank you! One of my go-to appliances is the Instant Pot. It has several functions, but the one that I use the most is the pressure cooker. It cooks things so fast! You don't need to soak beans overnight--you can soak them in 5 mins with the pressure cooker. And then cook them in 10 minutes. You can cook a whole chicken in 20 minutes. Etc. I love it so much! Such a handy thing.
I have to admit I'm bit like Jordan, I keep a well stocked pantry, fridge and freezer and yes, I agree, potatoes are a staple in our house. I like to have new potatoes, potatoes for general mash/roasting etc and baking potatoes