I am so excited that Real Canadian Superstore delivers to my area! I picked up some regular groceries as well as a few items to stock the pantry and to prepare for some camping trips! Mr. Wanders is really wanting to stock up the pantry so I might be switching gears to start PANTRY STOCKING in September! Let me know what your *MUST HAVES* are for your Pantry Stocks in the COMMENT SECTION! I see a lot of COSTCO in my future!
Pasta, various types of rice, pinto & garbanzo beans, tahini/ sesame paste, tomato sauce and tomato pasye and tomatoes, chocolate chips (🤭), canned vegetables, chicken ramen, vinegar, peanuts or mixed nuts for snacking, tomato ketchup, salad mustard, olive oil, condensed cream of mushroom soup, canned tuna & salmon, and there’s a ton of jelly because I made too much … not all at once. It’s kind of seasonal. There’s fresh veg from the garden all summer
Larry the Cable Guy brand Ketchup Tater Chips used to be available in the US but maybe not any longer. Clancy’s and Ruffles offer “all dressed” flavors
I don’t think you can price match at RCSS when doing pick up or delivery sadly that’s why I just go in, plus I buy a lot of produce and I like to pick my own. I always stock up when pantry/ household items are on a really good sale. I try to keep a years supply of items I use regularly tuna, coffee, pasta and sauce, rice, toilet paper,laundry soap, dish soap , shampoo, flour, oats,olive oil etc. we have eaten all my canned tomatoes this year so I will be doing major tomato canning this year. World is a crazy place these days, environmentally and politically good to have things on hand. I think you look great,your skin is fantastic!
We are in Nova Scotia and we do a winter stock...it starts with buying bulk veggies from local farmers and tons of canning and some will go into cold storage ( just finished the last of last year's cabbages) btw our garden is trash this year,it's just too hot.....but our fruit and nut trees are thriving. You look fantastic ,nothing wrong with how you look at all.
Boy, is the garden ever crap this year! The weather has been all over the place and the plants just don't like it at all! Some things did really well in the cooler spring like lettuce but all my warmth loving crops are struggling! I have no fruit on the trees this year :(
@@twistedfrannie9311 our grapes are bearing heavily and we live in apple country where people are happy to give them away for applesauce and apple butter as well as, brace yourself, frozen apple pie filling. Peel corn slice eight apples. Mixed with cinnamon and sugar to taste. Put it all into a gallon Ziploc bag and shake. When you’re ready to bake pie, put in it in a tablespoon and a half of flour and pour it into your crust. Dot with butter. And if you decide you don’t want pie, you could always cook it into something else. Cobbler, stewed apples, whatever you like
I like to stock up on the basics. Rice, beans, pasta, tuna, tomato products, flour, sugar, spices, home canned meat, veg and fruit, and meats, nuts, fruit and veg for freezer. After watching your videos have also added dry coconut milk. I also prefer the Kraft natural crunchy peanut butter. What I need to improve on is water and medical supplies. My tiny garden is just ok. Cucumber beetles, rabbits, squirrels and birds sure do love it. And maybe an unknown neighbour's cat or small dog. Love your videos! Thanks for sharing!
Here in Missouri I can get groceries and usually an hour under depending on the quantity. It’s a larger grocery hall. It could take an hour or two and they highly suggest that we tip well. Our delivery services will not deliver. If you don’t tip your order will end up getting canceled and I’ve seen that happened to people a lot of times but here they expect tips and they expect good tips. Otherwise like I said a lot of times I’ve heard peoples orders getting canceled. I’ve been watching in the background and super sick but always here and watching and supporting your channel. You’re doing great Jessica 16:21
Hey there! Great to see you 🤗 Sorry to hear your feeling under the weather! I would certainly tip if it was a service that was separate from the grocery store. I’m used to it all being the same people doing it all and there is already a delivery fee included in the order. It’s just a different way they’re doing it compared to my usual grocery store that delivers. 🤷♀️ Thanks for all your thoughts! 🙏🏼
Also, you are very wise to restock. The weather is weird, politics are weird around the world, people are on edge. My supper are a bit dwindled because I can't afford to restock with inflation but I need to!
A tip for your natural peanut butter- stir it when you buy it and then store it in your fridge. It won’t separate unless left out. Also natural peanut butter doesn’t contain any preservatives so it if best stored in the fridge. Just a tip so you don’t need to eat the bad for you stuff. Thanks for the great video, I just found your channel last week.
My garden is behind this year but we’ve had lots of lettuce and radishes to eat. It’s was a cool spring here but the food is growing. I just took lots of frozen fruit out of the freezer and made about 6 months worth of jam/jelly for my family for the coming year. One more canning afternoon and I’ll have a years worth. A lot of the fruit I picked for free so it makes for affordable jam.
Yes, all the warmth loving veggies are behind but actually the cooler spring meant great harvests of lettuce and radishes! What a great job! It's such a great feeling to be stocked up! :D
We don't typically have the All Dressed Lays but I have occasionally seen them for some promotion or another. I grab a few bags then and when we go to Canada, I have to have them. The hubs is from Ontario and we go about every other year to visit family.
We have 2 small freezers, and planned on eating one then refilling. Instead, sales were just too good to pass up, so we filled them both up. Our pantry is pretty good for staples. We prefer 'fresh fruits / vegs' so we haven't replenished the can / frozen ones. If rations ever came into effect, I think we'd be ok
That’s great! I find that if I have the space I do tend to just fill it up! It’s really time to sort and restock! I’ll be getting on it in September, for sure!
I think I'll be buying a lot more than stocking from the garden this year because the garden is struggling quite a bit. It'll be fun to share and get great ideas from viewers too!
I always stock up and this is a year long process here. I do wish the prices here in our small city in the south east of Saskatchewan were like yours. Bananas here for example are $0.89 a pound and it has never varied for years.
I stock up to avoid shopping in the winter and take advantage of cheaper prices in the summer for many things here in Canada! There are so many different prices on items across the country! I wonder if you have any items that are cheaper for you there?
Re natural PB: chuck it in the fridge after mixing it up and it won’t reseparate. Works even better if you mix it in a food processor I’ve heard, but ain’t nobody got time for that. 😂
I have always stocked up because we live remote. I'm so glad that I am not alone after all. Also a well stocked pantry allows me to bless someone who may be having a hard time. Jessica, I am so glad that you shared your excitement over glass jar. Me too. I have never used delivered services because even service professionals have a hard time finding us, but my guess would be that you would not be able to redeem PC points, as this is an independent service
Thank you for your thoughts! Being more remote is a wonderful thing but doesn’t allow for delivery, of course. I didn’t use this delivery service, that’s just how the store is offering delivery service. I did order through the store’s online ordering site. I’ll have to delve a bit deeper I think 🧐
DoorDash ,in my experience, has been really, really bad. We ordered twice from them, and both times there were serious issues with the order (missing items, spilled food, damaged containers). One time I had to dispute the charge, because they only delivered 30% of the order. Never again. Loblaw's quality has declined dramatically as well, due to near 50% staff reduction, and low wages. I avoid their stores . Last time I went there, everything was very poorly maintained, expired products, broken fridges... Enjoying your videos as always.
Honestly, I’ve had the same experience when I tried Door Dash for a regular dinner delivery. Half the order was missing and it was the main meal items! They wouldn’t refund and said we’d have to take it up with the restaurant and were, frankly, pretty rude about it. I never used them again and I’m disappointed that Superstore is choosing them to deliver. It seems like Superstore is struggling lately…😒
my favorite use for zucchini: CHOCOLATE ORANGE ZUCCHINI CAKE Favorite Recipes of the Sutton Families & Friends Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups flour (unsifted) 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 cup cocoa 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. cinnamon 3/4 cup soft butter 2 cups sugar 3 eggs 2 tsp. vanilla 2 tsp. grated orange rind 2 cups coarsely shredded zucchini 1/2 cup milk 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts Recipe instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, cocoa, baking, powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside. With mixer beat together the butter and sugar until they are smoothly blended. Add the eggs; one at a time, beating well after each addition. With a spoon, stir in the vanilla, orange peel, and zucchini. Alternately stir dry ingredients and the milk into zucchini mixture, including the nuts as a last addition. Pour into a greased & floured 10 inch tube pan or Bundt pan. Bake in oven at 350 degrees for about 1 hour or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Turn out on wire rack to cool thoroughly. Drizzle glaze over top. Cut into thin slices to serve. GLAZE: Mix together 2 cups powdered sugar, 3 Tbsp. milk and 1 tsp. vanilla; beat until smooth. You can also make in a couple loaf pan and it can be frozen
Personally, I think you're doing the right thing by restocking using really good sales when you see it at your grocery store versus a Costco haul. Of course, Costco makes it easy to get a lot of stuff done in one fell swoop. But, you'll get better bargains on loss leaders
For me, a well stocked pantry includes food items that can be used to create well-balanced meals, even when hydro goes out. I stock pantry basics (baking supplies, rice, pasta, etc) that can be used in a variety of recipes, meat & protein alternatives (dried, canned and frozen), fruit & veg (dried, canned & frozen), and various convenience items that do not require cooking in the event there is no hydro. Since we have a well, water is a problem when hydro is out (pump needs hydro to work). So I also like keeping a good stock of bottled water. In the event I had to live off my pantry exclusively, I take comfort in knowing we can do so while still maintaining a healthy diet.
Yes! I tend to stock basics as well in the pantry. I don't buy too many premade foods unless I'm going to be heading out camping. I like I'm really low on canned fruit. I haven't been seeing too many sales on canned fruit. Aha I grew up on a well and it was always frustrating when the power went out (which it often did!) My parents almost never stocked up on any water! We did have a creek on the property but that was a haul to get water lol
I'm in US. I occasionally order from insta cart. It cost more and were taxed, and I always pay 20% tip.. the shoppers are mostly very good and attentive. Frugal and accommodating. Some times I'll add addition tip if they have great replacements or chat for exact likes. It does cost more than shopping in person, but saves me time and the wear n tear on my old body, as I'm on disability. Looks like you have an awesome haul.
Interesting! I've never tried Instacart. I don't mind tipping for that kind of service! One of the difficult things with getting deliveries is getting them to pick good produce!
I think I will bulk up my pantry more. I need to go through it and decide what I need more of, what I don't want to spend money on anymore, etc before I go too crazy stocking up on anything. I think I will get more canned meat such as chicken though, bottled water, distilled water for CPAP machine. I sometimes try new flavor chips if it seems like they would tickle my fancy.
I'm so glad you clarified they dont have their own delivery. It looks like in Vancouver they use instacart. I wont try this service now that I know the food wont be refrigerated for delivery. I eat gluten free and so most of my special items are sold frozen. Save On Foods is more $ but its worth the better service. I used to use Safeway and you have to shop in store then they pay a outside service to deliver it (I dont have a car and had chronic pain) and everything was always defrosted like it has been in a car for a hour
Instacart usually sends shoppers who have coolers to get orders that have a lot of cold items. If something arrives thawed, you let Instacart know and they usually refund the items.
I was disappointed that they don't have their own drivers! I don't use Doordash for anything as I haven't liked their service so I won't have picked that for my grocery delivery if I had known. I think that I will continue using their "pick up" service if I need easier groceries.
I've heard that the Door Dash drivers need a tip if they are going to earn any money because their base pay is low. Don't know if it's true, though, for sure. Yes, stock up if you have the chance.
I would usually agree with you but I'm thinking it's a bit different because it wasn't actually me that hired them it was the grocery store. I would not use their service if I had chosen :( But now I know what the deal it. I wish that Superstore (like Save-On-Foods) would hire union paid workers to deliver their groceries!
You may eventually find it difficult to get a door dash delivery to your house if you live out of town and don't tip. Drivers are only paid a small amount per delivery, and they only have to take deliveries that they want to do. If they don't think a delivery is going to be profitable after accounting for the cost of gas, their time and wear and tear on their vehicles, they simply won't accept the delivery.
The grocery store has hired them to do the deliveries so I assume it works a bit differently. I appreciate that Save-On-Foods has hired their own workers (on union wages) to do their deliveries for them rather than contracting it out. I understand that would be true for meal deliveries and I always tip my people like pizza delivery drivers.
I did not. They are certainly hired by the grocery store to do deliveries not by me. I always tip my delivery drivers who bring me food but this was a new service I was unfamiliar with. The other grocery store I get deliveries from uses their own union paid workers.
Doordash stinks here in the states and the doordash app usually has a section you can tip and I only tip a 1$ maybe 3$ at Christmas time but we're paupers so we grocery hop different stores & deals using our city's disability bus and instacart sucks like they give you hidden fees like I had a 23$ dollar tree order and they charged us like 50$..and I never knew Kraft made peanut butter lol...but doordash normally pays drivers 20$ an hour where I live and that's good and im disabled so they're doing me a favor.. Oh picante sauce Jessica that's another type of Mexican sauce and it's big here and the difference is usually a little more cilantro and onion or more chopped peppers and it usually has a hint of lime but it's not that much different than salsa infact the Rotel you bought a while ago is basically a poor man's picante sauce but canned..and I always start stocking up for winter during the summer so I don't have to get out no more than I have to but I personally like Amazon for bulk things for my stock up..and I will get a big thing of knorr chicken bouillon powder it's like 5 pounds for 15$ and we can make tons of soup and chicken and dumplings with it I also buy the knorr beef bouillon powder and that's great for winter stock up and those sidekicks can be turned into different meals and casseroles and if you go back to America I highly recommend you check out dollar tree you can get a lot of goodies super cheap like cans of evaporated milk for 1.25 each and your beans and rice and snacks..but if you go to Walmart I suggest their powdered milk very good and very cheap and their canned pasta and veggies and if you get a chance to go to their bulk section you can get a giant can of peter pan like 5 pounds for 8$ but if you get a chance to try a winco you will be in hog and cheap skate heaven and if you get a chance to use a Albertsons take advantage of their 50% off bin if you get an electric meat grinder and a few briskets on sale you can quarter them out and make your own hamburger.. I would stock up on water and that knorr bullion and canned veggies like those pallet sales at Amazon but definitely beans and rice and cereals stock up on canned meat and beef jerky and corn bread mixes and nut mixes and nuts ...I got a huge flat of Heinz beans from England and they were cheaper than at the store I'm weird I'll get food from anywhere if it's on sale and what I don't eat I share with my family and others .. Hey Jessica if you want a good trick for helping your soil this is a common thing with the indigenous people here not sure about Canada but take a few fish carcasses or any kinda fish scraps and put it in your ground before you plant your seeds it's supposed to help and fertilize the soil ..and I don't think your weird for stocking up early I always stock up for winter in summer but it's not cause of paranoia more like I'm lazy and don't want to get out no more than I have to.. especially in winter cause it gets friggin cold here😂
I have tried Doordash before and decided I wouldn't use them for meal delivery like pizza. I was unaware that Superstore was using them for deliveries. I didn't order the groceries through their app. That's interesting to know about Instacart! There always seems to be hidden fees! :( I haven't bought too much food from Amazon. I'll have to check out what they have. We definitely need more cereal! Nut mixes are a great idea too because I'm all out of those. I also hate going out in the winter lol That's the reason I do the Panrty Challenge in January and February! :P
I am so excited that Real Canadian Superstore delivers to my area! I picked up some regular groceries as well as a few items to stock the pantry and to prepare for some camping trips! Mr. Wanders is really wanting to stock up the pantry so I might be switching gears to start PANTRY STOCKING in September! Let me know what your *MUST HAVES* are for your Pantry Stocks in the COMMENT SECTION! I see a lot of COSTCO in my future!
Pasta, various types of rice, pinto & garbanzo beans, tahini/ sesame paste, tomato sauce and tomato pasye and tomatoes, chocolate chips (🤭), canned vegetables, chicken ramen, vinegar, peanuts or mixed nuts for snacking, tomato ketchup, salad mustard, olive oil, condensed cream of mushroom soup, canned tuna & salmon, and there’s a ton of jelly because I made too much … not all at once. It’s kind of seasonal. There’s fresh veg from the garden all summer
Larry the Cable Guy brand Ketchup Tater Chips used to be available in the US but maybe not any longer. Clancy’s and Ruffles offer “all dressed” flavors
Best chips I’ve had are “lamb and mint” that I tried in England! I love lamb.
Solid albacore tuna and sockeye salmon cans.
I don’t think you can price match at RCSS when doing pick up or delivery sadly that’s why I just go in, plus I buy a lot of produce and I like to pick my own. I always stock up when pantry/ household items are on a really good sale. I try to keep a years supply of items I use regularly tuna, coffee, pasta and sauce, rice, toilet paper,laundry soap, dish soap , shampoo, flour, oats,olive oil etc. we have eaten all my canned tomatoes this year so I will be doing major tomato canning this year. World is a crazy place these days, environmentally and politically good to have things on hand. I think you look great,your skin is fantastic!
We are in Nova Scotia and we do a winter stock...it starts with buying bulk veggies from local farmers and tons of canning and some will go into cold storage ( just finished the last of last year's cabbages) btw our garden is trash this year,it's just too hot.....but our fruit and nut trees are thriving.
You look fantastic ,nothing wrong with how you look at all.
Boy, is the garden ever crap this year! The weather has been all over the place and the plants just don't like it at all! Some things did really well in the cooler spring like lettuce but all my warmth loving crops are struggling! I have no fruit on the trees this year :(
@@twistedfrannie9311 our grapes are bearing heavily and we live in apple country where people are happy to give them away for applesauce and apple butter as well as, brace yourself, frozen apple pie filling. Peel corn slice eight apples. Mixed with cinnamon and sugar to taste. Put it all into a gallon Ziploc bag and shake. When you’re ready to bake pie, put in it in a tablespoon and a half of flour and pour it into your crust. Dot with butter. And if you decide you don’t want pie, you could always cook it into something else. Cobbler, stewed apples, whatever you like
I like to stock up on the basics. Rice, beans, pasta, tuna, tomato products, flour, sugar, spices, home canned meat, veg and fruit, and meats, nuts, fruit and veg for freezer. After watching your videos have also added dry coconut milk. I also prefer the Kraft natural crunchy peanut butter. What I need to improve on is water and medical supplies. My tiny garden is just ok. Cucumber beetles, rabbits, squirrels and birds sure do love it. And maybe an unknown neighbour's cat or small dog. Love your videos! Thanks for sharing!
Here in Missouri I can get groceries and usually an hour under depending on the quantity. It’s a larger grocery hall. It could take an hour or two and they highly suggest that we tip well. Our delivery services will not deliver. If you don’t tip your order will end up getting canceled and I’ve seen that happened to people a lot of times but here they expect tips and they expect good tips. Otherwise like I said a lot of times I’ve heard peoples orders getting canceled. I’ve been watching in the background and super sick but always here and watching and supporting your channel. You’re doing great Jessica 16:21
Hey there! Great to see you 🤗 Sorry to hear your feeling under the weather! I would certainly tip if it was a service that was separate from the grocery store. I’m used to it all being the same people doing it all and there is already a delivery fee included in the order. It’s just a different way they’re doing it compared to my usual grocery store that delivers. 🤷♀️ Thanks for all your thoughts! 🙏🏼
Also, you are very wise to restock. The weather is weird, politics are weird around the world, people are on edge. My supper are a bit dwindled because I can't afford to restock with inflation but I need to!
I think that I agree. The weather has been so worrisome! I just imagine that inflation is going to get worse after all this weirdness...
A tip for your natural peanut butter- stir it when you buy it and then store it in your fridge. It won’t separate unless left out. Also natural peanut butter doesn’t contain any preservatives so it if best stored in the fridge. Just a tip so you don’t need to eat the bad for you stuff. Thanks for the great video, I just found your channel last week.
Thanks for the tip! It gets a bit harder to spread in the fridge but I've noticed that it doesn't take much time to soften once you take it out! :)
My garden is behind this year but we’ve had lots of lettuce and radishes to eat. It’s was a cool spring here but the food is growing. I just took lots of frozen fruit out of the freezer and made about 6 months worth of jam/jelly for my family for the coming year. One more canning afternoon and I’ll have a years worth. A lot of the fruit I picked for free so it makes for affordable jam.
Yes, all the warmth loving veggies are behind but actually the cooler spring meant great harvests of lettuce and radishes! What a great job! It's such a great feeling to be stocked up! :D
We don't typically have the All Dressed Lays but I have occasionally seen them for some promotion or another. I grab a few bags then and when we go to Canada, I have to have them. The hubs is from Ontario and we go about every other year to visit family.
Definitely one of my faves! Gotta have them regularly 😜
We have 2 small freezers, and planned on eating one then refilling. Instead, sales were just too good to pass up, so we filled them both up. Our pantry is pretty good for staples. We prefer 'fresh fruits / vegs' so we haven't replenished the can / frozen ones. If rations ever came into effect, I think we'd be ok
That’s great! I find that if I have the space I do tend to just fill it up! It’s really time to sort and restock! I’ll be getting on it in September, for sure!
For superstore online order, YOu can actually select the product for substitution (like an alternative product); it's a great feature;
That's something to think about for sure! Pretty handy even for pick up orders! Thanks for the tip :)
My family is in Washington state. Are Starting to stock up for are winter before rain and snow. It be fun to see how you do a winter stock up.
I think I'll be buying a lot more than stocking from the garden this year because the garden is struggling quite a bit. It'll be fun to share and get great ideas from viewers too!
I always stock up and this is a year long process here. I do wish the prices here in our small city in the south east of Saskatchewan were like yours. Bananas here for example are $0.89 a pound and it has never varied for years.
I stock up to avoid shopping in the winter and take advantage of cheaper prices in the summer for many things here in Canada! There are so many different prices on items across the country! I wonder if you have any items that are cheaper for you there?
Re natural PB: chuck it in the fridge after mixing it up and it won’t reseparate. Works even better if you mix it in a food processor I’ve heard, but ain’t nobody got time for that. 😂
Oh man...I just envision a big mess in the food processor lol
@@JessicaWandersexactly. A good old fashioned butter knife is good enough for me!
I have always stocked up because we live remote. I'm so glad that I am not alone after all. Also a well stocked pantry allows me to bless someone who may be having a hard time. Jessica, I am so glad that you shared your excitement over glass jar. Me too. I have never used delivered services because even service professionals have a hard time finding us, but my guess would be that you would not be able to redeem PC points, as this is an independent service
Thank you for your thoughts! Being more remote is a wonderful thing but doesn’t allow for delivery, of course. I didn’t use this delivery service, that’s just how the store is offering delivery service. I did order through the store’s online ordering site. I’ll have to delve a bit deeper I think 🧐
DoorDash ,in my experience, has been really, really bad. We ordered twice from them, and both times there were serious issues with the order (missing items, spilled food, damaged containers). One time I had to dispute the charge, because they only delivered 30% of the order. Never again.
Loblaw's quality has declined dramatically as well, due to near 50% staff reduction, and low wages. I avoid their stores . Last time I went there, everything was very poorly maintained, expired products, broken fridges...
Enjoying your videos as always.
Honestly, I’ve had the same experience when I tried Door Dash for a regular dinner delivery. Half the order was missing and it was the main meal items! They wouldn’t refund and said we’d have to take it up with the restaurant and were, frankly, pretty rude about it. I never used them again and I’m disappointed that Superstore is choosing them to deliver. It seems like Superstore is struggling lately…😒
my favorite use for zucchini: CHOCOLATE ORANGE ZUCCHINI CAKE Favorite Recipes of the Sutton Families & Friends
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups flour (unsifted)
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup cocoa
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 cup soft butter
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. grated orange rind
2 cups coarsely shredded zucchini
1/2 cup milk
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Recipe instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, cocoa, baking, powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside. With mixer beat together the butter and sugar until they are smoothly blended. Add the eggs; one at a time, beating well after each addition. With a spoon, stir in the vanilla, orange peel, and zucchini. Alternately stir dry ingredients and the milk into zucchini mixture, including the nuts as a last addition. Pour into a greased & floured 10 inch tube pan or Bundt pan. Bake in oven at 350 degrees for about 1 hour or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Turn out on wire rack to cool thoroughly. Drizzle glaze over top. Cut into thin slices to serve. GLAZE: Mix together 2 cups powdered sugar, 3 Tbsp. milk and 1 tsp. vanilla; beat until smooth. You can also make in a couple loaf pan and it can be frozen
Mmm chocolate zucchini! Yummy 😁
Personally, I think you're doing the right thing by restocking using really good sales when you see it at your grocery store versus a Costco haul. Of course, Costco makes it easy to get a lot of stuff done in one fell swoop. But, you'll get better bargains on loss leaders
I agree, Costco is not the cheapest. I usually pick up meat and sometimes canned fruit or veg there though.
For me, a well stocked pantry includes food items that can be used to create well-balanced meals, even when hydro goes out. I stock pantry basics (baking supplies, rice, pasta, etc) that can be used in a variety of recipes, meat & protein alternatives (dried, canned and frozen), fruit & veg (dried, canned & frozen), and various convenience items that do not require cooking in the event there is no hydro. Since we have a well, water is a problem when hydro is out (pump needs hydro to work). So I also like keeping a good stock of bottled water. In the event I had to live off my pantry exclusively, I take comfort in knowing we can do so while still maintaining a healthy diet.
Yes! I tend to stock basics as well in the pantry. I don't buy too many premade foods unless I'm going to be heading out camping. I like I'm really low on canned fruit. I haven't been seeing too many sales on canned fruit. Aha I grew up on a well and it was always frustrating when the power went out (which it often did!) My parents almost never stocked up on any water! We did have a creek on the property but that was a haul to get water lol
I'm in US. I occasionally order from insta cart. It cost more and were taxed, and I always pay 20% tip.. the shoppers are mostly very good and attentive. Frugal and accommodating. Some times I'll add addition tip if they have great replacements or chat for exact likes. It does cost more than shopping in person, but saves me time and the wear n tear on my old body, as I'm on disability. Looks like you have an awesome haul.
Interesting! I've never tried Instacart. I don't mind tipping for that kind of service! One of the difficult things with getting deliveries is getting them to pick good produce!
I think I will bulk up my pantry more. I need to go through it and decide what I need more of, what I don't want to spend money on anymore, etc before I go too crazy stocking up on anything. I think I will get more canned meat such as chicken though, bottled water, distilled water for CPAP machine. I sometimes try new flavor chips if it seems like they would tickle my fancy.
Yes, I think that a pantry sort would be necessary before I start stocking up. Be organized about it!
I'm in Vermont near the Canadian border. We have ALL Dressed chips and ketchup chips.
I have no idea how authentic they are - but down here in Louisiana we can get All Dressed chips at Aldi for about 6 months of the year. Yum!
Interesting! It sounds like how close you are to Canada determines whether you get our flavours :P But wait...Louisiana is pretty far away! LOL
(FYI you DO look great!)
Aww thank you
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I'm so glad you clarified they dont have their own delivery. It looks like in Vancouver they use instacart. I wont try this service now that I know the food wont be refrigerated for delivery. I eat gluten free and so most of my special items are sold frozen. Save On Foods is more $ but its worth the better service. I used to use Safeway and you have to shop in store then they pay a outside service to deliver it (I dont have a car and had chronic pain) and everything was always defrosted like it has been in a car for a hour
Instacart usually sends shoppers who have coolers to get orders that have a lot of cold items. If something arrives thawed, you let Instacart know and they usually refund the items.
I was disappointed that they don't have their own drivers! I don't use Doordash for anything as I haven't liked their service so I won't have picked that for my grocery delivery if I had known. I think that I will continue using their "pick up" service if I need easier groceries.
I've heard that the Door Dash drivers need a tip if they are going to earn any money because their base pay is low. Don't know if it's true, though, for sure. Yes, stock up if you have the chance.
I would usually agree with you but I'm thinking it's a bit different because it wasn't actually me that hired them it was the grocery store. I would not use their service if I had chosen :( But now I know what the deal it. I wish that Superstore (like Save-On-Foods) would hire union paid workers to deliver their groceries!
You may eventually find it difficult to get a door dash delivery to your house if you live out of town and don't tip. Drivers are only paid a small amount per delivery, and they only have to take deliveries that they want to do. If they don't think a delivery is going to be profitable after accounting for the cost of gas, their time and wear and tear on their vehicles, they simply won't accept the delivery.
The grocery store has hired them to do the deliveries so I assume it works a bit differently. I appreciate that Save-On-Foods has hired their own workers (on union wages) to do their deliveries for them rather than contracting it out. I understand that would be true for meal deliveries and I always tip my people like pizza delivery drivers.
The $1 is what I get charged when I do grocery pick up
Hmm interesting...I wonder if they charged me extra!!?
Did the driver also tell you how much he expected you to pay him for a tip?
No. He just stood there with his hands out and then he got chippy. I didn't have any cash and he didn't have a machine or anything.
I would take off 9.99 because you cannot eat the delivery fee
I could but I was thinking that was kind of the cost of getting the groceries....but I wouldn't include the gas if I drove to town...hmmm
I mean if you want to do MORE MATH (lol) you could subtract the cost of gas from the delivery fee 😂😂😂
That person drove all the way out to a place to admit is very far away and you didn't tip?
I did not. They are certainly hired by the grocery store to do deliveries not by me. I always tip my delivery drivers who bring me food but this was a new service I was unfamiliar with. The other grocery store I get deliveries from uses their own union paid workers.
Doordash stinks here in the states and the doordash app usually has a section you can tip and I only tip a 1$ maybe 3$ at Christmas time but we're paupers so we grocery hop different stores & deals using our city's disability bus and instacart sucks like they give you hidden fees like I had a 23$ dollar tree order and they charged us like 50$..and I never knew Kraft made peanut butter lol...but doordash normally pays drivers 20$ an hour where I live and that's good and im disabled so they're doing me a favor..
Oh picante sauce Jessica that's another type of Mexican sauce and it's big here and the difference is usually a little more cilantro and onion or more chopped peppers and it usually has a hint of lime but it's not that much different than salsa infact the Rotel you bought a while ago is basically a poor man's picante sauce but canned..and I always start stocking up for winter during the summer so I don't have to get out no more than I have to but I personally like Amazon for bulk things for my stock up..and I will get a big thing of knorr chicken bouillon powder it's like 5 pounds for 15$ and we can make tons of soup and chicken and dumplings with it I also buy the knorr beef bouillon powder and that's great for winter stock up and those sidekicks can be turned into different meals and casseroles and if you go back to America I highly recommend you check out dollar tree you can get a lot of goodies super cheap like cans of evaporated milk for 1.25 each and your beans and rice and snacks..but if you go to Walmart I suggest their powdered milk very good and very cheap and their canned pasta and veggies and if you get a chance to go to their bulk section you can get a giant can of peter pan like 5 pounds for 8$ but if you get a chance to try a winco you will be in hog and cheap skate heaven and if you get a chance to use a Albertsons take advantage of their 50% off bin if you get an electric meat grinder and a few briskets on sale you can quarter them out and make your own hamburger..
I would stock up on water
and that knorr bullion
and canned veggies like those pallet sales at Amazon but definitely beans and rice and cereals stock up on canned meat and beef jerky and corn bread mixes and nut mixes and nuts ...I got a huge flat of Heinz beans from England and they were cheaper than at the store I'm weird I'll get food from anywhere if it's on sale and what I don't eat I share with my family and others ..
Hey Jessica if you want a good trick for helping your soil this is a common thing with the indigenous people here not sure about Canada but take a few fish carcasses or any kinda fish scraps and put it in your ground before you plant your seeds it's supposed to help and fertilize the soil ..and I don't think your weird for stocking up early I always stock up for winter in summer but it's not cause of paranoia more like I'm lazy and don't want to get out no more than I have to.. especially in winter cause it gets friggin cold here😂
I have tried Doordash before and decided I wouldn't use them for meal delivery like pizza. I was unaware that Superstore was using them for deliveries. I didn't order the groceries through their app. That's interesting to know about Instacart! There always seems to be hidden fees! :( I haven't bought too much food from Amazon. I'll have to check out what they have. We definitely need more cereal! Nut mixes are a great idea too because I'm all out of those. I also hate going out in the winter lol That's the reason I do the Panrty Challenge in January and February! :P