Do You Fancy a PROPER Look Through the Freezer ...

I fancied doing something different this month, so instead of taking loads of photos and trying to talk you through them via the key board, below the fridge photos you will find three YouTube videos of me actually talking you through what I have in the freezer, and finding out for myself in the process. 😀

But first the fridge ...

I don't know how worthwhile it is showing the contents of the fridge each month as usually the fresh food is quite a revolving type of thing.  I buy the fresh stuff and eat it, not much sits there for long ... usually!!

That's last months fridge space for instance.

There are a few chocolate bars missing from the door, but there are just the usual condiments ... and a tin of grapefruit that has been in there for far too long.

Cheese and Fruit Drawer Today

The cheese stash has gone down a bit since Christmas, I think I ate about four packs in January and one last month, but I don't have any earlier photos of this drawer open to compare to. I found some!!   I am  very low on fruit now though, hence me opening a tin of peaches this week to eat with my yogurt.

As it was at the beginning of the Challenge.

The vegetable drawer is definitely looked sparse too, so I think this weeks £10 will be spent filling it up ready to have a backbone of foods to help me eat my way through the freezer stash.

The abundant vegetable drawer in January.

And talking of the freezer ... there were no photos to compare to for the freezer as until now there has been no way to see more than the top layer of each drawer as they were packed so tightly and I couldn't be bothered emptying each drawer out ... here are three YouTube videos with me talking you through the contents of the top, middle and bottom drawers.  If you get sick of the sound of my voice I'll revert to photos again next month 😁

If you could click on the Thumbs Up button if you like the video (or the Thumbs Down one if you hate it) I will know if any of you have watched them and if you want to see any more done this way. 

 YouTubers that make a living out of this have absolutely nothing to fear from competition with me ... you have been warned!!  

I've included the actual links below each picture for those of you that read on phones etc, but clicking on the picture itself should take you straight to the clip on most other devices.

Top Drawer 1/3/22 - YouTube

Middle Drawer 1/3/22 - YouTube

Bottom Drawer 1/3/22 - YouTube

So here we are into the third month of the Challenge and I have to say it's going well.  I'm pleased that there is less and less stashed everywhere, just having food where it belongs in the kitchen is the first step, the next step is to make things more logical.  I think I can mostly do this by comparing how I did things to how I want to do things, so these posts are as helpful to me as they are hopefully interesting to you.

Sue xx

Into the Third Month of the Challenge - Comparison Photos

Possibly the biggest difference this month is the sweetie drawer!!

January Photo

Now don't panic and think all my teeth are going to fall out, yes some of these have been eaten but a good selection of them were donated to the Foodbank trolley in Booths half way through that month and a few added to the drawer in the fridge.

I am slowly and surely reducing my sweet tooth and once again enjoying all things savoury.

These top drawers have altered somewhat, with just the two potatoes bought here in the potato bag alongside the Bake at Home Sourdough breads bought here in the left-hand side basket ...

January Photo

... and just a bit less in the  right-hand side.

The bottom two drawers have just altered slightly.  

January Photo

As you can see there are a couple less packs of biscuits, and the crisps that were in here were eaten and replaced with the crisps that had originally been in their box in the bedroom.

Oh it all gets so complicated trying to show the differences, it will be so much easier when there is just  less food!!

Another obvious difference this month is my now empty basket ... although it is currently holding some folded up bubble wrap after I did some unpacking instead of the three large jars of coffee that were in it at the start of the year.

The two jars of Nescafe instant coffee that are left now fit neatly into the main food cupboard, so the contents of this must have gone down a bit, although I find it hard to spot what's gone!!

One jar that has now emptied is the pasta jar on the open shelves, I ate the last portion last night with the Mediterranean veggies that were left in the fridge.  So I am going to have a rummage around in the lower half of the food cupboard for something to pour into there instead of the mixed penne and fusilli.  I do find I get more inspiration to eat the things I can see more clearly.

I'll be back tomorrow with a fridge round-up and for the first time a glimpse into the freezer ... I can actually open the drawers a bit more easily now!!

Sue xx