My dad went off to work before 7 a.m. and I rolled out of bed around 7:30 a.m. My mom and sister stayed in bed for a good hour after I awoke, leaving me plenty of time to do some “shopping” in my parents’ pantry.
This tends to be a habit of mine whenever I visit my parents and, fortunately, my mom says she loves this little tendency because it helps her clean out her cupboards. But then again, my mom also said finishing tying our wedding menus together at 3 a.m. was “no big deal.”
After polishing off a breakfast of blueberry Chobani with Honey Bunches of Oats cereal stirred in and also enjoyed out of the bag on the side, I started rummaging through the pantry.
Check out the goods:
- Honey roasted pecan pieces
- Miso soup
- Natural salt & pepper popcorn
- Stevia
- Yogi Ginger tea
- Instant oatmeal packets (I love using these in cold oatmeal yogurt bowls)
- Chestnuts
- Canned clams
- Tunnel of Fudge bundt cake mix
- Black beans
- Bean sprouts
- Beets
- Apple crisps
- Tomato soup
- Walnuts (Can’t wait to use these to make banana walnut French toast!)
- Canned tuna
- Seaweed snacks (I’m oddly intrigued by these)
- Chocolate PB2
Pretty sweet, huh?
Now I’m off to change before heading to my doctor’s appointment. After that it’s off to the gym with my sister. A strength-training class is on the agenda!
Happy Friday!
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I love Honey Bunches of Oats- a childhood favorite for sure. Sweeeet finds! Seaweed snacks are SO good, try them for sure 😀
Enjoy your class w/ the sis and your doctors appt – good luck 🙂
Meg
Hahaha I love it. Before coming back to school I did the same thing and totally cleaned out my parents’ stash of canned goods. I know they don’t use them, but everything barely fits in my baby pantry!
I miss parents pantry shopping! Also raiding the kitchen equipment they never used…so much harder now that they live in France! Although I do request mass amounts of chocolate when they visit 🙂
wAHTTT oh wow im jealous of your family’s pantries! my family’s sure dont look like that…! my parents keep so much WERID junk from 2003 in there that i sure dont wna go NEAR!
true story: i ordered pb2 to my grandparents house in the states.. but it arrived after my dad had already come back to London so its at my g’parents house WAITING FOR ME.. yet its a solid 10 hour plane ride away 🙁
Oh wow, can I come shop in your parents pantry, too? 😉 You struck it rich!
i’m a champ with at-home pantry shopping. 🙂 it was the BEST during the college years!
I wish my mom lived closer so I could do this! Your mom sounds awesome! I had a morning workout with my sister today too! Have a great weekend!
I’ve heard of seaweed snacks before but haven’t tried them yet. Let me know if you do! And enjoy your day off! 🙂
Wow, SCORE! Too bad my mom lives out of state or I’d raid her pantry too. Looks like your ‘raid’ is a win-win for everyone…lol
That is so fun shopping in your parent’s pantry! I remember those days back in college, I would do it all the time! 🙂
wow! i havent had Honey Bunches of Oats in awhile. Love that stuff!
I do the same thing, and most of the shopping ends up back at college with me. Even better is when my mom visits me and takes me shopping at Costco.
That’s hilarious! I do the SAME thing- When I go over to the parent’s house I ALWAYS raid their pantry to see what I can take.
My Dad always asks,”Hey. What are you doing in there?” And I reply…”Grocery Shopping”
looks fun! i totally go on sam’s club runs when i’m with my family 🙂
Woah you did GOOD!! My parents never have exciting finds like those!
I do the same thing. I love my parents! 🙂
I do the same thing at my parents house too…hey if they’re not eating it I know I would be happy to!
ha, it looks like you went grocery shopping!
You definitely got a lot of goods from your parents pantry. I wish mine lived closer so I could do the same.
Awesome stuff!!!!! That’s so cool! =D
TGIF!
Score! My mom LOVES giving me stuff when I go home. I have to be careful when I say “Ooooh, I love that ___ you bought”. It usually winds up in my suitcase. And then she’s happy as a clam.
Just wondering- what do you do with your chocolate PB2? I’ve had the plain one and its nothing compared to the sweet, processed Skippy I’ve loved since childhood. mmmm!
Hey, so can I come over and raid your parent’s pantry? 😉
Chocolate PB2?! I’ve never tried the regular kind, but this one sounds fantastic!!
I also clean out my parents pantry, although sometimes I take stuff they actually need on accident!
I’m currently 25 so I figure I can keep this up until I’m 30…because 30 just makes it sound like you have to be an adult then!
wow your folks are super generous! nice 🙂
canned CLAMS? grossssss!
I love getting food from my mom. Makes me happy. Especially leftovers.
Oh goodness, soooo glad to see I’m not the only 25 year old who still does this, LOL!!! And heck yes Honey Bunches of Oats is deeelicious! I like to say cereal is my dessert, as I always have some (dry) to snack on later at night! Weird… I know… ha!
Love “cleaning out the pantry” at my parent’s house 🙂 Have a good Friday Julie!! Does you sis live at home??
Parents always have the best treats 🙂 I haven’t tried the PB2 chocolate yet but have been curious about it. How do you like it?
I couldn’t do that in either of my parent’s pantries. Wayyyyy too much processed junk.
My parents truly only have junk food in their pantry. I would maybe go for some of the spices, but my mom actually uses those. Haha
Any chance your mother is interested in adopting me?
Oooh, algae snacks are so delicious! ( Let’s call it what it is right?) I love the ones from Trader Joe’s. Some brands can be too oily or salty for my taste but overall they are delicious and not so bad for you to boot!
I shop at my parents pantry too every time I visit them. It started when I was away for college, I think my parents thought I would starve living at the dorms. Boy, they were wrong.
I still take food from their pantry nowadays, but mostly EXOTIC FRUITS, they always have some fruits that I can’t get at the supermarket near my house.
Hey Julie…love your blog! Shopping in your parents’ pantry is so cute, but why not just have them take you grocery shopping? More selection + they pay = a dream come true 😉
I always go pantry shopping when I’m at home. I love takin the goods that the rents’ would otherwise not eat!!
You got a lot of great things!!! Score for you!!! Have a great weekend 🙂
I love the St. Petersburg / Tampa area… my uncle has a condo on North Reddington Beach and I love visiting! That’s awesome that your parents live there 🙂
I really miss ‘shopping’ in my parents pantry… I used to score some great stuff. Though it’s still fun to shop at Trader Joe’s or World Market with my Mom, especially when there are WINE samples! 😀
I always eat my little brother’s Honey Bunches of Oats and raid my mom’s pantry when I go home 🙂 Always.
I saw that you have the PB2 in your picture. I have been wanting to try that but haven’t worked up the courage.
This post made me smile. I always leave my parents’ house with bags full of homemade meals to stick in the freezer and enough bread to last me a month.
My mom is also great at having my favorite magazines waiting on my nightstand when I come to visit.
Gotta love family.
I love your parent’s cabinet color, very unique! Can you tell I’m house hunting right now? 😆
Good luck with your doc appointment! 🙂
I love it when my Mom or Gramma send me home with food when I leave! Last week my mom made pepperoni bread when I was home but happily made me a few ‘cheese only’ loaves and I enjoyed it on two different nights!
Oh my, I could totally do that in my parents pantry and they wouldn’t miss a thing! Their cabinets are overloaded. Maybe I should go pantry diving next time I am down south at their crib!
I want to try that PB2!!
Is that a Bundt cake mix I see? My mom used to make a chocolate-coconut Bundt cake back in the 70s/80s … but I didn’t know they still sold official Bundt brand mixes.