What you can't live without....

[commonsense]

Originally Posted by Michlow

This is surprisingly difficult for me to answer. I guess because I have become somewhat of a food hoarder. It started out just wanting to get a good deal. Oatmeal would be on sale, buy one get one, and so I would buy 8 boxes, to last until It went on sale again.

I actually had to take INVENTORY, recently, of my 2 pantries, and inside and outside freezers. Bottom line, I am ONLY allowed to buy perishables that I need!

So in summary, apparently every food possible is what I can't live without

I can identify with that.
My list was based on what you can't live without ----I didn't include the pantry since this has all of my "bargains". Suffice it to say that due to the quantity of canned goods and only 2 in the household .....it would be possible to "forget" things.
I keep a permanent marker on the shelf. I date every can or box.
It's necessary to avoid waste. I do my best to rotate, but this keeps things in line.