Day 1, part 1

So here I am. First day of my $365 year. I haven't spent anything yet, but I feel it's important to warn people, I do already have some food in the house. This food doesn't come out of my total. I've never, ever been totally without food. I freak out when my stash gets under a couple weeks worth. Heck, I only have a couple days worth now, and not even that- I have no "protein" to add to my food. I'll use this stuff just like I would normally, though most of it I won't be replacing (pasta @ $1.15/lb!??!).

I'll list it so no one can say later that I cheated.

• 1lb box rotini
• 1 (+ a bit) jar Barilla pasta sauce
• about a pint of (cheap, store brand) olive oil
• most of a pint of (cheap) balsamic vinegar
• half a white onion
• small head of fresh garlic
• small shaker of granulated garlic
• 3/4th of a quart of silk creamer
• about 50 chai teabags
• 1/3 package of vanilla double stuffed oreos
• 6 or 7 green onions
• large package "shanghai tips" which look like really tiny baby bok choy, but taste different, I think. These are going off fast, so I need to use them or freeze them, or something.
• 8? slices of "vegetarian ham slice" from the H&L Asian Market
• 3/4 package noodles, from H&L
• Bottle (almost full) soy sauce
• Most of a ($4) pint of coconut milk vanilla bean ice cream. Yum.

Ok, I think that's it. There are still 3 cans of beans at my mom's place, but I have no way to get there, and I might as well just let her have them, no?