I am a 3rd year student at the University of Cape Town (UCT) this year. Because I am now a senior I have decided to move into a self-catering res to eat better food cooked by moi, start taking on more responsibilities and also move away from the hustle and bustle of Lower Campus.This year I have taken it upon myself to start living differently. By this I purely mean learning to save money, eating healthier, exercising more… that sort of stuff.
I will be:
– cooking healthier meals for myself that I could only dream of getting at my previous res (less carbs!)
– attending the gym religiously
– saving any extra money just to get into the habit of not using up every cent and being left dead broke come end of the month.
First of all it does not help that KFC and Mc Donald’s are literally across the road from my self-catering res. The temptation to skip cooking a tasty, healthy meal and quickly running towards Mc Ds is a continued struggle I am yet to overcome and I have only been officially living here for less than 2 weeks. bleh.
The purpose of this post was to actually just to give tips to whoever might be moving into their own place and does not know where to start in terms of buying grocery and such. The first time I did my grocery shopping, reality hit when I realised that all essentials are quite expensive. Once you actually live on your own, you are starting from scratch and not just adding on to what is already is there like at home.
Below is a lost of essentials that one may need in their kitchen when moving into a new place:
Essentials:
Tin food |
Breakfast foods |
| Fish(Pilchards and Tuna) | Oats |
| Curry fish | Weetbix |
| Corned meat | Poast Toasties |
| Meatballs | Milk Powder |
| Mixed vegetables | Long life milk |
| Peas | Mealie-meal |
| Corn | |
| Spaghetti in tomato sauce |
Sandwich spreads |
| Tomato and Onion mix | Jam |
| Canned fruit | Margarine |
| Soup | Peanut Butter |
| Baked beans | Bovril, Oxo, Marmite |
| Golden syrup | |
Pastas and Soup |
Cleaning materials |
| Spaghetti | 1kg Washing Powder |
| Macaroni | 750ml Sunlight Liquid |
| Soya mince | 750ml Handy Andy |
| Soup | Jik |
| Dry beans, peas, barley | Sponge Scourers |
| 2-minute noodles | Dishcloths |
| Vitamince/Imana, Knorrox | Sunlight soap |
Toiletries |
Other |
| Soap | 1kg/ 2.5 kg Sugar |
| Toiletpaper | Rice, Samp and Cornflour |
| Toothpaste and toothbrush | Sunflower oil |
| Face cloths | Salt |
| Deodorant(gents and ladies) | Vinegar |
| Shampoo and conditioner | Custard powder |
| Hand and body lotion | Baking soda |
| Shaving cream and blades | 500g coffee |
| Condensed milk | |
Snacks |
Tea (Ceylon and rooibos) |
| Cool drink concentrate | Jelly |
| Biscuits | Electric bulbs |
| Sweets
Rusks |
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Hope this helps anyone that may need a sense of direction as to where to start. Good luck! Twiggy
Source: http://www.pharos.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22&Itemid=4&lang=en
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