If you have a freezer I would make as many meals as possible now that you can heat up in the microwave. Lentil Bolognese, soup, pasta dishes, lasagna - things like that which will be filling but easy to heat up in case you do get unwell.
What about brown paper bags? At least they are compostable.
You can buy peppers, cut them up, and freeze them! Great for curries, veggie chili, soup, etc.
Dehydrated soya mince
I don’t know if they have anything like this in Germany but we get these here, it’s a mix in a bag, you only add milk then put in the tin provided and put in the oven. Really easy, we dont eat bread very often so if we got a loaf it would go off before we ate it, with this we can just keep it in the cupboard and make it when we want bread.
Are you able to freeze meals? I'd make things like soups etc that I could freeze. Also get things like paracetamol, decongestants, cough linctus etc
Yes I can, I didn't actually think of that! I batch cook anyway as it's only me eating the meals so currently have 2 portions of cottage pie and 2 portions of bean chilli in my freezer already! I have oven food in there as well. I think over the next few weeks I'll freeze 2 portions of everything I'm cooking and then should I need to isolate I'll have some stuff ready in case.
So glad you’ve got great responses for food! It is not hoarding, it is being prepared for your situation. I would only add to have about 2 week’s worth (or however long quarantine may be) of personal hygiene items, medications, and basics like that. Good luck!oh my gosh I was not expecting so many responses! I can't quote you all but thank you so much! I've made a list with all the suggestions and I'm going to buy some stuff tomorrow morning!
Thank you all so much! You've all really put my mind at ease!! I was starting to panic a bit to be honest
Oats, rice and other grains, stock, dried fruit, sugars, maple syrup, flour, cereal.
thank you so much! Thankfully it's just me so I don't need a lot which means buying 2 of everything isn't really a big deal in terms of a supermarket! I have added sanitary items, loo roll and toothpaste to my list
You will feel much more relaxed knowing you’re preparedthank you so much! Thankfully it's just me so I don't need a lot which means buying 2 of everything isn't really a big deal in terms of a supermarket! I have added sanitary items, loo roll and toothpaste to my list
Did you use a particular pattern? I bought all the elastic etc to make masks at the start and then never got round to it
If you have access to a freezer I’d recommend making some batches of stuff and freezing in portions. We self isolated and did get shopping in for bread, milk, fruit etc. Also ate lots of soup and beans on toast. It’s helpful to have portions of bolognese, Chili etc in the freezer. Especially if you are isolating and unwell, you won’t want to cook.