# What does your household consume more of than usual? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 26, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396 "2024-03-26T15:50:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/21 "2024-03-26T18:48:31Z")
Apples, deffo. (Hmmm, if so many people are eating larger-than-usual amounts of apples, are those amounts really larger than usual?) “Balsamic” vinegar. Canned artichoke hearts. Love them things. Honey. Local raw honey. Two pots of tea per day, with a tablespoon of honey per pot, makes the honey disappear surprisingly fast. I bet anybody’s choice of routine everyday meal item—like, if you have a can of tuna, or a can of tomato soup, for lunch almost every day, just because that’s your default lunch choice—will end up having an above-average consumption level, based on consumption patterns for that item in the general population. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/22 "2024-03-26T18:55:04Z")
Rolled oats. I eat a double-serving for breakfast 6 days a week. Occasionally I make three servings when my wife wants some for breakfast. Been eating oatmeal for breakfast for decades now. From recent news, I see that I am probably infertile but at this point in my life, that’s a good thing. ---
**Author:** ![ASanders](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asanders/32/3367_2.png) [@ASanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASanders)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/23 "2024-03-26T19:05:49Z")
Hard to know what the “usual” amount is of mixed nuts, but we buy them at Costco every time we go. That’s a Costco-size container about once a month for me, basically, as I’m the only one who eats them. (Mixed with raisins and pumpkin seeds, they are my go-to weekday breakfast or lunch.) ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/24 "2024-03-26T19:12:28Z")
Spinach, mushrooms and peanut butter. (Not all consumed simultaneously.) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/25 "2024-03-26T19:15:24Z")
Cheese. All types, all formats. We are always fully stocked and then some. A relative got a look in our fridge recently and was aghast at how much cheese we had. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/26 "2024-03-26T19:15:40Z")
Eggs. We have an actual breakfast every morning rather than, say, just toast and coffee. I buy an 18-count carton of eggs every week to 10 days. ---
**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/27 "2024-03-26T19:20:22Z")
Paper towels. My wife uses them as napkins for our family meals, and the cats puke a lot. My 14 yo daughter is on barf duty and she uses like 5 sheets for each pile. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/28 "2024-03-26T19:26:01Z")
Avocados, And possibly flower and sugar as I do all my own cooking and baking. I seldom go out and nothing I buys is prepared. I go through a dozen avocados a week. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/29 "2024-03-26T19:35:46Z")
A truly obscene amount of baby carrots. It’s a little embarrassing at the grocery store, not gonna lie. Three or four 48 oz. bags every time we go. And that doesn’t include the frozen carrots I like for cooking and the carrot chips for salad and the matchstick carrots for the birds. . . Just today we did a big shop and carrots were not on the list. I couldn’t bring myself to walk past, and picked up one 48 oz bag just in case. It used to be yogurt. And three of us had different favorite brands. So pulling up the grocery cart and setting them all on the counter was quite the spectacle. We’re talking a dozen each of three different brands. 😳 People stared, and one lady even started asking me questions like I was some sort of yogurt expert. Maybe I am by now, I dunno; I _ **was** _ able to answer all of her questions. 🧐 ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/30 "2024-03-26T19:39:42Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Bacon. Dog beds. Blue vases. Power tools. Gotta ask, are the blue vases and power tool consumption somehow related? Do you blow through drill motors making holes for lamp cords in the vases or something? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/31 "2024-03-26T19:39:48Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Cheese. All types, all formats. We are always fully stocked and then some. Yep. And would books count? ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/32 "2024-03-26T19:44:52Z")
I thought you were going to mention a condiment. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/33 "2024-03-26T19:54:49Z")
For me it is olive oil. Five liter bottles last about three weeks. And artichokes, in season. Just love them. I also preserve a lot of them myself (confit in olive oil, of course). Beer, probably. And whisky. > [@Aspenglow](#): > > Spinach, mushrooms and peanut butter. (Not all consumed simultaneously.) I see a nice recipe if you add some coconut milk, thai curry and make a side of basmati rice. More vegetables, and fish or duck or chicken would work too, I believe. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/34 "2024-03-26T19:58:27Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > For me it is olive oil. Five liter bottles last about three weeks. 🤯 Do you chug it or something?? Have a huge family? Almost two liters a week??? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/35 "2024-03-26T19:59:56Z")
Aww. You have fresh _flowers_ often. That’s nice.😊 (I know you mean flour, really) ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/36 "2024-03-26T20:02:32Z")
Special doggie ice cream. The dogs get a treat almost every night. I nuke it so it’s not rock hard. I do most of the cooking, and thought working from home I would cook more. Not true. I don’t drive by the grocery store twice a day. Now I have to make a special trip. And it’s a 30 minute drive each way. It’s a bit of a problem because I’m away on at least half of the weekends taking care of a death in the family. So when home, I have other things to take care of. I need to learn to stock up and meal plan more. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/37 "2024-03-26T20:03:35Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Aww. You have fresh _flowers_ often. That’s nice That reminds me. My wife buys a _huge_ amount of fresh cut flowers. I don’t know how to quantify it, but we always have fresh flowers in at least three locations. All year. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/38 "2024-03-26T20:07:45Z")
Oh. Chicken livers. I buy big bags of them. I make the cat and dog treats from them. The grocery store guy has to go back and get me a bag when we buy them. I’m not sure how many lbs. But it costs $21. It turns out to be a small amount of trouble to produce but way way cheaper than commercial cat and dog treats. And I control the salt and sugar. (None and none) I used to make jerky for the dogs. But that has gotten too pricey and a bunch more time consuming to do. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/39 "2024-03-26T20:09:31Z")
That’s really a lot. Does she arrange them or buy arrangements? You need to plant her a cutting bed of flowers. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396/40 "2024-03-26T20:10:46Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > That’s really a lot. Does she arrange them or buy arrangements? She typically arranges them, unless it’s just a vase of tulips or something like that. She doesn’t buy arrangements. She does have flowers in her garden, but she rarely cuts them to bring them inside. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-household-consume-more-of-than-usual/999396.md?page=3)