What's for dinner?

Two days into our "eat everything in the pantry" challenge. I've had lots of tuna, and lots of mac and cheese. My diet does not thank me. I really want to just go and eat everything so that I can be finished with this challenge and buy new food. But, I also understand that somehow this will bring about a new creativity when it comes to preparing family meals, and perhaps a new sense of appreciation for the ramen noodles my husband just had to have. I have a fear of what is to come when we run out of Cohen's precious "go-go's" aka, Goldfish. I am also wondering how long this whole thing will last. I have new recipes to try out. It is all an attempt to be a different kind of Mother. You know, one that cares more about the earth than the convenience of little packaged things. Once that cares more about her children's health in 20 years than just getting them to shut up by stuffing them with McDonald's. It is hard though, I have to admit. I was raised on quick fixes, do whatever makes you feel better right now, and do it fast. I want this generation to be different. Mine is filled with all of these new adults running around unable to function because their parents lost everything in the recession, and they don't know what to do without their money. They now have to find ways to make it themselves, and God forbid they buy and make their own food. I want my children to be able to survive in a world that will never be consistent. What would you do if suddenly tomorrow, fast food disappeared, or little debbie? Would you be able to whip up a batch of brownies? And I don't mean the kind from the box. How sustainable are we?