FOOD BANK HAUL! My Very Helpful $10 Food Pantry Haul - Queensland Australia - May 2024

[@gloriapalethorpe2312]

I really enjoy your videos thanks for sharing so glad you are feeling better its so nice seeing the kangaroos in your yard here in Michigan I have deer geese and raccoons I hope your days stay happy and safe 😊 ❤️ 💗 😊

[@makingendsmeet]

Thanks so much Gloria. Glad you enjoyed seeing the kangaroos. That's some cool wildlife you get in your yard over there too! Hope you have a great week🥰

[@silverygit]

Wow a really great haul with a lot of options of delicious meals! I love the variety you get for fruits and veggies: what a great help to not just have cans (although they are awesome). Freshness for the win.

[@makingendsmeet]

Thanks so much😊💕 Yes I agree, having some fresh fruit for healthy snacks and veggies for meals is always so welcome!

[@muttersmenu2422]

Getting well soon💐 Good and varied haul of food 🍱 Nice video 😊

[@makingendsmeet]

Thanks so much my friend. Hope you're having a good weekend😊💕

[@robyncolless6016]

Great haul. 😊 Mum, dad & bub at the end. Gosh, he's a big boy. I wouldn't want to come face to face with him any time.

[@makingendsmeet]

Thanks Robyn😊💕 Yes, wise to keep your distance with the big male ones!

[@christieflesch3750]

That’s a great Food Haul for $10❤❤

[@makingendsmeet]

Thanks Christie🥰 Yes was excellent value for the money this time!

[@ashjoma]

Fabulous haul. Plenty of kangaroos near me. Used to often have to stop in the driveway at my kid’s school to let them go past. I should have gone to the local food bank for some frozen soups this week. I’ll go Monday. My son gave me a Coles voucher though. He works at Coles whilst taking a uni break and I can use his discount card too. Best wishes from the chilly Central Tablelands.

[@makingendsmeet]

Hey Ashjoma😊 Thanks my friend. Yes love that we have kangaroos where we live. You really feel like you live in Australia when you have to stop and let them hop past don't you?! That's so nice of your son to help you like that. Hope you get some great soups on Monday too. Have a good weekend. Keep warm down there💕

[@teresaryan4956]

Glad your feeling better, nice to get some beef for a change. Have a great weekend my friend ❤❤

[@makingendsmeet]

Hey Teresa😊 Thank you. Yes was very helpful getting that mince. Hope you have a fantastic weekend too🥰

[@NannyTam]

So sorry you've been sick. Also sorry I have missed some of your videos. I injured a disk in my next and it nearly paralyed my right side. Then pain was incredible and I've been miserable. I'm back and feeling much better. I drove for the first time in 6 weeks. Couldn't turn my head at all! Still working through it, but better days are beginning to outweigh the bad days. What an awesome bargain grocery haul. Lots of useful items! I love all the produce you get!! Wow!!! Kangaroos!! I get deer...a lot, but that's so awesome!! Thanks so much for sharing, my friend! I've missed you 🥰💕😊

[@makingendsmeet]

Hey Tammy😊💕 Thanks for your kind words my friend, that's okay, no apologies needed! I'm sorry to hear about your injury and the challenging time you've been through. That sounds incredibly painful. I'm so glad that now you're on the mend and feeling better enough to get back to driving. That must feel like a huge victory after such a difficult period. Yes, there was lots of really great items in this haul and it's especially nice to get the fruit and veggies that we do, it's a big help. Seeing wild deer in your yard would be cool too! Hope you have a good week. Sending my prayers and best wishes for a complete recovery. Take care🥰

[@tracychambliss2032]

Good haul😊 love the roos!!🤗

[@makingendsmeet]

Thanks so much Tracy😊💕 Glad you enjoyed!

[@donnacameron4515]

Glad you are feeling a bit better. It’s a very rainy cool day here today, I had boiled up four chicken carcasses last evening so to day was a perfect day to make chicken vegetable soup with some little pasta noodles in it. Nothing like warm soup on a cool day, I wish I could have shared some with you, nothing like chicken soup when you are feeling poorly.

[@makingendsmeet]

Thanks so much Donna😊💕 That sounds perfect! Yes you can't beat some good soup when you're sick, yours sounds delicious!

[@janecannon5567]

Nice to hear you feeling better. You got a nice amount of food.

[@makingendsmeet]

Thanks so much Jane. Hope you and Wes are going good over there💕

[@Susan-l9d]

I was so delighted to see the kangaroos. In your backyard? We live in Durham County North Carolina USA….in a very rural area. We have deers who visit us daily. They love eating something that grows on our property yards. The deer enjoy eating many plants so I have to be very careful what I plant outside my fenced garden. Take Care

[@makingendsmeet]

Thanks Susan. Glad you enjoyed seeing them. Yes the female kangaroo was in our backyard... and the male and cute joey in the paddock adjoining. That sounds like a beautiful slice of rural life you have in Durham County. It must be such a joy to have deer as regular visitors. Have a good weekend over there. 😊💕🦌

[@sherriekemper1828]

I think I might faint straight away if I looked into my yard and saw three kangaroos! They seem so exotic compared to anything I've gotten (a bobcat, many deer and once a bear). The grocery haul looked really nice with a good variety. Thanks for the video.

[@makingendsmeet]

Hey Sherrie😊 Haha lol! Yes it's just normal for us here... I think I might faint as well if I saw a bear in our yard too though! Thank you, was a great selection. Thanks so much for watching💕

[@sallygordin2869]

I love your garden 😍 You got a lot of great items in your haul. Have a blessed weekend Mem 😊

[@makingendsmeet]

Thanks so much Sally🥰 Yes was a very helpful haul for sure! Hope you have a lovely weekend too my friend. Take care💕

[@catherinebarlow3079]

Your sunflower if you wait for middle part of it fluffy bit to fall off you will have sunflower seeds to eat if you get to them before any animals get them before you haven't watch vlog yet hope you have great weekend all of you take care

[@makingendsmeet]

Thanks so much Catherine😊🌻 Thanks for the tip! I might have some competition for the seeds with our local birdlife, but that would be awesome to get some sunflower seeds, I'll keep my eye on them!

[@wandaspinney6568]

Hopefully you ae better by now. Great haul for your family. 😊

[@makingendsmeet]

Thanks so much Wanda. I'm feeling much better thanks😊💕

[@suelamond4060]

Lovely kangaroo's we had 2 ibises in our back yard this morning. I ve seen them around but not i my yard.

[@makingendsmeet]

Thanks Sue. How nice to get a visit from some ibises, we get them here sometimes too... funnily enough I saw one just this afternoon looking for insects with it's long beak in our lawn😊

[@laraineweinberg2329]

Wow kangaroos in your garden! I’m from Portsmouth in the UK, we came to Australia in January for 3 weeks, absolutely loved it, stayed in Sydney then got a cruise ship and went up to the Great Barrier Reef. We went to the koala sanctury in Brisbane where we saw all your indigenous animals I loved every minute of it. Shame it’s such a long way away and very expensive to get to as I would😢 love to go back.

[@makingendsmeet]

Yes, these ones live locally in the area and often hang out in our backyard. It sounds like you had an incredible time in Australia! It's understandable that the distance and cost make it challenging to revisit, but the memories you've made will surely last a lifetime. Hopefully, you'll find a way to return someday!

[@Al........]

Glad to hear you are on the mend, hope Mr and the kids are well. You got some great things, the sugar and peanut butter must be a big help, and we don't see you getting fresh meat very often so that is a lovely addition to your haul. We are flying home today, the place we stayed at is beautiful, very relaxing and very well kept grounds, although Mr is ready for his own bed already. I'll update you on the fruit asap, it was good but not great. As usual I get taken for a local, due to my complection, twice in the first morning of arrival I'm asked if I'm Portuguese. Have a great weekend, don't forget to put your feet up and not overdo it. X

[@makingendsmeet]

Hey Al😊Thanks my friend. The family are all good thanks. Yes, getting the sugar and peanut butter was so awesome! And you're right, it's one of the rare times I think we've ever got fresh meat! Glad to hear that you've been having a good time over there. Sounds like you're fitting in like a local! Hope you both have a great weekend too. Safe trip back home. Take care💕

[@kathleenlangstaff5039]

Hope you are back to full health soon. And thrilled to see meat in your food haul. Going into fall, what was your best crop from your garden?

[@makingendsmeet]

Thanks so much Kathleen😊💕 Yes it was so helpful to get some mince! Crop wise, there was several plentiful producers. In Summer it was probably the cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and loofah gourds... now it's cooler it's probably the silverbeet (swiss chard) and the endive I'm harvesting the most regularly. Having some fresh veggies to help out in the garden is wonderful.

[@nmarie360]

Great food haul Mem😊- all I can think of is how did the middle sized kangaroo get into the lush grass....(Looks like the female) While the largest kangaroo is watching very closely from the outside of the gate😊. Love your videos.

[@makingendsmeet]

Thanks so much Nmarie🥰 Glad you enjoy the videos. Yes believe it or not the adult ones just jump over the fence! You're right, this day the mother kangaroo jumped into our yard leaving her joey on the other side (the little ones can't jump over) with the big male one... I think she was having a time out for herself!

[@cathydecarles7084]

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[@cathydecarles7084]

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[@makingendsmeet]

Thanks so much Cathy🥰

[@pattimorgan9795]

Welcome back❣️ I’ve missed you❣️ I’m glad you’re feeling better. The baby kangaroo was so cute. Thanks so much for sharing and have a great weekend❣️😊😘

[@makingendsmeet]

Oh thanks so much Patti🥰 Glad you enjoyed seeing the little joey, they're so sweet. Hope you have a lovely weekend too 💕

[@gloriaandrejcik9787]

Glad you are feeling better! Nice haul! Looks like you have the makings of a good veggie stir fry. Lots of good things for lunch boxes.

[@makingendsmeet]

Thanks so much Gloria🥰 Yes, glad I picked up those noodles, they were delicious! And always so helpful to get things for the kids for school.

[@kerrijones719]

Hi Mem, great variety in the haul. The mince is a great and helpful addition, given meat is very costly. Have a great week and thanks for sharing. I am glad you are better. 😊❤

[@makingendsmeet]

Hey Kerri😊 Thanks my friend, yes it was a great selection in this lot. Getting that mince was so handy, helped out heaps with meals. Hope you have a good week too🥰

[@donnadelong2781]

I'm glad that I only have to worry about groundhogs, rabbits and occasionally a deer. Great haul.

[@makingendsmeet]

Hehe😄 thanks Donna🥰

[@cathecavalle1016]

It’s good to hear that you are feeling much better. You sound so much better. That is a nice load of veggies you picked up. Have a relaxing weekend. Much love, Cathe

[@makingendsmeet]

Hey Cathe😊 Thanks so much my friend. Yes was some lovely produce. And thank you so very much for the last card you sent when you were in Australia too😉🥰🙏 ❤️

[@makingendsmeet]

Hope you have a lovely weekend too💕

[@judithrichardson8213]

Hello MEM. I am sorry to hear you have not been well, but glad you are getting better. I was a bit worried about you, as I was missing your videos, and wondered if you were okay. This was a pretty good haul, and you will get some good meals from it all. I was wondering if you had the camera on a tripod, propped up on something, or if you were just standing very still when you filmed the roo's. It must be amazing to be so close to them, but I suppose you get used to them being around. Anyway, it is now my breakfast time, about 7.40am, so off to get something to eat, so bye for now my friend, and have a good weekend. Much love and respect as always from me, Jo, here in the good old UK. xxxx

[@makingendsmeet]

Good Morning over there Jo😊 Thanks so much my friend. I'm on the mend. Yes it was a very useful haul. Was great to get a few different things that we don't normally get. I was there... just trying to stand very still and quiet! It's a little tricky as you want to get closer to see them better but if you get too close or they feel threatened they will jump away! We're used to seeing the kangaroos where we live, but it's still really cool every time they pay us a visit! Hope you had a delicious breakfast and have a great weekend too. Take care💕

[@evelynmcdonald9981]

Awesome haul!!❤❤❤

[@makingendsmeet]

Thanks so much Evelyn🥰

[@lydiajohnson2084]

The little Joey with its parents 🤗

[@makingendsmeet]

I know, right?! It's a kangaroo family, too cute!! 🦘❤️

[@robertadunaway7030]

Very nice haul, the sugar and ground meat are a bonus.

[@makingendsmeet]

Thanks Roberta. Most definitely!

[@mollymccann5043]

I'd make those wheat noodles and top them with the sweet chili sauce!

[@makingendsmeet]

Ooh great idea😋 Yes would be a perfect combo!

[@karenchandler8325]

Wonderful haul! It's so fun to see kangaroos!

[@makingendsmeet]

Thanks so much Karen😊💕 Glad you enjoyed!

[@kathleentanner343]

Absolutely fantastic haul ❤ so many wonderful meals

[@makingendsmeet]

Thanks so much Kathie🥰 Yes was some really good useful items in this lot. Love it when we get some different things like the sugar, sultanas and the sweet chilli sauce. That added variety makes all the difference for cooking and meals!

[@estheraverill-kw3su]

Welcome back, glad to hear you're better. That bag was great value, especially with the mince. Thank you for the cute moment with the kangaroos - too beautiful.

[@makingendsmeet]

Thank you😊💕 Yes, was so helpful getting that mince! Glad you enjoyed, they're just a bit cute!

[@muttersmenu2422]

Hello and where are your posts.? Like your channel 😊

[@makingendsmeet]

Hey my friend😊 Thanks so much. I appreciate your support. I've been sick unfortunately but am feeling much better now... a new video is live for you now, enjoy!

[@rhondabarnes1702]

Great haul, thank you for sharing. God bless. 🙏🙏🙏❤

[@makingendsmeet]

Thanks Rhonda🥰 Thank you for watching! God bless you too💕

[@elizabethmcenearney7860]

I’d have a heart attack if kangaroos were in my yard! It I love seeing them in yours LOL. Great haul from the food pantry- wish the ones here were like that. TFS

[@makingendsmeet]

Thanks so much Elizabeth😊💕 Yes, the big male ones can be quite imposing!

[@mareebrown-e3n]

The male kangaroo over the fence is one big boomer!

[@makingendsmeet]

Haha, yes he sure is!!

[@victoriakennedy4811]

I would like to know where you get these hauls as they are $40 where I live

[@makingendsmeet]

Hi Victoria, We live rurally almost an hour out from Brisbane in Queensland. This food pantry I go to on Friday's is run by the Uniting Church in my area. If you're looking for a lower cost (some may be entirely free also) food parcel nearby to you please try this link: www.foodbank.org.au Try clicking the "Find Food" button where you can put in your postcode to hopefully find some other food bank or food pantry options nearest to you. These websites might also help: secondbite.org/food-finder/ and www.ozharvest.org/food/receive-food-individuals/ (Sometimes though not all church food pantries are listed I've noticed, so contacting local churches in your area directly or looking up their details online may be useful too. Some only advertise on Facebook). If you live in the Brisbane area I have heard of Kings Church on the southside of Brisbane (Logan Village, Reedy Creek, Pimpama) that offer entirely free hampers usually once a month too... not sure if they're close by to you, but here's their details: www.kingscommunity.care/?v=6cc98ba2045f Also Lighthouse Care in Brisbane have $25 discount trolleys and low price groceries in their stores too: lighthousecare.org.au/ Hope that helps. Take care and thanks so much for watching😊

[@mustwereallydothis]

I wonder if kangaroos make as much of a nuisance of themselves as the deer who wander into our yards do

[@makingendsmeet]

They usually just eat the grass and don't touch the garden. They're usually no problem. You do need to be aware of the big male ones though as some can be aggressive towards people, so we just watch them from a distance and let them graze😊

[@mustwereallydothis]

@@makingendsmeet last spring we had one eat two entire tomato plants. That must have been one sick deer the next day.

[@makingendsmeet]

Oh no! How disappointing for you (and the deer maybe too)!

[@mustwereallydothis]

@@makingendsmeet Sadly, I think the consequences for the deer were likely more serious than it deserved. Tomato plants are highly toxic. I hope it was OK. We could have put those plants behind a deer proof fence but it never occurred to us that any deer would ever be hungry enough to eat it. I honestly can't imagine why it ate them when there were plenty of perfectly good weeds that they normally love eating in the very next lot.

[@makingendsmeet]

@@mustwereallydothis Yes let's hope it survived and had nothing worse than a bellyache. Strange like you say that it would choose to eat the tomatoes rather than all the other plants it usually would munch on. Nature has its surprises, doesn't it?!