Now listen…

If I walk into your kitchen and open that fridge only to find ONE lonely condiment, two sad bottles of water, and a leftover fast-food ketchup packet?
Baby… Auntie is calling an intervention.

Because you cannot — I repeat — cannot live your best, soft, grown-folk life off vibes, air, and DoorDash coupons.

At some point, you gotta put some groceries in that fridge.

Not because you’re trying to impress company.

Not because you’re suddenly morphing into a meal-prep influencer.

But because feeding yourself with love is a real-life grown-folk spiritual practice.

Let Auntie walk you through it.

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1. Start With the Basics — Your Pantry Isn’t a Museum

If the only thing in your pantry is a decorative mason jar you bought during your “soft life” phase, we gon’ fix that today.

Here are Auntie’s MUST-HAVES for a functioning adult pantry:

• Rice (white, brown, jasmine — pick your ministry)
• Pasta
• Beans (canned or dry if you’re feeling ambitious)
• Broth (vegetable, chicken, or “whatever was on sale”)
• Potatoes — the Beyoncé of budget cooking
• Seasonings that extend beyond salt and pepper

If you don’t cook with at least one seasoning that makes your ancestors stand up and clap, your food will taste like disappointment.
Auntie said what she said.

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2. Your Fridge Doesn’t Need to Look Like Whole Foods… Just Like You Care

You don’t need 47 organic juices and $800 herbs.
You just need:

• A protein you like
• A vegetable that won’t go bad tomorrow
• A fruit you’ll actually eat
• Something green so you feel responsible
• Milk (regular, almond, oat — choose your flavor of delusion)

Bonus: Get yourself a cute little snack you don’t have to earn.
Pleasure is a food group, as far as Auntie’s concerned.

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3. Budget Meals That Will NOT Have You Crying Over Your Bank App

Grown living doesn’t have to cost grown money.

Here’s Auntie’s Holy Trinity of Budget Meals:

1. Soup That Feeds You AND Your Inner Child

Throw your broth, potatoes, veggies, and any random seasoning into a pot. Boom.
Comfort. Healing. Therapy in a bowl.

2. Pasta That Won’t Judge You for Being Tired

Pasta + jar sauce + garlic = delicious.
Add spinach if you want to feel mature.

3. Tacos Because You Deserve Nice Things

Beans. Cheese. Tortillas. Whatever meat or fake meat you have.
Auntie supports all taco-based decisions.

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4. The Emotional Side of Feeding Yourself (Yes, We’re Going There)

Baby, hear Auntie clearly:

When you feed yourself well, you teach your nervous system that you are safe.

A stocked fridge says:

• “I matter.”
• “I take care of myself.”
• “I am allowed to have good things.”

This is bigger than groceries.
It’s nourishment.
It’s self-respect in Tupperware form.

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5. Bonus: Auntie’s Grocery List for Your Soft Life Era 

Grab these and your home will instantly feel more cared-for:

• Eggs
• Frozen veggies (they mind their business and last forever)
• Bread
• Peanut butter
• Bananas
• Spinach
• A treat that makes you smile
• Water you’ll actually drink

And yes, Auntie said treat twice.
On purpose.

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Final Word, Baby

Feeding yourself with love isn’t about aesthetics.
It isn’t about perfection.
It’s about honoring your body, your mood, your season, and your future self.

So go ahead:
Put some groceries in that fridge.
Your grown-folk peace — and your nervous system — will thank you.

Now pass Auntie a piece of that cornbread you should be baking next.