Our Provisioning List

This is a fairly complete summary of our provisioning list, based on a family of 5 spending 5-6 months in the Bahamas.

After the list is a summary of what - in our experience - was easy to find in the Bahamas v. what was either hard to find, ridiculously expensive or both!

A few notes about our eating habits: We ate virtually all our meals aboard. I baked bread almost daily. We were able to catch quite a bit of fish and lobster which helped stretch our limited supply of meats. With the exception of canned tuna, we are not canned food types and living on a boat did not change that.

lemonaid/gatoraid powdered mixes 20 containers
beer 18 cases
wine 14 boxes
coffee 8 lbs
tea bags 10 boxes
bottled water 4 lg jugs
peanut butter 20 jars
honey 3 x-lg jars
vanilla 2 bottles
flour 10 lbs
sugar 3 lbs
powdered sugar 1 lb
yeast 1 lg box
syrup 2 lg
bread crumbs 1 box
boullion cubes 1 lg jar
lemon juice 2 lg
olive oil 5 x-lg bottles
salad oil 4 x-lg bottles
balsamic vinegar 1 bottle
white vinegar 1 x-lg jug
dry milk 1 x-lg box
parmalot milk 15 boxes
tuna 60 cans
chicken 12 cans
canned veggies 8 cans
pastas 16 lbs
dry beans (lentils) 3 bags
dry sauces (pesto) 5 pkgs
canned tomatoes 12 cans
pasta sauce 12 jars
ramen 30 pkgs
jiffy corn mix 15 boxes
rice 3 x-lg bags
flour tortillas 15 pkgs
saltines 7 boxes
other crackers 8 boxes
granola bars 4 lg cases
Clif bars 3 cases
pistachios 4 lg bags
trail mixes, dried fruits/nuts 20 pkgs
oatmeal 2 boxes
couscous 5 boxes
baking soda 1 x-lg bag
baking powder 1 lg box
cereals 10 bags
pretzels 5 lg bags
salsa 1 lg box H&H mix
tortilla chips 5 bags
goldfish 4 lg boxes
black beans 4 cans
artichokes 4 cans
olives 6 cans
chiles 4 cans
pepperoni 10 pkgs
parmesean 7 chunks
onions 1 bag
eggs 6 dozen
powdered eggs 1 x-lg container
cheeses 6
cabbage 2
apples 2 dozen
oranges 3 boxes
carrots 2 bags
butter 8 sticks
potatoes 1 lg bag
soy sauce 2
marshmellows 4 bags
popcorn 2 lg bags
chocolate bars 15
graham crackers 4 boxes
chocolate chips 2 bags
nutella 4 jars
cocoa powder 1 jar
parchment paper 3 rolls
paper towels 50 rolls
toilet paper 50 rolls
paper plates 800
ziplock bags 6 boxes
foil 2 rolls
propane 12 @1-lb
AA batteries (for GPS) 300
C&D batteries 200
handiwipes 25
sponges 10
hand sanitizer 2 lg
dish soap - Joy 2 lg
lighter sticks 4
shampoo 5
toothpaste 5
rubber gloves 1 box
insect repellent 5
sunscreen 5
chlorox 1

freezer:
3 flank steaks
6 lb hamburger
3 bags chicken breast
2 turkey breasts
6 bags of veggies
frozen OJ cans
2 hotdogs

other:
condiments
spices
toiletries
first aid & medications
spare parts
lots of motor oil

Relatively easy to find in Bahamas:
romaine lettuce
green peppers
onions
carrots
eggs
butter
bananas
apples
flour
oatmeal
most basic fruits in places like Nassau, Georgetown, Marsh Harbor

Expensive:
any paper products
any convenience foods (chips, crackers, peanut butter, powdered drink mixes, etc)
Parmalot

Hard to Find:
meat that didn't look like it had freezer burn

Kept very well w/o refrigeration:
parmesean cheese
pepperoni
cabbage
most fruits placed in hammocks
jicama
carrots
all condiments

Glad we took:
cast iron skillet for campfires
large pot for steaming lobster
french press
"Cruising Cuisine" cookbook

Wish we took:
Valentine/Easter candies for the kids
even more peanut butter & crackers