Breakfast: breakfast sandwich on honey wheat with egg and cheese
Lunch: frozen dinner with two slices of bread
Snack(!): three slices of cheese
Dinner: Wheat linguine with tuna and tomatoes. (kind of like shrimp scampi...except with tuna and tomatoes). I know it sounds gross, but it's cheap and fairly good.
I have no idea how peolpe do this 24/7, 365 days a year. I know that $21 per week is pitiful, but I can't imagine doing it with children. What about pregnant women? Always hungry, but unable to provide even the most basic of things. I didn't think to buy milk for the week, but that would have taken a few dollars from the budget.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
And the Challenge gets harder...
Today's menu:
Breakfast-breakfast snadwich on honey wheat with egg and cheese (do we see a pattern yet?!)
Lunch-frozen dinner and yogurt (purchased with the little bit of money left over)
Dinner-gumbo and rice. The gumbo was made with fresh veggies from the garden. Lima beans, tomatoes, purple hull peas, corn, okra and garlic!
I really feel good at this point (and that could be from the two bowls of gumbo that I had for supper), but I am truly happy that I will be able to complete this challenge without eating any ramen noodles!! Today at our staff meeting was difficult, but I made it through without cheating. The snack that was provided today was soft granola bars with chocolate chips and rice krispie treats dipped in chocolate. Sometimes, you just need chocolate...and today was one of those days (that and a glass of wine!!!). I could have killed someone for a bite of chocolate. I settled for a glass of water...<sigh>.
My mother came over for supper. She actually ended up cooking supper while I finished up some readings for grad school (awesome!). I made sure that she understood the rules for the challenge (and she stuck to them). We had enough food for at least a small army. Mom had a decent sized portion, I had two portions and there is still enough for at least two more generous adult supper portions. Love that!
Breakfast-breakfast snadwich on honey wheat with egg and cheese (do we see a pattern yet?!)
Lunch-frozen dinner and yogurt (purchased with the little bit of money left over)
Dinner-gumbo and rice. The gumbo was made with fresh veggies from the garden. Lima beans, tomatoes, purple hull peas, corn, okra and garlic!
I really feel good at this point (and that could be from the two bowls of gumbo that I had for supper), but I am truly happy that I will be able to complete this challenge without eating any ramen noodles!! Today at our staff meeting was difficult, but I made it through without cheating. The snack that was provided today was soft granola bars with chocolate chips and rice krispie treats dipped in chocolate. Sometimes, you just need chocolate...and today was one of those days (that and a glass of wine!!!). I could have killed someone for a bite of chocolate. I settled for a glass of water...<sigh>.
My mother came over for supper. She actually ended up cooking supper while I finished up some readings for grad school (awesome!). I made sure that she understood the rules for the challenge (and she stuck to them). We had enough food for at least a small army. Mom had a decent sized portion, I had two portions and there is still enough for at least two more generous adult supper portions. Love that!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Day Two Challenges
Today's menu:
Breakfast: breakfast sandwich with egg and cheese on honey wheat bread
Lunch: Frozen dinner (chicken linguine carbonara)
Supper: leftover lentil soup and 2 chicken legs seasoned with cumin
In a typical day, I normally eat a breakfast sandwich. This breakfast sandwich is on a whole wheat Enclish muffin with egg whites, turkey sausage and cheese. I literally was only eating half of an egg and throwing the rest away. What a waste!
Normally I pack my lunch with a turkey sandwich and lots of things to snack on throughout the day...string cheese, yogurt, apple slices and almonds. Yes, all of that for one lunch. I snack throughout the day so that I don't eat too much right before bed.
My husband and I take turns fixing supper and it varies from grilled cheese with soup to lasagna. It just depends on how much time (and energy!) I have after work.
I never look at prices when grocery shopping. I typically buy the same things week to week and change it up with spices (which is why the lentil soup that I made last night was made with authentic spices from India).
Today at lunch was a hard core challenge! In the teacher's lounge there was a box of sugar cookies and a vanilla pudding cake. SUGAR COOKIES!!! That is my all-time favorite thing on the planet to eat. It took everything I had to sit there and eat my $1 frozen dinner and glass of water. I'm not sure how people do this all the time. Miraculously, I haven't been hungry...yet. Although I could really go for a sugar cookie right about now!
Breakfast: breakfast sandwich with egg and cheese on honey wheat bread
Lunch: Frozen dinner (chicken linguine carbonara)
Supper: leftover lentil soup and 2 chicken legs seasoned with cumin
In a typical day, I normally eat a breakfast sandwich. This breakfast sandwich is on a whole wheat Enclish muffin with egg whites, turkey sausage and cheese. I literally was only eating half of an egg and throwing the rest away. What a waste!
Normally I pack my lunch with a turkey sandwich and lots of things to snack on throughout the day...string cheese, yogurt, apple slices and almonds. Yes, all of that for one lunch. I snack throughout the day so that I don't eat too much right before bed.
My husband and I take turns fixing supper and it varies from grilled cheese with soup to lasagna. It just depends on how much time (and energy!) I have after work.
I never look at prices when grocery shopping. I typically buy the same things week to week and change it up with spices (which is why the lentil soup that I made last night was made with authentic spices from India).
Today at lunch was a hard core challenge! In the teacher's lounge there was a box of sugar cookies and a vanilla pudding cake. SUGAR COOKIES!!! That is my all-time favorite thing on the planet to eat. It took everything I had to sit there and eat my $1 frozen dinner and glass of water. I'm not sure how people do this all the time. Miraculously, I haven't been hungry...yet. Although I could really go for a sugar cookie right about now!
Monday, September 27, 2010
Grocery shopping
Fo the record, I budgeted six extra dollars (my husband will be joining me in the challenge for a total of two days). The grand total I could spend was $27. My actual total was $26.75 after tax! I couldn't believe that I actually made it underbudget without having to put anything back.
Here is what I bought:
1 dozen eggs
honey wheat bread
3 cans of diced tomatoes
1 bag of frozen mixed veggies
1 bag of dried lentils
1 bag of dried kidney beans
2 pounds of rice
chicken drumsticks
1 can of tuna
1 box whole wheat linguine (!)
five frozen dinners
1 broccoli crown
1 box of chicken broth
and a block of cheese
Breakfast today was a breakfast snadwich made with an egg, a slice of cheese and toasted bread. Lunch will be one of those frozen dinners and supper will most likely be soup with lentils, tomatoes, veggies, and chicken broth. Sounds super tasty!
Here is what I bought:
1 dozen eggs
honey wheat bread
3 cans of diced tomatoes
1 bag of frozen mixed veggies
1 bag of dried lentils
1 bag of dried kidney beans
2 pounds of rice
chicken drumsticks
1 can of tuna
1 box whole wheat linguine (!)
five frozen dinners
1 broccoli crown
1 box of chicken broth
and a block of cheese
Breakfast today was a breakfast snadwich made with an egg, a slice of cheese and toasted bread. Lunch will be one of those frozen dinners and supper will most likely be soup with lentils, tomatoes, veggies, and chicken broth. Sounds super tasty!
Thursday, September 23, 2010
This is only a test
This is my first blog, so I am conducting a short test of the emergency blogging system. Should there be an emergency...you wouldn't know because the blog wouldn't show up!
In other news, I am anxiously planning meals with a $1 per meal budget in mind...That just sounds impossible! Although as my mother always says, "where there's a will, there's a way." I just have to repeat that over and over again. Here's hoping for the best!
In other news, I am anxiously planning meals with a $1 per meal budget in mind...That just sounds impossible! Although as my mother always says, "where there's a will, there's a way." I just have to repeat that over and over again. Here's hoping for the best!
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