*Feed Your Family $10 A Day Challenge*(AT HOME)

[Wonderlandmom]

well last night I went to Ponorosa and I ate like a pig. I gained 2 lbs .

No way did you gain 2 lbs in one meal. Do you know how many calories that would be, over what you burn? Surely water retention or your metabolism is really out of whack now! .

 

[Blondie]

all other items were given to us

Okay, since I have such high grocery bills, I need to find the secret to having people give me free food!

 

[mommiepoppins]

Okay, since I have such high grocery bills, I need to find the secret to having people give me free food!

how about a garden. Maybe you could trade with others that live close to you?

 

[grlpwrd]

I looked it up for you...there are 15 in Maryland. A bunch in Baltimore,District Heights, Dundalk, Edgewood, Essex, Glen Burnie, Hagerstown, Hyattsville, Langley Park, Oxon Hill, Randallstown, and Reisterstown.

Thank you for posting this, Nanu57v.

My dh lives in Glen Burnie and I think I am going to stop by at one and check it out.

Does anyone know of a good Asian/ethnic market in that area, too?

 

[dawn1967]

Breakfast
Kids sausage and french toast 1.35
Me Coffee and what little one doesn't eat

Lunch
We are going out for lunch today It will be about 15.00

Dinner
Fried chicken
potato salad
biscuits
fruit salad
6.00

Snacks
Popcorn
ice pops
pbj crackers
1.00

Total
23.35
They are going camping with there dad for a long weekend so this is last time i will cook or plan a meal until monday..

 

[kmchar1]

meals planned for tomorrow:

Breakfast:
DH: free at work
Me and DS (6 years old): Bagels with jelly (.60), 2 oranges (.50), sausage links (on sale) 1.00
*total: 2.10

Lunch:
DS and I are going to Clearwater Beach. We are taking for DS and I:
Cubes of cheese (1.50 on sale), 1/2 box of whole wheat crackers (.50), 2 Lunchables bought on sale at Target and with coupon came to .25 each (.50), 1/2 sliced watermelon (2.00)
*total: 4.50

Snack:
I'm taking pretzels (.25 for 1/4 bag), graham crackers (.25 for 1/4 box), and 2 peaches (.50) to the beach as well.
*total: 1.00 (and that's assuming we eat it all)

Dinner:
DH, Me and DS: Grilled chicken breasts (3.00), sauteed squash, green beans and eggplant (free, all were leftovers in my freezer..about 1/2 pound each), baked potatoes (.50), strawberries for dessert (1/2 pound) (.90)
*total: 4.40

Grand total: $12.00

 

[punkin]

Today is going to be expensive.

Breakfast:
Cheese Grits for me and DD: $.75
Cereal for DH: $.75

Lunch: bean salad, fried rice for me and DD: $.50 (leftovers plus some veggies for the rice)
DH: going out with coworker. probably around $15.
Dinner: Going out with DH's coworker (different one) and his wife to Ethiopian place. Probably around $30.

Snacks: fruit $1

TOTAL: $48

Yes it is expensive but DH says it's "networking"

 

[smfritz03]

Today:

B/fast: Omelettes
Oranges
Milk

Total: 2.00


Lunch:

Kids & dh: chicken nuggets (Kraft recipe)
Carrot sticks w/ Ranch
Pasta Salad
Me: Eating out but it's free because it's a comp. lunch

Total: 4.00


Dinner: Steak
Garlic Roasted Potatoes
Spinach Alfredo noodles
Garlic Toast

Total: 8.00

Snacks:

Apples
Mozz. cheese sticks
Choc. pudding

Total: 4.00


------------------------------Grand Total: $18.00

I think I'm overestimating what it costs...............

 

[mommiepoppins]

Thursday
Breakfast toast=10 cents
Apples slices= 22 cents
Yogurt = 35 cents
= 67
Lunch
I am cooking a whole chicken
Chicken = 290 *
Yellow summer squash= 99 cents*
Can of corn =50 cents *
Dinner rolls= 50 cents
Milk = 44 cents
=533
Dinner
Chicken =0 *
Fettuccini= 35 cents (I bought the whole package for 77 and I am making half the box)
Sour cream = 50 cents (half the jar)
Parmesan cheese=75 (half the jar)
Broccoli half a bag = 50 cents *
Apple juice 50 cents (I bought on sale 100% apple juice for 99 cents)
= 260



Snacks
Frozen apple juice pops= 50 cents
Apple slices dipped in to yogurt *
44 cents for apples
35 cents for yogurt
Cinnamon sugar toast= 20 cents
=149
=10.09 for the day

Also I put a * next to what I eat to

 

[mommiepoppins]

Today is going to be expensive.

Breakfast:
Cheese Grits for me and DD: $.75
Cereal for DH: $.75

Lunch: bean salad, fried rice for me and DD: $.50 (leftovers plus some veggies for the rice)
DH: going out with coworker. probably around $15.
Dinner: Going out with DH's coworker (different one) and his wife to Ethiopian place. Probably around $30.

Snacks: fruit $1

TOTAL: $48

Yes it is expensive but DH says it's "networking"

How do I make the cheese grits?

 

[punkin]

How do I make the cheese grits?

I just make grits according to package directions. When they are done, I turn off the heat and stir in some shredded cheese. That's it. I use whatever cheese I have. DD14 likes American best followed by cheddar.

I am sure this is not the correct "Southern" way of making them, but I'm a NY girl so what do I know?

 

[LuckyMamaInDE]

I'm feeding a family of 5---kids are ds14, dd12 (multiple food allergies), and dd7 (at ballet daycamp this week). Dh almost always packs lunch when he is at the office--he works from home twice a week.

My goal for the rest of this month is to average $12/day on food.

Yesterday's info (Wed 7-11)

Breakfast
toast (end of loaf), cereal, milk guessing at $1.25
(bread comes from Pepperidge Farms outlet)
oj, 1/3 of carton @ $1.98, $0.67
coffee (beans, half&half, sweetener) $0.90

total: $2.32

Lunch
dh packed leftovers
I had leftovers plus some of below
whole wheat tortillas, 3 @ 1.99/pkg of 12 $0.50
corn tortillas, 7 @ $0.03 ea, $0.21
refried beans, $0.50
cheese, 4oz @ $1.00/8oz, $0.50
lettuce from garden FREE
blueberries, half from garden, half from pick-your-own $1.00

total: $2.71

Dinner
turkey burgers, 5 from $5.00/12 box, $2.10
whole wheat buns, 5 from $0.50/12, $0.21
(great sale at the Pepperidge Farms outlet!)
homemade baked beans, $0.35 for dried beans, about $0.25 for other--$0.60
(I made a gigantic batch in the crockpot a while ago)
organic mixed veggies, about 1 lb, $0.80
(Costco bag, I get five meals from it)

total: $3.71

Snacks
blueberries, from pick-your-own $2.00
goldfish crackers from outlet $0.50

Drinks
water, suntea from previous day, milk at dinner (2 kids) $0.50


Grand Total: $11.74

Running total (3 days): $30.27
Daily average: $10.09

 

[dawn1967]

Hubby is leaving for camping tommorrow with the kids and his brother and his family and dad he had me pick up 50pc's of fried chicken from albertsons' he really only wanted 30 but it's much cheaper buying 50 pieces it cost me 24.99 so i took the other 20 and 8 we will have tonight and i froze another 8 for later in the month.
Anyway i took 4 for the chicken breasts shredded them up and will make them chicken wraps for there drive up to the mountains It's really a simple recipe and very inexpensive

Spinach wraps 1. ( sold at the dollar store)
coleslaw veggies in a bag .99 in the produce section
romaine lettuce (free garden)
thin sliced provolone (2.50)
Thousand island dressing (free made it but i know you can get it for 1. at the dollar store.

for 9 people this cost me 4.49 probably cheaper because i didn't use all the cheese. And the wraps come in a package of 12 and the coleslaw veggies there is enough for alot more. Even left over shredded chicken that i'll freeze for soup in the fall.
But what a great summer lunch or dinner.
Does anyone one else have a recipe like this? In fall and winter i have lots of these with soups and stews I have one called Honey lentils that you can eat as a meal or side even the kids will eat this lentil it's so sweet. But it's a hearty dish.

 

[dawn1967]

I just make grits according to package directions. When they are done, I turn off the heat and stir in some shredded cheese. That's it. I use whatever cheese I have. DD14 likes American best followed by cheddar.

I am sure this is not the correct "Southern" way of making them, but I'm a NY girl so what do I know?

Remember when i made my son grits for the first time. Till this day if his mash potato's don't have lumps in them he won't eat them thinking of grits.
It's a texture and a taste that is required.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

I just make grits according to package directions. When they are done, I turn off the heat and stir in some shredded cheese. That's it. I use whatever cheese I have. DD14 likes American best followed by cheddar.

I am sure this is not the correct "Southern" way of making them, but I'm a NY girl so what do I know?

You're doing better than me. I'm a southern girl, & have never even tried cheese grits.

 

[punkin]

You're doing better than me. I'm a southern girl, & have never even tried cheese grits.

I have tried almost everything. I like trying new foods, whether in restaurants or at home. I just like food. All kinds of food.

I remember dragging my mother to a sushi place when I was about 12 (this was 1979 folks-no one had even heard of sushi) and they did not have an English menu or an english speaking waitress. I still remember my fist taste of the mackerel. YUM!

 

[tarheelmjfan]

I have tried almost everything. I like trying new foods, whether in restaurants or at home. I just like food. All kinds of food.

I remember dragging my mother to a sushi place when I was about 12 (this was 1979 folks-no one had even heard of sushi) and they did not have an English menu or an english speaking waitress. I still remember my fist taste of the mackerel. YUM!

I like trying new things too. My DS & I will always order an item on a menu, if we've never had it before. Oddly, southern (country) cooking is the one type food I have the least interest in exploring. I think it's probably because I grew up around it. I'm just kind of sick of it.

 

[grumpy28]

I like trying new things too. My DS & I will always order an item on a menu, if we've never had it before. Oddly, southern (country) cooking is the one type food I have the least interest in exploring. I think it's probably because I grew up around it. I'm just kind of sick of it.

How could you be sick of southern food??!! MMMMmmmm...........cornbread, fried chicken, sweet tea, fried okra.....I could go on and on!

 

[Blondie]

How could you be sick of southern food??!! MMMMmmmm...........cornbread, fried chicken, sweet tea, fried okra.....I could go on and on!

Don't forget the banana puddin'!

 

[mom2dea0813]

Thursday menu :

B~
kids and I had Waffles (6) 1.00 for a box of 8 and syrup free from my parents they brought us a botle from cracker barrel , apple juice and milk free
.75

L~
Mac and cheese .45
Pork and beans .38 a can
I did use a half of stick of real butter witch is 2.50 for 4 sticks .31
water
$1.14

S~
PB crackers and water 1 package .13
DS Oreo sticks with frosting (6 in package from dallor store ) .17
I ate the rest of the pork and beans from lunch free

D~
We do Angel food and the meat is from there tonight and I have NO clue what it cost so I will guess as we pay 25.00 for the whole box .

Kids :
Chicken tenders 2.00
Frys 1.00
Carrotts and Dip .75
Apple juice

Adults :
Chicken wings 2.00
Frys same bag
Celery, carrotts and dip 1.00
lemonade this cost .25 cents to make so I will count whole pitcher here

6.75

evening s ~
Kids rest of rice krispy treats .25
bag of popcorn (brought at sams club 24 bags for 7.00 ) .30
Dh had hot frys (bag cost 1.50 he at a quarter of it ) and sods .25
water

Total for the day: 10.12 I will come back and add our snacks and such to the total .