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

[Blondie]

Has the recipe for the blueberry snake cake been posted yet, or have I missed it?

As long as it doesn't include rattlesnake roadkill (or any snake for that matter) I'd be willing to try it! Although, I've read that snake tastes like chicken. I just don't want it in my cake, or my kitchen for that matter!

 

[NHWX]

I like both those magazines though I've let my Cooking Light subscription lapse. magazines.com has it for $18/yr and if you go through Upromise first, you'll save $4.50 of that towards a child's college education.

Tonight, btw, was a total budget buster. We went out for Indian food, had a great meal and now have at least tomorrow night's dinner as leftovers.

NHWX

 

[mommiepoppins]

Breakfast
Raisin bagels =79
Cream cheese= 50 cents
Apple juice= 50 (I bought the entire bottle for 99 cents and only 3 had juice)
=179

Lunch
Bread =20 cents
Tuna = 35 cents
Mayonnaise= 30 cents
Milk = 40 cents
Fruit salad….*
Pears slices=98 cents
Watermelon =0 left over from yesterday
Apple slices= 44 cents
=267

Snack
Bagel=0
Peanut butter on bagel = 25 cents (I bought peanut butter for 189 and I am just guessing)
Fruit salad=0*
Cereal = 50 cents (I bought the box for 1$)
Milk 30 cents
Yogurt35 cents*
Cookies= 50 cents
= 190

Dinner
Left over home made macaroni and cheese from yesterdays party=0
Salad=75 cents*
Tomato slices= 25 cents*
Dressing= 45 cents*
Yellow summer squash 99 cents (3 for 99 cents at Aldi) *
Milk= 44 cents

=288
= 924 for the day

 

[smfritz03]

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[meandtheguys2]

It seems that cheap mac and cheese is a staple. It really isn't that good for kids, you know. Especially not everyday. It is scary to me that some of these kids are being fed these meals daily.

If it is an income issue, there are resourses to help. Each nutruient is important. Kids need good quality protein, and quality carbs (consistently) to grow and function at their best.

I love the Cooking Light magazine. I used their "weekly menu" and shopping list to make a variety of healthy well-rounded meals for the week, and it was quite reasonable, because they combined products for the week.

 

[smfritz03]

It seems that cheap mac and cheese is a staple. It really isn't that good for kids, you know. Especially not everyday. It is scary to me that some of these kids are being fed these meals daily.

If it is an income issue, there are resourses to help. Each nutruient is important. Kids need good quality protein, and quality carbs (consistently) to grow and function at their best.

I love the Cooking Light magazine. I used their "weekly menu" and shopping list to make a variety of healthy well-rounded meals for the week, and it was quite reasonable, because they combined products for the week.

Yes, I believe that has been pointed out to many people on this board over and over.

Like I say over and over, people come on and pretend like they eat healthy and preach, yet childhood obesity is at an all time high! Not to mention, the produce section is always the least busy for some reason and the aisles w/ the "boxed food" is always the busiest. Yet thousands of people come on here and proclaim how health conscious they are............... right, sure, .

 

[Tinkerbelle32]

I have to agree. Mac and cheese as your main meal, bagels for lunch, bread(sandwich) for lunch and then a bagel again for a snack. Too much carbs, and starch. I'm all for being budget minded but it seems like these daily meals are coming up short nutrition wise.

 

[disneymom3]

I love this magazine and it's FREE!!!!!! Everything I've made from the recipes within have been excellent! The free calendar they send out at the end of the year is also very nice!

I too LOVE this magazine. I use so many of their recipes I cannot believe it. Way more than any other cooking magazine I have ever gotten. And they have a lot of inexpensive stuff. Not gourmet, but that is not what I am aiming for. I am aiming for things my family will eat that don't cost an arm and a leg and that are EASY to make. Three homeschooled kids means I don't have a lot of time to devote to fancy food.

 

[mom2dea0813]

Sunday ~
B ~
They all had Apple muffins agian (BTW these are homemade from Apple season and then Frozen in HUGE HUGE amounts ) so 6 of them .60
Dh puts apple or pumpkin butter on them Agian homemade and jar while in season and used All yr till they come back into season . .25
I had toast with Cinnimone and butter on top .25
We all had white grape juice witch is free
1.10

Lunch ~
We went to Sams to pick up items while that way for church so we got a whole Pizza and 1 soda to split . 9.15
9.15

Dinner ~
Salsberry steak 2.00 (out of angel food box )
Mash patatos Free Mom brought me a Huge box of dry mash patatos there was 10pack in the box from costco's , she did not like them but my family will eat them .
Green beans .50

S~
We have a pinnapple and starberry salad and boy was it good . I used canned pinnapples 1.00 and fresh strawberrys 2.00

Total = 15.75

 

[disneymom3]

"Where does your DH work that he gets to eat for free?? What a deal that is! We were excited that DHs new job provides free coffee. (You had to buy it out of one of those little machines at the last place.)"

My husband works for a large resort in Orlando (not Disney or Universal). Part of their benefits is that they get full access to the cafeteria for free...anything they want, any time of day. He usually gets eggs and a meat, some bread for breakfast..and lunchtime he loads up on free salad bar and usually grabs some soup and fruit. They are not allowed to take-out anything, unless catering has leftover food from an event.

Also, he is allowed tips and guests are always giving him things. Today, he received a bottle of Kendell Jackson wine...can't wait to have it tonight!

We're very lucky, I know!!!! (I work for Disney and rarely get any kind of treat!)

That is great! Hopefully this is in addition to decent pay. Thanks for answering my question--I realized later it was kind of intrusive!

 

[mommiepoppins]

Yes, I believe that has been pointed out to many people on this board over and over.

Like I say over and over, people come on and pretend like they eat healthy and preach, yet childhood obesity is at an all time high! Not to mention, the produce section is always the least busy for some reason and the aisles w/ the "boxed food" is always the busiest. Yet thousands of people come on here and proclaim how health conscious they are............... right, sure, .

first off my mac and cheese is not from a box . It is home made and it is so yummy. It has fresh tomatoes in it . It is called Mexican mac and cheese.

 

[mommiepoppins]

I've wondered that as well.



I love this magazine and it's FREE!!!!!! Everything I've made from the recipes within have been excellent! The free calendar they send out at the end of the year is also very nice!

Hey why don't you post what you feed the family. I would love to know!

 

[mom2dea0813]

Monday ~
DD's 4 packages of grits and juice Free
DS 2 slices of toast with cinnimone and butter .25 and a apple muffin .10 juice free
DH Apple muffin .10 and milk Free
me 2 slices of toast with cinnimone and butter and tea .50
.95

S~ At a meeting all morning so the kids had diffrent snacks the whole time .
mini wheats dry Free
PB crakers 1 package .13
4 juice boxes (1.50 for box on sale with coupon ) .60
3 apples .90
1.63


L ~
We stoped at Mcdonalds cause they were so good at my meeting it was there special treat . We even meet Dh for lunch so we got 30 mins with him also . 15.00

D~Chicken Pot pie
Frozen mixed veggi other half of bag .50
Cream of chicken soup .40
1 chicken breast .75 (from angel food )
Bisquick .50 (huge box from sams club 4.50 )
Trying to think of what to make with this because my family seems to always want more food after I serve this .
2.15

S~
We made homemade Honey oatmeal cookies with Chocolate chips inside
Honey 2.00
Oatmeal free
Chocolate chips .50 on sale after easter sales just remembered about them and decided to make something with them .
Will add 2.50 o my total today and will count it free for the rest of the time my family eats them .
They had milk with them tonight Free

Total for the day 22.23

 

[smfritz03]

first off my mac and cheese is not from a box . It is home made and it is so yummy. It has fresh tomatoes in it . It is called Mexican mac and cheese.[/QUOTE

I didn't say it was~I know you make yours homemade because you have posted that its homemade! Just makes me upsetwhen people have to try to tear each other apart because they think they are better...........

I don't agree w/ everyone's food menu's on here-but I've learned some new things to make and we all use this to learn from.

 

[mommiepoppins]

first off my mac and cheese is not from a box . It is home made and it is so yummy. It has fresh tomatoes in it . It is called Mexican mac and cheese.[/QUOTE

I didn't say it was~I know you make yours homemade because you have posted that its homemade! Just makes me upsetwhen people have to try to tear each other apart because they think they are better...........

I don't agree w/ everyone's food menu's on here-but I've learned some new things to make and we all use this to learn from.

ok so sorry

 

[LuckyMamaInDE]

This weekend was quite busy (including a visit to urgent care Saturday am for dh---five stitches in his foot ) so I haven't posted our meal info in days.

To recap, I feed a family of five---kids are ds14, dd12 (multiple food allergies; at ballet intensive this week), and dd7 (at science daycamp this week). My goal for the rest of the month is to average $12/day on food. We do NOT eat junk. We eat wholegrains almost exclusively (rice, pasta, tortillas, bread).

I'll post dollar amounts later after I do the round of camp pickups

Friday 7/13

Breakfast

wholegrain cinnamon bread from Pepperidge Farms outlet, one loaf, $1.00
butter
orange juice, 1/3 of carton @ $1.98, $0.67
blueberries, garden, FREE
coffee (beans, half&half, sweetener), $0.90

Lunch

dh packed leftovers plus salad from the garden
corn tortillas
wholewheat tortillas
canned beans
cheddar cheese
salsa
lettuce

Snacks

Minute Maid frozen lemonade, 4 from box of 12 @ $1.49, $0.50
goldfish from Pepperidge Farms outlet (dd7, packed), $0.20
dh took 2 Crystal Light lemonade packets, $0.20

Dinner

dd12 ate at a sleepover
dh "cooked" and picked up subs at Capriotti's (for those of you in Delaware)---enough for dinner and Saturday's lunch $17
salad from garden, FREE
blueberries and raspberries from garden, FREE




Saturday 7-14

Breakfast---I really don't know what exactly was eaten since I drove dh to get stitches! The kids didn't make a hot breakfast so I assume some cereal w/ milk and/or toast and/or cinnamon bread toast. I do know they ate blueberries because they were all gone when we got home!

Lunch

Thank goodness we had the subs left over. Dd12 just ate a salad with some l/o canned beans and a sprinkle of cheese.

Dinner

Went to a potluck at our parish after Mass. Our contribution was

broccoli salad, $1.50 for fresh broc, $1.00 for half-pkg of bacon, $0.25 for part of red onion, $0.50 for other ingredients (some raisins, some low-fat mayo, vinegar, etc) $3.25

coleslaw (I use topsecretrecipe's KFC knockoff with half the dressing and more carrots)----huge cabbage $2.00, about 1 lb organic baby carrots (dumped from Costco bag) $1.00, $0.50 for other ingredients (more of that red onion, low-fat mayo, etc) $3.50

Unfortunately dd12 couldn't eat but what I brought and a friend's pineapple upside down cake. This was a potluck sponsored by the jr high youth group---they sold cookbooks earlier this year and asked people to bring in recipes from the cookbook so I was able to look up the ingredients and quiz the bringers to see what dd12 could eat. We knew going into the event that she probably wouldn't be able to eat much. So I ran over to Subway and got her a turkey sub, about the only fastfood item she can eat. $3.80



And finally Sunday 7-15

Breakfast

wholegrain cinnamon bread from the outlet, $1.00
butter
oj, 1/3 of carton, $0.67 (almost out of sale-purchased oj)
coffee, $0.90


We had a large group over for lunch (11 guests). We provided almost all the food because of dd12's allergies.

turkey burgers
hot dogs
wholewheat burger and hotdog buns from Pepperidge Farms outlet

lettuce, garden FREE
tomatoes

coleslaw (I made a second batch) $3.50
potato salad, $3.99 for potatoes (ouch---I had to buy more when dh invited more people), eggs $0.64 (Costco), guessing at $.50 for other ingredients (lowfat mayo, pickle relish, mustard, and still more of that red onion) $5.13

Friends brought drinks (lemonade, etc) and chips. Dbil brought a pasta salad full of veggies that was dd12-safe.


Dinner

all leftovers plus
blueberries and raspberries from garden, FREE

 

[punkin]

I don't agree w/ everyone's food menu's on here-but I've learned some new things to make and we all use this to learn from.

I agree. As I posted before, I would not feed my family a lot of what is posted. Then again many people would find very little they could eat at my house either. It is a family choice. I CANNOT consistently make it in under $10 per day as you can see from my menus, but I do post on this thread to give ideas to other people and I read this thread to get ideas for myself.

Wholesale criticizing is easy. Why don't more of the critics post their menus. I am sure we could all learn from them as well.

 

[mommiepoppins]

just one more note. My 2 oldest are out for the afternoon/ dinner. dh is working out of town and I am on a diet.

 

[smfritz03]

punkin,

I LOVE your menu choices!!!

and mommiepoppins~I think you a very sweet and caring person, hard to find anymore because most people immediately jump to their defenses if someone is saying something negative. You take it w/ your same sweet, friendly personality!!!

 

[mommiepoppins]

punkin,

I LOVE your menu choices!!!

and mommiepoppins~I think you a very sweet and caring person, hard to find anymore because most people immediately jump to their defenses if someone is saying something negative. You take it w/ your same sweet, friendly personality!!!