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

[frndshpcptn]

oven bake.. I am useing way less beans next time .. we are paying dearly now

Wow - that's a bit TMI

 

[frndshpcptn]

I just wanted to say that I made the parmesean zuchinni recipie last night and it was FANTASTIC. I can't remember who posted it originally - but thanks! It's a great new addition to my vegetable rotation!!

 

[Plantlady]

I'll have to guess on today.. I've worked for four days straight, and for a SAHM, going back to work, this causes my brain to go to mush.

Breakfast:

cereal: .50
milk. .30
juice: .20

*1.00

Lunch:

Cheese sandwiches:
bread: .50
cheese: .50
chips: .25
carrots: .10

*1.35

Dinner:

tacos and tater tots

shells: free.. from MIL
cheese: 2.00
Tomato: .50
fake meat: 3.00
taco seasoning: .30
tator tots: 1.50
sour cream: .50

*7.30

TotaL: 10.15

I feel like I"m splurging with the tacos. The fake meat just costs so much, it's hard to justify. But, I started a new job, and was in the mood to fix the kids one of their favorites.

 

[LuckyMamaInDE]

Plantlady, are you using Boca crumbles or similar as your fake meat? We used to love, love, love using those products----I would even buy bags of dry tvp at the natural foods co-op! Can't anymore since dd12 now has a soy allergy The Morningstar burgers used to be our big weekend splurge. Oh well!

 

[Plantlady]

Plantlady, are you using Boca crumbles or similar as your fake meat? We used to love, love, love using those products----I would even buy bags of dry tvp at the natural foods co-op! Can't anymore since dd12 now has a soy allergy The Morningstar burgers used to be our big weekend splurge. Oh well!

Yep, we're using Boca crumbles.. we just call it "fake meat" around here. I wasn't thinking.. that perhaps everyone doesn't call it that.

I've read that there are not good things in it, chemicals, preservatives, ect... so we try not to eat it too often. But, we like the crumbles, and we use the boca sausages for jambalya.

 

[mom2dea0813]

B~
Cereal and milk for everyone free

L~
dh - 2 slices of pizza left over free
me - left over yellow rice and broccoli free
Kids - 3 frozen bean and cheese Burritos .60 (angel food ) Fruit salad 1.00 for the can they will eat this for 2 days . Yes its canned fruit as we have run out of fresh fruit will go shopping on Wednesday .

S~
2 packs of gummies .20
popcorn .21

D~
Meatballs 1.00 (angel food box )
1 box of noddles .68
mushroom gravy .50 (angel food box )
Bread and butter .35
Frozen carrots 1.00 with butter and seasoning .20
total= 3.73

Snack -
me - Pretzils with cheese .17
Kids fell asleep on the way home from a meeting we ahd to be at and Dh came home and just had 2 huge glasses of water

total= 5.91

 

[Toby'sFriend]

Yep, we're using Boca crumbles.. we just call it "fake meat" around here. I wasn't thinking.. that perhaps everyone doesn't call it that.

I've read that there are not good things in it, chemicals, preservatives, ect... so we try not to eat it too often.

Have you tried just tofu and a vegetable mix?
My son makes a Vegan taco out of tofu carrots and mushrooms.

 

[Plantlady]

Have you tried just tofu and a vegetable mix?
My son makes a Vegan taco out of tofu carrots and mushrooms.

I don't think my kids would eat it. I appreciate the suggestion though. I have considered trying the TVP from the local health food coop, but again, they might not eat that either. they are quite picky, and I have to be sneaky sometimes.

 

[mommiepoppins]

Breakfast
102 for yogurt

Lunch
Left over chuck wagon from last night=0
Apple slices=24 cents
Milk=60
=84

Dinner zucchini with parmesan cheese
Zucchini=0
Parmesan cheese=1$
Spray butter=50 cents
Garlic bread=1$
Tomatoes slices=0
Dressing=25 cents
Apple juice=25 cents
=3

Snacks
Brownies=1$
Motza crackers=3 cents
Peanut butter=25
Jelly=20
Apples slices=24 cents
=172

= 659


Thanks so much to the person who gave the great zucchini parmesan bake. We love it

 

[jordansmomma]

Monday~
Breakfast
scrambled eggs, toast- 1.00
total- 1.00

Lunch~
grilled cheese w/ tomatoes
bread- 8 slices- .28
cheese- .75
tomato- .50
zucchini parmasean bake (YUMMM) - .75 (for all items)
ice tea- .25 (that is for the whole gallon that I made)
total- 2.53

Dinner-
kids had pizza- 9.73 (split the cost with a friend)-4.87
My friend and i went out to dinner before we took the kids to a baseball game-
I had 8 oz sirlion, baked potato, steamed veggies & water total- 18.75
total- 23.61 (included tip )
I needed this time I had a pretty bad week.

Snacks-
all snacks were at the baseball game-
mojito- 3.00
gatorade, fries, icee- 5.00
total- 8.00

days total- 35.14

This week is the fair so my budget is really blown.

 

[kmchar1]

Yesterday 8/13/07

Breakfast:
DH: free at work
Me: cereal bar (.25), orange (.25), tea
DS (6 years old): 2 cups of cereal (.25), milk (.25), orange (.25)
*total: 1.25

Snack:
DS: yogurt (.25)
*total: .25

Lunch:
DH: free at work
Me: tomato slices (.25), cucumber slices (.25), fat free ranch dip (.25), cup of bean soup (free, leftover meal from a few weeks ago that I froze)
DS: carrots (1/4 of bag .25), fat free ranch dip (.25), cup of bean soup (free), apple juice (.25)
*total: 1.50

Snack:
All: cheap popsicles (.30)
*total: .30

Dinner:
All: Grilled Chicken Cutlets (3.50), grilled veggies (free, leftover veggies from various meals that was frozen for later use), white rice (1.00), Garlic Bread (1.50)
*total: 6.00

*total: 9.30

 

[jordansmomma]

Tuesday-
Breakfast-
cereal for one- .20 (i buy it at costco)

Lunch-
left over pizza- 0

Dinner-
My aunt is making dinner, but i bought the ribs
bbq ribs- 10.75
baked potato-0
corn on the cob- 0
rolls- 0
ice tea- 0
total- 10.73

days total- 10.93
Kids are at friends houses today, so no snacks, oh maybe popcorn during big brother.

 

[frndshpcptn]

What are motza crackers?

 

[phorsenuf]

Breakfast

Cereal - 40 cents (I ate more then usual)

Lunch

Orange Chicken - $1

Snacks

Ice Cream Cone - 54 cents

Dinner

Sausage - 20 cents
Easy Mac - 25 cents

Drinks

Two Sodas - 38 cents
Capri Sun - 6 cents

Total for the day - $1.90

Psst. your math is wrong. Should be $2.83, which is still pretty impressive.

I've been lurking here to get ideas. Need to try that zucchini parmesean recipe!

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Psst. your math is wrong. Should be $2.83, which is still pretty impressive.

I've been lurking here to get ideas. Need to try that zucchini parmesean recipe!

I thought it was added wrong too. I must have been hitting something on the caculator wrong or something. Oh well. Anyway, here's today's total so far. I'll edit it and add in dinner later. I have no idea what I'm going to have yet.

Breakfast

Toaster Strudel - 25 cents

Lunch

Orange Chicken - $1.00

Drink

Soda - 17 cents

 

[mommiepoppins]

What are motza crackers?

passover crackers

 

[Mary2e]

I just discovered what I long suspected about food labels.

There is NO requirement for food manufacturers to provide any kind of real serving size. The only requirement is that the amount of nutrients in that serving be listed in grams and as a percent of RDA.

I looked into this further after I saw that a small can of tuna was listed as 2 1/2 servings - which is totally ridiculous.

Food manufacturers can and do alter those serving sizes based upon the things people look for on that label - calories and fat. The lower the better, so suddenly, those servings get smaller and smaller. Go look at your labels, particularly for junk food. Those serving sizes are tiny. They're tiny for proteins

I thought it would be helpful for you to know that the servings listed on the packaging have absolutely nothing at all to do with how much you should eat per person, per meal.

In europe, the labels don't even mention serving size. The percents of RDAs on the labels are for a fixed weight of the food in the package so that it can easily be compared to other similar food.

 

[frndshpcptn]

passover crackers

That's what I thought - I just wasn't sure as it's way past Passover! Although, I do know that some people eat matzo year-round.

 

[frndshpcptn]

monday


Breakfast

Bagels=13
Jelly=20
Juice=50
=83

Lunch
Zucchini=0
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Peanut butter=20
Jelly=20
Bread/ whole wheat on mark down=119= 30 cents
Milk=65
Apple slice30 cents
=165

Snacks
Popcorn=20 cents
Crackers=25
Apple slices=25
=70

Dinner Chuck wagon
Potatoes=75 cents
Cheddar cheese=169
Turkey bacon 2 slices=30 cents
Can of pinto beans=50 cents
Zucchini=0
Milk=65
=389

707 for the day... It really helps having your own garden (in my case the kids have there own)

Is this menu for the whole family - all kids plus parents?

 

[dawn1967]

Ok Camping trip over back to normal life

For the hashbrown slow cooker meal i have a great recipe. makes huge batch

12 eggs beaten
1 bag hash browns ( I use Obriens' )
1 onion diced
1 green and red pepper diced
1cup bacon cooked and chopped or Ham or sausage or all three up to you. Even leftover diced up steak works.
2 cups of cheese any kind you like
1 cup milk or sausage gravey

spray the slow cooker with pam before cooking.

Layer with browns then meat then cheese then when all layered take the milk poor over then the eggs and cook for 8 to 10 hrs on low or 6 to 8 on high.