True! Even grains like quinoa have usable (I think "bioavailable" is the fancy-pants name for it) protein. And it's been argued that many people in the wealthier industrialized nations actually consume too much protein.
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True! Even grains like quinoa have usable (I think "bioavailable" is the fancy-pants name for it) protein. And it's been argued that many people in the wealthier industrialized nations actually consume too much protein.
breakfast
French toast for one kid .45 bagel and cream cheese for other kid .50
Me Coffee Free Oatmeal .15
Tot 1.1
Lunch will be at school Free for kids.
Me lunch will probably be Tomato cuke salad with vinaigrette .25 that's for the vinaigrette. Ice tea .15
Total .40
Dinner
Pork Loin in sweet sour sauce with carrots and green onions 2.25
Rice .50
Sugar snap peas Free Garden
Left over cuke salad .25 for vinaigrette.
Drinks Water and ice tea .15
Total 3.15
Snacks
Pretzel Home made .25
Date Nut bread Home made .35
Air Popped popcorn .25
Total .85
Grand Total 5.5
French toast for one kid .45 bagel and cream cheese for other kid .50
Me Coffee Free Oatmeal .15
Tot 1.1
Lunch will be at school Free for kids.
Me lunch will probably be Tomato cuke salad with vinaigrette .25 that's for the vinaigrette. Ice tea .15
Total .40
Dinner
Pork Loin in sweet sour sauce with carrots and green onions 2.25
Rice .50
Sugar snap peas Free Garden
Left over cuke salad .25 for vinaigrette.
Drinks Water and ice tea .15
Total 3.15
Snacks
Pretzel Home made .25
Date Nut bread Home made .35
Air Popped popcorn .25
Total .85
Grand Total 5.5
NCardella
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I've been learning so much! Thank you!
one question: many of the posters mention freezing milk. i've never heard of this before. do you freeze it right in the container it comes in, does it expand? do you have to divide it into another container to allow for the expansion? more info please!
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one question: many of the posters mention freezing milk. i've never heard of this before. do you freeze it right in the container it comes in, does it expand? do you have to divide it into another container to allow for the expansion? more info please!
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When my youngest DS was a baby, I put him in cloth diapers as well. I actually loved it and it did save quite a bit of money. I did sometimes go overboard and spend too much on cute diapers and diaper covers but in the end, it saved us a ton. If and when I have grandchildren, I'll be buying cloth for them to wear when they're at my house
I found children train sooner when using cloth diapers, too, so you save money by being through with the whole mess earlier. My cousin used cloth diapers for her 3 children, they were all trained by about 1.5 years. I used disposable, thought I'd never get my kids outof them. The reason is obvious--the cloth diapers aren't as absorbant, the kid feels the wet and can react to it. The disposable ones are so super absorbant the kid has no idea he just peed himself, no incentive to use the toilet when its so convenient to wear it!
I finally got my dd trained by using cloth training pants with plastic outer pants. It was hilarious, the look of utter surprise on her face when she wet and actually felt it! Great reinforcement--you go in your pants, you feel uncomfortable. You use the toilet, you stay dry. She was also responsible for changing herself, Mom wasn't going to do it for a child of 4! She knew how to go, just there was no incentive to do so. She trained herself in 2 days with the cloth pants. Think of the money I could have saved if I had started using cloth diapers earlier!
I'm up at the crack of dawn today. I figured I'd come up with a food plan while I'm not doing anything else!
Breakfast:
DH: Free at work (he works for a wonderful company that provides meals for their employees..healthy ones too!)
Me and DS: 2 Mickey waffles each with syrup-1.50, milk for DS .25 and water for me. (DS may have some fruit if he's really hungry)
*total-$1.75
Snacks:
Me: Banana .25 (on sale! woot!)
DS: yogurt .50
*total: .75
Late lunch:
DH: free at work
Me: 2 slices of leftover homemade veggie pizza-maybe .75 and water
DS: Peanut butter on bagel .50, large handful of pretzels .25, 1/4 bag of baby carrots with ranch dip .50 and water
*total: $2.00
Dinner:
Going to MGM tonight. I'm guessing we'll get counter service. I'm thinking around $20 if we get ice water to drink.
*total: $20
Snack:
Bottled water brought from home: 1.00 for 3bottle
Probably an ice cream treat for DS: 3.00
*total: 4.00
Grand Total: $28.50 Ouch! LOL But this is why we budget every other day..so we can splurge on park days!
Breakfast:
DH: Free at work (he works for a wonderful company that provides meals for their employees..healthy ones too!)
Me and DS: 2 Mickey waffles each with syrup-1.50, milk for DS .25 and water for me. (DS may have some fruit if he's really hungry)
*total-$1.75
Snacks:
Me: Banana .25 (on sale! woot!)
DS: yogurt .50
*total: .75
Late lunch:
DH: free at work
Me: 2 slices of leftover homemade veggie pizza-maybe .75 and water
DS: Peanut butter on bagel .50, large handful of pretzels .25, 1/4 bag of baby carrots with ranch dip .50 and water
*total: $2.00
Dinner:
Going to MGM tonight. I'm guessing we'll get counter service. I'm thinking around $20 if we get ice water to drink.
*total: $20
Snack:
Bottled water brought from home: 1.00 for 3bottle
Probably an ice cream treat for DS: 3.00
*total: 4.00
Grand Total: $28.50 Ouch! LOL But this is why we budget every other day..so we can splurge on park days!
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Kellyscrapbooks
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Yesterday's menu:
Breakfast:
Fresh fruit salad courtesy of gramma!
Milk
Cherry nut muffins $1
Tea for me .10
Coffee for hubby $1
$2.10
Lunch:
Veggie soup
bread & butter
Apple juice for kidlets .25
Flavored water for hubby and I. $1
Nearest I can figure the soup was free because I made it from leftover veggies I calculate into other meals. I made the bread so it probably cost .25
$1.50
Dinner:
Cheeseburgers- $2 ground beef, $1 rolls, .50 cheese
pasta salad-$.50
Sliced cucumbers - $1
$5
Treat:
Ice cream cones- (.99 for the box of cones, $2 for ice cream) Probably $1 total I think since we have enough to have it twice more.
Breakfast:
Fresh fruit salad courtesy of gramma!
Milk
Cherry nut muffins $1
Tea for me .10
Coffee for hubby $1
$2.10
Lunch:
Veggie soup
bread & butter
Apple juice for kidlets .25
Flavored water for hubby and I. $1
Nearest I can figure the soup was free because I made it from leftover veggies I calculate into other meals. I made the bread so it probably cost .25
$1.50
Dinner:
Cheeseburgers- $2 ground beef, $1 rolls, .50 cheese
pasta salad-$.50
Sliced cucumbers - $1
$5
Treat:
Ice cream cones- (.99 for the box of cones, $2 for ice cream) Probably $1 total I think since we have enough to have it twice more.
mommiepoppins
<font color=red>I miss sitting in a bucket
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Monday- this entire week DH is away so I will be providing food for a family of 5. I do not drink milk and neither dose dd 14. I also do not eat the snacks. I am on a diet
B- Pancakes (for 3 kids oldest comes back at dinner) =30 cents
Syrup 25 cents
Milk 80cents
I do not eat breakfast
=135
L. Tuna= 32 cents (I will not eat the sandwich)
Mayo 50 cents
Bread 25 cents
Milk = 60 cents
Squash =0 left over from last night
Apple slices =25 cents
=192
S. for the entire day
Gram crackers=50 cents
Plums 1$
Apple slices= 50 cents
Popcorn=25 cents
Oatmeal =25 cents
= 250
Dinner
Chicken = 125 (from the pre cooked whole chicken)
Salad dressing= 50 cents (half of the bottle)
Milk =80 cents
Salad =70 cents
Whole wheat garlic bread on mark down 120
Butter nut squash 189
=514
10.91 For the day. I know I will have left over squash for tomorrow
B- Pancakes (for 3 kids oldest comes back at dinner) =30 cents
Syrup 25 cents
Milk 80cents
I do not eat breakfast
=135
L. Tuna= 32 cents (I will not eat the sandwich)
Mayo 50 cents
Bread 25 cents
Milk = 60 cents
Squash =0 left over from last night
Apple slices =25 cents
=192
S. for the entire day
Gram crackers=50 cents
Plums 1$
Apple slices= 50 cents
Popcorn=25 cents
Oatmeal =25 cents
= 250
Dinner
Chicken = 125 (from the pre cooked whole chicken)
Salad dressing= 50 cents (half of the bottle)
Milk =80 cents
Salad =70 cents
Whole wheat garlic bread on mark down 120
Butter nut squash 189
=514
10.91 For the day. I know I will have left over squash for tomorrow
mommiepoppins
<font color=red>I miss sitting in a bucket
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hey where did everyone go?
I posted this on the tightwad thread but should come in handy here as well.
Target coupon generator has $1 off coupons you can print out for watermelon and cantelope, they sell fruit in packages with slices for anywhere from .99-2.50, I was able to buy 6 packages(6 coupons) for less than $1 total, we will be using that as snacks for today and also last night after swimming.
I am trying to use more coupons and watch for rebates and good deals, I have a trial offer ($1) for the grocery game and a friend of mine told me about Refund cents, so I am looking into that as well.
Target coupon generator has $1 off coupons you can print out for watermelon and cantelope, they sell fruit in packages with slices for anywhere from .99-2.50, I was able to buy 6 packages(6 coupons) for less than $1 total, we will be using that as snacks for today and also last night after swimming.
I am trying to use more coupons and watch for rebates and good deals, I have a trial offer ($1) for the grocery game and a friend of mine told me about Refund cents, so I am looking into that as well.
hsmamato2
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I think the "other"
questions thread is slowing it down here.....BTW, we've been on vacation and camping for 2 weeks, since I'm not tnkbell,we spent WAY more than $10 a day on food.....
Got shopping today though,get back on the wagon.....
Breakfast:
DH: free at work
Me: orange and water .25
DS: orange, milk, granola bar .50
*total: .75
Snack:
Me: yogurt .50
DS: yogurt .50
*total: 1.00
Lunch:
Me: apple, 1/4 bag of baby carrots, pnut butter on crackers 1.00
DS: 1/4 bag of baby carrots with ranch dressing, pnut butter on crackers, peaches in a fruit cup 1.00
*total: 2.00
Snacks:
Will be cheap popsicles: .30
*total: .30
Dinner:
Will be spaghetti noodles with homemade chunky spaghetti sauce I canned a few months ago and french bread I got for free at Winn Dixie: .50 for box of generic spaghetti
*total: .50
Snacks:
Will be 2 bags of popcorn .50, homemade milkshakes 2.00
*total: 2.50
Grand total: $7.05
DH: free at work
Me: orange and water .25
DS: orange, milk, granola bar .50
*total: .75
Snack:
Me: yogurt .50
DS: yogurt .50
*total: 1.00
Lunch:
Me: apple, 1/4 bag of baby carrots, pnut butter on crackers 1.00
DS: 1/4 bag of baby carrots with ranch dressing, pnut butter on crackers, peaches in a fruit cup 1.00
*total: 2.00
Snacks:
Will be cheap popsicles: .30
*total: .30
Dinner:
Will be spaghetti noodles with homemade chunky spaghetti sauce I canned a few months ago and french bread I got for free at Winn Dixie: .50 for box of generic spaghetti
*total: .50
Snacks:
Will be 2 bags of popcorn .50, homemade milkshakes 2.00
*total: 2.50
Grand total: $7.05
mommiepoppins
<font color=red>I miss sitting in a bucket
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Tue
B= toast= 10 cents (total loaf from Aldi = 45 cents)
Jelly=25 cents
Apple slices= 25 cents
OJ 50 cents (I found Tropicana OJ at the $ store, so I bought tons)
=110 (also I do not eat breakfast)
Lunch
Kids ate at youth group = o
Me left over squash=0
Mozzarella cheese =289 (I will make something later in the week with the leftover cheese)
Snack left over tuna=0
Bread= 10 cents
60 cents
Fruit salad
Apple slices50 cents
Plums=1$
Canned pineapple =50 cents
Popcorn= 25
=295 (the only snack I will have is the fruit salad)
Dinner Ponderosa = kids eat free 12$ for me
= 1894
B= toast= 10 cents (total loaf from Aldi = 45 cents)
Jelly=25 cents
Apple slices= 25 cents
OJ 50 cents (I found Tropicana OJ at the $ store, so I bought tons)
=110 (also I do not eat breakfast)
Lunch
Kids ate at youth group = o
Me left over squash=0
Mozzarella cheese =289 (I will make something later in the week with the leftover cheese)
Snack left over tuna=0
Bread= 10 cents
60 cents
Fruit salad
Apple slices50 cents
Plums=1$
Canned pineapple =50 cents
Popcorn= 25
=295 (the only snack I will have is the fruit salad)
Dinner Ponderosa = kids eat free 12$ for me
= 1894
tarheelmjfan
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I think the "other"
Probably, but I hope not. I don't post, but I do read daily. I'm too lazy to calculate a serving of ketchup, mustard, butter, etc.
I've been fighting the good fight & defending you all to the death though. Does that count? 
jordansmomma
<font color=darkorchid><marquee>DebbieLouWho Wendy
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You do a great job of giving your family great meals, I wouldnt explain myself life that. If people want to complain and be nit picky let them, some people are just not happy if they can't find something to complain about!! Only my DS7 drinks milk, for my cereal and DS10 we barely have any milk in ours at all. Besides its summer and i try to make the easiest, cheapest and simplest meals that I can. I would rather spend time with my kids then slaving away in the kitchen.
Probably, but I hope not. I don't post, but I do read daily. I'm too lazy to calculate a serving of ketchup, mustard, butter, etc.
I just ran across it the other day,(haven't had time to read but a few posts) well I guess it's better to be talked about than not at all!!
Thank you for your valiant efforts!!!
jordansmomma
<font color=darkorchid><marquee>DebbieLouWho Wendy
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Saturday-
Breakfast
Me & kids-
french toast- 10 slicesof bread- .24 (bread was .59 at super wal mart)
5 eggs-.44
syrup- .25 - i get 2 big bottles of mrs. butterworths at Costco but just opened it so really it doesnt count in this weeks food budget.
OJ- free neighbor gave 3 cases of schwanns juice
Total- .93 not bad
Lunch-
rice & roni- 1.19
sliced left over rib steak- free
1/4 of a bag of frozen corn- .10
pineapple orange juice- free
1/4 cup of shredded cheese- free from neighbor
10 tortillas- 1.49 coupon
watermelon- .50
total- 3.28
dinner-
my boyfriend took them out to eat before the monster trucks so
total- free
snacks-
popcorn- 2 bags .24
popcicles- 6-.25 ( i bought them at the dollar store)
total for Saturday- 4.70
Sunday
Breakfast-
french toast- 10 slicesof bread- .24 (bread was .59 at super wal mart)
5 eggs-.44
syrup- .25 -
pineapple oj- free
total- .93
Lunch-
kids out with grandparents - free
boyfriend bought lunch - free
Total- free I love these days
Dinner-
I was at work so whatever they had at my aunts house
total for the day- .93
Breakfast
Me & kids-
french toast- 10 slicesof bread- .24 (bread was .59 at super wal mart)
5 eggs-.44
syrup- .25 - i get 2 big bottles of mrs. butterworths at Costco but just opened it so really it doesnt count in this weeks food budget.
OJ- free neighbor gave 3 cases of schwanns juice
Total- .93 not bad
Lunch-
rice & roni- 1.19
sliced left over rib steak- free
1/4 of a bag of frozen corn- .10
pineapple orange juice- free
1/4 cup of shredded cheese- free from neighbor
10 tortillas- 1.49 coupon
watermelon- .50
total- 3.28
dinner-
my boyfriend took them out to eat before the monster trucks so
total- free
snacks-
popcorn- 2 bags .24
popcicles- 6-.25 ( i bought them at the dollar store)
total for Saturday- 4.70
Sunday
Breakfast-
french toast- 10 slicesof bread- .24 (bread was .59 at super wal mart)
5 eggs-.44
syrup- .25 -
pineapple oj- free
total- .93
Lunch-
kids out with grandparents - free
boyfriend bought lunch - free
Total- free I love these days
Dinner-
I was at work so whatever they had at my aunts house
total for the day- .93
jordansmomma
<font color=darkorchid><marquee>DebbieLouWho Wendy
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Monday-
Ok so i really blew my buget for today!!
Breakfast- DS 7 - free at school
me & 2 kids-
cereal & toast & milk- 1.50
oj- free
total- 1.50
Lunch-
applebees
1- bourbon steak
1- house sirloin
1 water & 1 mountain dew
total- 32.99 plus tip
ok to be fair i used my tip money from the weekend for this, all $1 also
Dinner-
Burger King-
2 meals, 1 shake, 1 cheeseburger
total- 15.35
snacks-
we went to the movies- Surfs up; popcorn, 2 pops and m& ms- 9.25
2 pops, 1 churro & 1 wasted frozen yogurt- 3.35 (costo)
I took my friends daughter home today and then when i got home i took DS7 to the movies. I really blew my budget today, oh well I guess I will do better later.
Total- 62.34 
Ok so i really blew my buget for today!!
Breakfast- DS 7 - free at school
me & 2 kids-
cereal & toast & milk- 1.50
oj- free
total- 1.50
Lunch-
applebees
1- bourbon steak
1- house sirloin
1 water & 1 mountain dew
total- 32.99 plus tip
ok to be fair i used my tip money from the weekend for this, all $1 also
Dinner-
Burger King-
2 meals, 1 shake, 1 cheeseburger
total- 15.35
snacks-
we went to the movies- Surfs up; popcorn, 2 pops and m& ms- 9.25
2 pops, 1 churro & 1 wasted frozen yogurt- 3.35 (costo)
I took my friends daughter home today and then when i got home i took DS7 to the movies. I really blew my budget today, oh well I guess I will do better later.
Total- 62.34
jordansmomma
<font color=darkorchid><marquee>DebbieLouWho Wendy
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Tuesday
Breakfast-
me - bowl of cereal- .50
ds7- free at school
ds10- at my aunts
total- .50
Lunch-
me- tuna sandwich- bread, mayo, tuna- .75
bag of chips- .21 (from costco), diet dr pepper- .55
ds7- free at school
ds10- free at boys and girls club lunch program
total- 1.51
dinner-
dominos-
ds7 has a free medium pizza - free
ds 10- has a free medium pizza - free
program at school
2 liter of diet pepsi- 1.49
total- 1.49
snacks-
ds free at school
ds 10 has $3 for the skate park his own money
tonight we are going to have ice cream- free neighbor
total- free
days total- 3.50
my neighbor had a death in their family and will be gone for a about a month and the schwanns man came on thursday and she left on saturday and she didnt want to leave all the items there to go to waste in case she is gone longer. I offered to pay her but she wouldnt take my money. in fact she mailed me back my check I left on her counter while she was running errands before she left on saturday.
Breakfast-
me - bowl of cereal- .50
ds7- free at school
ds10- at my aunts
total- .50
Lunch-
me- tuna sandwich- bread, mayo, tuna- .75
bag of chips- .21 (from costco), diet dr pepper- .55
ds7- free at school
ds10- free at boys and girls club lunch program
total- 1.51
dinner-
dominos-
ds7 has a free medium pizza - free
ds 10- has a free medium pizza - free
program at school
2 liter of diet pepsi- 1.49
total- 1.49
snacks-
ds free at school
ds 10 has $3 for the skate park his own money
tonight we are going to have ice cream- free neighbor
total- free
days total- 3.50
my neighbor had a death in their family and will be gone for a about a month and the schwanns man came on thursday and she left on saturday and she didnt want to leave all the items there to go to waste in case she is gone longer. I offered to pay her but she wouldnt take my money. in fact she mailed me back my check I left on her counter while she was running errands before she left on saturday.
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