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

[mommiepoppins]

I think it would be helpful to name the price of the item ex the oj I found from the $ store. That way people can see that we are bargin hunters to. I personally plan meals around the deals I have found.

 

[jordansmomma]

Wednesday
Breakfast
DS7-free at school
DS10- cereal & milk- .34
Me- steak & eggs- free breakfast meeting for work
Total- .34

Lunch-
DS7- cheeseburger, oven fries, & juice- free at school
DS10- left over pizza from Tuesday night- free
Me- fruit bowl & 1/4 of a cinnamon roll from breakfast meeting- free

Total- free

Dinner-
grilled talapia- 4.00 (on sale)
corn on the cob- free (neighbor)
garlic toast- 1.00
angel hair w/ herbs- 1.29
oven shrimp- free (again neighbor)
pineapple oj- free
total- 6.29

snacks-
watermelon- free- farmers market- wanted to get rid of it
gogurt- free (neighor
graham crackers- .50 (costco)

total- 7.13

 

[mommiepoppins]

B- Whole wheat bagels= 150 for the entire day I found them on mark down
Jelly20 cents
Milk 60 cents
Apple slices 25 cents
=255

L. mozzarella cheese=0 (from yesterday)
Salad= 75 cents
Salad dressing =50
Bagel=0
Penutbutter =50
OJ = 50 cents
=225
D. bagel
Tomatoes= 25 cents
Mozzarella (bagel pizza’s)
Left over salads = 50 cents
Milk =60
=135
Snacks for the day
Left over fruit salad=0
Frosted Minnie wheats75 cents
Milk= 30 cents
Oatmeal =15 cents
=120
735 for the day

 

[kmchar1]

Breakfast:
DH: 2 eggs (.78 /dozen on sale), bagel (2.00 for 6), water- .50
Me: bagel, water- .30
DS (6 yrs old): bagel, smidge of pnut butter, banana (.49 for 6), milk (1 cup)- .75
*total: 1.55

Snack:
DS: yogurt .50
*total: .50

Lunch:
DH: 2 hot dogs (2.50 BIGI, so .15 each), whole wheat buns (1.00 for 8 on sale), small bag of chips .25, peach- 1.05
me: 1 hot dog, 1 whole wheat bun, 1/4 small bag of carrots (1.00 for bag)-.55
DS: 1 hot dog, 1 whole wheat bun, 1/4 small bag of carrots, ranch dip and an orange-1.05
*total: 2.65

Snack:
Will be 3 cheap popsicles .30
*total: .30

Dinner:
Will be Yellow squash sauteed 1.00 on sale for 1 lb., green beans sauteed 1.00 on sale for 1 lb, grilled chicken breasts 4.00 for 4 big chicken breasts, Knorr Asian Noodles (free-freebie from Walmart-large, normal sized pkg), pudding for dessert, water to drink
*total: 6.50 (with leftovers)

Snack:
Smores on the Smoremaker: 1.00 for bag of marshmallows (won't use all), pkg of graham crackers (1.00 for box), 2 large Hershey bars (.50 each on sale), water to drink
*total: 2.50

Grand Total: around $14.00. Not bad since DH will be home for every meal.

 

[mommiepoppins]

Breakfast:
DH: 2 eggs (.78 /dozen on sale), bagel (2.00 for 6), water- .50
Me: bagel, water- .30
DS (6 yrs old): bagel, smidge of pnut butter, banana (.49 for 6), milk (1 cup)- .75
*total: 1.55

Snack:
DS: yogurt .50
*total: .50

Lunch:
DH: 2 hot dogs (2.50 BIGI, so .15 each), whole wheat buns (1.00 for 8 on sale), small bag of chips .25, peach- 1.05
me: 1 hot dog, 1 whole wheat bun, 1/4 small bag of carrots (1.00 for bag)-.55
DS: 1 hot dog, 1 whole wheat bun, 1/4 small bag of carrots, ranch dip and an orange-1.05
*total: 2.65

Snack:
Will be 3 cheap popsicles .30
*total: .30

Dinner:
Will be Yellow squash sauteed 1.00 on sale for 1 lb., green beans sauteed 1.00 on sale for 1 lb, grilled chicken breasts 4.00 for 4 big chicken breasts, Knorr Asian Noodles (free-freebie from Walmart-large, normal sized pkg), pudding for dessert, water to drink
*total: 6.50 (with leftovers)

Snack:
Smores on the Smoremaker: 1.00 for bag of marshmallows (won't use all), pkg of graham crackers (1.00 for box), 2 large Hershey bars (.50 each on sale), water to drink
*total: 2.50

Grand Total: around $14.00. Not bad since DH will be home for every meal.

where di you get the smoremaker?

 

[kmwek]

where di you get the smoremaker?

Sorry, the question wasn't for me, but I'll answer . We bought ours at J.C.Penneys. They sell them at various department stores I believe. Very Cool.

 

[kmchar1]

We got our smoremaker for Christmas. I think they bought it at Kohl's! We love ours and use it all the time!!!!

 

[kmchar1]

Breakfast:
DH: free at work
Me: granola bar (free, sample), orange, water .25
DS: 2 cups cereal (on sale), milk, orange .60
*total: 85 cents

Snack:
DS: yogurt .50
*total: .50

Lunch:
DH: free at work
Me: celery stalk with pnut butter, box of raisins, water (wasn't that hungry)
- .50
DS: celery stalk with pnut butter, box of raisins, 1/2 a can of chicken noodle soup, water - 1.00
*total: 1.50

Snack:
DS: cheap popsicle .10

Dinner:
baked potatoes, corn on the cob (6 for $2.00), chicken drumsticks (on sale), watermelon (small, bought at farmers market)
*total : 6.50

Snack:
Will be 2 bags of popcorn
*total: .50

Grand total: $9.95!

 

[mommiepoppins]

B

Bagel=0 (counted that in yesterday)
Jelly=20 cents
Apple slices =25 cents
Milk=60
=105

L =0 kids ate at youth group

Snacks=4 $ ice cream
Oatmeal= 25 cents
Gram crackers=20 cents
Apple slices 25 cents
=475

Dinner= chicken= 140 (whole chicken cooked and split in half with dark meat)
B-b-q sauce 75 cents
Corn= 50 cents
French bread= 75 cents
Butter=25 cents
Broccoli= 75 cents (frozen bag)
=440
10.20 For the day.

 

[mom2my3kids]

B

Bagel=0 (counted that in yesterday)
Jelly=20 cents
Apple slices =25 cents
Milk=60
=105

L =0 kids ate at youth group

Snacks=4 $ ice cream
Oatmeal= 25 cents
Gram crackers=20 cents
Apple slices 25 cents
=475

Dinner= chicken= 140 (whole chicken cooked and split in half with dark meat)
B-b-q sauce 75 cents
Corn= 50 cents
French bread= 75 cents
Butter=25 cents
Broccoli= 75 cents (frozen bag)
=440
10.20 For the day.

Hello, I have a honest question!! Does your kids get tired of bagels? I mean we love bagels but they would not eat them every morning or apple slices. Do they ever eat cereal or eggs or anything like that? I noticed on your reports you always have bagels and apple slices..

 

[mommiepoppins]

Hello, I have a honest question!! Does your kids get tired of bagels? I mean we love bagels but they would not eat them every morning or apple slices. Do they ever eat cereal or eggs or anything like that? I noticed on your reports you always have bagels and apple slices..

why yes they do, just the bagels. However this week they were wholewheat and not rasin. and so do I . However when I shop I plan menus according to what was on sale ,bygo, marked down ect. My kids usually eat cereal , or oatmeal for a late night snack .
I madel pizza out of bagels and my kids loved it (all of them )They want me to make it again .

 

[mommiepoppins]

Friday
B
Toast 20 cents
Apple slices= 25
Penutbutter= 25
Milk 60 cents
=130

Lunch. Rice and veggie mix = 0 freebee from Wal-Mart.
Cheddar slices=1$
Yellow summer squash 1$ (I got 3 for 1 at Aldi)
Juice juice 1$
=3

Snacks for the day
Apple slices with penutbutter= 50 cents
Cookies 50 cents
Milk= 60 cents
Frosted Minnie Wheat’s =1$
Frozen Juice juice pops= 1$
=360

Dinner. Milk =60 cents
Frittatas
Broccoli= 50 cents
Potatoes=75 cents
Cheddar 1$
Eggs =0
Garlic bread= 1$
=385
11.75 For the day

 

[njcarita]

been faithfully reading this thread everyday-- and have really found a lot of inspiration.


Since we are all trying to keep to our budgets I
Just wanted to let you all know of a great deal on Cereal at Weis--
Disney Cereals are 1.00 each-
at my store there are blinkie 1.00/2

and for every 3 cereal boxes you buy-- I got a checkout coupon for a free gallon of milk ( upto 4.50).

I brought 18 boxes.

 

[jordansmomma]

Thursday-
Breakfast-
Me- french toast, hot chocolate- free ( another meeting at work)
DS7- free at school
DS10- pop tart- .63, oj- free
total- .63

Lunch-
me- left over pizza- free
ds7- free at school
ds10- boys & girls club- free
total free

dinner-
4 mc chickens, 3 small fries, 2 small diets- 9.61
me- cereal- 1.00
total- 10.61
days total- $11.24
my cousin had her baby so we had to eat fast or the kids needed a fast dinner so i could leave.

 

[jordansmomma]

Friday-
breakfast-
me- toast, peanut butter, & jelly- .65
kids- mini wheats .24
milk- .50, oj- free
total- 1.34
snacks-
at school and b& g club
Lunch-
me- bbq at work-(the plant is down so back in maintenance they feed us a lot)
kids- hot pockets- 2.00
1/2 bag of baby carrots- .48, ranch- free
total- 2.48

dinner-
papa murphys-
kids favorite 1/2 cheese, 1/2 pepperoni- 6.99
salad- free (neighbor)
rootbeer- already have
total- 6.99
days total- 10.81

 

[HeatherC]

While I applaud all of you who are able to do this, in looking at a lot of these posts, it seems to me that a lot of people are not eating very well.

For example...and I'm not picking on any one poster..... take out pizza, pop tarts, chicken nuggets, etc. are not the healthiest items.

Love to see more people posting fruits and veggies along with nuts and grains on this budget. I'm sure I could stick to $10 a day too if I ate a lot of prepackaged items. But the long term health costs are not worth it in my opinion.

Also..when I look at what people post, how many calories are you guys eating? Sounds like either the menus are very high in calories or extremely low?
And with the exception of a few, most of them don't seem to have much fiber at all.

Just a thought.
Heather

 

[3DisneyBuggs]

mommiepoppins I notice your prices seem really low but you live in NY I live in NY too but I don;t think we all have such low grocery prices. Where do you buy broccoli for 50cents?

 

[mommiepoppins]

mommiepoppins I notice your prices seem really low but you live in NY I live in NY too but I don;t think we all have such low grocery prices. Where do you buy broccoli for 50cents?

I used half the bag (bag for 99cents at Aldi)

 

[grlpwrd]

While I applaud all of you who are able to do this, in looking at a lot of these posts, it seems to me that a lot of people are not eating very well.

For example...and I'm not picking on any one poster..... take out pizza, pop tarts, chicken nuggets, etc. are not the healthiest items.

Love to see more people posting fruits and veggies along with nuts and grains on this budget. I'm sure I could stick to $10 a day too if I ate a lot of prepackaged items. But the long term health costs are not worth it in my opinion.

Also..when I look at what people post, how many calories are you guys eating? Sounds like either the menus are very high in calories or extremely low?
And with the exception of a few, most of them don't seem to have much fiber at all.

Just a thought.
Heather

Yes, we discussed these issues early on and recently in the thread. It does not seem viable for me and my family either to eat under $10 a day because we definitely eat a lot more fiber, whole grains, beans and legumes, and produce.

It is a shot in the arm to me, though, to continue being frugal even if I am "frugalled out." There is still a lot of usable info that many people can use, kwim?

 

[kmchar1]

Breakfast:
DH: free at work
Me: orange, 1 slice of bread for toast (added dash of cinnamon), water (not that hungry: .50
DS (6 years old): orange, 1 slice of bread for toast (added a smidge of pnut butter), 2 eggs scrambled (on sale), milk- 1.00
*total: 1.50

Snack:
DS: yogurt
*total: .50

Lunch:
DH: free at work
Me: leftover chicken drumettes (2)-so free, tomato slices (1/2 a tomato) .25, leftover watermelon-so free
DS: leftover watermelon-free, handful of whole wheat crackers .25, 1/4 bag of carrots with ranch dip .50, 1 leftover chicken drumette-free
*total: 1.00

Snack:
Me and DS: cheap popsicles .20
*total: .20

Dinner:
grilled turkey burgers (2.00 for a pound on sale) with seasonings, 4 whole wheat buns (on sale so .50 for four), sliced tomato (.25 for 1/2), fresh corn on the cob (6 for $1.00 on sale), homemade french fries, baked (1.00 worth of potatoes..made alot)
*total: 4.75

Snack:
parfaits made with sugar free pudding .25, sugar free cool whip 1.25, strawberries on sale (2.00 for pint)--made 5 so 2 leftover
*total: 3.50

Grand total: 11.45

I think we eat pretty healthy. Yes, we could be healthier..but I think I'm doing a pretty good job feeding my family.