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

[kmchar1]

6/30. I'm up early again so I thought I'd plan out our meals a little bit today.

Breakfast:
DH: free at work
Me and DS (6 years old): 2 large Mickey waffles each (2.00 total to make with some leftovers), 2 oranges, milk for DS
*total: 2.75

Snack:
DS: yogurt .50
*total .50

Lunch:
DH free at work
Me and DS: leftover homemade veggie soup (free), 2 slices of whole wheat bread .20 with pats of butter, apple slices with pnut butter .50
*total: .70

Snack:
Leftover parfaits (sugar free pudding, cool whip and strawberries) from yesterday: free
*total: free

Dinner:
Grilled tilapia (bigi on sale, so $2.00 for 5 large portions..will be leftovers), sauteed green beans (on sale, $1.00 for 1/lb), rice, water to drink
*total: $4.00 with leftovers

Snacks:
slices of homemade banana bread: $2.00 for whole loaf
*total: $1.00

Grand total: $8.95

 

[dawn1967]

Hi We went on an unexpected vacation and lucky i came home to a freezer of some meat and frozen veggies, because it's official were broke.lol But traveling the Oregon coast i did get tons of cherries and blueberries. So for the next month or two i will even be cutting my budget even more any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. It was so worth it though my kids love the coast and so do i and hubby he received a much needed rest he needed. Now back to laundry and cleaning that wasn't done

 

[mommiepoppins]

Ok Sunday.
We just got back from visiting family, all I am doing is dinner. I ran in the store to buy stuff for lasagna and just that was 12.73. Tomorrow we will have plenty of left over

3 spaghetti sauce
2 lbs of cheese
Ragata cheese
Lasagna noodles= 12.73

 

[neatokimmo]

Ok, I figured the budget gurus could help me

Can you freeze yogurt? I am guessing the bacteria dies and sort of makes an ice cream type treat. I found a local surplus store that sells yogurt for 12 cents each but you have to eat it within 3-5 days. Is it worth getting?

 

[Kellyscrapbooks]

Ok Sunday.
We just got back from visiting family, all I am doing is dinner. I ran in the store to buy stuff for lasagna and just that was 12.73. Tomorrow we will have plenty of left over

3 spaghetti sauce
2 lbs of cheese
Ragata cheese
Lasagna noodles= 12.73

Yes, but if you only eat half of it and have half for dinner another night, that makes it only $6.36. I usually get at least 2 full dinners out of a lasagna, and sometimes 3! So it always seems like a high cost meal, but it's actually not.

 

[mommiepoppins]

Ok, I figured the budget gurus could help me

Can you freeze yogurt? I am guessing the bacteria dies and sort of makes an ice cream type treat. I found a local surplus store that sells yogurt for 12 cents each but you have to eat it within 3-5 days. Is it worth getting?

I have been freezing Go gurts for about a year and have had no problems . My kids like them better frozen

 

[dawn1967]

Ok, I figured the budget gurus could help me

Can you freeze yogurt? I am guessing the bacteria dies and sort of makes an ice cream type treat. I found a local surplus store that sells yogurt for 12 cents each but you have to eat it within 3-5 days. Is it worth getting?

I tried it once and didn't turn out very good. Kids hated it it kind of seprated when frozen like milk does but worse. I personally didnt like the freezing of yogurt. Try one and see what you think.

 

[dawn1967]

Sunday
h: eggs and left over steak and mushrooms from fathers day so Eggs .25
kids French toast and bacon 1.75
Me cereal and milk .25

Lunch
Ham sandwiches for all with lettuce tomato and pickles and onions mayo and mustard 2.25 (tomato and onions from garden Free)
Cherries free from tree.
Carrots free from garden
Kids had juice and hubby and i had water .25

Dinner
BBQ
Hamburgers 1.33
buns .65
lettuce .35
tomatos free
onions free
Beans .50 added some bacon from breakfast to it got the cans for .10 each
Homemade salad of egg and macoroni 2.0

Snacks
Spinach dip 1.35
Cherries free
yogurt .20 had coupons save 1.00 on two they cost .55 each

Grand total. 11.13

 

[kmchar1]

Breakfast:
DH: free at work
Me: 2 leftover Mickey waffles (free), tea (.10)
DS: 2 leftover Mickey waffles (free), apple slices, milk
*total: .75

Snack
DS: yogurt .50
*total: .50

Lunch:
DH: free at work
Me: 1/4 bag of carrots and 2 clementines
DS: 1/4 bag of carrots with ranch dip, peanut butter on 2 slices whole wheat bread (on sale), 2 clementines
*total: 1.75

Snack:
cheap popsicles for all: .30
*total: .30

Dinner:
2 steaks on the grill (bought at Target for .20 each with sale + coupons, DS and I will split one since they are big), 1/2 bag of frozen peas, 1/2 bag of frozen carrots, leftover rice from previous meal, water to drink
*total: 1.40!

Snack:
Will be sugar free jello with sugar free cool whip
*total: 1.25

Grand total: 6.95!!

 

[BarbWB]

Breakfast:
DH: free at work
Me: 2 leftover Mickey waffles (free), tea (.10)
DS: 2 leftover Mickey waffles (free), apple slices, milk
*total: .75

Snack
DS: yogurt .50
*total: .50

Lunch:
DH: free at work
Me: 1/4 bag of carrots and 2 clementines
DS: 1/4 bag of carrots with ranch dip, peanut butter on 2 slices whole wheat bread (on sale), 2 clementines
*total: 1.75

Snack:
cheap popsicles for all: .30
*total: .30

Dinner:
2 steaks on the grill (bought at Target for .20 each with sale + coupons, DS and I will split one since they are big), 1/2 bag of frozen peas, 1/2 bag of frozen carrots, leftover rice from previous meal, water to drink
*total: 1.40!

Snack:
Will be sugar free jello with sugar free cool whip
*total: 1.25

Grand total: 6.95!!

Adding this up, you are getting less than 1,000 calories per day??? Is that right? The only protein for you is the steak?

 

[mommiepoppins]

Monday

Breakfast
Pancakes=20 cents
Syrup = 25 cents
Milk= 60
=105
Lunch= pita bread = 25 cents
Penutbutter= 25 cents
Apple slices= 25 cents
Salad= 99cents cents
Cherry tomatoes= 1$
Salad dressing = 50 cents
J juice = 50 cents
=374
Snacks for the day
Apple slices= 50 cents
Cheese its (Aldi brand) = 75 cents
Cookies = 50 cents
Oatmeal = 25 cents
Pineapple 2$
=4

Dinner lasagna= 0 left over

Cherry tomatoes=0
Whole wheat garlic bread=125
Milk = 60 cents
=185
10.64 For the day

 

[grlpwrd]

Ok, I figured the budget gurus could help me

Can you freeze yogurt? I am guessing the bacteria dies and sort of makes an ice cream type treat. I found a local surplus store that sells yogurt for 12 cents each but you have to eat it within 3-5 days. Is it worth getting?

I got this from the FAQs of the Stoneyfield Farms website:

Does freezing yogurt destroy or alter the effectiveness of the live cultures?
You can freeze a cup of yogurt. A cup of yogurt that has been frozen and thawed will have a different look and texture than fresh yogurt. The cultures become dormant when frozen, but once thawed either in the refrigerator or by your body heat when ingested; they will become live and active once again. There will be a few cultures that do die, but there are so many billions in our products, that it is truly insignificant

.

Keep in mind, too, that Stonyfield Farm uses less sugar per ounce than other major brands. I read that yogurt like Go Gurts and other yogurts have way too much sugar which negates its good benefits. (I am studying nutrition and I am in the process of getting certified as a group instructor so I read a lot. )

 

[PaulaSue]

I totall suck at this challenge...I can't even keep our L or D meals to $10 each a day.

 

[kmchar1]

"Adding this up, you are getting less than 1,000 calories per day??? Is that right? The only protein for you is the steak?"

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You are correct. It was the only protein I had yesterday. However, it is not like that everyday. It's the summer and I wasn't in the mood for a lot of meat (and yes, I know there are other ways to get protein but since I am sick I didn't feel like eating a lot yesterday). Ask me again why I'm defending myself. This is silly. Moving on.....

 

[mommiepoppins]

"Adding this up, you are getting less than 1,000 calories per day??? Is that right? The only protein for you is the steak?"

__________________

You are correct. It was the only protein I had yesterday. However, it is not like that everyday. It's the summer and I wasn't in the mood for a lot of meat (and yes, I know there are other ways to get protein but since I am sick I didn't feel like eating a lot yesterday). Ask me again why I'm defending myself. This is silly. Moving on.....

I here ya. I am on a diet so I do not eat half of the stuff that I list

 

[mommiepoppins]

Tuesday

B= English muffins= 25 cents
Butter= 15 cents
J juice= 60 cents
=1$
Lunch = 0 kids are eating at youth group

Snacks
Fruit salad
Apple slice= 50 cents
Pineapple =0 (left over from yesterday)
Canned mandarin oranges= 32 cents
Bananas= 25 cents
Cool whip on top 30 cents

=137

Dinner
Hot dogs on grill= 50 cents
Buns= 50 cents
Ketchup = 40 cents
Potatoes = 50 cents
Butter= 10 cents
= 2$

4.37 For the day. Tomorrow we will be away.

 

[tinkbell63]

Hello. Neebie here. Love these boards and great ideas. Keep it coming!

 

[TNKBELL]

Hello. Neebie here. Love these boards and great ideas. Keep it coming!

WELCOME!!!

 

[kmchar1]

Yesterday

Breakfast:
DH, me and DS (6 years old): 2 eggs each, 2 pieces whole wheat toast each, pkg of bacon, Ds had an orange and milk as well.
*total: 2.50

Snack:
DS: yogurt .50

Lunch:
DH: Leftover homemade veggie soup (free), pnut butter sandwich, water
Me: Leftover homemade veggie soup, handful of crackers, water
DS: Leftover homemade veggie soup, handful of crackers, handful of grapes, water
*total: 1.00

Snack:
Cheap popsicles for all
*total: .30

Dinner:
This was our Fourth of July picnic since DH and I work July 4th:
Grilled turkey burgers (2.00 for 1 lb), whole wheat buns (1.00), homemade pasta salad (whole wheat pasta, tomatoes, cucumber, black olives, cheese and Italian dressing) 5.00 but had a lot of leftovers, strawberries (2.00 for pint), pretzels .50
*total: 10.50 (with enough pasta salad to last 3 more meals! LOL)

Grand total: $14.80

 

[kmchar1]

Today (July 4th)

Breakfast:
DH: free at work
Me: granola bar, orange, tea
DS: 2 cups of cereal (on sale), milk, orange
*total: 1.25

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

Lunch will be:
DH: free at work
Me: Leftover pasta salad with lots of veggies and cheese (free), burger they are grilling for us free at work since we are working on July 4th
DS: Eating at Grammy's....I have no doubt it will not be healthy! LOL
*total: free

Snack:
DS: Grammy's got all the good unhealthy snacks too!
*total: free

Dinner will be:
DH and DS: Spaghetti (whole wheat), Sauce (homemade and canned a few months ago), whole wheat bread
Me: Leftovers when I get home
*total: 2.00

Snacks:
DH and DS: probably cheap popsicles
*total: .20

Grand total: 3.95 but we've got lots of free or previously paid for (leftover) foods today