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

[dawn1967]

Breakfast
Eggs and toast for 4 1.75
Coffee Free
Water Free

Total 1.75

Lunch
Sandwiches for 4 1.25
Grapes .25 ate 1/4 lb
Cherries free
Lettuce .10
Tomato's free
Total 1.6

Dinner
boneless beef Ribs 6.31
Beans and bacon .35
Potato salad 1.35
Mac salad 1.25
Cake 2.05
Salad and dressing .75
Carrot salad .35 cost of raisins
Drinks 2.00 cost of soda for bbq
bread and butter 1.25

Total
15.66 There will be left overs of the meat and salads for tommorrow's lunch

Grand total 19.01

 

[mommiepoppins]

Just back from on Minnie camping trip. I had an awful time. The family loved it. It was cold and a bear kept coming around our cottage. About 2 ft away.

Ok here we go Thursday

B- English muffins= 20 cents
Oat meal = 30 cents
Milk = 30
= 80

L apple slices= 25 cents
Cheese its = 1$ cents (I bought the box from the$ store and it is name brand)
Cheddar slices= 50 cents
Tomato slices= 2$ cents
O.J = 50 cents (I found a deal at $ store for Tropicana)
= 425

Snacks for the day
Cheese its =0
Tomato slices =0
Dressing= 50 cents
O. J frozen pops= 50 cents
Oat meal = 30 cents
= 130

Dinner
Frittatas (my kids ALL love this meal that is why I usually make it once a week)
Eggs= 0 (my brother gives me his chickens eggs)
Potatoes= 50 cents
Frozen bag broccoli= 50 cents
Cheddar= 150
Milk = 60 cents
Pits bread= =75 cents
Butter = 20 cents
=405

= 10.40 not bad

 

[dawn1967]

We aren't eating as much with this heat today.

Breakfast french toast and juice 1.25

Lunch tuna and carrots 1.55

Dinner Ceaser chicken salad for me and hubby kids chicken fried rice. 3.00

Snacks
Cookies and ice pops and cherries and grapes
1.50
Grand total 7.35

We are drinking so much water that the kids or I don't want to eat really.

 

[mommiepoppins]

We aren't eating as much with this heat today.

Breakfast french toast and juice 1.25

Lunch tuna and carrots 1.55

Dinner Ceaser chicken salad for me and hubby kids chicken fried rice. 3.00

Snacks
Cookies and ice pops and cherries and grapes
1.50
Grand total 7.35

We are drinking so much water that the kids or I don't want to eat really.

please send some heat my way. I am sick of this cold

 

[dawn1967]

please send some heat my way. I am sick of this cold

would be glad to it's 101 right now.

 

[mommiepoppins]

would be glad to it's 101 right now.

hey do you live close to the Rollof farm (from the show L people)

 

[tonilea]

.Meat is usually Deer meat which my Dh and sons hunt themselves and have processed but I am not sure how expensive that is ,I would have to ask him.

I imagine you really don't want to know. By the time I factored in the vacation time, the guns, ammo, gear, calls, scents, blah, blah, blah it was over $75 a pound for us. Yeah. Oh, and I didn't include the processing as we did it ourselves.

 

[kmchar1]

Breakfast:
DH: free at work
Me: cereal bar, orange, water
DS (6 years old): cereal bar, orange, milk
*total: .1.25

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

Lunch:
DH: free at work
Me: leftover pasta salad (so free!), tuna fish sandwich with whole wheat bread, water
DS: leftover pasta salad, tuna fish sandwich on whole wheat bread, handful of grapes, water
*total: 1.00

Snack:
Cheap popsicles for all
*total: .30

Dinner:
Bag of frozen mixed veggies (1.00), white rice (1.00), grilled chicken breasts (3.00 for 1 lb), brownies for dessert (1.00 for box)
*total: 6.00

*Grand Total: 9.05

 

[dawn1967]

hey do you live close to the Rollof farm (from the show L people)

No they are in northern Oregon and we are way south we are 45 min out of California. We get much hotter weather then them in the summer and usually warmer in the winter also.

 

[TNKBELL]

Just back from on Minnie camping trip. I had an awful time. The family loved it. It was cold and a bear kept coming around our cottage. About 2 ft away.

Ok here we go Thursday

B- English muffins= 20 cents
Oat meal = 30 cents
Milk = 30
= 80

L apple slices= 25 cents
Cheese its = 1$ cents (I bought the box from the$ store and it is name brand)
Cheddar slices= 50 cents
Tomato slices= 2$ cents
O.J = 50 cents (I found a deal at $ store for Tropicana)
= 425

Snacks for the day
Cheese its =0
Tomato slices =0
Dressing= 50 cents
O. J frozen pops= 50 cents
Oat meal = 30 cents
= 130

Dinner
Frittatas (my kids ALL love this meal that is why I usually make it once a week)
Eggs= 0 (my brother gives me his chickens eggs)
Potatoes= 50 cents
Frozen bag broccoli= 50 cents
Cheddar= 150
Milk = 60 cents
Pits bread= =75 cents
Butter = 20 cents
=405

= 10.40 not bad

YIKES!!! I don't DO Bears!!!

Hey, I had a yummy lunch today that was very frugal, a half of bagel with tuna mixed with mayo and a slice of cheese heated until the cheese was melty. Cost about .35 each.

Love all the menus, I get lots of good money saving ideas!!!

 

[kmchar1]

Up early again today..thought I"d post what we plan on eating:

Breakfast:
DH: free at work
Me: oatmeal (bought on clearance), banana, tea
DS (6 years old): 2 cups of cereal, banana, milk
*total: 1.20

Snack:
DS: yogurt .50 (he eats this every morning around 10...it's a ritual for him. He must eat it while watching Power Rangers. LOL I have no idea why)

Lunch will be:
DH: free at work
Me: leftover pasta salad with lots of veggies and cheese (free), tomato sandwich with whole wheat bread, handful of grapes, water
DS: leftover pasta salad, peanut butter sandwich on whole wheat bread, handful of grapes, water
*total: 1.25

Snack will be:
Cheap popsicles probably
*total .30

Dinner will be:
All: Chili I'm making in the crockpot (ground turkey 2.00 on sale, kidney beans (1.00 for bag), fresh tomatoes (1.00 at farmers market), tomato sauce on sale (.50), spices), corn bread (.50), water---will have leftovers
*total: 5.00

Snack:
All: Lemonade slushies (homemade)
*total: 1.00

Grand total: 8.25

 

[dawn1967]

Another hot one today so we are not baking bread for meals today.

Breakfast fruit salad with Cereal .75 milk for cereal .50 total 1.25

Lunch Ceaser Salad for me Free it's leftover and There will be left over
fruit salad so i'll have that to.

Kids will eat at the school free

Dinner Pork loin fillets 2.53 in BBQ sauce .50
Potato salad 1.25
mac salad 1.53
tomato and mozzarella salad 2. (cheese and oil cost tomato's free)

Snacks
Otter pops .30
Fruit salad free
Cake still left over from 4th july free

Grand total = 9.36

 

[mommiepoppins]

Breakfast
Toast= 10 cents
Penutbutter= 25 cents
O. J. = 50cents
= 85 cents
Lunch
Tuna= 32 cents
Hot dog rolls= 20 cents
Mayo= 25 cents
Summer squash 1$ (3 for a dollar at Aldi)
Apple slices= 25 cents
Milk = 30 cents
=232

Snacks
Cheese its = 50 cents
Gram crackers= 50 cents
Popcorn = 25 cents
Frozen O. J pops = 50 cents

= 175

Dinner turkey meatballs in gravy
Ground turkey = 2$
Bread crumbs=10 cents
Gravy 50 cents
Egg = 0
Summer squash = 1$
String beans fresh 1$
Milk = 60 cents
Dinner rolls = 50 cents
=570

= 1062 for the day

 

[kmchar1]

Breakfast:
DH, Me, DS (6 years old): 2 eggs each, 2 pieces toast each, pkg of bacon, 2 oranges, milk for DS
*total:2.75

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

Lunch:
DH and I: Salad (1/2 lettuce .35, tomato .25, 1/2 cucumber .15, fat free ranch dressing .50) all veggies bought at farmers market, tuna fish .50, handful of crackers each .50
DS: leftover turkey burger, leftover whole wheat bun, handful of grapes, 1/4 bag of carrots .25, ranch dressing .25
*total: 2.75

Snack:
Cheap popsicles .30
*total: .30

Dinner:
Box of whole wheat pasta, jar alfredo sauce (on sale), 1/2 bag of frozen peas, leftover ham, parmesan cheese, whole wheat buns (on sale)
*total: 3.75

Snack:
2 bags of popcorn
*total: .50

Grand Total: 10.55

 

[dawn1967]

Breakfast Eggs and english muffins 1.25

Lunch Salad and left over pork fillets .75 (cost of dressing and that's high)

Dinner Left over pork fillets (free)
salad Free all from garden
Home made bread (got up very early to make) .25
Broccoli and lemon and garlic .25 Cost of the lemon everything from garden.
Snack Ice pops .75 3@25 (i won't eat them)
air popped popcorn .50
crackers and peanut butter .75


Grand total 4.75

 

[dawn1967]

Any one have any suggestions on good meals that don't require much time in the kitchen? It's gonna be another hot one next week. My family will only do so many salads.

I'm thinking lots of sandwiches i'm gonna break down and buy store bought bread.

Thinking buying a large ham and just cooking that in the even night before and we eating ham sandwiches and ham and eggs or even a turkey breast doing the same. But if you have any other suggestions i will take it.

 

[kmchar1]

When I'm low on time in the kitchen, I just throw some stuff in the crockpot. Easy things like sweet and sour chicken (chicken, catalina dressing, apricot jelly and onion mix), chili, pork, etc. You could always shred it up and make sandwiches from it.

Fruit salad

Taco Salad or just Tacos

Pizza

Sorry I'm not much help!

 

[dawn1967]

No those are great ideas i love taco salads
Thank you.
Plus just remembered the kids and hubby are going on a camping trip for a few days so i only have to worry about 4 days for meals. I will probably eat what's in the fridge or maybe treat myself to Chinese or Mexican, or both

 

[LuvMV50]

I read this post each day just to see all the different ways that you guys save money on food! It is interesting to read. I have a family of 4 and sometimes it is hard to stay under $20 a day! LOL

I just wanted to say that it has become easier to stay on budget now that I have a huge garden to pick from! I am so happy that most of the stuff is up now and we can eat fruits and veggies for free (basically! LOL). We now go out to the garden each day to pick Cucumbers, Butternut and Summer Squash, Tomatoes, Peppers, Yellow Beans, Sugar Snap Peas, Radishes, Beets and Carrots. We also have 6 Watermelons growing and also 5 Cantaloupes. We planted Corn as well, but it isn't ready yet. The kids love to help in the garden too because we let them plant "fun" things like Sunflowers and Pumpkins! They love to see the baby Pumpkins on the vines and have been watching them grow each day! They love the fact that the Sunflowers are taller then they are now!

Anyway, just wanted to share that with you all because a Garden was a real money saver for us this summer!!

 

[dawn1967]

Since i'll be busy tommorrow here is our plan

Breakfast Waffles and sausage 1.75

Lunch Hot Dogs and buns and chips and fruit and veggies 1.30
fruit and veggies free from garden hot dogs .35 a package i stocked up these were kosher that are normally 4.95 a package.

Dinner
Chicken and Rice and veggies and Fruit 2.39

Snacks
Ritz crackers and pbj and air popped popcorn and ice pops
2.

Total for the day
7.44