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

[Liberty Belle]

Hog Nose???? Now you have me laughing so hard my sides are hurting. Is it really hog nose? How do you prepare that?

I believe I'd get a second job before I'd eat a hog's nose. But, hey, that's just me. I have a hard time eating chicken legs.

 

[disneyjunkie]

Hog Nose???? Now you have me laughing so hard my sides are hurting. Is it really hog nose? How do you prepare that?

Why would anyone want to??

 

[Wonderlandmom]

Why would anyone want to??

I can't imagine! Guess that is why they were free?

 

[Doesney]

I have a question and I am not trying to be snarky but I am very curious.

You say you all have snack for xxx amount of money. Now my kids have differnt tastes and likes, and I cannot imagine not offering a choice of snack. Do your kids all have the same snacks everyday? Also notice that the adults are included in snack $, so you eat the same snack as your child? I just do not think I could pull this off.

 

[LuckyMamaInDE]

The reason that sometimes my family eats the same snack one day is that I buy whatever is on sale. And I buy a lot of it If the Pepperidge Farms outlet has a good deal on goldfish (like 50c per bag) then I'll buy 8 or 10. If pretzels are on sale at the store, then I'll buy pretzels. I'll buy 4 boxes of frozen Minute Maid lemonade on sale with coupons.

My rule is we can have two open packages at the same time during the summer, otherwise snacks will go stale! I don't bake cookies in the summer because it's just too hot.

And I now can't buy things I used to because of dd12's allergies (diagnosed this March, soy, peanut etc)---it's not fair to her if we were to eat something she can't anymore.

 

[Plantlady]

I have a question and I am not trying to be snarky but I am very curious.

You say you all have snack for xxx amount of money. Now my kids have differnt tastes and likes, and I cannot imagine not offering a choice of snack. Do your kids all have the same snacks everyday? Also notice that the adults are included in snack $, so you eat the same snack as your child? I just do not think I could pull this off.

That's how we do it. Everyone, including mom gets the same snack. We've never done it any other way.

 

[Liberty Belle]

I have a question and I am not trying to be snarky but I am very curious.

You say you all have snack for xxx amount of money. Now my kids have differnt tastes and likes, and I cannot imagine not offering a choice of snack. Do your kids all have the same snacks everyday? Also notice that the adults are included in snack $, so you eat the same snack as your child? I just do not think I could pull this off.

I look at the sales and then make a list for them of what snacks we'll have available. We almost always have baby carrots to snack on. This week we'll also have white grapes, tortilla chips (Kroger has a med. sized store brand bag for $1.29. We tried them last week and really like them) and salsa, vanilla wafers, red delicious apples, and potato chips. Oh, and I think I'm going to get some ice cream, too.

Yes, we do eat the same snacks as our children.

 

[Doesney]

I look at the sales and then make a list for them of what snacks we'll have available. We almost always have baby carrots to snack on. This week we'll also have white grapes, tortilla chips (Kroger has a med. sized store brand bag for $1.29. We tried them last week and really like them) and salsa, vanilla wafers, red delicious apples, and potato chips. Oh, and I think I'm going to get some ice cream, too.

Yes, we do eat the same snacks as our children.

So your kids have a choice as to which snack they feel like for the day? Now I get it.

 

[Liberty Belle]

So your kids have a choice as to which snack they feel like for the day? Now I get it.

Yep. It's all available, so they can choose any of those snacks on any day (if we have any left). We don't have to worry about things going stale here.

 

[LuckyMamaInDE]

BTW I don't count fruits and veggies as "snacks"----they may eat fruit/veggies at a non-meal time but to us, "snack" food means popcorn, pretzels, goldfish, a frozen treat, an adult beverage etc

We eat locally and seasonally so no apples yet for us. They'll be coming in about a month---the orchard is just down the road Today we're going for a bushel of peaches and to check on the availability of pick-your-own blackberries!

 

[mom2dea0813]

Hog nose? 4 free hog noses?

Just reading for ideas, and stumped on this one!

SORRY ONES Its Wild Hog meat he went hunting for FREE and then cause it was his first kill the guys paid for the meat to be processed . I being pregnant can NOT have it . So he cooked those and I cooked 2 regular pork chops for me and the girls . My Ds likes the Hog chops (as my dh calls them ) So he ate those and we ate the regular ones .

Sarah

 

[mom2dea0813]

Yep the only fruit we had was the bannana's yesterday . Sunday is my day NOT to cook dh dose all the cooking and sorry but veggies do not go with mac and cheese and pork and beans . The kids usually sleep threw snack and usually so do me and Dh . Breadfest is fast run out the door to church and lunch on Sundays is usually left overs . Oh and they did have yogurt as well .

But all in all I do not worry about food on Sundays .

Sarah

 

[Liberty Belle]

SORRY ONES Its Wild Hog meat he went hunting for FREE and then cause it was his first kill the guys paid for the meat to be processed . I being pregnant can NOT have it . So he cooked those and I cooked 2 regular pork chops for me and the girls . My Ds likes the Hog chops (as my dh calls them ) So he ate those and we ate the regular ones .

Sarah

LOL Well that is what you said.

 

[mom2dea0813]

You still had that lentil soup left over you gotta give me the recipe if it lasted 3 meals.

Lentil Soup is very easy and very filling here is how I make it and yes my kids eat it up and so dose Dh they actrully like it better then a meat filled dinner .

1 bag of dried lentil soup
either 3 cans of chicken brooth or 3 cubes and then I fill up the crock pot half way with water . If I use the cans I put an extra can of water in the mix . I generally do not use the cans cause of the cost .
Then I cut up a half of an onion , carrotts , cerlery sometimes patatos (these I cut very small ) I add itilian seasonings and 2 spoonfulls of minced garlic or two gloves of fresh garlic . And I cook for about 6 hours the last 1-2 hours I throw in two packages of frozen spinish (in a block not a bag ) and 1/2 cup of parm cheese .

I serve it over Shell noodles and more cheese on top with garlic bread or rolls or bread and butter .

Like I said everyone loves it . My one DD who was not eating it did finally start eating it after I got off the computer . She was just tired .

BTW it feed us dinner (and everyone had WAY more then they should ) lunch the next day and then just me for lunch the following day . I general get a Dinner , lunch and 2 smal frozen lunch portions out of it .

Sarah

 

[mom2dea0813]

LOL Well that is what you said.

Well actrully I missed spelled it as onse instead of Ones so nope never said Nose.

Sarah

 

[disneymom3]

Breakfast:
Cereal ($1 per box after coupons, will last 3 days): $.33
Milk ($2 gallon, will last 7 days): $.29
Total: $.62.

WOW! Where are you still getting milk for $2 a gallon? Oh how I miss those days around here. We are up in the mid $3 range. And it only lasts for 2.5 days, but even still--do you have any tips of where or when to buy it?

 

[Liberty Belle]

Well actrully I missed spelled it as onse instead of Ones so nope never said Nose.

Sarah

Oh, I was thinking you spelled it "ones". I knew you didn't put nose.

 

[mom2dea0813]

Well todays menu is going over the price but here it goes :

B~
Kids and Dh had cereal and milk Free
me two waffles (8/1.00) and frozen strawberrys (from strawberry season maybe .50 ) on top no syrup .75

S~
Kids half of a jar of yogurt .75

Lunch ~
Playdate at burger king
both DD had chicken nuggets and frys
DS had hamberger and same frys
I had hamberger and onion rings
And we all split 1 drink
9.90 total

Dinner ~
brats , hotdogs , mac and cheese , ds had pork and beans Free from last nights dinner
Small salads (half of a head ) .50
onion .25
cheese free
salad dressing .50
sasonings .10
total =1.35

S~
I just made salsa (1 can diced tomatos and saesoning was a freebie sample ).50
Chips half of the bag (1.28 for whole bag ) .64
Cheese free
onions .25
1.39

Total = 14.14 but the kids had a great time playing and mama got to talk to another adult !

 

[Liberty Belle]

WOW! Where are you still getting milk for $2 a gallon? Oh how I miss those days around here. We are up in the mid $3 range. And it only lasts for 2.5 days, but even still--do you have any tips of where or when to buy it?

It's on sale this week at Kroger's for $1.99 in Lexington, Kentucky.

 

[mom2dea0813]

see I screwed it up agian I tell you ... you guys a hard on the miss spelling ! This pregnant women is going out with her kids be back later to catch all my miss spelling .

Sarah