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

[CEDmom]

I just stumbled across this thread. I eat for about $5 a day, but that's just for me.

My meals yesterday cost a total of $3.12. This is what I ate.

Breakfast

Cereal - 20 cents, (the box cost $2, I figure I get about 10 meals out of a box, I don't eat a lot for breakfast.)

Lunch

Burger $1.00 (50 cents for the burger and 50 cents for the bun.)

Snacks

Ice Cream Cone (22 cents. 8 cents for the cone and 14 cents for the ice cream, which I paid 1.33 for the half gallon, I'm figuring I can get ten servings out of.)
Muffin (99 cents, paid full price for at work. Work is where it costs me money, since I buy impulse buys.)

Dinner

Easy Mac (25 cents)

Drinks (Throughout the day)

Two Capri Suns (12 cents, paid 60 cents for a box of ten pouches.)
One Diet Dr. Pepper (17 cents, paid $2 for a 12-pack.)
One Water (17 cents, paid $1 for a 6-pack.)

I usually spend between $20 and $30 weekly, which includes hygenie and cleaning products.

I could probably eat for $2 a day if it weren't for all the fruit, veggies, lean protein and whole grains I consume .

 

[meandtheguys2]

I could probably eat for $2 a day if it weren't for all the fruit, veggies, lean protein and whole grains I consume .

Food bills, or medical bills...you pay one way or another!

 

[BellePrincessBelle]

B~
Girls 4 packs of grits free
DS and DH Cereal and milk fee
me rest of grapes .25
I had a glass of tea nothing eles sounded good Already accounted for

Lunch
Kids
Hotdogs (5) .14 (whole pack was .27 at target )
ketchup .25
Carrotts and dip .50
Me - rest of stew and 2 pieces of bread .10 and butter .5

Snacks
yogurt .25 last little bit
apple sauce free already accounted for (2 servings left )

Dinner -
Tacos
1 lb of hamberger meat 1.00 ( on sale I brought 26 lbs of it back 4-5 monthes ago and we are down to our last 4 lbs )
taco seasoning .25 (buy a huge jar at sams club )
lettuce .50 (half of the head the whole head was 1.00 )
sour cream 1.00 (will count whole container now )
Cheese free
Salsa 1.00 (counting whole jar now )
Taco shells 1.50
soda already accounted for
lemondae .50 (for whole gallon will use till prob Monday )

Snacks
maybe the kids and DH will eat there pudding cups finally .50

Total 7.79 if any of the snack change I will repost

I'm not trying to criticize though I know I am but do you realize what is in the .27 hotdogs that you're feeding your developing children? It really is not healthy for them at all. I know they're cheap but nitrates are horrible for children. There are much better alternatives out there.
Stepping off my soap box now.

 

[dawn1967]

What is worse .27 hot dogs or Mcdonalds ? Didn't someone eat at mcdonals on page 106 yesturday or day before after the doctors? Not to criticize though.

 

[BellePrincessBelle]

What is worse .27 hot dogs or Mcdonalds ? Didn't someone eat at mcdonals on page 106 yesturday or day before after the doctors? Not to criticize though.

Yup my dd did eat 4 chicken nuggets and apple dippers with out the caramel sauce and a water from McD's but that was once. We don't eat there more than a couple times per year and that is way better than the .27 hotdogs I see on every few posts sorry.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

I could probably eat for $2 a day if it weren't for all the fruit, veggies, lean protein and whole grains I consume .

Yeah, I ate a lot of junk yesterday though. Today I ate healthier, and it only cost me $3.47. I don't think the health content of my food has that much to do with the cost. Some days I eat healthier then others, but it all costs about the same. You just have to buy what's in season when it's on sale.

Breakfast

Cereal - 20 cents

Lunch

Ravioli with Sun-Dried Tomatoes Olives and Pesto - 94 cents

Snack

Fruit Salad - 25 cents

Dinner

Chicken Enchiladas - $1.17
Salad - 45 cents

Drinks

Capri Sun (One or Two) 12 cents for two
Water 17 cents for a bottle
Soda 17 cents for a can

And if I eat an ice cream cone later, you can add 22 cents to my total.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

I'm not trying to criticize though I know I am but do you realize what is in the .27 hotdogs that you're feeding your developing children? It really is not healthy for them at all. I know they're cheap but nitrates are horrible for children. There are much better alternatives out there.
Stepping off my soap box now.

Which hot dogs? I eat hot dogs. Not all the time, but maybe once a month I get hungry for them. I never pay more then a $1 or so a pack.

 

[BellePrincessBelle]

Taken from the USDA website
Definitions
Frankfurters (a.k.a., hot dogs, wieners, or bologna) are cooked and/or smoked sausages according to the Federal standards of identity. Federal standards of identity describe the requirements for processors to follow in formulating and marketing meat, poultry, and egg products produced in the United States for sale in this country and in foreign commerce. The standard also requires that they be comminuted (reduced to minute particles), semisolid products made from one or more kinds of raw skeletal muscle from livestock (like beef or pork), and may contain poultry meat. Smoking and curing ingredients contribute to flavor, color, and preservation of the product. They are link-shaped and come in all sizes — short, long, thin, and chubby.

The most popular of all categories, the skinless varieties, have been stripped of their casings after cooking. Water or ice, or both, may be used to facilitate chopping or mixing or to dissolve curing ingredients. The finished products may not contain more than 30% fat or no more than 10% water, or a combination of 40% fat and added water. Up to 3.5% non-meat binders and extenders (such as nonfat dry milk, cereal, or dried whole milk) or 2% isolated soy protein may be used, but must be shown in the ingredients statement on the product's label by its common name.

Casings
Some hot dogs have a casing, or a thin skin. If the species of the casing is different than that of the hot dog, the label must say so. For example, if a turkey hot dog has a pork casing, the label must list the pork casing on the ingredients list. If the casing is artificially colored, the label must indicate this
as well.

Byproducts, Variety Meats
"Frankfurter, Hot Dog, Wiener, or Bologna With Byproducts" or "With Variety Meats" are made according to the specifications for cooked and/or smoked sausages (see above), except they consist of not less than 15% of one or more kinds of raw skeletal muscle meat with raw meat byproducts. The byproducts (heart, kidney, or liver, for example) must be named with the derived species and be individually named in the ingredients statement.

Now I eat hot dogs myself on occasion but only Hebrew National and my kids never ever eat hot dogs.

 

[CEDmom]

Which hot dogs? I eat hot dogs. Not all the time, but maybe once a month I get hungry for them. I never pay more then a $1 or so a pack.

Applegate Farms sells ones that are nitrate free and low fat (about 4 grams in each dog). A package of 8 costs about $4 so that's double the price but still pretty cheap. They're very tasty and I can't tell the difference between them and a Hebrew National which has the nitrates. I keep those on hand for an easy meal for DD and DH. They get regular ones at ball games and barbecues.

 

[BellePrincessBelle]

Which hot dogs? I eat hot dogs. Not all the time, but maybe once a month I get hungry for them. I never pay more then a $1 or so a pack.

Hot dogs under $1 a pack are generally either mixed or meat variety please see most info taken from the USDA website on what is in them not to mention the sodium, nitrates etc. Not good for a growing child to eat regularaly as I see posted here.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Hot dogs under $1 a pack are generally either mixed or meat variety please see most info taken from the USDA website on what is in them not to mention the sodium, nitrates etc. Not good for a growing child to eat regularaly as I see posted here.

I pay $1 or so a pack, but the regular price is always more then that. What I pay with sales and coupons doesn't change the nutrition, for better or worse. You said you eat Hebrew National? I do too, and the last pack I bought cost a whooping $1.24.

 

[txtink17]

I buy the Hebrew National too. Usually Kroger has them on sale for BOGO. Either that brand or Ballpark. I usually have coupons.

 

[BellePrincessBelle]

I pay $1 or so a pack, but the regular price is always more then that. What I pay with sales and coupons doesn't change the nutrition, for better or worse. You said you eat Hebrew National? I do too, and the last pack I bought cost a whooping $1.24.

Excellent price on your part.Please note that I said "generally" dogs under $1 not all. I don't get coupons, & our store doesn't mark down they throw away on date codes ( I know I worked there) so If I get them for 2 bucks it's a bargain but I guarantee those .27 dogs from Target are not Hebrew Nationals and even if they were I wouldn't give them to children because they have no nutritional value no matter what brand they are. The have sodium, nitrates etc and kids do not need that not to mention listeria potential.

 

[dawn1967]

Excellent price on your part.Please note that I said "generally" dogs under $1 not all. I don't get coupons, & our store doesn't mark down they throw away on date codes ( I know I worked there) so If I get them for 2 bucks it's a bargain but I guarantee those .27 dogs from Target are not Hebrew Nationals and even if they were I wouldn't give them to children because they have no nutritional value no matter what brand they are. The have sodium, nitrates etc and kids do not need that not to mention listeria potential.

Ok chicken nuggest are fried in oil that is usually 72 hrs old because that's the policy if it's brown change it usually 72 hrs. Carmel for the pestiside filled apple slices is pure sugar and fat then did you do soda another sugar filled treat or milk, milk is not organic at mcd's so filled with growth hormones and anti botics no child needs so really what is the difference?

 

[jsmla]

Okay, this is totally off topic but I used to work at MickeyD's back in the '70s and they fried their french fries in beef (I think) fat. When we got to work in the mornings it was congealed on the top. Looked and smelled disgusting but boy those fries were taaasteee!

Jennifer

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Excellent price on your part.Please note that I said "generally" dogs under $1 not all. I don't get coupons, & our store doesn't mark down they throw away on date codes ( I know I worked there) so If I get them for 2 bucks it's a bargain but I guarantee those .27 dogs from Target are not Hebrew Nationals and even if they were I wouldn't give them to children because they have no nutritional value no matter what brand they are. The have sodium, nitrates etc and kids do not need that not to mention listeria potential.

I never pay more then $1.50 for a pack of hot dogs, and I generally only eat two brands Hebrew National and Ball Park. My last pack of Ball Park only cost like 70 cents. I bought three packs and froze two of them.

It's good savings to stock up on meat when it's on sale, and freeze a lot. I have a stock pile of chicken breasts that cost between $1 to $2 a pound, bacon that cost between 78 cents and $2 a pound, fish that cost $4 a pound, ground beef that costs about $1 a pound, and pork loins that cost about $2.50 a pound.

 

[dawn1967]

Breakfast Coffee cake for everyone (thanks LuckyMamaInDE) I'm not sure the cost but can't be more then 2.00 for the whole cake and there was enough for snack with coffee with my mother in law and today and snack again.
so will say 2.00

Lunch
Taking kids shopping for daddy's bday so will do mcdonalds or Bk yug. 10.00 for kids and me. 15.00 if my dad comes along to.

Dinner
Eatting at the inlaws just drinks 4.00 We have to bring our own drinks not sure why it's just a rule they have.
snacks
coffee cake
fruits and veggies
Total 21.00 high estimate.

We didn't go out to lunch after walking thru costco's and trying samples and getting frozen yogurt after for all us we decided lunch wasn't needed. So lunch only costed 5.50 for all yeah costco yogurt.

 

[Plantlady]

Okay, this is totally off topic but I used to work at MickeyD's back in the '70s and they fried their french fries in beef (I think) fat. When we got to work in the mornings it was congealed on the top. Looked and smelled disgusting but boy those fries were taaasteee!

Jennifer

There was an article about that topic in a vegetarian times awhile ago.. McDonald's fries aren't vegetarian. That is one of the reasons I had to start eating meat again.

I think we can all agree, that that many foods in the stores/restaurants are loaded with chemicals and other lovely things our bodies, and our kids' bodies don't need. I personally, try to stay away from prepackaged foods, but, I don't have the time to make fresh bread, raise my own livestock for butchering (oh, well.. just for me and the kids, DH would turn up his nose), grow 100% of my fruits and veggies, and churn my own butter.

So, I'll just have to read my labels, and try my best, to raise three healthy kids. Frankly, I don't think having hot dogs once every other month or so is going to have any worse effect on them than me taking them to McDonald's after a doctors appointment, or allowing them to eat home made mac and cheese, made from that weird block of cheese that requires no refrigeration. My grandparents are both in their nineties, and they eat red meat, processed foods, canned foods, white bread, and more. All of it is generic too, nothing name brand for them. My aunt is 105, same for her. I think we'll be ok. If I found a packaged of hot dogs for 27 cents, I'd buy it.

 

[dawn1967]

Okay, this is totally off topic but I used to work at MickeyD's back in the '70s and they fried their french fries in beef (I think) fat. When we got to work in the mornings it was congealed on the top. Looked and smelled disgusting but boy those fries were taaasteee!

Jennifer

Yeah mikeys' stop frying in animal fat about 4 or 5yrs ago the fries never tasted as good lol.

 

[dawn1967]

I Forgot to share this why i signed in anyway great lunch idea for the kids.
Costco had hot wings and dip for a family of 6 for 4.99 and whole chicken roasted for 4.99 my son said mom that would be great with cut up veggies and fruit for me for lunch and water. So i talked to the girl behind the counter and she said they are good refrigerated for 5 days or great if you freeze them. She does that. My kids love cold chicken to eat so We picked up 3 pkg of hot wings and broke them in to 15 meals freeze until time for back to school since i won't get back over there until then. It's cheaper that way to, chicken wings cost me 1.99 lb why is that. When i can buy a whole chicken for .59 lb. Anyone notice that. The cost of wings and drumsticks?