Working from a meal plan, you can take advantage of anything you have an abundance of and precook or wash all your veggies etc at the same time. This saves time and money. You are more likely to scratch cook even when you are tired if your work is half done.
Reminder of meals:
Nacho Pot Pie
Pizza
Sweet Potatoes, shredded chicken
Tomato soup, ham and cheese toasted sandwiches
Slow cooked chicken enchaladas chilli
Salmon, baked potatoes ,
- Wash kitchen floor
- Wash and disinfect countertops and sinks and drains.
- Clean out refrigerator and dump anything dead.
- Print recipes from Betty Crocker for Nacho Pot Pie and Chicken enchalada chilli
- Cook a batch of chicken breasts
- Wash carrots, potatoes , and salad makings
- Cook black beans
- Straighten pantry.
Things that helped keep costs down. Eggs were .79 at Safeways, limit 2. I purchased two even though we had 1.5 dozen in the house already. Don’t hesitate if something is versatile enough to stretch your food dollar. We like hard cooked eggs, even the child and cooking them in the oven makes the job easy. We always have breakfast for dinner once a week. Its a family affair.
We got bread for free this weed—and healthy bread at that.
Milk was a dollar a gallon. Pudding is a good way to add protein and calcium to a dinner that might not have a lot of protein.
Chicken breast was purchased in a case lot for a dollar a pound. The chicken and pork that I purchased in bulk I incorporated into the regular budget at four dollars a day. The hamburger was a bit more costly and I have been prorating it at 2 pounds a month. We tend to eat hamburger once a week. It was almost impossible to incorporate 100 dollars worth of meat into a months budget.
Jan-March average weekly spent. 51.98
April -June so far average weekly spent. 48.96
4 dollars a day for 2 people is 56.00
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