Monday Kitchen Management -notes

You can make a pork roast do double or triple duty, depending on the size of your family.   

• Pork roast, mashed sweet potatoes , green beans with bacon
•  Pork sliders, corn on the cob, salad

•  Sweet and sour pork, rice green beans 

Reminder of this week’s meal plan :

1.  Pork Roast, mashed sweet potatoes, green beans w bacon 
2. Pizza 
3. Pork sliders, corn on the cob, salad 
4. Mac and cheese, peas and carrots : a blast from the past. 
5. Chicken bake, rice 
6. Tacos, Spanish rice 
7. Breakfast for Dinner. 

Notes : 

1. Wash floor 
2. Clean out the refrigerator and dump anything dead.
3. Make note of things that need to be used up soon. 
4. Wash counter tops  and sinks and drains, disinfect. 
5. Wash the carrots for peas and carrots.   Use frozen peas and fresh carrots:  buying whole carrots instead of the ‘baby ‘ ones saves a lot of money.  A farmer years ago realized that he was having a trouble selling the not so perfect carrots.   His solution was to make baby carrots and pay for a  marketing campaign.    The end result was that carrot producers are getting a dollar or more a pound for their carrots when whole carrots are 5 lbs for 2.28.   Double the price .
6. Straighten the pantry.  

The cost on meals for 2 people. Note this is for a reasonable dinner, we aren't feeding a 17 yo linebacker.   Cost would be more for growing childcare or very active adults. 

Pork Roast dinner 1.66-  we had sweet potatoes left over but cost the whole amount out,,  Used 1/3 of a bag of frozen veg.

1. Pizza 1.50. Used scratch pizza with 1/2 package of pepperoni.   
2. Pork sliders: 1.45  Used rolls on sale and corn on the cob on sale for the 4th 
3. Mac and cheese, peas and carrots  1.75 uses cheese from GO with bacon 
4. Chicken baked , rice, carrots - 1.24. Rice is bought in bulk, chicken in bulk was .99 a pound.   4 ounce portions. 
5. Tacos, Spanish rice 2.04
6. Breakfast for dinner :   Eggs, English muffins, yogurt parfaits. 1.91.  Uses yogurt for .38, eggs at .88 a dozen , and English muffins bought for a dollar.   

Total 11.54 for 2 people.   

Its not as much what you buy, but when and where you buy it.   

Admittedly, this if for 2 adults that are not really active.   Portion control is a must.   That being said, the total is sooo low, that even if you have big eaters, you would still be in budget .