Yesterday, I made a big pasta salad to take to a happy hour picnic. Reflecting on my life, I think that life is like a big pasta salad. The pasta is the base. Our moral values, or its what we are made of. The veggies and stuff that we throw into it is the life experiences that get thrown at us. We can process them so that we wind up with a gourmet delight, or not. The dressing so how we pull it together. How we find a positive, out of a negative situation.
Back in the days when we went without a 10 inch black and white tv with rabbit ears, I would have never dreamed I would have a thirty something flat screen with hundreds of channels. We listened to old time radio. Now, I listen to old time radio because I want to and enjoy it. I can listen and still work in my studio or fold clothes .
When I studied everything I could get my hands on to learn to stretch a buck, I learned valuable life's lessons. Life's lessons I am trying to teach others. Making a positive out of what could have been a negative. My mother always said that no one ever gets through life without paying their dues. What you do with the experience is the key to a " flop or a gourmet salad."
So, I write this blog to help those people who, by their own volition want to stretch a buck or because someone is in a position to Have to stretch their food dollar, can make informed decisions and eat better for less.
My way of turning a negative into a positive.
The little feedback I get is telling me that people take different things from this blog. Some like to try a new recipe, some like a way to get out of the kitchen faster, or streamline the hectic dinner hour. Some just like to laugh at my terrible keyboard skills on the I pad! LOL. Whatever the reason, thanks for stopping by, and I hope you are sharing so that I can reach more people. They can take what they want from it. I do not get paid for doing this, I am doing it to try to help people eat better for less. Better, cheaper, faster,
Again, thanks for stopping by
Jane
Saturday, June 18, 2016
Friday, June 17, 2016
Beef tips in the pressure cooker
Sirloin beef strips were near 3.00 a pound at Winco. Rarely do we get a real piece of beef. The price is too high for my guidelines. It was a good time to try making it in the pressure cooker. I used a veal stew recipe and adapted it to fit beef. It called for diced tomatoes and 1 ct cups of chicken stock and wine. I used chicken stock and added Italian seasoning.
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
Winco had beef for 3.22 a pound. I cut strips into cubes.
Dredge cubes in flour and brown in oil. I used olive oil.
Transfer meat to the pressure cooker insert and deglaze the pan with the stock.
Deglazing the pan. Pour the stock into the pressure cooker insert and add a can of diced tomatoes and spices.
Process according to directions for 15 minutes on high.
Note: 15 minutes was not enough. I processed another 5 minutes.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
72 percent off
Dollar Tree and Grocery Outlet
I know, processed foods. I go back to less than I can scratch cook.
Grocery outlet , 80 percent off . Coffee 6.49, mango juice for pop cycles .99, liters of red sauce .50, bacon .78, pills bury grands .50. Spent 13.27, saved 33.03. Saved 72 percent
I know, processed foods. I go back to less than I can scratch cook.
Dollar tree
Elf cosmetics, wet and wild ,
Puffs tissue .50 w coupon, BC cake mix, cider vinegar, pepperoni BOGO w coupon,
Basket to organize .
Grocery outlet , 80 percent off . Coffee 6.49, mango juice for pop cycles .99, liters of red sauce .50, bacon .78, pills bury grands .50. Spent 13.27, saved 33.03. Saved 72 percent
Thursday dinner
Tonight I took the rice from last nights taco bowls and put a couple of teaspoons of water over it and steamed in on the microwave with a sikacone cover on it, Then I took a .50 bag of tomato sauce and added meatballs, pineapple, and red peppers to it. Sweet and sour meatballs over rice.
Buying the things you know they are at a good price helps save you fro being stuck paying top dollar.
I got red and yellow peppers for 5/3.00 at grocery outlet a few weeks ago. I cut me in chunks and froze them. The meatballs were already frozen and I got a can of pineapple ( Libby) from the dollar store. We used 1\2 a can. The sauce was fifty cents for a liter at grocery outlet. I used 1/2 of the bag.
Meatballs .87
Pineapple .50
Peppers .60
Sauce .25
Leftover rice.
Total 2.22
Dinners can be really inexpensive if you shop wisely.
You can easily eat in four dollars a day when you get eight dollars worth of food for four dollars.
Know your prices. Keep a book if you need to. Or a spread sheet. If you spend more time planning and shopping, and less time cooking, you can save a lot.
Once you get used to shopping that way, it takes very little time. I didn't go to Fred Meyers last week. All we needed was milk, amd QFC was only a quarter more than Fred Meyers. It hardly made it worth the trip.
I spent maybe an half hour clipping coupons and cleaning out the coupon binder. When I was ready to go shopping, I checked favado to see what prices Winco had. You have to remember that favado has net prices including rebates and coupons. Not all the time are they accurate, and sometimes the coupons aren't available on your area. It does give you a guideline. I always bring the coupon binder because you never know when you will see a good bargain. Coupons also work on clearance items. I knew walking in that Ragu sauce was a dollar off and it was 1.48 is week at Winco. The deal with me is of I can't make it easily cheaper, I will buy ready made. I can't buy the cream and the parm for .48. It pays to have a few really simple meals on the back burner so to speak so that you can stave off the pizza delivery demons when you are having a eventful day.
I had a lot of dollar coupons. They add up fast. A lot of them were for regular food, not junk food as many claim coupons are all about. Coupons.com has oxy clean HD detergent coupons for 2.00 again and you can print two.
I used a dollar off
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
Buying the things you know they are at a good price helps save you fro being stuck paying top dollar.
I got red and yellow peppers for 5/3.00 at grocery outlet a few weeks ago. I cut me in chunks and froze them. The meatballs were already frozen and I got a can of pineapple ( Libby) from the dollar store. We used 1\2 a can. The sauce was fifty cents for a liter at grocery outlet. I used 1/2 of the bag.
Meatballs .87
Pineapple .50
Peppers .60
Sauce .25
Leftover rice.
Total 2.22
Dinners can be really inexpensive if you shop wisely.
You can easily eat in four dollars a day when you get eight dollars worth of food for four dollars.
Know your prices. Keep a book if you need to. Or a spread sheet. If you spend more time planning and shopping, and less time cooking, you can save a lot.
Once you get used to shopping that way, it takes very little time. I didn't go to Fred Meyers last week. All we needed was milk, amd QFC was only a quarter more than Fred Meyers. It hardly made it worth the trip.
I spent maybe an half hour clipping coupons and cleaning out the coupon binder. When I was ready to go shopping, I checked favado to see what prices Winco had. You have to remember that favado has net prices including rebates and coupons. Not all the time are they accurate, and sometimes the coupons aren't available on your area. It does give you a guideline. I always bring the coupon binder because you never know when you will see a good bargain. Coupons also work on clearance items. I knew walking in that Ragu sauce was a dollar off and it was 1.48 is week at Winco. The deal with me is of I can't make it easily cheaper, I will buy ready made. I can't buy the cream and the parm for .48. It pays to have a few really simple meals on the back burner so to speak so that you can stave off the pizza delivery demons when you are having a eventful day.
I had a lot of dollar coupons. They add up fast. A lot of them were for regular food, not junk food as many claim coupons are all about. Coupons.com has oxy clean HD detergent coupons for 2.00 again and you can print two.
I used a dollar off
- Blue Bunny ice cream ( low on carbs)
- Bounty paper towels - along with a dollar Ibotta
- Two Ragu alfredo sauces
- Maxwell house coffee
- And I had two .35 coupons for frozen veggies.
By the way, coffee had taken a huge leap. Even winco offer is nine dollars a can. If you can find cheap coffee with a coupon, now would be the time to stock up. I couldn't use the other coupon I
had for coffee before it expired, so I left it for the next person. - a little random act of kindness.
I have a coupon for .75 off of two dole fruit products. I'm checking the dollar tree for those along with a dollar off of pepperoni and uncle bens rice.
Every little bit helps.
Ragu Alfredo sauce .48. Pasta .25, peas 1/2 bag .30, cooked chicken breast deboned and cooked 1.09
Total dinner 2.12-----not a person, a four person family.
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Winco haul
Total spent 39.39. Total coupons 5.70 and 1.25 Ibotta
6 rolls of bounty basic ( rated the best ) were a net of 3.00.
Maxwell house coffee is 11.00 and change . We paid 5.48
Alfredo sauce net 2/.96 or .48.
Blue Bonny ice cream nets 3.50
Green chillies .58
Peas and mixed veggies net .60 for a full pound
Sweet corn .33
Roma's .88
Cucumbers .48
Stew meat 4.00
Grapes 1.88
Lettuce 1.28
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
Kitchen managements
I coined a new word. Kitchen managemen5. Yesterday, I cleaned the refrigerator and took a mental inventory of what was in there, I cut open all the fed delicious apples that I bought at Costco. ( just a note, don't buy the red delicious apples! A lot of them were rotten. ) I threw the rotten ones away and cut to rest up and soaked them in lemon water. I made applesauce his morning on the pressure cooker.
Yesterday I made rice on the cheapo rice cooker and we had taco bowls. ( rice, refried beans, taco meat, cheese, tomato, lettuce, salsa and sour cream layered. The rest of the rice we will have with our sweet and sour meatballs tonight. I will need to freeze some of the red sauce. Keeping track of perishables so they don't go to waste is paramount in saving money. Be flexible.
So far, I am on target with our meal plans.
Just a note, not related to actual food. On coupons.com this time, there is a coupon for 2.00 off HD oxy clean laundry detergent, Also a dollar off bounty paper towels in a six pack. There is also a dollar off Ibotta on the bounty paper towels at Winco and I noticed at QFC also.
There is also ibotta on onions and corn on the cob at Winco as well as Red Baron pizza.
Doing some prep work before you go shopping can save a lot.
Piggy backing batches of something like rice can save a lot too.
I saw a coupon for Denny's red white and blue breakfast.....it wouldn't be hard to duplicate at least part of it for breakfast for dinner.
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
Yesterday I made rice on the cheapo rice cooker and we had taco bowls. ( rice, refried beans, taco meat, cheese, tomato, lettuce, salsa and sour cream layered. The rest of the rice we will have with our sweet and sour meatballs tonight. I will need to freeze some of the red sauce. Keeping track of perishables so they don't go to waste is paramount in saving money. Be flexible.
So far, I am on target with our meal plans.
Just a note, not related to actual food. On coupons.com this time, there is a coupon for 2.00 off HD oxy clean laundry detergent, Also a dollar off bounty paper towels in a six pack. There is also a dollar off Ibotta on the bounty paper towels at Winco and I noticed at QFC also.
There is also ibotta on onions and corn on the cob at Winco as well as Red Baron pizza.
Doing some prep work before you go shopping can save a lot.
Piggy backing batches of something like rice can save a lot too.
I saw a coupon for Denny's red white and blue breakfast.....it wouldn't be hard to duplicate at least part of it for breakfast for dinner.
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
The ads
not to much to say.........
Alberways
Betty Crocker cake mix .99@@
Five dollar Friday
Meloms 2/5 - Winco is cheaper
Quackery real oats , life or Capt. Crunch 3/5
Dijourno
2 pounds grated cheese / or loaf
Coupons @@@@
Kellogg's cereal 1.99@
Ice cream bars 2/6@
Kraft singles 1.99@
QFC
Peaches 1.48
Peppers 10/10
Corn 2/1
Cucumbers .79
Radish .79
Grapes 2.99
Kale 1.49
COD 4.99
Free 18 count eggs if you buy cereal 4/10 this could be a buy if you have large coupons for the cereal
Greek yogurt .88
Tillamook /10. Ice cream
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
Alberways
Betty Crocker cake mix .99@@
Five dollar Friday
Meloms 2/5 - Winco is cheaper
Quackery real oats , life or Capt. Crunch 3/5
Dijourno
2 pounds grated cheese / or loaf
Coupons @@@@
Kellogg's cereal 1.99@
Ice cream bars 2/6@
Kraft singles 1.99@
QFC
Peaches 1.48
Peppers 10/10
Corn 2/1
Cucumbers .79
Radish .79
Grapes 2.99
Kale 1.49
COD 4.99
Free 18 count eggs if you buy cereal 4/10 this could be a buy if you have large coupons for the cereal
Greek yogurt .88
Tillamook /10. Ice cream
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
Random thoughts
just a disclaimer, this is being written after I consumer a whole bottle of magnesium citrate. LOL.
I have been looking at a lot of freezer meals and economy meal u tubes and Pinterest. Hey, I've got to do something while confined to the bathroom! LOL.
Some of them make sense, some don't make sense to me, I took a class on freezer meals twenty years ago. Some of the recipes were very good. I don't have the stamina to stand for eight hours to make freezer meals for the ,I think and I think we could get tired of crockpot meals every day,
I can see it making sense for someone that has a weird shift and a partner that is clueless in the kitchen. I know there are professions that have 12 hour shifts and with commute time, who would have time to cook for the family,
I can see the meals that take a lot of chopping of veggies and how it would mean taking a bag out ofmthemfreezerof the night before and putting in the crockpot In the morning would help a busy mom. But, putting three cans of something with a package of meat doesn't make sense to me, it only takes a few minutes to dump a jar of pasta sauce and a can of mushrooms in a crockpot and turn it on. It's just taking more freezer space to freeze it and the pasta sauc might separate being frozen.
I would prefer to do my freezer cooking by ore cooking meat. I can buy in bulk when it's a good price and portion control it into meal sized bags. It makes meal time cooking a snap and saves a lot of money.
On another note, there is a piece on Pinterest...sixty dollars a week. Although, she spent 67.00. Ok, we all go over every once in a while...... But, are you :););(. Me.........fried PBand J sandwiches for dinner. I don't know very many men that would be too accepting of that.
The last menu plans I did .....after reading them again, I realized I had three processed meats in sox plans. I would rework the, to make a vegetarian or,chicken pizza amd maybe skip the bacon for breakfast for dinner, and make a fruit and yogurt parfait instead. That wouldn't effect the cost much, but it would bring it down to my once a week limit to processed foods.
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
I have been looking at a lot of freezer meals and economy meal u tubes and Pinterest. Hey, I've got to do something while confined to the bathroom! LOL.
Some of them make sense, some don't make sense to me, I took a class on freezer meals twenty years ago. Some of the recipes were very good. I don't have the stamina to stand for eight hours to make freezer meals for the ,I think and I think we could get tired of crockpot meals every day,
I can see it making sense for someone that has a weird shift and a partner that is clueless in the kitchen. I know there are professions that have 12 hour shifts and with commute time, who would have time to cook for the family,
I can see the meals that take a lot of chopping of veggies and how it would mean taking a bag out ofmthemfreezerof the night before and putting in the crockpot In the morning would help a busy mom. But, putting three cans of something with a package of meat doesn't make sense to me, it only takes a few minutes to dump a jar of pasta sauce and a can of mushrooms in a crockpot and turn it on. It's just taking more freezer space to freeze it and the pasta sauc might separate being frozen.
I would prefer to do my freezer cooking by ore cooking meat. I can buy in bulk when it's a good price and portion control it into meal sized bags. It makes meal time cooking a snap and saves a lot of money.
On another note, there is a piece on Pinterest...sixty dollars a week. Although, she spent 67.00. Ok, we all go over every once in a while...... But, are you :););(. Me.........fried PBand J sandwiches for dinner. I don't know very many men that would be too accepting of that.
The last menu plans I did .....after reading them again, I realized I had three processed meats in sox plans. I would rework the, to make a vegetarian or,chicken pizza amd maybe skip the bacon for breakfast for dinner, and make a fruit and yogurt parfait instead. That wouldn't effect the cost much, but it would bring it down to my once a week limit to processed foods.
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Meal plans
Meal plans with some really really cost effective meals,
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
- Tuna casserole , peas and carrots - 3.00
- Taco salad, not fried-refried beans, rice Refried beans cost . 33. rice (2 cups .27) rice and beans .60
- Homemade pizza - scratch crust, pepperoni (.50- pkg w coupon at dollar store- Hormel) cheese ,( 2.00 lb at Costco) and pizza sauce ( 100 at dollar store) total 1.35. Add lettuce salad 2.35
- Breakfast for dinner -blueberry pancakes,turkey bacon, eggs. (bacon at dollar store, eggs at .1.00 dozen, pancakes .50 3.00
- Sweet and sour meatballs, rice 3.87
- Sausage with potato, radishes, carrots oven roasted 4.23
Meals don't have to be expensive to be good. Shopping wisely is the key,
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
Monday, June 13, 2016
We've all been there......
sooner or later, we have all been in THAT situation. It's almost payday and something unexpected comes up draining your small cushion. There are ways to still eat well if you are prepared. It's really nice to have an emergency account to back you up. But, sometimes that isn't possible. First, back yourself up with a stockpile of food. Some canned goods can carry you threw-- not exactly that jar of pickles or cherries will cut it.
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
- A can of beans and some rice makes a taco bowl.
- A package of yeast , some flour and cheese from your freezer makes a pizza.
- A can of tuna and some noodles can make a tuna casserole.
- A can or box of tomato soup and some Bisquits mix makes soup and buns,
- A can of chicken , a can of green beans and homemade white sauce. Bisquit mix is chicken pot pie.
It's so,etimes har d to get a cushion in the savings account. Mot seems like as soon as you get a bit ahead, something happens to take it back. But, you can, with buying your food and sundries you have to have 1/2 price , develope a stockpile to carry you over.
It's not hoarding, it's taking a responsible approach to being prepare for whatever comes your way.
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
Grocery shopping hiatus.
I don't go grocery shopping this week except for to buy the things I needed for my procedure and some milk and a couple of pasta sauces and some cream cycles for the baby -- I guess she's a big girl now.
My daughter has been cooking while I am on a restricted diet. It's good for her to cook every now and then. I try to cook what everyone will eat; she just cooks. Fortunately, I eat almost everything, but her daughter and my husband are picky.
I manage to put healthy - balanced, not clean and organic - food on the table with a diabetic, a daughter that is vegetarian, a husband that won't eat vegetables, and a picky four year old. The baby is getting better and my husband has conceded to chicken and some veggies. My daughter won't even use something of it has a drop of chicken fat in it or some chicken broth . I can do this on less than four dollars a day, so can anyone.
We still have a pantry and full freezer. I'll be glad when things can get back to normal.
Tonight I am making tuna noodle casserole. It has everything I can eat. It will be the last meal I get to eat until Wednesday afternoon. The Rest of the family can have some peas and carrots with it.
I didn't find a lot that we needed at Fred Meyers. It wasn't worth the trip for the .50 savings in milk. It did mean that the baby didn't get her chocolate milk. I think she'll live! LOL.
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
My daughter has been cooking while I am on a restricted diet. It's good for her to cook every now and then. I try to cook what everyone will eat; she just cooks. Fortunately, I eat almost everything, but her daughter and my husband are picky.
I manage to put healthy - balanced, not clean and organic - food on the table with a diabetic, a daughter that is vegetarian, a husband that won't eat vegetables, and a picky four year old. The baby is getting better and my husband has conceded to chicken and some veggies. My daughter won't even use something of it has a drop of chicken fat in it or some chicken broth . I can do this on less than four dollars a day, so can anyone.
We still have a pantry and full freezer. I'll be glad when things can get back to normal.
Tonight I am making tuna noodle casserole. It has everything I can eat. It will be the last meal I get to eat until Wednesday afternoon. The Rest of the family can have some peas and carrots with it.
I didn't find a lot that we needed at Fred Meyers. It wasn't worth the trip for the .50 savings in milk. It did mean that the baby didn't get her chocolate milk. I think she'll live! LOL.
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Vegetarian cooking - second day
vegetarian chilli......not exactly five dollar dinner fare......but no doubt it will be delicious.
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
Crockpot vegetarian chilli.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Vegetarian tacos
SInce I am recooperating , my daughter made dinner.
Vegetarian tacos ...cauliflower, garbanzo beans and lime coleslaw
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
Vegetarian tacos ...cauliflower, garbanzo beans and lime coleslaw
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
Fred Meyer ads
Timorrows Fred Meyer ads
Please note that heritage farm is Tyson.
Poke shoulder roads 1.69
Strawberries 2/3
Cheerios 1.69 $
Peppers .99
Jumbo shrimp 4.97
Milk .99@@
Kroger ice cream 1.99@@
Country oven bread 4/4@@
Sour cream .88@@
Fruit pies 3.49
Blues 3.99
Zucchini .99
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
Please note that heritage farm is Tyson.
Poke shoulder roads 1.69
Strawberries 2/3
Cheerios 1.69 $
Peppers .99
Jumbo shrimp 4.97
Milk .99@@
Kroger ice cream 1.99@@
Country oven bread 4/4@@
Sour cream .88@@
Fruit pies 3.49
Blues 3.99
Zucchini .99
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
Friday, June 10, 2016
Friday .......
This is a late post . I have some health issues that should be resolved shortly. So the next few days may or may not be postings.
We went to winco today First, be sure to stop in the lobby and get any flyers or coupons.
I didn't shop long, some can share a lot. Pasta sauce in a jar was 1.28. Watermelons were 1.98. Some good sharp cheese was 1.98. The regular low prices were still there.
I bought water for meds, pasta sauce, Lysol , chocolate cycles, and jello.
We didn't need much.
Life should be interesting the next few days., between my daughter cooking vegetarian and me not being able to eat any fiber, I trust I will loose the three pounds I gained the last few weeks.
Our cable bill jumped 35.00. My husband called, they said that the computer reset itself and the budget plans were erased. I guess the moral is to watch your bills and squawk when they are raised.
I truly think it is funny that our old has increased ten percent when the COL didn't increase so social security wasn't raised this year.
I got Netflix. It is 7.99 a month and there is a lot of shows on it. We are enjoying the new version of full house.
I am out of commission in the food department until next week. I will post our adventures on going
vegetarian for a few days. LOL
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
We went to winco today First, be sure to stop in the lobby and get any flyers or coupons.
I didn't shop long, some can share a lot. Pasta sauce in a jar was 1.28. Watermelons were 1.98. Some good sharp cheese was 1.98. The regular low prices were still there.
I bought water for meds, pasta sauce, Lysol , chocolate cycles, and jello.
We didn't need much.
Life should be interesting the next few days., between my daughter cooking vegetarian and me not being able to eat any fiber, I trust I will loose the three pounds I gained the last few weeks.
Our cable bill jumped 35.00. My husband called, they said that the computer reset itself and the budget plans were erased. I guess the moral is to watch your bills and squawk when they are raised.
I truly think it is funny that our old has increased ten percent when the COL didn't increase so social security wasn't raised this year.
I got Netflix. It is 7.99 a month and there is a lot of shows on it. We are enjoying the new version of full house.
I am out of commission in the food department until next week. I will post our adventures on going
vegetarian for a few days. LOL
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Terrific Thursday.
Past mid week. Whoo hoo!
I cooked two chicken breasts that had deboned and froze. This time I cooked them in the baby pressure cooker and added two cups of water. The water had not evaporated, but the chicken was done from frozen in 18 minutes. I'm going to try a Tex-mex recipe. Next is making refried beans, not fried. It's a Betty Crocker recipe that layers taco tyoe ingredients in a round pan.
I could be a super fast dish if I didn't make things from scratch. I like refried beans from scratch because they are a lot cheaper and have no fat. I got the chicken breast for .87 a pound. The difference between sox dollars a pound and less than a dollar a pound made it more than worth my while to debone it and make stock from the bones.
Speaking of worth while, there are some things that it doesn't pay to buy organic if you buy organic.
Mushrooms, bananas, watermelon for a few. They either aren't grown in such a manner to have pesticides in the first place. Or have such thick skins that the pesticides don't get onto the flesh anyway, Organic bananas are 1/2 again as much as regular ones. And speaking of bananas, if you our some bananas in a dark cool place, they won't ripen as fast. I have a,so heard that wrapping the stems with foil will make them last longer. If you want to make banana bread and you don't have ripe bananas, you can microwave the bananas and make them mushy.
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
I cooked two chicken breasts that had deboned and froze. This time I cooked them in the baby pressure cooker and added two cups of water. The water had not evaporated, but the chicken was done from frozen in 18 minutes. I'm going to try a Tex-mex recipe. Next is making refried beans, not fried. It's a Betty Crocker recipe that layers taco tyoe ingredients in a round pan.
I could be a super fast dish if I didn't make things from scratch. I like refried beans from scratch because they are a lot cheaper and have no fat. I got the chicken breast for .87 a pound. The difference between sox dollars a pound and less than a dollar a pound made it more than worth my while to debone it and make stock from the bones.
Speaking of worth while, there are some things that it doesn't pay to buy organic if you buy organic.
Mushrooms, bananas, watermelon for a few. They either aren't grown in such a manner to have pesticides in the first place. Or have such thick skins that the pesticides don't get onto the flesh anyway, Organic bananas are 1/2 again as much as regular ones. And speaking of bananas, if you our some bananas in a dark cool place, they won't ripen as fast. I have a,so heard that wrapping the stems with foil will make them last longer. If you want to make banana bread and you don't have ripe bananas, you can microwave the bananas and make them mushy.
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are paying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Lets talk bulk foods.
Lets talk about bulk food isle. More stores are including them in their set up. Fred Meyers has a new one, also QFC and Winco. Winco was cheaper on the spice I bought. When you need just a little of something, or you haven't tried something new, it pays to buy a little in bulk.
I bought non fat dry milk for less than it cost to buy it at Wallmart. The can cost ten dollars and o replaced enough to fill them an for 6.00 . Dry milk is more costly than regular milk. Exactly the opposite of what it was in years past. I use it for mixes and it's nice to have in case of an emergency.
There is everything from dried beans to lentils and everything in between-- even some mixes. Although, I have not seen any recipes for the mixes.
Sometimes the price over loomed is more than buying the bottle or box, but if you don't need a lot of something, or you use it occasionally, it's actually cheaper because you haven't got stuff in your cabinets that you aren't going to use.
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are laying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( cooking) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
I bought non fat dry milk for less than it cost to buy it at Wallmart. The can cost ten dollars and o replaced enough to fill them an for 6.00 . Dry milk is more costly than regular milk. Exactly the opposite of what it was in years past. I use it for mixes and it's nice to have in case of an emergency.
There is everything from dried beans to lentils and everything in between-- even some mixes. Although, I have not seen any recipes for the mixes.
Sometimes the price over loomed is more than buying the bottle or box, but if you don't need a lot of something, or you use it occasionally, it's actually cheaper because you haven't got stuff in your cabinets that you aren't going to use.
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are laying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( cooking) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
The ads
I go no QFC ad. I don't know if there was one or not. You can find it on line.
Alberways,
Asparagus yips or corn 2/6
Cherries 2.49
Buy five, save 5
Kelloggsbcereals 2.49 net$$
Maxwell house coffee 6.99$$
Kraft salad dressing 1.79
Triscuit 1,99
About it. $. Means there are coupons out there.
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are laying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( cooking) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
Alberways,
Asparagus yips or corn 2/6
Cherries 2.49
Buy five, save 5
Kelloggsbcereals 2.49 net$$
Maxwell house coffee 6.99$$
Kraft salad dressing 1.79
Triscuit 1,99
About it. $. Means there are coupons out there.
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are laying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( cooking) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
Terrific Tuesday
pronto pasta : after eating the or into pasta. I would add milk or cream and some more cheese. Without a sauce for the cheese to spread.the results weren't creamy enough for me.
We have had the spaghetti version, amd it was very good.
We have had some get out of the kitchen weather lately. Time to use the grill or countertop appliances to keep from heating up the kitchen. I love to make salads ahead and plan dinner to be salads and a sandwich ( hambirger, hot dogs, ) or grill a piece of fish or chicken.
I picked up a cookbook at the dollar tree. Americas most wanted recipes -just deserts. By Ron Douglas. It has recipes from eating establishments across the nation. A lot of options, some healthy (for desert) and some just plain decadent,
We don't have desert at every meal. It's a treat. Cutting out desert and unhealthy snacks is good for your budget, and even better for your health.
As a child, I can't remember ever getting snacks between meals. Sometimes, popcorn and tv after dinner. We made cookies, for desert. I can remember making 7 minute frosting , so we must have had a cake for birthdays and holidays. None of us were ever obese. There were foods that we didn't get much of because of parents preferences. It wasn't until I went to a school with a lunch counter that I ever had cornbread. As the story goes, my mom had eaten too much when she was a child and it didn't agree with her. She never touched cornbread again. My mom was afraid of getting something from pork, amd my dad hard chicken so we ate mostly beef. Mom made pizza from scratch, and Mac and cheese and a wonderful puffed omelette as well as clam chowder.
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are laying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( cooking) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
We have had the spaghetti version, amd it was very good.
We have had some get out of the kitchen weather lately. Time to use the grill or countertop appliances to keep from heating up the kitchen. I love to make salads ahead and plan dinner to be salads and a sandwich ( hambirger, hot dogs, ) or grill a piece of fish or chicken.
I picked up a cookbook at the dollar tree. Americas most wanted recipes -just deserts. By Ron Douglas. It has recipes from eating establishments across the nation. A lot of options, some healthy (for desert) and some just plain decadent,
We don't have desert at every meal. It's a treat. Cutting out desert and unhealthy snacks is good for your budget, and even better for your health.
As a child, I can't remember ever getting snacks between meals. Sometimes, popcorn and tv after dinner. We made cookies, for desert. I can remember making 7 minute frosting , so we must have had a cake for birthdays and holidays. None of us were ever obese. There were foods that we didn't get much of because of parents preferences. It wasn't until I went to a school with a lunch counter that I ever had cornbread. As the story goes, my mom had eaten too much when she was a child and it didn't agree with her. She never touched cornbread again. My mom was afraid of getting something from pork, amd my dad hard chicken so we ate mostly beef. Mom made pizza from scratch, and Mac and cheese and a wonderful puffed omelette as well as clam chowder.
Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from a different perspective.
The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until ot goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a weekly basis.
This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week.
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level.
You often are laying 1/2 price for your food. This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget. You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( cooking) by cooking more efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.
Monday, June 6, 2016
Pronto pasta , revisited
cooked pronto pasta. - 12 minutes flat
Pasta in 12 inch skillet
Add three cups water
Stir for 10 minutes on high.
Salt and pepper and olive oil at last minute cooking time
Turn of heat, stir in cheeses and top with chopped tomatoes and parsley.
total 2.00
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