Sunday, June 26, 2016

What we are eating

Ok. my grocery budget from now until what looks like July 28th was $124.00.
I say was, because I have spent it already.  We used some of it to buy snacks to ride home on the train, and to bring home some scrapple to my husband.  (we can't really find that here in Florida)

My husband did spend 7.00 at the grocery store before we got home, so i guess our grocery total is 131.00 so far.

I thought it might be fun, and educational to keep track of what we eat and see how far we can make it all go.  Now when I shopped I went to a grocery store that was a little more pricey, I had to go where I could get a ride to because our van broke down the day after we got back.  (Thank you for the ride Aunti Lori!!!!)  I did earn .10 in fuel points for the purchases.

  Monday 20th (day we got home)
Lunch:  Scrapple

Dinner: hot dogs chopped up in macaroni and cheese for dinner.  (we already had the hot dogs and mac n cheese from a previous purchase.)

  Tuesday 21

bkfst: Pancakes (choc chips for those who wanted them)
lunch: cups of soup or sandwiches
dinner: baked chicken legs with spaghetti noodles covered in olive oil and shakey parmesan cheese


  Wednesday 22

bkfst: grilled ham n cheese
lunch: whatever you could find
dinner: cheese omelets with scrapple

  Thursday 23
bkfst: eggs
Lunch: cups of soup (pp)
Dinner: sandwiches


  Friday 24
bkfst: cereal and milk
Lunch:  Hot dogs
Dinner:  fend for yourself
           

  Saturday 25
bkfst: Pancakes (choc chips for those that wanted it.)
Lunch: Tuna on Toast with a slice of cheese if wanted, and pickles and iced animal crackers. (pickles pp)
Dinner : rice with ground beef and peas mixed in served with a side of gravy (rice and peas from a pp)


  Sunday 26th

bkfst: Oatmeal with brown sugar and cinnamon (pp)
Lunch: hotdogs
Dinner : Roasted one chicken leg quarter and put meat over salad items from grocery trip.

dessert: brownies, chocolate cake, Popsicles (all from a previous purchase.) Whatever snacks we brought home from train ride were gobbled up too...I was sick the first day we were back so nothing got rationed or supervised.

We drank water, crystal light, hot tea, coffee, and kool aid left from train ride as well.

It already looks like we are going to need more bread, toilet paper, and milk.  We will see. Did you have anything good this week?

6 comments:

  1. Mighty good sounding meals..
    Sorry your van tore up..Hope it is something minor..
    Have a blessed week.bty... what is scrapple? Never heard of it? [at first , I thought you were talking about Snapple the tea.lol]

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    1. Judy when i cook some this weekend I will do a scrapple post just for you....pictures and all!

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  2. Hi MJ. I found your blog thru the prudent homemaker. I've read a lot of your posts and I am amazed at how far you have come. You are a blessing to your family. Keep up the good work! I am a little older than you....also a Christian. ....and a mom of 8. So I am always looking at ways to save! We too have to budget since our kids go to Christian schools. We live in Canada so I think groceries are more e pensive here. I sometimes hit an Aldis over tbe border but not lately with the exchange being so low. Anyway...wanted to introduce myself.
    Marg

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    1. Hi Marg, Welcome, so glad you stopped by and commented. thank you for the compliments. Sometimes I feel like I am still stuck at square one. Wow you are a mom of 8. How wonderful. We have an Aldi here now and I like it...but I can't always get there. Please keep in touch...maybe we can learn from each other. I am always looking for ways to save as well.! nice to meet you!

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  3. Hi MJ. I found your blog thru the prudent homemaker. I've read a lot of your posts and I am amazed at how far you have come. You are a blessing to your family. Keep up the good work! I am a little older than you....also a Christian. ....and a mom of 8. So I am always looking at ways to save! We too have to budget since our kids go to Christian schools. We live in Canada so I think groceries are more e pensive here. I sometimes hit an Aldis over tbe border but not lately with the exchange being so low. Anyway...wanted to introduce myself.
    Marg

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