What the heck do you eat?
I get quite a few people ask how we eat on only $25 per week. I also get people ask how I cook when one of us is a meat eater and one is not. So, here's the rundown.
Meal planning is essential. I just started faithfully doing this, and I am completely amazed at how much this helps with sanity and money savings. I don't do coupons, but instead shop at Aldi where everything is a consistantly low price. Occasionally I go to the dented can store and stock up on things, but that trip still falls within my $25/week budget.
Here's the meal plan for this coming week.
Monday
Lunch - Pancakes with baked apples
Dinner - Clean out the fridge and eat leftovers (I shop on Tuesday)
Tuesday
Lunch - Sandwiches and fruit or veggies
Dinner - Potato soup with rolls (I'll make the potato soup with a ham bone for Brent, and then make me a seperate pot)
Wednesday
Lunch - Enchiladas (I make this in two seperate bread pans - one with meat and one without)
Dinner - Church has a meal plan for $2 per meal, so we eat there
Thursday
Lunch - Brent goes out with the guys some Thursdays, otherwise I'll make soup from a can
Dinner - Curry noodles (easy to add chicken on the side)
Friday
Lunch - Quesadillas
Dinner - Shepherd's pie (leftover meat from Wednesday, leftover potatos from Tuesday, and whatever else is in the fridge) I'll probably make green bean casserole for myself, or make a small meat free version of the shepherd's pie
Saturday
Lunch - egg sandwiches on english muffins and hash browns
Dinner - homemade pizza
Sunday
Lunch - the only time we really go out to eat
Dinner - Spaghetti and meatballs
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Breakfasts - Brent does not eat breakfast. He usually gets up around 10AM and then he just waits until lunch. He does however, eat a late night snack/meal which usually is leftovers or a sandwich. I buy a package of Lean Pockets every week for him. I eat a bagel with jam for breakfast, or whatever leftovers are calling to me.
Snacks - I usually buy a bag of tortilla chips and a bag of cookies every week. I make muffins sometimes and popcorn often.
Drinks - Only water, occassionally iced tea. Coffee at the office.
Meal planning is essential. I just started faithfully doing this, and I am completely amazed at how much this helps with sanity and money savings. I don't do coupons, but instead shop at Aldi where everything is a consistantly low price. Occasionally I go to the dented can store and stock up on things, but that trip still falls within my $25/week budget.
Here's the meal plan for this coming week.
Monday
Lunch - Pancakes with baked apples
Dinner - Clean out the fridge and eat leftovers (I shop on Tuesday)
Tuesday
Lunch - Sandwiches and fruit or veggies
Dinner - Potato soup with rolls (I'll make the potato soup with a ham bone for Brent, and then make me a seperate pot)
Wednesday
Lunch - Enchiladas (I make this in two seperate bread pans - one with meat and one without)
Dinner - Church has a meal plan for $2 per meal, so we eat there
Thursday
Lunch - Brent goes out with the guys some Thursdays, otherwise I'll make soup from a can
Dinner - Curry noodles (easy to add chicken on the side)
Friday
Lunch - Quesadillas
Dinner - Shepherd's pie (leftover meat from Wednesday, leftover potatos from Tuesday, and whatever else is in the fridge) I'll probably make green bean casserole for myself, or make a small meat free version of the shepherd's pie
Saturday
Lunch - egg sandwiches on english muffins and hash browns
Dinner - homemade pizza
Sunday
Lunch - the only time we really go out to eat
Dinner - Spaghetti and meatballs
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Breakfasts - Brent does not eat breakfast. He usually gets up around 10AM and then he just waits until lunch. He does however, eat a late night snack/meal which usually is leftovers or a sandwich. I buy a package of Lean Pockets every week for him. I eat a bagel with jam for breakfast, or whatever leftovers are calling to me.
Snacks - I usually buy a bag of tortilla chips and a bag of cookies every week. I make muffins sometimes and popcorn often.
Drinks - Only water, occassionally iced tea. Coffee at the office.
Labels: Food
posted by Tracy at 9:00 AM
2 Comments:
Very interesting! This looks like a great menu of everyday entrees. Tell me, do you ever add green salads or other vegetables to round out the meal?
At lunch I typically have a bowl of carrots or an orange on the side. In the summer we eat a lot more salads, but not so much now. We do eat a lot of peppers, onions and tomatoes - and sometimes broccoli and spinach. All of these go well in almost every meal.
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