Well, as it stands right now we're around $60 over budget for the month. We went to QFC on Sunday and spent about $10 on milk, eggnog, some cans of soup from the discount section, and a couple other things. We had about $33 left in the budget, made a huge crock pot full of chili, and things were looking pretty good.
Christmas day was when it all fell apart. Jeremy wanted to order a pizza and we figured on spending about $20 on that, and using the remaining $13 to pick up any milk and veggies we needed for the rest of the month. On Christmas one of our friends came over. We started looking online and calling around and couldn't find a single pizza place open.
We finally found a restaurant that was open (Charlie's) but it didn't open for another two hours, and we were getting pretty hungry. I spent $4 on some chips from the vending machines while we waited. Then we we got there they only had a special holiday menu, where everything was in the range of $14-18. I got seafood fettucini, and Jeremy got steak and prawns with veggies and a baked potato. Both came with soup or salad and bread as well. With tax and tip it was $43.
Later that evening we were hungry again and we found a 7-11 that was open and spent $10.
The day after Christmas we went to a bar to see a friend's band play, and wound up leaving way too early. We stopped at a convenience store and spent about $6.00 on soda and an energy drink on the way, and then another $30.00 on drink while we waited for the band to start.
It's been really hard to reel in the spending since going over. It's kind of like when you're on a diet and you have a bad day and decide that you've already broken the rules so you might as well go all out. Yep. Like that. Not a good idea either way. I'm trying not to feel too bad about it since In total we still spent less than we do in a normal month when Winter is here all month.
Last night I left work late and we still had to make a few stops before going home so that turned into $11.00 at the frozen yogurt place. As of today I have decided to get a handle on this. We'll be trying to use up what we have until January. We got a bag of cinnamon cereal from the Free Friday Download at QFC tonight, and I also bought some holiday cupcakes that had been marked down to $2.00. I think we can get through the rest of the month for less than $10 if we're careful.
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: leftover chili with cheese
Dinner: grilled cheese sandwich, cereal with milk
Snacks/desserts: cupcakes
Beverages: water
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Friday, December 26, 2014
Saturday
I really need to get caught up in these before I start to forget what I ate. Saturday we didn't go to the store or buy any food. Jeremy got off work a little early to take Winter to the airport. We got home pretty late after I got off work and I was quite hungry. Jeremy had already eaten. I cooked up some quinoa and teff with a little cinnamon and honey, and added the last of the honey goat cheese, a sliced banana, a peeled and sectioned clementine, and some walnuts. I thought it was really good, but Jeremy was uninterested.
Breakfast: caramel flavored Mediterranean yogurt
Lunch: leftover pasta with tomatoes and beef, clementine
Dinner: quinoa and teff with goat cheese, banana, clementine, and walnuts
Snacks/desserts: Christmas candy
Beverages: water
Breakfast: caramel flavored Mediterranean yogurt
Lunch: leftover pasta with tomatoes and beef, clementine
Dinner: quinoa and teff with goat cheese, banana, clementine, and walnuts
Snacks/desserts: Christmas candy
Beverages: water
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Christmas observed
Also known as "fake Christmas." During the years that Winter lives with us through the school year she spends winter break with her dad, so we choose a day to celebrate before she leaves. Usually the day before. This year she left on the morning of Saturday the 20th, so we had our Christmas Friday evening. I left work a few hours early.
Winter wanted to make "Hot Pockets" with Field Roast and other holiday foods. We used refrigerated butter croissant roll dough for the crust, cubed Field Roast, cornbread stuffing, and sausage gravy from a mix.It was a little difficult to put them together because the croissants didn't want to stay together where they normally are split into two triangles. We baked them about 15 minutes. They tasted great! Like salty processed holiday comfort food. What's not to love?
After dinner we opened our gifts. For dessert we had the glazed apples with vanilla ice cream. And we all got plenty of candy for Christmas and ate a lot.
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: leftover mashed sweet potatoes with brown sugar, walnuts, and dried cranberries, a clementine
Dinner: holiday hot pockets
Snacks/desserts: Christmas candy, glazed apples with vanilla ice cream
Beverages: water, diet cranberry gingerale
Winter wanted to make "Hot Pockets" with Field Roast and other holiday foods. We used refrigerated butter croissant roll dough for the crust, cubed Field Roast, cornbread stuffing, and sausage gravy from a mix.It was a little difficult to put them together because the croissants didn't want to stay together where they normally are split into two triangles. We baked them about 15 minutes. They tasted great! Like salty processed holiday comfort food. What's not to love?
After dinner we opened our gifts. For dessert we had the glazed apples with vanilla ice cream. And we all got plenty of candy for Christmas and ate a lot.
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: leftover mashed sweet potatoes with brown sugar, walnuts, and dried cranberries, a clementine
Dinner: holiday hot pockets
Snacks/desserts: Christmas candy, glazed apples with vanilla ice cream
Beverages: water, diet cranberry gingerale
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Wednesday and Thursday
Wednesday I had a massage appointment in the morning, and in the afternoon I had a final visit for a vaccine clinical trial I started last year. I got paid $75 for the visit. They just had to draw blood, get my blood pressure and ask a few questions. It went quickly.
On the way home I went to QFC and bought:
White chocolate raspberry ice cream $3.50
Big chocolate mint cupcake (RFQS) $1.25
Slice of red velvet cake (RFQS) $1.00
Slice of lemon cake (RFQS) $1.00
1.5 lbs old bananas $.75
.77 lbs broccoli $.76
Total: $8.26
We thawed out some turkey sausages and for dinner I made quinoa with turkey sausage, broccoli, olive oil, parmesan, and some red pepper flakes.
Breakfast: smoothie with milk, banana, and frozen tropical fruit
Lunch: left over brown rice, black beans, potatoes and green beans
Dinner: quinoa, turkey sausage, and broccoli
Snacks/desserts: red velvet cake with white chocolate raspberry ice cream
Beverages: water
Thursday, my boss brought in some chocolate chip cookies he ha made for us. Jeremy met me after work and we stopped at QFC to get the rest of the things we needed for our Christmas celebration:
Diet cranberry ginger ale: $1.50
Vanilla ice cream $2.79 (Didn't we just buy ice cream like yesterday? Jeremy asked. Yes. Yes we did.)
2 tubes of butter croissant roll dough ($1.50 each) $3.00
Cornbread stuffing mix $1.88
4 lbs clementines $4.49
Oat and nut bread $2.50
Tray of mashed sweet potatoes (RFQS) $.99
Tray of glazed apples (RFQS) $.99
Total: $18.14
Apparently no one else in my house likes sweet potatoes. I ate half of them for dinner topped with brown sugar, cinnamon, and walnuts.
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: leftover pasta with seasoned beef and tomatoes, clementines
Dinner: sweet potatoes with brown sugar, cinnamon, and walnuts
Snacks/desserts: chocolate chip cookies
Beverages: water
On the way home I went to QFC and bought:
White chocolate raspberry ice cream $3.50
Big chocolate mint cupcake (RFQS) $1.25
Slice of red velvet cake (RFQS) $1.00
Slice of lemon cake (RFQS) $1.00
1.5 lbs old bananas $.75
.77 lbs broccoli $.76
Total: $8.26
We thawed out some turkey sausages and for dinner I made quinoa with turkey sausage, broccoli, olive oil, parmesan, and some red pepper flakes.
Breakfast: smoothie with milk, banana, and frozen tropical fruit
Lunch: left over brown rice, black beans, potatoes and green beans
Dinner: quinoa, turkey sausage, and broccoli
Snacks/desserts: red velvet cake with white chocolate raspberry ice cream
Beverages: water
Thursday, my boss brought in some chocolate chip cookies he ha made for us. Jeremy met me after work and we stopped at QFC to get the rest of the things we needed for our Christmas celebration:
Diet cranberry ginger ale: $1.50
Vanilla ice cream $2.79 (Didn't we just buy ice cream like yesterday? Jeremy asked. Yes. Yes we did.)
2 tubes of butter croissant roll dough ($1.50 each) $3.00
Cornbread stuffing mix $1.88
4 lbs clementines $4.49
Oat and nut bread $2.50
Tray of mashed sweet potatoes (RFQS) $.99
Tray of glazed apples (RFQS) $.99
Total: $18.14
Apparently no one else in my house likes sweet potatoes. I ate half of them for dinner topped with brown sugar, cinnamon, and walnuts.
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: leftover pasta with seasoned beef and tomatoes, clementines
Dinner: sweet potatoes with brown sugar, cinnamon, and walnuts
Snacks/desserts: chocolate chip cookies
Beverages: water
Friday, December 19, 2014
Monday and Tuesday
Monday on my way to work I stopped at QFC and bought a Bolthouse Salted Caramel protein drink for breakfast for $1.99. Jeremy was off work and went to Grocery Outlet where he bought 26 protein bars and nine bottles of Mio for $24.55. We also stopped at QFC on the way home and bought milk, bananas, vanilla cookie butter, and a beverage. I cannot find the receipt but we spent around $7.
When I got home I made pasta with a pouch of pre cooked spicy beef, a can of diced tomatoes, a little chili garlic sauce, and colby jack cheese sauce.
Breakfast: salted caramel latte protein drink
Lunch: last of the leftover sloppy lentils on buttermilk bread, apple, clementine
Dinner: pasta with beef, tomatoes and cheese sauce
Snacks/desserts: banana with vanilla cookie butter
Beverages: water
On Tuesday Jeremy got cataract surgery after work. I had a few hours to wait, and I was pretty hungry so I went to Chipotle, which is close by. It had been five years since I had eaten there last, so I did not know they have tofu burritos now, but they do. And they are pretty good. I also got a soft drink and spent $11.55 total. After that I still had lots of time. I bought a box of Good N' Plenty candies at QFC for $1.00. They were always one of my dad's favorite candies, and I also love them.
The surgery went fine, although it was more complicated than they expected it to be. Jeremy insisted on walking the half mile back home, despite mine and the nurse's reservations. Thankfully that went fine. He had not eaten since before 7 am and it was at that point 4 pm. We stopped at Bartell's and he bought an energy drink and we bought three of those Russell Stover Santa candies, for a total of $2.62. Jeremy got a marshmallow caramel one and I got red velvet ones for Winter and I.
After that big lunch and tons of candy, I really wasn't hungry for dinner. Winter had already made herself some pasta after school and wasn't hungry either. Jeremy grazed on cereal, fruit, and peanut butter and went to bed early, and I had a banana with cookie butter later on.
Breakfast: caramel Mediterranean yogurt with sliced banana and walnuts
Lunch: tofu burrito with guacamole, rice, black beans, pico, sour cream and cheese
Dinner: banana with vanilla cookie butter
Snacks/desserts: Good N Plenty candy, red velvet chocolate Santa
Beverages: Sprite mixed with lemonade, water
When I got home I made pasta with a pouch of pre cooked spicy beef, a can of diced tomatoes, a little chili garlic sauce, and colby jack cheese sauce.
Breakfast: salted caramel latte protein drink
Lunch: last of the leftover sloppy lentils on buttermilk bread, apple, clementine
Dinner: pasta with beef, tomatoes and cheese sauce
Snacks/desserts: banana with vanilla cookie butter
Beverages: water
On Tuesday Jeremy got cataract surgery after work. I had a few hours to wait, and I was pretty hungry so I went to Chipotle, which is close by. It had been five years since I had eaten there last, so I did not know they have tofu burritos now, but they do. And they are pretty good. I also got a soft drink and spent $11.55 total. After that I still had lots of time. I bought a box of Good N' Plenty candies at QFC for $1.00. They were always one of my dad's favorite candies, and I also love them.
The surgery went fine, although it was more complicated than they expected it to be. Jeremy insisted on walking the half mile back home, despite mine and the nurse's reservations. Thankfully that went fine. He had not eaten since before 7 am and it was at that point 4 pm. We stopped at Bartell's and he bought an energy drink and we bought three of those Russell Stover Santa candies, for a total of $2.62. Jeremy got a marshmallow caramel one and I got red velvet ones for Winter and I.
After that big lunch and tons of candy, I really wasn't hungry for dinner. Winter had already made herself some pasta after school and wasn't hungry either. Jeremy grazed on cereal, fruit, and peanut butter and went to bed early, and I had a banana with cookie butter later on.
Breakfast: caramel Mediterranean yogurt with sliced banana and walnuts
Lunch: tofu burrito with guacamole, rice, black beans, pico, sour cream and cheese
Dinner: banana with vanilla cookie butter
Snacks/desserts: Good N Plenty candy, red velvet chocolate Santa
Beverages: Sprite mixed with lemonade, water
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Saturday and Sunday
I have like five days I need to post still, so I'll try to be succinct. Saturday Jeremy got off work early. He walked to Safeway to get us a Field Roast for Fake Christmas. Fake Christmas is Friday the 19th because Winter leaves for Tuscon to spend the holidays with her father's family the next morning. They both revolted over having turkey for Thanksgiving as they love Field Roast and it's usually something reserved for special occasions. I love Field Roast too. Not gonna lie. Jeremy bought a 2 lb roast for $12.99.
He met me after work and I bought a can of black beans for $1.00, and some frozen seasoned potatoes and green beans for $2.50 at QFC. I called ahead and had Winter make brown rice. When I got home I threw everything into a skillet with some olive oil and shredded jack cheese, and we ate. For such a hodge podge of flavors it was pretty good.
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: coffee Greek yogurt, apple with caramel cream cheese, clementine
Dinner: Brown rice, black beans, seasoned potatoes and green beans, olive oil, jack cheese
Snacks/desserts: Clementine
Beverages: water
Sunday was a day off. One of my friends I have known for a very long time is leaving the state at the end of the year, so Winter and I made plans to spend a few hours with him Sunday. Jeremy didn't want to go. We went to Azteca and split the tab there. Our half with tip and tax was $27.16. After lunch we went for a walk through a nearby graveyard.
When we got back downtown we stopped off at one of the malls. Winter was wanting to visit the by-the-pound candy store. We bought about $8.00 worth of assorted gummy candies, and I took some home for Jeremy. We also found a new item in the food court. A fresh squeezed orange juice vending machine. It cuts the fruit and squeezes the juice while you watch. It was $3.00 for a cup, but we both get so excited over fancy vending machines, we had to try it. We split a cup. It was really good. More clear and tart than bottles juice.
We unsurprisingly were not all that hungry for dinner so we just ate leftovers/cereal. Winter ate some leftovers from her lunch.
Breakfast: caramel Mediterranean yogurt, protein bar
Lunch: chips and salsa, chicken burrito
Dinner: cereal and milk, clementine
Snacks/desserts: praline frozen yogurt, gummy candies
Beverages: Sprite, orange juice
He met me after work and I bought a can of black beans for $1.00, and some frozen seasoned potatoes and green beans for $2.50 at QFC. I called ahead and had Winter make brown rice. When I got home I threw everything into a skillet with some olive oil and shredded jack cheese, and we ate. For such a hodge podge of flavors it was pretty good.
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: coffee Greek yogurt, apple with caramel cream cheese, clementine
Dinner: Brown rice, black beans, seasoned potatoes and green beans, olive oil, jack cheese
Snacks/desserts: Clementine
Beverages: water
Sunday was a day off. One of my friends I have known for a very long time is leaving the state at the end of the year, so Winter and I made plans to spend a few hours with him Sunday. Jeremy didn't want to go. We went to Azteca and split the tab there. Our half with tip and tax was $27.16. After lunch we went for a walk through a nearby graveyard.
When we got back downtown we stopped off at one of the malls. Winter was wanting to visit the by-the-pound candy store. We bought about $8.00 worth of assorted gummy candies, and I took some home for Jeremy. We also found a new item in the food court. A fresh squeezed orange juice vending machine. It cuts the fruit and squeezes the juice while you watch. It was $3.00 for a cup, but we both get so excited over fancy vending machines, we had to try it. We split a cup. It was really good. More clear and tart than bottles juice.
We unsurprisingly were not all that hungry for dinner so we just ate leftovers/cereal. Winter ate some leftovers from her lunch.
Breakfast: caramel Mediterranean yogurt, protein bar
Lunch: chips and salsa, chicken burrito
Dinner: cereal and milk, clementine
Snacks/desserts: praline frozen yogurt, gummy candies
Beverages: Sprite, orange juice
Never doubt that there is so much kindness in the world
I want to share a story. A few weeks ago I joined a local freecycle type group on Facebook. That's where we got a big bottle of sugar free chocolate syrup the Sunday before last, and I've also found new homes for some pots and pans and a half bottle of banana liqueur I am not fond of. But today something extraordinary happened.
For the last week I have been posting all over the place asking pretty much anyone who might have even the slightest connection with us if anyone would be interested in being tested as a potential kidney donor for Jeremy. I'd gotten a few volunteers so far, more than I really expected, and that in and of itself made me optimistic.
They told us, at the transplant center, to ask everyone, because you never know who will step forward if asked, and that has already been proving to be true. Nothing could have prepared me for what happened today. I sent a PM to the mod of the freecycle type group to ask if it would be within the rules of the group to post a request for possible kidney donors. She told me to go for it. So I did.
Within minutes of making that post I had a PM from someone who wanted a copy of the donor packet. It is now 10pm, and at last count I have had 13 people ask me for it. I do not know these people. They are all strangers to us. The only connection I have with any of them is that we belong to the same community group on Facebook. But each of them cares enough about the life of a total stranger that they are seriously willing to give up a vital organ of their own for him.
When I made that post I expected maybe one person to respond, if I was lucky. I was and still am completely overwhelmed by the response I got. On top of that a good family friend from my childhood started a GoFundMe to help us with expenses today, and she is also willing to get tested as a potential donor even though she's never met my husband. And in addition to people contacting me about being a potential donor, I've also been getting a lot of messages of general support, prayers, and positive thoughts, which are so very meaningful to me.
I wish I had something profound to say to end this, but I don't. I'm a fairly optimistic person anyway, but this experience has shocked me to my core.
For the last week I have been posting all over the place asking pretty much anyone who might have even the slightest connection with us if anyone would be interested in being tested as a potential kidney donor for Jeremy. I'd gotten a few volunteers so far, more than I really expected, and that in and of itself made me optimistic.
They told us, at the transplant center, to ask everyone, because you never know who will step forward if asked, and that has already been proving to be true. Nothing could have prepared me for what happened today. I sent a PM to the mod of the freecycle type group to ask if it would be within the rules of the group to post a request for possible kidney donors. She told me to go for it. So I did.
Within minutes of making that post I had a PM from someone who wanted a copy of the donor packet. It is now 10pm, and at last count I have had 13 people ask me for it. I do not know these people. They are all strangers to us. The only connection I have with any of them is that we belong to the same community group on Facebook. But each of them cares enough about the life of a total stranger that they are seriously willing to give up a vital organ of their own for him.
When I made that post I expected maybe one person to respond, if I was lucky. I was and still am completely overwhelmed by the response I got. On top of that a good family friend from my childhood started a GoFundMe to help us with expenses today, and she is also willing to get tested as a potential donor even though she's never met my husband. And in addition to people contacting me about being a potential donor, I've also been getting a lot of messages of general support, prayers, and positive thoughts, which are so very meaningful to me.
I wish I had something profound to say to end this, but I don't. I'm a fairly optimistic person anyway, but this experience has shocked me to my core.
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Thursday and Friday
Thursday I lounged around too long before leaving for work, and didn't pack a lunch. I went to QFC at lunchtime and bought a Marie Callender' s frozen entree with chicken strips and mac and cheese for $2.00. I also got a banana for $.28. I also spent $4.24 at Menchie's.
Jeremy met me after work and we went to QFC again and bought whole wheat buns for $1.49, a medium sized bag of sour cream and cheddar potato chips for $1.49, and a peach flavored sugar free sparkling water for $.89.
When we got home I made lentil sloppy joes. After doing this a few times I recommend boiling and draining the lentils and then adding them to the sauce. Otherwise the acids slow the cooking time way down. In my sauce I used ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, mustard powder, brown sugar, honey barbeque sauce, and a finely shredded carrot. The carrot cooks down a lot and carmelizes in the sauce, so it's barely noticeable in the finished product. It doesn't taste anything like carrots. Dried onion would be good too, but I keep forgetting to buy it.
Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: chicken strips, macaroni and cheese, banana
Dinner: lentil sloppy joes on whole wheat buns with colby jack cheese, sour cream and cheddar potato chips
Snacks/desserts: mini candy canes, caramel and mint chocolate cookie frozen yogurt with cream cheese icing and cookie dough balls
Beverages: water, peach sparkling water
Friday Winter stayed home sick from school and didn't go to art class either. When I got home from work I watched Miss Congeniality with her. We had various leftovers for dinner. Jeremy bought her some chicken noodle soup and Sprite at Rite Aid. He spent about $5.00.
He met me at work and on the way home we stopped at QFC and bought:
3 boxes of various cereal ($1.49 each) $4.47
Granola bars $1.49
Praline frozen yogurt: $2.99
4 lb bag of clementines $3.99
2 bags of reduced clementines (about 6 or 7 per bag at $.99 each) $1.98
Arnold Palmer drink $.99
Total: $16.01
Breakfast: caramel Mediterranean yogurt with walnuts
Lunch: lentil sloppy joe on whole wheat with cheddar, apple clementine, cinnamon roll cookie
Dinner: lentil sloppy joe on buttermilk bread with cheddar cheese, Clementine
Snacks/desserts: brownie ice cream and praline frozen yogurt with sugar free chocolate syrup and walnuts
Beverages: water
Jeremy met me after work and we went to QFC again and bought whole wheat buns for $1.49, a medium sized bag of sour cream and cheddar potato chips for $1.49, and a peach flavored sugar free sparkling water for $.89.
When we got home I made lentil sloppy joes. After doing this a few times I recommend boiling and draining the lentils and then adding them to the sauce. Otherwise the acids slow the cooking time way down. In my sauce I used ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, mustard powder, brown sugar, honey barbeque sauce, and a finely shredded carrot. The carrot cooks down a lot and carmelizes in the sauce, so it's barely noticeable in the finished product. It doesn't taste anything like carrots. Dried onion would be good too, but I keep forgetting to buy it.
Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: chicken strips, macaroni and cheese, banana
Dinner: lentil sloppy joes on whole wheat buns with colby jack cheese, sour cream and cheddar potato chips
Snacks/desserts: mini candy canes, caramel and mint chocolate cookie frozen yogurt with cream cheese icing and cookie dough balls
Beverages: water, peach sparkling water
Friday Winter stayed home sick from school and didn't go to art class either. When I got home from work I watched Miss Congeniality with her. We had various leftovers for dinner. Jeremy bought her some chicken noodle soup and Sprite at Rite Aid. He spent about $5.00.
He met me at work and on the way home we stopped at QFC and bought:
3 boxes of various cereal ($1.49 each) $4.47
Granola bars $1.49
Praline frozen yogurt: $2.99
4 lb bag of clementines $3.99
2 bags of reduced clementines (about 6 or 7 per bag at $.99 each) $1.98
Arnold Palmer drink $.99
Total: $16.01
Breakfast: caramel Mediterranean yogurt with walnuts
Lunch: lentil sloppy joe on whole wheat with cheddar, apple clementine, cinnamon roll cookie
Dinner: lentil sloppy joe on buttermilk bread with cheddar cheese, Clementine
Snacks/desserts: brownie ice cream and praline frozen yogurt with sugar free chocolate syrup and walnuts
Beverages: water
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Tuesday at the doctor, and Wednesday
On Tuesday Jeremy had a day long series of appointments at the Swedish transplant center. I took the day off work and went with him. There was a class about kidney transplantation, meetings with a doctor, a surgeon, a financial person, a social worker, and they took lots and lots of blood.
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| This wasn't even quite all of it. |
We stopped at Bartell's on the way there. Jeremy got an energy drink, and I got a package of two hard boiled eggs, which cost a total of $2.49. I also ate a yogurt before we left.
By the time he was done with his labs it was almost two and I was starving. We went to the McDonald's across the street. I had brought a coupon for buy one get one free premium salad or wrap. Jeremy got a grilled chicken wrap, and I got a southwest crispy chicken salad. He also got a snack wrap, and I got a small fries which we shared, and we got two small drinks. We spent a total of $11.14 there. Not bad as we are both pretty big eaters and were both very hungry.
Later that evening we went to QFC and bought:
3 lb bag of small honeycrisp apples $5.99
Brownie ice cream $2.99
1/2 gallon 2% milk $1.99
Sugar free sparkling water $1.00
Gummy bears $.99
Broccoli $1.55
Total $14.51
I made a chicken and vegetable stir fry with brown rice for dinner, and had brownie ice cream with sugar free chocolate syrup and walnuts for dessert.
Breakfast: caramel flavored Mediterranean yogurt, two hard boiled eggs
Lunch: McDonald's Southwest crispy chicken salad, fries
Dinner: stir fried chicken, broccoli and carrots with brown rice and teriyaki sauce
Snacks/desserts: gummy bears, brownie ice cream with chocolate sauce and walnuts
Beverages: water, Sprite, sugar free sparkling water
Wednesday we didn't buy any food. I was off work and had a couple of appointments but didn't do much. The weather was nasty.
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: Campbell's cheeseburger soup, apple with caramel cream cheese
Dinner: macaroni and cheese with carrots and broccoli
Snacks/desserts: brownie ice cream with chocolate sauce and walnuts
Beverages: water
Friday, December 12, 2014
Sunday and Monday, been busy
Sunday Jeremy and I both had off. We went to get acupuncture in the morning. I got a call from the acupuncture clinic on Friday because I had emailed about volunteering at the front desk in exchange for free treatments, and they have openings coming up after the New Year. So hopefully that works out because it would save us about $200 a month.
After acupuncture we stopped at Rite Aid and bought three beverages for a total of $4.38. Jeremy was really thirsty and drank both of his before we'd walked two blocks. I recently joined a group on Facebook that operates like a hyper-local Freecycle. Someone was giving away a nearly full 64 oz bottle of a really good brand of sugar free chocolate syrup, so we walked over to pick it up. It wasn't very far, but it was extremely hilly. I was glad I had a drink with me.
We picked up one of Winter's Christmas presents before heading home. A little later we walked to Target to get wrapping paper, stocking stuffers, and Christmas tree stuff. We got rid of our big fake tree when we moved and wanted a small tabletop one. We also got some small garland, ornaments, and a tree skirt for it. I started getting really hungry at Target, realizing I hadn't eaten anything since breakfast. I bought a pack of two hard boiled eggs for $1.19 and a refrigerated turkey and cheese flat bread wrap for $2.19. We also bought a box of small candy canes for the tree for $2.49. So in total we spent $10.25 on food on Sunday.
Breakfast: caramel Mediterranean yogurt, protein bar
Lunch: hard boiled eggs, turkey and cheese flat bread wrap
Dinner: Campbell's cheeseburger soup, apples with caramel cream cheese, three fajita springrolls
Snacks/desserts: mini candy canes
Beverages: lemonade Mt Dew, water
Monday I went to work. I came home for about an hour after work and then took the Light Rail to the airport to pick Winter up. I spent $2.44 on a piece of ginger bread at Starbucks, which I shared with Winter.
Breakfast: coffee flavored Greek yogurt with walnuts
Lunch: leftover turkey soup, clementines, cinnamon roll cookie
Dinner: salad with leftover quinoa, lettuce, shredded deli chicken, dried cranberries, jack cheese, walnuts and balsamic vinaigrette
Snacks/desserts: ginger bread
Beverages: water
After acupuncture we stopped at Rite Aid and bought three beverages for a total of $4.38. Jeremy was really thirsty and drank both of his before we'd walked two blocks. I recently joined a group on Facebook that operates like a hyper-local Freecycle. Someone was giving away a nearly full 64 oz bottle of a really good brand of sugar free chocolate syrup, so we walked over to pick it up. It wasn't very far, but it was extremely hilly. I was glad I had a drink with me.
We picked up one of Winter's Christmas presents before heading home. A little later we walked to Target to get wrapping paper, stocking stuffers, and Christmas tree stuff. We got rid of our big fake tree when we moved and wanted a small tabletop one. We also got some small garland, ornaments, and a tree skirt for it. I started getting really hungry at Target, realizing I hadn't eaten anything since breakfast. I bought a pack of two hard boiled eggs for $1.19 and a refrigerated turkey and cheese flat bread wrap for $2.19. We also bought a box of small candy canes for the tree for $2.49. So in total we spent $10.25 on food on Sunday.
Breakfast: caramel Mediterranean yogurt, protein bar
Lunch: hard boiled eggs, turkey and cheese flat bread wrap
Dinner: Campbell's cheeseburger soup, apples with caramel cream cheese, three fajita springrolls
Snacks/desserts: mini candy canes
Beverages: lemonade Mt Dew, water
Monday I went to work. I came home for about an hour after work and then took the Light Rail to the airport to pick Winter up. I spent $2.44 on a piece of ginger bread at Starbucks, which I shared with Winter.
Breakfast: coffee flavored Greek yogurt with walnuts
Lunch: leftover turkey soup, clementines, cinnamon roll cookie
Dinner: salad with leftover quinoa, lettuce, shredded deli chicken, dried cranberries, jack cheese, walnuts and balsamic vinaigrette
Snacks/desserts: ginger bread
Beverages: water
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
I accidentally had second breakfast on Saturday
Really. I woke up at 1:30 after going to bed Friday night to one of the cats jumping onto our bed, gagging. He had 3 or 4 feet of yarn in his stomach, and the rest of the ball was wrapped all around him and dragging behind him. I carefully extracted the slobbery yarn from his throat and went back to sleep.
Saturday morning Winter and I had to get up at 3:45 am to go to the airport. She had a 6:00am flight to go to her dad's for the weekend. I bought pumpkin bread and an eggnog latte at the airport Starbucks for $6.56. Jeremy texted me to tell me that the cat had thrown up another 5 feet of yarn. After Winter boarded her flight I went back home and went to sleep for about an hour and a half, right after cleaning up 5 or 6 more feet of yarn on the floor in a huge puddle of saliva. Thankfully that seemed to have been the last of it. The cat went back to sleep too.
I woke up again at about 8 am and was hungry so I made myself another breakfast, having completely forgotten about the first one. I didn't remember it until I was done at work.
On out way home Jeremy and I stopped at Yogurtland. We had some free ounces on our rewards card, and spent a total of $5.23. I got eggnog yogurt with chunks of pumpkin bread on top. We also went to QFC and bought two Lean Cuisines on sale for $2.00 each, and two 2 lb bags of navy beans from the reduced section for $1.49 each. So our total spent on Saturday was $18.77.
Breakfast: pumpkin bread
Second Breakfast: caramel Mediterranean yogurt with raspberries and walnuts
Lunch: leftover turkey soup, apple, clementime
Dinner: 3 Lean Cuisine fajita spring rolls
Snacks/desserts: eggnog frozen yogurt with pumpkin bread chunks
Beverages: eggnog latte, water
Saturday morning Winter and I had to get up at 3:45 am to go to the airport. She had a 6:00am flight to go to her dad's for the weekend. I bought pumpkin bread and an eggnog latte at the airport Starbucks for $6.56. Jeremy texted me to tell me that the cat had thrown up another 5 feet of yarn. After Winter boarded her flight I went back home and went to sleep for about an hour and a half, right after cleaning up 5 or 6 more feet of yarn on the floor in a huge puddle of saliva. Thankfully that seemed to have been the last of it. The cat went back to sleep too.
I woke up again at about 8 am and was hungry so I made myself another breakfast, having completely forgotten about the first one. I didn't remember it until I was done at work.
On out way home Jeremy and I stopped at Yogurtland. We had some free ounces on our rewards card, and spent a total of $5.23. I got eggnog yogurt with chunks of pumpkin bread on top. We also went to QFC and bought two Lean Cuisines on sale for $2.00 each, and two 2 lb bags of navy beans from the reduced section for $1.49 each. So our total spent on Saturday was $18.77.
Breakfast: pumpkin bread
Second Breakfast: caramel Mediterranean yogurt with raspberries and walnuts
Lunch: leftover turkey soup, apple, clementime
Dinner: 3 Lean Cuisine fajita spring rolls
Snacks/desserts: eggnog frozen yogurt with pumpkin bread chunks
Beverages: eggnog latte, water
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Free barbeque sauce on Friday
The free Friday Download at QFC last week was Kraft barbeque sauce. Since Jeremy puts barbeque sauce on literally everything, this is a pretty rad freebie for us. We picked up our honey smoked sauce on the way home from my work (Jeremy met me there) for zero dollars and zero cents and took it home.
Breakfast: caramel Mediterranean yogurt with walnuts
Lunch: salad with leftover turkey, leftover seasoned quinoa, lettuce, walnuts, raspberries, and raspberry walnut vinaigrette, cinnamon roll cookie
Dinner: leftover turkey noodle soup
Snacks/desserts: root beer float Oreos
Beverages: water
Winter decided not to go to art class on Friday because she flew to her dad and stepmother's for special occasion. They were doing a screening of a film she acted in. She also got to go to one of her best friends' birthday parties, and meet her new baby sister who was just born in October, so it was an exciting weekend for her. She had a lot to get done before leaving Saturday morning.
Breakfast: caramel Mediterranean yogurt with walnuts
Lunch: salad with leftover turkey, leftover seasoned quinoa, lettuce, walnuts, raspberries, and raspberry walnut vinaigrette, cinnamon roll cookie
Dinner: leftover turkey noodle soup
Snacks/desserts: root beer float Oreos
Beverages: water
Winter decided not to go to art class on Friday because she flew to her dad and stepmother's for special occasion. They were doing a screening of a film she acted in. She also got to go to one of her best friends' birthday parties, and meet her new baby sister who was just born in October, so it was an exciting weekend for her. She had a lot to get done before leaving Saturday morning.
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Thursday
I was mostly "good" on Thursday. Ate breakfast. Packed a lunch. I did go to Menchie's on break because they had a new seasonal flavor: minty cocoa cookie. I spent $4.71. That is one of the many bad things about having a slow work day. When we are busy I don't have time to leave.
For dinner we had salad to use up some of our Thanksgiving leftovers that are still languishing. Jeremy made quinoa with sage, rosemary, thyme, garlic and olive oil for the salad. He and Winter skipped the nuts and cranberries.
Breakfast: lime Mediterranean yogurt with raspberries, protein bar
Lunch: leftover turkey soup, apple, clementine
Dinner: salad with butter lettuce, turkey, delicata squash, dried cranberries, walnuts, seasoned quinoa, and raspberry vinaigrette
Snacks/desserts: minty cocoa cookie frozen yogurt, toasted marshmallow frozen yogurt, cream cheese icing topping and brownie bites, cinnamon roll cookie
For dinner we had salad to use up some of our Thanksgiving leftovers that are still languishing. Jeremy made quinoa with sage, rosemary, thyme, garlic and olive oil for the salad. He and Winter skipped the nuts and cranberries.
Breakfast: lime Mediterranean yogurt with raspberries, protein bar
Lunch: leftover turkey soup, apple, clementine
Dinner: salad with butter lettuce, turkey, delicata squash, dried cranberries, walnuts, seasoned quinoa, and raspberry vinaigrette
Snacks/desserts: minty cocoa cookie frozen yogurt, toasted marshmallow frozen yogurt, cream cheese icing topping and brownie bites, cinnamon roll cookie
On Winter spending her own money on food
Winter gets a regular allowance while she lives here. As a rule, I pay for anything she needs (her material needs are few, if I'm being honest), and her allowance is hers to spend or not spend as she likes. She is very independent, and goes many places by herself since we do not own a car. She walks most places, and takes the bus to some. I don't want her to have to always ask me for money for a snack, or for this or that, because she is usually not with me when she is buying something she wants. She is usually alone or with friends.
Initially she used her allowance on snacks on occasion, like a soda or an energy bar, or something along those lines. Recently she has been using some of her money on food though. Like, food for regular meals that she brings home and prepares herself. At first my compulsion was to tell her to hang onto her money, and let me buy all her food. But I held back. Sometimes it was a matter of it being near the end of the month, and I had to watch the budget too closely to buy anything unplanned for, so I told her "if you want X, you may buy it yourself, because we don't have much left in the budget right now." Sometimes she did, and other times she decided it wasn't worth it.
Now I have realized, in watching what she decides to buy and not buy, that this is an important step for her in becoming an independent functioning adult. She told me once that she likes to buy groceries for herself sometimes because it makes her feel grown up. She gets to sometimes eat exactly what she wants instead of being limited just to what I buy and make. I see her carefully weighing her options before purchasing something. Looking for the best price. Learning how to make mashed potatoes from scratch because it costs less than buying them premade. She asks me for my opinions and advice. She is learning things about how much food costs, and how that varies depending on what you buy and where you buy it. She has a more experiential appreciation for the choices I make when buying food.
One thing I am proud of her for is that even though she is spending her own money, she is still generous. She shares the food she buys with friends, and almost always offers me some if I am around.
I have struggled a bit over whether or not I should include the food she buys in our monthly budget. In the past, I have sometimes. Going forward I don't think I will. My reasoning is that the money she gets for her allowance is budgeted desperately and accounted for, and also because it is always 100% her choice to buy food or not. There is always enough food here for her to get plenty to eat without it. The food she buys is more for her spirit than for her body.
Initially she used her allowance on snacks on occasion, like a soda or an energy bar, or something along those lines. Recently she has been using some of her money on food though. Like, food for regular meals that she brings home and prepares herself. At first my compulsion was to tell her to hang onto her money, and let me buy all her food. But I held back. Sometimes it was a matter of it being near the end of the month, and I had to watch the budget too closely to buy anything unplanned for, so I told her "if you want X, you may buy it yourself, because we don't have much left in the budget right now." Sometimes she did, and other times she decided it wasn't worth it.
Now I have realized, in watching what she decides to buy and not buy, that this is an important step for her in becoming an independent functioning adult. She told me once that she likes to buy groceries for herself sometimes because it makes her feel grown up. She gets to sometimes eat exactly what she wants instead of being limited just to what I buy and make. I see her carefully weighing her options before purchasing something. Looking for the best price. Learning how to make mashed potatoes from scratch because it costs less than buying them premade. She asks me for my opinions and advice. She is learning things about how much food costs, and how that varies depending on what you buy and where you buy it. She has a more experiential appreciation for the choices I make when buying food.
One thing I am proud of her for is that even though she is spending her own money, she is still generous. She shares the food she buys with friends, and almost always offers me some if I am around.
I have struggled a bit over whether or not I should include the food she buys in our monthly budget. In the past, I have sometimes. Going forward I don't think I will. My reasoning is that the money she gets for her allowance is budgeted desperately and accounted for, and also because it is always 100% her choice to buy food or not. There is always enough food here for her to get plenty to eat without it. The food she buys is more for her spirit than for her body.
Friday, December 5, 2014
Wednesday: when so much money was spent
Wednesday morning I could not compell myself to get up and get breakfast or lunch together before work. I didn't sleep well, and I had to leave at 6:30 am. It just wasn't happening this time. I decided to at least try to minimize the amount spent.
Jeremy had given me a Starbucks gift card he got at work which had just over $2 on it, so for breakfast I got an asiago bagel, and spent nothing. For lunch, I had a coupon for McDonald's where I got a free medium beverage and fries with a large sandwich. Luckily, there is a McDonald's in the airport where I was working on Wednesday. I wasn't sure what constituted a large sandwich, so I got the largest one they had: a double quarter pounder with cheese. I also got my free fries and Sprite. It was a lotta lunch. I spent $6.34 after tax.
I got done at two, and after I got home we all took the bus to Grocery Outlet, where we bought the following:
2 lbs of butterball deli turkey ($1.97 each) $3.94
9 caramel flavored Mediterranean yogurts (3/$1.00) $3.00
3 lime flavored Mediterranean yogurts (3/$1.00) $1.00
2 tubs of caramel flavored cream cheese ($.99 ea) $1.98
2.5 lbs frozen chicken tenderloins $5.99
2 lbs frozen mango, pineapple, and papaya mix $3.99
Frozen mango habanero chicken bites $1.99
Raspberries $1.50
1 lb butter $2.99
8 oz. shredded jack cheese $1.79
2 lbs colby jack cheese $6.99
4 coffee flavored Greek yogurts (4/$.97) $.97
2 heads living butter lettuce $4.99
Grated parmesan cheese $1.99
6 oz. peppadew havarti cheese $1.99
4 single serve Campbells's cheeseburger soup ($.99 ea) $3.96
1 lb dry pinto beans $.99
Club style crackers $1.99
2 packages of root beer float Oreos ($2.29 ea) $4.58
1 dozen medium eggs $1.69
20 protein bars ($.50 ea) $10.00
Oatmeal strawberry Pop Tarts $.27
Single serve chicken pot pie soup $.77
3 bags of elbow macaroni 3/$1.00
6 individually wrapped cinnamon roll cookies ($.07 ea) $.42
1 lb black beans $1.09
Toasted oats cereal $.99
Rotini pasta $.89
Fruity Cheerios cereal $2.49
8 oz shelled walnuts $3.99
7 bottles of Mio ($.99 ea) $6.93
1 lb lentils $.99
Pretzel thins crackers $.87
Mild salsa $1.49
26 oz creamy peanut butter $3.49
20 oz. morello cherry jam $2.79
Total $96.78
Winter spent some of her money on a couple of breakfast Lunchables with waffle sticks and syrup, and a tube of refrigerated biscuit dough. She baked the biscuits when we got home.
I also had to run out to my other job for a couple hours and on the way back I picked up a couple more things at QFC:
Dijon mustard $1.69
Pint of egg whites $3.19
Thyme $.45
Sage $.30
Rosemary $.20
Total $5.83
So, overall I did not eat the best on Wednesday, but I guess some days will be like that.
Breakfast: asiago bagel
Lunch: double quarter pounder with cheese, medium fries
Dinner: caramel flavored Mediterranean yogurt, biscuit (Winter offered me one)
Snacks/desserts: cinnamon roll cookie, root beer float Oreos, a few bites of fruity Cheerios with milk shared by Jeremy
Beverages: water, Sprite
Jeremy had given me a Starbucks gift card he got at work which had just over $2 on it, so for breakfast I got an asiago bagel, and spent nothing. For lunch, I had a coupon for McDonald's where I got a free medium beverage and fries with a large sandwich. Luckily, there is a McDonald's in the airport where I was working on Wednesday. I wasn't sure what constituted a large sandwich, so I got the largest one they had: a double quarter pounder with cheese. I also got my free fries and Sprite. It was a lotta lunch. I spent $6.34 after tax.
I got done at two, and after I got home we all took the bus to Grocery Outlet, where we bought the following:
2 lbs of butterball deli turkey ($1.97 each) $3.94
9 caramel flavored Mediterranean yogurts (3/$1.00) $3.00
3 lime flavored Mediterranean yogurts (3/$1.00) $1.00
2 tubs of caramel flavored cream cheese ($.99 ea) $1.98
2.5 lbs frozen chicken tenderloins $5.99
2 lbs frozen mango, pineapple, and papaya mix $3.99
Frozen mango habanero chicken bites $1.99
Raspberries $1.50
1 lb butter $2.99
8 oz. shredded jack cheese $1.79
2 lbs colby jack cheese $6.99
4 coffee flavored Greek yogurts (4/$.97) $.97
2 heads living butter lettuce $4.99
Grated parmesan cheese $1.99
6 oz. peppadew havarti cheese $1.99
4 single serve Campbells's cheeseburger soup ($.99 ea) $3.96
1 lb dry pinto beans $.99
Club style crackers $1.99
2 packages of root beer float Oreos ($2.29 ea) $4.58
1 dozen medium eggs $1.69
20 protein bars ($.50 ea) $10.00
Oatmeal strawberry Pop Tarts $.27
Single serve chicken pot pie soup $.77
3 bags of elbow macaroni 3/$1.00
6 individually wrapped cinnamon roll cookies ($.07 ea) $.42
1 lb black beans $1.09
Toasted oats cereal $.99
Rotini pasta $.89
Fruity Cheerios cereal $2.49
8 oz shelled walnuts $3.99
7 bottles of Mio ($.99 ea) $6.93
1 lb lentils $.99
Pretzel thins crackers $.87
Mild salsa $1.49
26 oz creamy peanut butter $3.49
20 oz. morello cherry jam $2.79
Total $96.78
Winter spent some of her money on a couple of breakfast Lunchables with waffle sticks and syrup, and a tube of refrigerated biscuit dough. She baked the biscuits when we got home.
I also had to run out to my other job for a couple hours and on the way back I picked up a couple more things at QFC:
Dijon mustard $1.69
Pint of egg whites $3.19
Thyme $.45
Sage $.30
Rosemary $.20
Total $5.83
So, overall I did not eat the best on Wednesday, but I guess some days will be like that.
Breakfast: asiago bagel
Lunch: double quarter pounder with cheese, medium fries
Dinner: caramel flavored Mediterranean yogurt, biscuit (Winter offered me one)
Snacks/desserts: cinnamon roll cookie, root beer float Oreos, a few bites of fruity Cheerios with milk shared by Jeremy
Beverages: water, Sprite
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Monday and Tuesday, not a lot going on
Monday was kind of a trying day. I didn't sleep well at all. I had a pretty quiet day at work initially, but my hands were really sore, and I kind of just wanted to go home early. Right after I decided I would leave at five I got booked for a six pm appointment online, so I had to stay. While I was waiting the two and a half hours for my client to come in, the heat stopped working. We had a space heater in the room I was sitting in, so I didn't realize it until right before my client arrived. I had to fumble in a dimly lit room to plug the space heater in so my client wouldn't be freezing.
Anyway, I wound up leaving work half an hour later than I normally would at the latest, and still had to go to the store to buy Epsom salts. I also bought a package of Butterfinger cups for $.59. If you are wondering if these are good, they are.
I asked Jeremy to pick up milk and bread since I was already running so far behind. He spent $1.50 on a half gallon of milk, $2.50 on a loaf of bread, and $1.49 on a protein bar.
Winter made homemade (sort of) Hot Pockets with refrigerated croissant dough, leftover turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing. She used her allowance to buy the croissant dough, two potatoes, and the stuffing mix. She made then to share with her friends at school, but she split one with me to make sure they were ok. I also ate a couple spoonfuls of stuffing, and a small bowl of mashed potatoes that were left over.
Breakfast: mango Greek yogurt
Lunch: last of the leftover lentils, apple
Dinner: stuffing, mashed potatoes, half a Thanksgiving hot pocket
Snacks/desserts: Butterfinger cups
Beverages: water
Tuesday I worked at the airport. I was kind of dragging so I made the decision to get a Pepsi from the vending machine for $1.65. That kept me going for the day. I considered not getting up early enough to pack a lunch, and just buying something there, like I used to do all the time, but I got up and did it anyway.
Our budget for the month is smaller because Winter will be going out of town this weekend, as well as for the holidays, but we still have holiday meals to make, and Jeremy wants to order pizza on Christmas, so I'm doing my best not to blow through it all too fast.
Breakfast: leftover scrambled eggs with turkey sausage, bell pepper and cheese
Lunch: chicken and cheddar cheese sandwich with dijon, apple
Dinner: penne pasta with the rest of the meat sauce from the freezer
Snacks/desserts: a couple spoonfuls of blue raspberry frosting, five green olives
Beverages: Pepsi, water, hot chocolate
Anyway, I wound up leaving work half an hour later than I normally would at the latest, and still had to go to the store to buy Epsom salts. I also bought a package of Butterfinger cups for $.59. If you are wondering if these are good, they are.
I asked Jeremy to pick up milk and bread since I was already running so far behind. He spent $1.50 on a half gallon of milk, $2.50 on a loaf of bread, and $1.49 on a protein bar.
Winter made homemade (sort of) Hot Pockets with refrigerated croissant dough, leftover turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing. She used her allowance to buy the croissant dough, two potatoes, and the stuffing mix. She made then to share with her friends at school, but she split one with me to make sure they were ok. I also ate a couple spoonfuls of stuffing, and a small bowl of mashed potatoes that were left over.
Breakfast: mango Greek yogurt
Lunch: last of the leftover lentils, apple
Dinner: stuffing, mashed potatoes, half a Thanksgiving hot pocket
Snacks/desserts: Butterfinger cups
Beverages: water
Tuesday I worked at the airport. I was kind of dragging so I made the decision to get a Pepsi from the vending machine for $1.65. That kept me going for the day. I considered not getting up early enough to pack a lunch, and just buying something there, like I used to do all the time, but I got up and did it anyway.
Our budget for the month is smaller because Winter will be going out of town this weekend, as well as for the holidays, but we still have holiday meals to make, and Jeremy wants to order pizza on Christmas, so I'm doing my best not to blow through it all too fast.
Breakfast: leftover scrambled eggs with turkey sausage, bell pepper and cheese
Lunch: chicken and cheddar cheese sandwich with dijon, apple
Dinner: penne pasta with the rest of the meat sauce from the freezer
Snacks/desserts: a couple spoonfuls of blue raspberry frosting, five green olives
Beverages: Pepsi, water, hot chocolate
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Last day of November wrap-up
We ended November having spent $448.39 with a budget of $450, so we made it in at $1.61 under goal! To be honest I wasn't sure we were going to squeak in under the line, but we still have tons of food left in the house.
Sunday morning I was getting out the crock pot to make turkey soup and I dropped it and the crock part broke. I was honestly only a little sad, because we've been taking about getting a bigger/better one for a year now. We found a 5 quart programmable orange one on the Target website on sale for $27, plus I got 5% off and free shipping by using the Target red card.
So Jeremy had to make the turkey soup, and he did an awesome job, despite the lack of appropriate seasonings in our cupboard. He used the turkey bone broth we made by boiling and reducing the turkey bones an gross bits, plus added some chicken bouillon, a bunch of leftover turkey (we STILL have more!), leftover carrot sticks cut up smaller, and egg noodles. He seasoned it with garlic, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and some kind of no salt seasoning blend. We have lots left over in the fridge.
Winter and I went to Seattle Sunday Assembly in the morning, where I had a cup of lemonade and split a cookie with Winter after service, and then I went in to work for five hours to cover for someone who left town for the weekend. When I came home there was awesome turkey soup! I am not a huge fan of turkey meat other than cold cuts and sometimes sausage, so the fact that I really like it is a huge accomplishment.
Breakfast: banana muffin with honey goat cheese
Lunch: chicken and cheddar sandwich with dijon, apple
Dinner: turkey noodle soup, leftover roll
Snacks/desserts: cupcakes, half a cookie
Beverages: lemonade, water
Sunday morning I was getting out the crock pot to make turkey soup and I dropped it and the crock part broke. I was honestly only a little sad, because we've been taking about getting a bigger/better one for a year now. We found a 5 quart programmable orange one on the Target website on sale for $27, plus I got 5% off and free shipping by using the Target red card.
So Jeremy had to make the turkey soup, and he did an awesome job, despite the lack of appropriate seasonings in our cupboard. He used the turkey bone broth we made by boiling and reducing the turkey bones an gross bits, plus added some chicken bouillon, a bunch of leftover turkey (we STILL have more!), leftover carrot sticks cut up smaller, and egg noodles. He seasoned it with garlic, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and some kind of no salt seasoning blend. We have lots left over in the fridge.
Winter and I went to Seattle Sunday Assembly in the morning, where I had a cup of lemonade and split a cookie with Winter after service, and then I went in to work for five hours to cover for someone who left town for the weekend. When I came home there was awesome turkey soup! I am not a huge fan of turkey meat other than cold cuts and sometimes sausage, so the fact that I really like it is a huge accomplishment.
Breakfast: banana muffin with honey goat cheese
Lunch: chicken and cheddar sandwich with dijon, apple
Dinner: turkey noodle soup, leftover roll
Snacks/desserts: cupcakes, half a cookie
Beverages: lemonade, water
Monday, December 1, 2014
Friday and Saturday, leftovers for days
We didn't buy any more food in November. We have so much food we need to use up that we probably won't buy alot the beginning of this week either. Saturday night Winter and I made funfetti cupcakes with blue raspberry frosting. Winter added purple food dye to the cake batter too. They were quite an eyesore. The blue raspberry fristing was weird, but not bad.
Friday:
Breakfast: banana muffin, smoothie with milk, yogurt, mangoes, bananas, and blackberries
Lunch: leftover turkey on a leftover roll with mayo and cheddar cheese, apple
Dinner: same sandwich as above, plus leftover squash and brown rice, and leftover cranberry sauce
Snacks/desserts: Dutch apple pie with vanilla ice cream
Beverages: water
Saturday:
Breakfast: banana muffin
Lunch: leftover lentils and brown rice, apple, clementine
Dinner: scrambled eggs with turkey sausage, bell pepper, and chili garlic cheddar cheese
Snacks/desserts: cupcakes
Beverages: water
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Thanksgiving!
On Thanksgiving morning I used five old bananas to make a batch of oatmeal banana muffins for breakfast. Then we got to work on the rest of the Thanksgiving meal.
We had brined turkey breast, boxed whole wheat stuffing, mashed potatoes with milk, butter and a little bit of sour cream, roasted delicata squash with honey goat cheese, rolls, green beans, jellied cranberry sauce, jarred turkey gravy, carrot sticks, green and black olives, and sparkling apple cider.
We went for a walk around the neighborhood after eating around 3:30, and had Dutch apple pie with vanilla ice cream when we got back.
Breakfast: oatmeal banana muffin, apple
Lunch/dinner: turkey breast, stuffing, mashed potatoes, squash with honey goat cheese, roll, green beans, gravy, cranberry sauce
Snacks/desserts: carrot sticks, olives, Dutch apple pie with vanilla ice cream
Beverages: water, sparkling apple cider
We had brined turkey breast, boxed whole wheat stuffing, mashed potatoes with milk, butter and a little bit of sour cream, roasted delicata squash with honey goat cheese, rolls, green beans, jellied cranberry sauce, jarred turkey gravy, carrot sticks, green and black olives, and sparkling apple cider.
We went for a walk around the neighborhood after eating around 3:30, and had Dutch apple pie with vanilla ice cream when we got back.
Breakfast: oatmeal banana muffin, apple
Lunch/dinner: turkey breast, stuffing, mashed potatoes, squash with honey goat cheese, roll, green beans, gravy, cranberry sauce
Snacks/desserts: carrot sticks, olives, Dutch apple pie with vanilla ice cream
Beverages: water, sparkling apple cider
Friday, November 28, 2014
Cooking all day Wednesday
Wednesday my parents got here around 1:30. I went to the store in the morning to get some last minute things. I got a half gallon of whole milk for $1.99, a pint tub of sour cream for $1.50, vanilla ice cream for $2.79, and a can of diced jalapenos for $.79.
We were planning on chicken tacos for dinner Wednesday night, so first thing I got some black beans cooking in the crock pot with the can of jalapenos. Then I made dough for rolls. I used the last of the 2% milk, honey, yeast, white flour, olive oil, and salt. I let it rise a few times, increased it a few times, and Jeremy brushed them with melted honey butter before we baked them.
After mom and dad arrived mom helped make a Dutch apple pie totally from scratch. Dutch apple pie has a struesel like topping made from butter, flour, and sugar.
For dinner we used the free jar of tomatillo cooking sauce we got on Friday with some chicken breast cut into chunks for the taco filling. We also made corn tortillas out of corn flour, vegetable oil, and water, and then fried them in oil. Making corn tortillas is not as easy as I had guessed it would be. They did not hold up very well to folding, and were not very round, but holy crap they tasted amazing.
We also had the tacos with plain brown rice, chili garlic cheddar, the last bits of lettuce (living lettuce lasts forever in the fridge, especially the middle leaves), and sour cream. The beans turned out super spicy, but adding a spoonful to the taco instead of eating them alone made the heat much more palatable. I have to say it was one of the tastiest meals I have had in a while. Even better our Thanksgiving dinner. I may make corn tortillas again just to have that experience once more.
We went to see Interstellar after dinner since I had a movie gift card I got a few months ago from work. I bought another one off of Raise.com for about 10% off too. We spent about $35 for five tickets, instead of $62.50. Dad brought three packages of Red Vines because he cannot go to a movie without Red Vines. He also bought us a huge Sprite to share. Winter shared some Jolly Rancher lollipops she bought. She really liked them and went back to QFC to purchase another bag with her allowance.
The bad thing is I was so busy cooking on Wednesday that I forgot to eat breakfast or lunch. I planned to have leftover lentils, but I just spaced it. I ate some peppermint and chocolate sandwich cookies my parents brought with them, dinner, and snacks at the movie.
Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: skipped
Dinner: chicken tacos
Snacks/desserts: Red Vines, lollipops, sandwich cookies
Beverages: Sprite, water, Crystal Light
We were planning on chicken tacos for dinner Wednesday night, so first thing I got some black beans cooking in the crock pot with the can of jalapenos. Then I made dough for rolls. I used the last of the 2% milk, honey, yeast, white flour, olive oil, and salt. I let it rise a few times, increased it a few times, and Jeremy brushed them with melted honey butter before we baked them.
After mom and dad arrived mom helped make a Dutch apple pie totally from scratch. Dutch apple pie has a struesel like topping made from butter, flour, and sugar.
For dinner we used the free jar of tomatillo cooking sauce we got on Friday with some chicken breast cut into chunks for the taco filling. We also made corn tortillas out of corn flour, vegetable oil, and water, and then fried them in oil. Making corn tortillas is not as easy as I had guessed it would be. They did not hold up very well to folding, and were not very round, but holy crap they tasted amazing.
We also had the tacos with plain brown rice, chili garlic cheddar, the last bits of lettuce (living lettuce lasts forever in the fridge, especially the middle leaves), and sour cream. The beans turned out super spicy, but adding a spoonful to the taco instead of eating them alone made the heat much more palatable. I have to say it was one of the tastiest meals I have had in a while. Even better our Thanksgiving dinner. I may make corn tortillas again just to have that experience once more.
We went to see Interstellar after dinner since I had a movie gift card I got a few months ago from work. I bought another one off of Raise.com for about 10% off too. We spent about $35 for five tickets, instead of $62.50. Dad brought three packages of Red Vines because he cannot go to a movie without Red Vines. He also bought us a huge Sprite to share. Winter shared some Jolly Rancher lollipops she bought. She really liked them and went back to QFC to purchase another bag with her allowance.
The bad thing is I was so busy cooking on Wednesday that I forgot to eat breakfast or lunch. I planned to have leftover lentils, but I just spaced it. I ate some peppermint and chocolate sandwich cookies my parents brought with them, dinner, and snacks at the movie.
Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: skipped
Dinner: chicken tacos
Snacks/desserts: Red Vines, lollipops, sandwich cookies
Beverages: Sprite, water, Crystal Light
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Sunday and Monday
Sunday didn't go well. It started out fine. Jeremy decided to try acupuncture, so we went together in the morning. When we came home Winter wanted to watch The Devil Wears Prada. I made pepperoni and cheese stuffed breadsticks for lunch. Then I started getting pain in the area of my gallbladder.
I have had gallbladder pain before, but usually after eating a really large, really high fat meal. The breadsticks I made were pretty low in fat though, made with turkey pepperoni, and just one thin layer of cheddar cheese. And the amount I ate wasn't large, by any means. I took a couple doses of Aleve, and eventually it went away, but not until around 8:30pm. So I wasted most of the day, in too much pain to do anything. I had planned to cook dinner and make banana bread, but didn't.
Jeremy bought me a 7-up from the soda machine in the laundry room for 75 cents, and some Reese's pieces for $1.00.
Breakfast: protein granola (I think this was one of the items I forgot I purchased at Grocery Outlet) with milk, coffee flavored Greek yogurt
Lunch: cheese and pepperoni stuffed breadsticks
Dinner: smoothie with peanut butter, chocolate protein powder, milk and frozen banana
Snacks/desserts: Reese's Pieces
Beverages: 7-up, water
Monday I still felt kind of crummy. I went in to work a few hours late, and was busy the whole time I was there, so I skipped lunch. Jeremy met me there and on the way home we bought a turkey breast for $15.55 and $.70 worth of powdered ginger. I made stir fried chicken and veggies with soba noodles for dinner. The sauce had plum preserves, chili garlic sauce, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, and rice vinegar. It turned out real good.
After dinner I made some sorbet with the Yonanas machine with bananas, strawberries, and blackberries.
Breakfast: scrambled eggs with cheddar cheese
Lunch: skipped
Dinner: stir fry with chicken, bell pepper, carrot, celery, and soba noodles with a spicy plum ginger glaze
Snacks/desserts: a few bites of Dannon cherry cheesecake dessert, strawberry banana blackberry Yonanas
Beverages: water
I have had gallbladder pain before, but usually after eating a really large, really high fat meal. The breadsticks I made were pretty low in fat though, made with turkey pepperoni, and just one thin layer of cheddar cheese. And the amount I ate wasn't large, by any means. I took a couple doses of Aleve, and eventually it went away, but not until around 8:30pm. So I wasted most of the day, in too much pain to do anything. I had planned to cook dinner and make banana bread, but didn't.
Jeremy bought me a 7-up from the soda machine in the laundry room for 75 cents, and some Reese's pieces for $1.00.
Breakfast: protein granola (I think this was one of the items I forgot I purchased at Grocery Outlet) with milk, coffee flavored Greek yogurt
Lunch: cheese and pepperoni stuffed breadsticks
Dinner: smoothie with peanut butter, chocolate protein powder, milk and frozen banana
Snacks/desserts: Reese's Pieces
Beverages: 7-up, water
Monday I still felt kind of crummy. I went in to work a few hours late, and was busy the whole time I was there, so I skipped lunch. Jeremy met me there and on the way home we bought a turkey breast for $15.55 and $.70 worth of powdered ginger. I made stir fried chicken and veggies with soba noodles for dinner. The sauce had plum preserves, chili garlic sauce, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, and rice vinegar. It turned out real good.
After dinner I made some sorbet with the Yonanas machine with bananas, strawberries, and blackberries.
Breakfast: scrambled eggs with cheddar cheese
Lunch: skipped
Dinner: stir fry with chicken, bell pepper, carrot, celery, and soba noodles with a spicy plum ginger glaze
Snacks/desserts: a few bites of Dannon cherry cheesecake dessert, strawberry banana blackberry Yonanas
Beverages: water
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Thursday and Friday
I have not been feeling so great, so there will be a few skipped meals here and there. Thursday we bought not food. Friday we picked up some Herdez tomatillo cooking sauce which was the free Friday download. We also bought a bag of three reduced apples and a bag of three reduced bell peppers, for 99 cents each. We plan to use the apples in a pie for Thanksgiving. I didn't want to waste honeycrisps on that.
Thursday night Jeremy had to go to the emergency room. In the space of 24 hours his right little toe went from perfectly fine and healthy with no broken skin, to severely infected. We were at the ER until 2:30 am. He went to his regular doctor on Friday and hopefully we caught it early enough. He won't be able to get his transplant with an active infection so, I am hoping this doesn't blow up into something worse.
Thursday:
Breakfast: coffee Greek yogurt
Lunch: peanut butter and jelly sandwich, honeycrisp apple, Clementine
Dinner: leftover lentils with tomatoes and carrots, and brown rice
Snacks/desserts: black licorice, lollipop, snickerdoodle
Beverages: water
Friday:
Breakfast: huckleberry yogurt
Lunch: leftover lentils
Dinner: skipped
Snacks/desserts: lollipops
Beverages: instant coffee with coconut creamer, water
We decided to get rid of our giant beanbag couch, and we ordered a new sofa bed on Monday. My mom and dad are coming Wednesday and staying through Friday morning, and I wanted something more comfortable for them to sleep on. They delivered the sofa on Friday.
Thursday night Jeremy had to go to the emergency room. In the space of 24 hours his right little toe went from perfectly fine and healthy with no broken skin, to severely infected. We were at the ER until 2:30 am. He went to his regular doctor on Friday and hopefully we caught it early enough. He won't be able to get his transplant with an active infection so, I am hoping this doesn't blow up into something worse.
Thursday:
Breakfast: coffee Greek yogurt
Lunch: peanut butter and jelly sandwich, honeycrisp apple, Clementine
Dinner: leftover lentils with tomatoes and carrots, and brown rice
Snacks/desserts: black licorice, lollipop, snickerdoodle
Beverages: water
Friday:
Breakfast: huckleberry yogurt
Lunch: leftover lentils
Dinner: skipped
Snacks/desserts: lollipops
Beverages: instant coffee with coconut creamer, water
We decided to get rid of our giant beanbag couch, and we ordered a new sofa bed on Monday. My mom and dad are coming Wednesday and staying through Friday morning, and I wanted something more comfortable for them to sleep on. They delivered the sofa on Friday.
Grocery Outlet on Wednesday
Well, this is wonderful. I went to Grocery Outlet on Wednesday, but I cannot find the receipt anywhere. It's not in the normal place I put it, or anywhere else. Grr. I spent about $39 and I will try to remember as much as I can:
1 lb of butter
Package of Crisco sticks
3 bottles of sparkling apple cider
Mild cheddar cheese slices
Honey goat cheese log
Peanut butter sandwich cookies
Two peanut butter Twix bars
Can of orange creme Shasta
Six bottles of Mio
Ten Greek yogurts in various flavors
Large bottle of olive oil
Chocolate pastry crisps
2 lbs clementines
Ugh. I know there was more, but I can't remember.
I worked Wednesday morning until 2pm, and started some pizza dough when I got home. We let the dough rise while Winter and I went to Grocery Outlet. They had a bunch of pre-viewed DVDs there, two for $2.99. She bought The Devil Wears Prada and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. We split a Twix bar on the way home, and the orange soda.
When we got home I made three individual pizzas with turkey pepperoni, green bell pepper, and sliced black olives. I did not put any olives on Jeremy's. We also had salad with lettuce, sliced cucumber and dressing.
Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: sandwich with deli chicken, lettuce, and mustard, honeycrisp apple
Dinner: pizza with pepperoni, peppers and olives, salad with cucumber and spicy ranch dressing
Snacks/desserts: snickerdoodle, lollipop, black licorice, peanut butter Twix
Beverages: water, orange creme soda
1 lb of butter
Package of Crisco sticks
3 bottles of sparkling apple cider
Mild cheddar cheese slices
Honey goat cheese log
Peanut butter sandwich cookies
Two peanut butter Twix bars
Can of orange creme Shasta
Six bottles of Mio
Ten Greek yogurts in various flavors
Large bottle of olive oil
Chocolate pastry crisps
2 lbs clementines
Ugh. I know there was more, but I can't remember.
I worked Wednesday morning until 2pm, and started some pizza dough when I got home. We let the dough rise while Winter and I went to Grocery Outlet. They had a bunch of pre-viewed DVDs there, two for $2.99. She bought The Devil Wears Prada and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. We split a Twix bar on the way home, and the orange soda.
When we got home I made three individual pizzas with turkey pepperoni, green bell pepper, and sliced black olives. I did not put any olives on Jeremy's. We also had salad with lettuce, sliced cucumber and dressing.
Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: sandwich with deli chicken, lettuce, and mustard, honeycrisp apple
Dinner: pizza with pepperoni, peppers and olives, salad with cucumber and spicy ranch dressing
Snacks/desserts: snickerdoodle, lollipop, black licorice, peanut butter Twix
Beverages: water, orange creme soda
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Monday and Tuesday
The only food I purchased on Monday was before work. I bought a pumpkin donut for $.89, a banana for $.25, and a spinach salad kit for $1.99. We had one more half used up container of spaghetti sauce in the fridge so we boiled some penne pasta and added a couple ounces of mozzarella to finish off the last bits in the bag.
After dinner I made snickerdoodles with cinnamon flavored chips in them. I overbaked a third of them by accident, but Winter ate them anyway. They didn't really taste burned, but they were extremely hard.
Breakfast: pumpkin donut, banana
Lunch: apple, lemon flavored Greek yogurt, spinach salad with pecans, feta, and balsamic vinaigrette
Dinner: penne pasta with leftover spaghetti sauce and mozzarella
Snacks/desserts: snickerdoodles
Beverages: water
Tuesday I worked at the airport until 4:30 and stopped at Safeway on the way home. This is what I bought:
2 lbs brown sugar $1.99
5 lbs all purpose flour $1.88
Black licorice (RFQS) $1.00
Dannon cherry cheesecake dessert (RFQS) $.84
3 flavored yogurts ($.50 each) $1.50
Oat and nut bread $2.50
P3 snack pack $1.67
Bell pepper $1.00
Bag of reduced bananas $.79
Total: $13.19
We also figured out that the honeycrisp apples would be going off sale on Wednesday, so we walked to QFC after dinner and bought a whole lot of them. We spent $25.74 on about 13 and a half pounds. We also bought a half gallon of milk for $1.50 and a bag of Jolly Rancher lollipops from the disco section for $.99 for a total of $28.23. I may regret buying that many apples when it gets to be the end of the month.
For dinner I cooked a pound of brown lentils with three sliced carrots, a can of diced tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, ginger, and curry. Winter made a couple cups of brown rice to go with it. We have a ton of leftovers. It's very filling.
Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: apple, mango flavored Greek yogurt
Dinner: brown lentils with tomatoes and carrots, brown rice
Snacks/desserts: P3 snack pack (chicken, cashews, and Jack cheese), black licorice, lollipops, snickerdoodle
Beverages: Crystal Light, water
After dinner I made snickerdoodles with cinnamon flavored chips in them. I overbaked a third of them by accident, but Winter ate them anyway. They didn't really taste burned, but they were extremely hard.
Breakfast: pumpkin donut, banana
Lunch: apple, lemon flavored Greek yogurt, spinach salad with pecans, feta, and balsamic vinaigrette
Dinner: penne pasta with leftover spaghetti sauce and mozzarella
Snacks/desserts: snickerdoodles
Beverages: water
Tuesday I worked at the airport until 4:30 and stopped at Safeway on the way home. This is what I bought:
2 lbs brown sugar $1.99
5 lbs all purpose flour $1.88
Black licorice (RFQS) $1.00
Dannon cherry cheesecake dessert (RFQS) $.84
3 flavored yogurts ($.50 each) $1.50
Oat and nut bread $2.50
P3 snack pack $1.67
Bell pepper $1.00
Bag of reduced bananas $.79
Total: $13.19
We also figured out that the honeycrisp apples would be going off sale on Wednesday, so we walked to QFC after dinner and bought a whole lot of them. We spent $25.74 on about 13 and a half pounds. We also bought a half gallon of milk for $1.50 and a bag of Jolly Rancher lollipops from the disco section for $.99 for a total of $28.23. I may regret buying that many apples when it gets to be the end of the month.
For dinner I cooked a pound of brown lentils with three sliced carrots, a can of diced tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, ginger, and curry. Winter made a couple cups of brown rice to go with it. We have a ton of leftovers. It's very filling.
Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: apple, mango flavored Greek yogurt
Dinner: brown lentils with tomatoes and carrots, brown rice
Snacks/desserts: P3 snack pack (chicken, cashews, and Jack cheese), black licorice, lollipops, snickerdoodle
Beverages: Crystal Light, water
Saturday and Sunday
Saturday was pretty uneventful. We didn't spend any money on food.
Breakfast: smoothie with milk and frozen banana, mango, and blackberry
Lunch: sandwich with chicken, lettuce, and dijon, honeycrisp apple
Dinner: casserole lasagna noodles with leftover beef pasta sauce and pesto jack cheese
Snacks/desserts: chocolate and vanilla ice cream
Beverages: Crystal Light, water
Sunday evening we went to a friend's house in Renton to play games. We made our own homebrew version of Apples to Apples a few years ago with index cards, and we decided to do an expnasion in the style of Cards against Humanity. We worked on it and tested it Saturday night and Sunday morning.
Before heading to Renton we went to Yogurtland, which cost $13.49. We have a rewards card there, and we achieved Platinum Status with that visit! I don't know whether to be proud, or... not so proud.
We also went to QFC and spent $3.99 on a small veggie tray and $5.79 on a bag of pistachios to take with us.
Breakfast: caramel flavored Greek yogurt
Lunch: peanut butter and jelly sandwich, half a container of Campbell's Cheeseburger Soup
Dinner: mixed nuts, veggies and dip, chips, and salsa, dried apples
Snacks/desserts: cran-raspberry frozen yogurt with gummy bears
Beverages: blueberry sparkling water, hard apple cider
Monday, November 17, 2014
Thursday and Friday
On Thursday I went to Menchie's at lunch time for more Cinnabon frozen yogurt. I spent $4.07. I am having a hard time resisting the allure of working a block away from there, especially when they have such a phenomenal limited edition flavor. Ugh.
Thursday night Jeremy met me at work and walked back home with me. We stopped at QFC to pick up a few things:
Chocolate and vanilla ice cream (like Neapolitan without the strawberry) $2.99
PB 2 $4.69
Chili powder $1.55
Buttermilk bread $2.50
Total: $11.73
Breakfast: caramel flavored Greek yogurt
Lunch: tuna salad and crackers, apple
Dinner: taco salad with lettuce, pre cooked spicy beef, broken leftover taco shells, salsa, shredded cheese, sour cream and olives
Snacks/desserts: Cinnabon frozen yogurt with hot cream cheese icing topping and Cinnabon bites
Beverages: water, Crystal Light
Friday I hung out at work until Winter got done with her art class at 9:30, like I usually do. On our way home we picked up a tub of Hillshire farms natural ham that was the Free Friday Download, but we spent no money.
Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: mango flavored Greek yogurt, clementine, dark chocolate balance bar, apple
Dinner: strawberry Petite Cream, sliced cucumber and red pepper hummus, clementine
Snacks/desserts: none
Beverages: water
Thursday night Jeremy met me at work and walked back home with me. We stopped at QFC to pick up a few things:
Chocolate and vanilla ice cream (like Neapolitan without the strawberry) $2.99
PB 2 $4.69
Chili powder $1.55
Buttermilk bread $2.50
Total: $11.73
Breakfast: caramel flavored Greek yogurt
Lunch: tuna salad and crackers, apple
Dinner: taco salad with lettuce, pre cooked spicy beef, broken leftover taco shells, salsa, shredded cheese, sour cream and olives
Snacks/desserts: Cinnabon frozen yogurt with hot cream cheese icing topping and Cinnabon bites
Beverages: water, Crystal Light
Friday I hung out at work until Winter got done with her art class at 9:30, like I usually do. On our way home we picked up a tub of Hillshire farms natural ham that was the Free Friday Download, but we spent no money.
Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: mango flavored Greek yogurt, clementine, dark chocolate balance bar, apple
Dinner: strawberry Petite Cream, sliced cucumber and red pepper hummus, clementine
Snacks/desserts: none
Beverages: water
Friday, November 14, 2014
Wednesday Wontons
Wednesday was a day off for me. It started off "exciting" as Jeremy dropped a thick glass in the bathroom sink at five in the morning, breaking the sink basin. The building manager came by in the afternoon to look at it. It is obviously toast, but she said she may have another in storage, and if so we won't have to pay for it. If not, we will. Goody.
I had a massage trade at 1:00pm, and after I was done I went home and collected Winter to go to Grocery Outlet. I realized after going there last week that we were out of veg oil and almost out of chicken tenderloins. I bought the following:
Vegetable oil $2.99
2 cans of Shasta ($.35 each) $.70
2.5 lbs frozen chicken tenderloins $6.99
Lemon cheesecake dessert ($.50 each) $1.00
Whole wheat chicken stuffing mix $.99
Shredded mozzarella cheese $1.99
Sugar free grape jam $1.99
Low sugar strawberry jam $1.99
2 caramel Greek yogurts ($.50) $1.00
Gummy Sweet Tarts $.99
Total: $20.63
When we got home she helped me make chicken wonton soup. I thawed out the wonton wrappers we had bought a while back and frozen. The filling had ground chicken breast, an egg, Chinese five spice, sesame oil, soy sauce, chili garlic sauce, spring onions, a little bit of carrot, and garlic. The broth had chicken bouillon, soy sauce, garlic, and sesame oil. We also sliced two carrots into flower shapes by cutting five notches vertically down the length of each carrot, and then slicing horizontally, like this, and added them to the soup. I also put a small amount of the green part of the spring onions in the broth for color. It turned out nice, and everyone ate a lot. The only thing I'd have changed is to put ginger in the wontons as well as the broth, but we were all out.
We also shared a container of the lemon cheesecake for dessert.
Breakfast: Balance Bar
Lunch: raspberry strawberry Greek yogurt
Dinner: wonton soup
Snacks/desserts: gummy Sweet Tarts, lemon cheesecake dessert
Beverages: orange cream Shasta, water
I had a massage trade at 1:00pm, and after I was done I went home and collected Winter to go to Grocery Outlet. I realized after going there last week that we were out of veg oil and almost out of chicken tenderloins. I bought the following:
Vegetable oil $2.99
2 cans of Shasta ($.35 each) $.70
2.5 lbs frozen chicken tenderloins $6.99
Lemon cheesecake dessert ($.50 each) $1.00
Whole wheat chicken stuffing mix $.99
Shredded mozzarella cheese $1.99
Sugar free grape jam $1.99
Low sugar strawberry jam $1.99
2 caramel Greek yogurts ($.50) $1.00
Gummy Sweet Tarts $.99
Total: $20.63
When we got home she helped me make chicken wonton soup. I thawed out the wonton wrappers we had bought a while back and frozen. The filling had ground chicken breast, an egg, Chinese five spice, sesame oil, soy sauce, chili garlic sauce, spring onions, a little bit of carrot, and garlic. The broth had chicken bouillon, soy sauce, garlic, and sesame oil. We also sliced two carrots into flower shapes by cutting five notches vertically down the length of each carrot, and then slicing horizontally, like this, and added them to the soup. I also put a small amount of the green part of the spring onions in the broth for color. It turned out nice, and everyone ate a lot. The only thing I'd have changed is to put ginger in the wontons as well as the broth, but we were all out.
We also shared a container of the lemon cheesecake for dessert.
Breakfast: Balance Bar
Lunch: raspberry strawberry Greek yogurt
Dinner: wonton soup
Snacks/desserts: gummy Sweet Tarts, lemon cheesecake dessert
Beverages: orange cream Shasta, water
Tuesday at the Asian grocery
On Tuesday I worked my usual shift at the airport until 4:30. After work I stopped at Uwajimaya in the International District. This is what I bought:
Chinese 5 spice: $1.59
3 ice cream bars ($.99 each) $2.97
Low sodium teriyaki sauce $3.29
Soba noodles $1.79
Caramel Corn (like Cheetos but caramel flavored) $2.59
Gyoza wrappers $1.69
Ground chicken $3.41
Spring onions $.89
Total: $18.22
When I got home I cooked up some casserole lasagna noodles, and added a couple packets of pre cooked ground beef, 1 and a half chopped bell peppers, and garlic chili cheddar cheese sauce.
Breakfast: Greek yogurt, mixed berry pop tarts
Lunch: cashews, apple, Balance Bar
Dinner: pasta with bell peppers, ground beef, and chili garlic cheese sauce
Snacks/desserts: honeydew flavored ice cream bar, Caramel Corn
Beverages: water
Chinese 5 spice: $1.59
3 ice cream bars ($.99 each) $2.97
Low sodium teriyaki sauce $3.29
Soba noodles $1.79
Caramel Corn (like Cheetos but caramel flavored) $2.59
Gyoza wrappers $1.69
Ground chicken $3.41
Spring onions $.89
Total: $18.22
When I got home I cooked up some casserole lasagna noodles, and added a couple packets of pre cooked ground beef, 1 and a half chopped bell peppers, and garlic chili cheddar cheese sauce.
Breakfast: Greek yogurt, mixed berry pop tarts
Lunch: cashews, apple, Balance Bar
Dinner: pasta with bell peppers, ground beef, and chili garlic cheese sauce
Snacks/desserts: honeydew flavored ice cream bar, Caramel Corn
Beverages: water
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Monday breakfast date
I am working on Mondays now in exchange for having Sunday's off. Monday is Jeremy's other day off so he asked if I wanted to go out for breakfast before work. We went to Charlie's, an old restaurant in Capitol Hill that we used to go to often.
Jeremy got the chicken fried steak with hash browns and scrambled eggs. I got fried eggs served on a tostada with black beans, pico de gallo, cheese, avocado, and tortilla chips and a side of hash browns. I also got some orange juice. We spent a total of $29 including tax and tip.
We thawed out some spaghetti sauce from the freezer for dinner and Jeremy cooked some egg noodles with a little butter to eat with it. It was better than I thought it would be. Egg noodles don't seem to go with spaghetti sauce in my mind.
Breakfast: huevos rancheros, hash browns
Lunch: left over habanero mac and cheese, clementine
Dinner: egg noodles with leftover spaghetti sauce
Snacks/desserts: lime sherbet
Beverages: orange juice, water
Jeremy got the chicken fried steak with hash browns and scrambled eggs. I got fried eggs served on a tostada with black beans, pico de gallo, cheese, avocado, and tortilla chips and a side of hash browns. I also got some orange juice. We spent a total of $29 including tax and tip.
We thawed out some spaghetti sauce from the freezer for dinner and Jeremy cooked some egg noodles with a little butter to eat with it. It was better than I thought it would be. Egg noodles don't seem to go with spaghetti sauce in my mind.
Breakfast: huevos rancheros, hash browns
Lunch: left over habanero mac and cheese, clementine
Dinner: egg noodles with leftover spaghetti sauce
Snacks/desserts: lime sherbet
Beverages: orange juice, water
Saturday and Sunday
I'm going to get caught up since I have a day off today. I promise. Saturday I worked until 7:30. Winter went to a play at her school at 7:00 pm, so she didn't get home until later. Jeremy and I stopped at Menchie's on the way home, which cost $11.97. Jeremy went to the gym for a little while after I got home, so I just heated up something from the freezer.
Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: Campbell's cheeseburger soup, dried figs, celery with red pepper hummus
Dinner: TGIFriday's bacon cheese fries (frozen)
Snacks/desserts: Oreo cookie frozen yogurt with cream cheese frosting topping and brownie bites
Beverages: water
Sunday was my day off. Jeremy decided he wanted to get 30,000 steps in that day, so we did a lot of walking. I didn't do quite as much as he did, but I got at least 20,000 in. I had acupuncture in the morning and he met me after I was done.
He stopped on the way and bought a Rock Star for $2.29. I also got a pumpkin bread at Starbucks for $2.68 as I was finally getting pretty hungry. We went to QFC after that. We bought 5 lbs of clementines for $4.99, 6.85 lbs of honeycrisp apples for $12.89, and a protein drink for $1.99.
We walked back to the apartment, and dropped off the fruit, then Winter walked with us to the Target downtown to pick up cat food. They had dog clothes in the One Spot for $3.00 each and Winter bought a t-shirt, and a quilted jacket for the cats. They were not excited about the new clothes. At all. I also got a limited edition lemonade Mt. Dew for $1.69 which we all shared, some holiday Twizzlers for $1.00, and some white chocolate peppermint M&M's for $3.29. We ate the candy while we watched the Lego Movie later that night.
After we got back from Target I made mac and cheese out of campanelli pasta and a mix of regular and habanero jack cheeses. Jeremy made salsa chicken with rice, sour cream, and a little habanero cheese for dinner.
Breakfast: Starbucks pumpkin bread
Lunch: habanero mac and cheese, honeycrisp apple
Dinner: salsa chicken with rice, sour cream, and cheese
Snacks/desserts: holiday Twizzlers and white chocolate peppermint M&M's
Beverages: water, lemonade Mt. Dew, protein drink
Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: Campbell's cheeseburger soup, dried figs, celery with red pepper hummus
Dinner: TGIFriday's bacon cheese fries (frozen)
Snacks/desserts: Oreo cookie frozen yogurt with cream cheese frosting topping and brownie bites
Beverages: water
Sunday was my day off. Jeremy decided he wanted to get 30,000 steps in that day, so we did a lot of walking. I didn't do quite as much as he did, but I got at least 20,000 in. I had acupuncture in the morning and he met me after I was done.
He stopped on the way and bought a Rock Star for $2.29. I also got a pumpkin bread at Starbucks for $2.68 as I was finally getting pretty hungry. We went to QFC after that. We bought 5 lbs of clementines for $4.99, 6.85 lbs of honeycrisp apples for $12.89, and a protein drink for $1.99.
We walked back to the apartment, and dropped off the fruit, then Winter walked with us to the Target downtown to pick up cat food. They had dog clothes in the One Spot for $3.00 each and Winter bought a t-shirt, and a quilted jacket for the cats. They were not excited about the new clothes. At all. I also got a limited edition lemonade Mt. Dew for $1.69 which we all shared, some holiday Twizzlers for $1.00, and some white chocolate peppermint M&M's for $3.29. We ate the candy while we watched the Lego Movie later that night.
After we got back from Target I made mac and cheese out of campanelli pasta and a mix of regular and habanero jack cheeses. Jeremy made salsa chicken with rice, sour cream, and a little habanero cheese for dinner.
Breakfast: Starbucks pumpkin bread
Lunch: habanero mac and cheese, honeycrisp apple
Dinner: salsa chicken with rice, sour cream, and cheese
Snacks/desserts: holiday Twizzlers and white chocolate peppermint M&M's
Beverages: water, lemonade Mt. Dew, protein drink
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Thursday and Friday, gone all day
Thursday after work I volunteered to be a "body" for a student clinic session at a nearby massage school. I had to be there at 7:45 and finished at 9:00. I brought some extra food with me to work so I could just eat on the way. Afterwards I went to the grocery store. I bought three bottles of Mio reduced for quick sale to $1.99 each, a jar of yeast on sale with a coupon for $5.59, and a carton of lime sherbet for $2.99
Breakfast: orange mango flavored Yogurt
Lunch: chicken and colby jack sandwich on Columbia bread with lettuce and mustard, banana
Dinner: dried figs, hardboiled eggs, pepper jack cheese crackers
Snacks/desserts: none
Beverages: water
Friday I hung out at work and waited for Winter to get done with art class. Afterward we went to Menchie's and spent $9.37 total on frozen yogurt.
Breakfast: strawberry banana flavored yogurt, mixed berry pop tarts
Lunch: hardboiled eggs, pepper jack cheese crackers, lemon flavored Greek yogurt
Dinner: chicken and colby jack sandwich on Columbia bread with lettuce and Dijon
Snacks/desserts: cinnamon roll frozen yogurt with Cinnabon bites and cream cheese frosting topping
Beverages: water
Breakfast: orange mango flavored Yogurt
Lunch: chicken and colby jack sandwich on Columbia bread with lettuce and mustard, banana
Dinner: dried figs, hardboiled eggs, pepper jack cheese crackers
Snacks/desserts: none
Beverages: water
Friday I hung out at work and waited for Winter to get done with art class. Afterward we went to Menchie's and spent $9.37 total on frozen yogurt.
Breakfast: strawberry banana flavored yogurt, mixed berry pop tarts
Lunch: hardboiled eggs, pepper jack cheese crackers, lemon flavored Greek yogurt
Dinner: chicken and colby jack sandwich on Columbia bread with lettuce and Dijon
Snacks/desserts: cinnamon roll frozen yogurt with Cinnabon bites and cream cheese frosting topping
Beverages: water
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Wednesday grocery shopping
I really should have posted this on Wednesday. I've had too many days since that I was barely even home. On Wednesday morning I had a massage. After Jeremy got home we took a bus to Grocery Outlet. Here is what we bought:
Box of 18 Balance Bars $6.99
Chocolate puff cereal $1.49
Multigrain O cereal $1.49
Casserole lasagna noodles $.99
Rotini $.89
Penne rigati $.89
Organic Columbia bread $2.50
2 green peppers ($.50 each) $1.00
2 cucumbers ($.50 each) $1.00
Shell pasta $.89
Organic frozen blackberries $2.49
Organic dried figs $2.99
Frozen bacon cheese fries $1.29
2 boxes of Red Baron breakfast scrambles ($1.49 each) $2.98
1 lb bag cashews $3.99
11 pre cooked beef pouches $10.89
Chocolate peanut butter Bugles $.50
4 lbs sugar $1.99
Funfetti cake mix $.99
12 Pop Tarts $1.99
Cinnamon baking chips $1.99
2 bottles BBQ sauce $1.98
8 oz chili garlic cheddar $2.50
6 Muller Fruit Up yogurts (3/$1.00) $2.00
2 mango flavored Greek yogurts ($.50) $1.00
2 heads of living butter lettuce $4.99
4 8 oz packages of deli chicken ($1.49 each) $5.96
2 8 oz packages of deli ham ($1.99 each) $3.98
Sliced Colby Jack $1.99
Cocoa powder $1.99
4 individual Campbell's cheeseburger soups ($.99) $3.96
8 ct Keebler pepper jack cracker sandwiches $1.29
1 lb dried cranberries $2.99
18 oz creamy peanut butter $1.99
Blue raspberry frosting with sprinkles $.50
Shredded jack cheese $1.79
Shredded habanero Jack cheese $1.79
18 oz. roasted honey peanut butter $2.49
2 packages of 2 peeled hardboiled eggs ($.99 each) $1.98
X-large pitted olives $.79
Jar of minced garlic $.50
1 lb lentils $.99
Roasted red pepper hummus $2.99
Club crackers $1.49
Toffee Rice Krispies treat $.50
2 cans tomato sauce ($.59 each) $1.18
4 cans diced tomatoes ($.59 each) $2.36
Total $106.14
Winter went to a classmate's house after school to help make bake sale items for a drama club fundraiser. She also took some no bake cookies she made Tuesday night.
Breakfast: cereal and milk
Lunch: chicken sandwich on Columbia bread with Colby Jack, lettuce and dijon, banana, Campbell's cheeseburger soup
Dinner: fettucini with chicken, broccoli, and herb and garlic goat cheese sauce
Snacks/desserts: chocolate peanut butter Bugles
Beverages: Crystal Light, water
Box of 18 Balance Bars $6.99
Chocolate puff cereal $1.49
Multigrain O cereal $1.49
Casserole lasagna noodles $.99
Rotini $.89
Penne rigati $.89
Organic Columbia bread $2.50
2 green peppers ($.50 each) $1.00
2 cucumbers ($.50 each) $1.00
Shell pasta $.89
Organic frozen blackberries $2.49
Organic dried figs $2.99
Frozen bacon cheese fries $1.29
2 boxes of Red Baron breakfast scrambles ($1.49 each) $2.98
1 lb bag cashews $3.99
11 pre cooked beef pouches $10.89
Chocolate peanut butter Bugles $.50
4 lbs sugar $1.99
Funfetti cake mix $.99
12 Pop Tarts $1.99
Cinnamon baking chips $1.99
2 bottles BBQ sauce $1.98
8 oz chili garlic cheddar $2.50
6 Muller Fruit Up yogurts (3/$1.00) $2.00
2 mango flavored Greek yogurts ($.50) $1.00
2 heads of living butter lettuce $4.99
4 8 oz packages of deli chicken ($1.49 each) $5.96
2 8 oz packages of deli ham ($1.99 each) $3.98
Sliced Colby Jack $1.99
Cocoa powder $1.99
4 individual Campbell's cheeseburger soups ($.99) $3.96
8 ct Keebler pepper jack cracker sandwiches $1.29
1 lb dried cranberries $2.99
18 oz creamy peanut butter $1.99
Blue raspberry frosting with sprinkles $.50
Shredded jack cheese $1.79
Shredded habanero Jack cheese $1.79
18 oz. roasted honey peanut butter $2.49
2 packages of 2 peeled hardboiled eggs ($.99 each) $1.98
X-large pitted olives $.79
Jar of minced garlic $.50
1 lb lentils $.99
Roasted red pepper hummus $2.99
Club crackers $1.49
Toffee Rice Krispies treat $.50
2 cans tomato sauce ($.59 each) $1.18
4 cans diced tomatoes ($.59 each) $2.36
Total $106.14
Winter went to a classmate's house after school to help make bake sale items for a drama club fundraiser. She also took some no bake cookies she made Tuesday night.
Breakfast: cereal and milk
Lunch: chicken sandwich on Columbia bread with Colby Jack, lettuce and dijon, banana, Campbell's cheeseburger soup
Dinner: fettucini with chicken, broccoli, and herb and garlic goat cheese sauce
Snacks/desserts: chocolate peanut butter Bugles
Beverages: Crystal Light, water
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Monday and Tuesday
Monday is normally my day off, but they needed extra coverage, so I went in. I woke up early again, and made a smoothie for breakfast with milk, a strawberry Petite Cream, frozen strawberries and bananas, and some green apple slices.
I was feeling lazy and didn't pack a lunch. I went to Menchie's partway through the morning and got some pineapple sorbet with raspberries and strawberries, which cost $5.37. Then in the early afternoon I went to QFC and bought a frozen fried chicken and mashed potato entree for $2.99, a pint of chocolate milk for $1.39, and a bag of jalapeno kettle chips for $1.09.
The only bad thing about the beginning of the month is that I have a good amount of money to work with so it's way too easy to be lazy and I wind up eating much more poorly as well.
I wound up not being hungry for dinner at all, which may have had to do with my 1200 calorie late lunch. Winter had picked up some Ramen and a can of corn with her allowance on her way home from school and wasn't really hungry either. Jeremy ate something, though I am not sure what.
Breakfast: smoothie with milk, strawberry Petite Cream, frozen strawberries and bananas, and green apples
Lunch: frozen fried chicken with mashed potatoes, corn, and gravy, jalapeno kettle chips
Dinner: skipped
Snacks/desserts: candy corn, pineapple sorbet with berries
Beverages: water, chocolate milk
Tuesday went better. I worked at the airport. I ate breakfast at home, packed a lunch, and Jeremy made tacos for dinner. No food was purchased yesterday.
Breakfast: vanilla Petite Cream, whole wheat bagel with cream cheese
Lunch: peanut butter and honey sandwich, banana
Dinner: beef tacos with lettuce, cheese, salsa, and sour cream
Snacks/desserts: coffee ice cream with goat milk caramel
Beverages: water
I was feeling lazy and didn't pack a lunch. I went to Menchie's partway through the morning and got some pineapple sorbet with raspberries and strawberries, which cost $5.37. Then in the early afternoon I went to QFC and bought a frozen fried chicken and mashed potato entree for $2.99, a pint of chocolate milk for $1.39, and a bag of jalapeno kettle chips for $1.09.
The only bad thing about the beginning of the month is that I have a good amount of money to work with so it's way too easy to be lazy and I wind up eating much more poorly as well.
I wound up not being hungry for dinner at all, which may have had to do with my 1200 calorie late lunch. Winter had picked up some Ramen and a can of corn with her allowance on her way home from school and wasn't really hungry either. Jeremy ate something, though I am not sure what.
Breakfast: smoothie with milk, strawberry Petite Cream, frozen strawberries and bananas, and green apples
Lunch: frozen fried chicken with mashed potatoes, corn, and gravy, jalapeno kettle chips
Dinner: skipped
Snacks/desserts: candy corn, pineapple sorbet with berries
Beverages: water, chocolate milk
Tuesday went better. I worked at the airport. I ate breakfast at home, packed a lunch, and Jeremy made tacos for dinner. No food was purchased yesterday.
Breakfast: vanilla Petite Cream, whole wheat bagel with cream cheese
Lunch: peanut butter and honey sandwich, banana
Dinner: beef tacos with lettuce, cheese, salsa, and sour cream
Snacks/desserts: coffee ice cream with goat milk caramel
Beverages: water
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Sunday eatings
Man, I am really falling behind on this. Tuesday is almost over. I will post Monday and Tuesday tomorrow because I need to dig out some receipts for it.
Sunday I actually made breakfast at home, probably because I woke up an hour earlier than usual (thanks daylight savings). It wasn't something I'd make again, probably, but it was ok.
For dinner we used up the whole wheat buns and the Lightlife veggie chicken patties we'd had in the freezer a while. I also used the little bunch of broccoli and one sad carrot I found languishing in the bottom of the crisper, and just cut them up and steamed them. I was unusually snack-y Sunday night. Likely because dinner was a little lighter on calories than usual.
Breakfast: oatmeal mixed with a vanilla Petite Cream with goat milk caramel and a handful of chocolate chips
Lunch: leftover tofu banh mi, green apple slices
Dinner: veggie chicken sandwich with spicy ranch and lettuce on a whole wheat bun, steamed broccoli and carrots
Snacks/desserts: lemon Greek yogurt, candy corn, Halloween chocolate chips
Beverages: water, Crystal Light
Sunday I actually made breakfast at home, probably because I woke up an hour earlier than usual (thanks daylight savings). It wasn't something I'd make again, probably, but it was ok.
For dinner we used up the whole wheat buns and the Lightlife veggie chicken patties we'd had in the freezer a while. I also used the little bunch of broccoli and one sad carrot I found languishing in the bottom of the crisper, and just cut them up and steamed them. I was unusually snack-y Sunday night. Likely because dinner was a little lighter on calories than usual.
Breakfast: oatmeal mixed with a vanilla Petite Cream with goat milk caramel and a handful of chocolate chips
Lunch: leftover tofu banh mi, green apple slices
Dinner: veggie chicken sandwich with spicy ranch and lettuce on a whole wheat bun, steamed broccoli and carrots
Snacks/desserts: lemon Greek yogurt, candy corn, Halloween chocolate chips
Beverages: water, Crystal Light
Nov 1
On Saturday we had the five banh mi that Winter brought back from art class, so we mostly just ate those. Jeremy met me after work and we went to QFC to pick up some stuff we are out of.
2 lt. Diet cranberry ginger ale $1.67
Can of split pea soup $1.25
10 cans tuna ($1.00 each) $10.00
1/2 gal 2% milk $1.50
1 lb butter $3.99
2 bags Halloween chocolate chips ($1.00 each) $2.00
2 Lean Cuisines ($2.00 each) $4.00
4 Petite Cremes ($.59 each) $2.36
4 Greek Yogurts ($.59 each) $2.36
Pint of egg whites $2.50
2 bags pre cut green apples ($.99 each) $1.98
3 lbs clementines $3.99
8 taco shells $1.50
6 whole wheat bagels $2.50
Milk and honey bread $2.50
1 doz eggs $1.89
Flavored sugar free sparkling water $.99
Total: $46.98
Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: chicken banh mi, banana
Dinner: tofu banh mi
Snacks/desserts: Halloween chocolate chips, Halloween candy
Beverages: water
2 lt. Diet cranberry ginger ale $1.67
Can of split pea soup $1.25
10 cans tuna ($1.00 each) $10.00
1/2 gal 2% milk $1.50
1 lb butter $3.99
2 bags Halloween chocolate chips ($1.00 each) $2.00
2 Lean Cuisines ($2.00 each) $4.00
4 Petite Cremes ($.59 each) $2.36
4 Greek Yogurts ($.59 each) $2.36
Pint of egg whites $2.50
2 bags pre cut green apples ($.99 each) $1.98
3 lbs clementines $3.99
8 taco shells $1.50
6 whole wheat bagels $2.50
Milk and honey bread $2.50
1 doz eggs $1.89
Flavored sugar free sparkling water $.99
Total: $46.98
Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: chicken banh mi, banana
Dinner: tofu banh mi
Snacks/desserts: Halloween chocolate chips, Halloween candy
Beverages: water
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Halloween, and October wrap-up
Winter dressed up as the Cake song, Short Skirt Long Jacket for Halloween. I guess all of her school friends were familiar with the song, despite the fact that it was popular when I was in high school. She went to her art class, and only two other kids showed up.
They always have sandwiches there for this kid's, and since it was a quiet night they had a ton of sandwiches left over, so they told Winter to take as many as she wanted. She brought home five of them. They are the Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches, and some of them are chicken, and some tofu. They are actually really really good. I told Winter if they have leftovers again she should bring me one. I hung out at work until she was done with class, and took my food with me.
On the way home we went to QFC and bought $.82 worth of broccoli, one banana for $.23 and a Yoplait Greek yogurt which was the Free Friday Download. That brings the total spent for the month of October to $389.25 which is $.75 under budget. Damn. I could have bought two more bananas.
Breakfast: cereal and milk
Lunch: banana, and peach flavored Yogurt
Dinner: Campbell's cheeseburger soup, honeycrisp apple, strawberry pastry crisp
Snacks/desserts: Halloween candy, half a tofu banh mi
Beverages: coffee with vanilla flavored coconut milk creamer, water
Thursday, October 30, 2014
I got buns, hon'
Anaconda has been getting a lot of play in our house recently. Though, I think I may be the only one who actually likes it. Winter found an animated parody on YouTube that is an educational song about anacondas, which she quite enjoys. It's not exactly appropriate for children either, but it's much funnier that way.
We had black bean burgers for dinner tonight, and I sprang for the whole wheat buns this time. The regular ones were $1.25 and the whole wheat were $1.49. Was worth it. For some reason I feel like veggie burgers are just better with whole wheat. Meat burgers are better with white buns. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. I also got a carton of coffee flavored Dreyer's ice cream on sale for $2.50.
Breakfast: banana and chocolate flavored Greek yogurt
Lunch: sandwich with turkey, provolone, lettuce and dijon, banana, strawberry pastry crisps
Dinner: black bean burger on whole wheat bun with lettuce and dijon, steamed frozen veggie blend
Snacks/desserts: coffee ice cream with goat milk caramel
Beverages: water, Crystal Light
We had black bean burgers for dinner tonight, and I sprang for the whole wheat buns this time. The regular ones were $1.25 and the whole wheat were $1.49. Was worth it. For some reason I feel like veggie burgers are just better with whole wheat. Meat burgers are better with white buns. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. I also got a carton of coffee flavored Dreyer's ice cream on sale for $2.50.
Breakfast: banana and chocolate flavored Greek yogurt
Lunch: sandwich with turkey, provolone, lettuce and dijon, banana, strawberry pastry crisps
Dinner: black bean burger on whole wheat bun with lettuce and dijon, steamed frozen veggie blend
Snacks/desserts: coffee ice cream with goat milk caramel
Beverages: water, Crystal Light
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Tuesday and Wednesday
Tuesday I worked my regular shift at the airport. On the way home I went to QFC and bought a pack of 8 hot dog buns for $1.00, and three bananas for $.77. We currently have a little over $5 to last until Friday.
We had the chicken hot dogs I got at Grocery Outlet for $.44 for dinner, and salad made with some lettuce and cucumber that were starting to go a bit witty. I put some four pepper goat cheese in mine too.
After dinner Winter and I made a red velvet cake from a boxed mix. We only had two eggs and it called for three, so I added an extra tablespoon of oil and it turned out fine. We used the Halloween Funfetti frosting on it. It's not the most attractive cake, but it tastes good.
Breakfast: chocolate flavored cream top yogurt
Lunch: peanut butter and honey sandwich, honeycrisp apple, chocolate chip granola bar
Dinner: chicken hot dogs, salad with lettuce, cucumbers, goat cheese and raspberry walnut dressing
Snacks/desserts: red velvet cake
Beverages: water, Crystal Light
Today Winter's school had another "take your parent to school day" and she wanted me to come with her again. It was an early dismissal day, so we got done at 11:50. I waited too long to get some food together, so I suppose it's a good thing I wasn't very hungry today. I think I had too much cake last night.
After school I got a massage from a coworker I trade with once a month, and Winter and I also went to the hospital (that is conveniently located three blocks from our apartment) to visit my uncle, who had surgery on Monday.
When we got home I made pizza crust using the recipe on the bag of flour. It has flour, yeast, honey, olive oil, water and salt. I find it to be a pretty easy crust to make, and it rises nicely if you have time to let it sit. I made three individual pizzas and topped them with Italian seasoned tomato sauce, turkey pepperoni, and mozzarella cheese. Jeremy added a little pesto jack to his too. We also had the same salad as last night again.
Breakfast: banana
Lunch: peach flavored Yogurt
Dinner: pepperoni pizza, salad with lettuce, cucumbers, goat cheese, and balsamic dressing
Snacks/desserts: red velvet cake
Beverages: Crystal Light
We had the chicken hot dogs I got at Grocery Outlet for $.44 for dinner, and salad made with some lettuce and cucumber that were starting to go a bit witty. I put some four pepper goat cheese in mine too.
After dinner Winter and I made a red velvet cake from a boxed mix. We only had two eggs and it called for three, so I added an extra tablespoon of oil and it turned out fine. We used the Halloween Funfetti frosting on it. It's not the most attractive cake, but it tastes good.
Breakfast: chocolate flavored cream top yogurt
Lunch: peanut butter and honey sandwich, honeycrisp apple, chocolate chip granola bar
Dinner: chicken hot dogs, salad with lettuce, cucumbers, goat cheese and raspberry walnut dressing
Snacks/desserts: red velvet cake
Beverages: water, Crystal Light
Today Winter's school had another "take your parent to school day" and she wanted me to come with her again. It was an early dismissal day, so we got done at 11:50. I waited too long to get some food together, so I suppose it's a good thing I wasn't very hungry today. I think I had too much cake last night.
After school I got a massage from a coworker I trade with once a month, and Winter and I also went to the hospital (that is conveniently located three blocks from our apartment) to visit my uncle, who had surgery on Monday.
When we got home I made pizza crust using the recipe on the bag of flour. It has flour, yeast, honey, olive oil, water and salt. I find it to be a pretty easy crust to make, and it rises nicely if you have time to let it sit. I made three individual pizzas and topped them with Italian seasoned tomato sauce, turkey pepperoni, and mozzarella cheese. Jeremy added a little pesto jack to his too. We also had the same salad as last night again.
Breakfast: banana
Lunch: peach flavored Yogurt
Dinner: pepperoni pizza, salad with lettuce, cucumbers, goat cheese, and balsamic dressing
Snacks/desserts: red velvet cake
Beverages: Crystal Light
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Grocery Outlet
Jeremy and I went to Grocery Outlet on Monday to pick up a few more things.
peach flavored low fat yogurt 3/$1.00
chicken hot dogs $.44
2 single serve Campbell's cheeseburger soup cups ($.99 each) $1.98
Cream top chocolate yogurt $.50
4 pack of whole milk chocolate banana Greek yogurts $1.49
24 pack of strawberry pastry crisps $.97
Total $6.38
Yesterday I didn't really eat full meals aside from dinner. I mostly just snacked a lot.
Breakfast: orange mango flavored Mediterranean yogurt
Lunch: cereal with milk
Dinner: turkey sausage, frozen veggie blend, brown rice and pesto cheese sauce
Snacks/desserts: donut, lemon flavored muddy buddies, chocolate banana yogurt, strawberry pastry crisps
Beverages: water, Crystal Light
Today I will stop at QFC after work and pick up hot dog buns. We'll have hot dogs and salad for dinner tonight.
peach flavored low fat yogurt 3/$1.00
chicken hot dogs $.44
2 single serve Campbell's cheeseburger soup cups ($.99 each) $1.98
Cream top chocolate yogurt $.50
4 pack of whole milk chocolate banana Greek yogurts $1.49
24 pack of strawberry pastry crisps $.97
Total $6.38
Yesterday I didn't really eat full meals aside from dinner. I mostly just snacked a lot.
Breakfast: orange mango flavored Mediterranean yogurt
Lunch: cereal with milk
Dinner: turkey sausage, frozen veggie blend, brown rice and pesto cheese sauce
Snacks/desserts: donut, lemon flavored muddy buddies, chocolate banana yogurt, strawberry pastry crisps
Beverages: water, Crystal Light
Today I will stop at QFC after work and pick up hot dog buns. We'll have hot dogs and salad for dinner tonight.
Sunday Assembly
On Sunday I took the morning off at work and took Winter to Sunday Assembly. It was just started up in Seattle last month, the last Sunday of September, and is held once a month. It's basically a church-like gathering for non-believers. There were quite a few kids there, but they were all a lot younger than Winter. I couldn't get Jeremy to go.
For this month's service, they invited a clinical psychologist to speak, who talked about solution based thinking, vs. problem based thinking. And we sang a couple of songs. After next weekend I'll be changing one of my days off to Sunday, and Winter and I are planning to go back. They also plan some varying social events in between services, but I don't know whether we'll be able to attend any.
We didn't spend anything on food on Sunday.
Breakfast: glazed cake style donut
Lunch: sandwich with cream cheese, turkey, and lettuce, apple, strawberry pastry crisps
Dinner: leftover meat pasta sauce from freezer with tomato penne
Snacks/desserts: donuts
Beverages: spiced apple cider (at Sunday Assembly), water
For this month's service, they invited a clinical psychologist to speak, who talked about solution based thinking, vs. problem based thinking. And we sang a couple of songs. After next weekend I'll be changing one of my days off to Sunday, and Winter and I are planning to go back. They also plan some varying social events in between services, but I don't know whether we'll be able to attend any.
We didn't spend anything on food on Sunday.
Breakfast: glazed cake style donut
Lunch: sandwich with cream cheese, turkey, and lettuce, apple, strawberry pastry crisps
Dinner: leftover meat pasta sauce from freezer with tomato penne
Snacks/desserts: donuts
Beverages: spiced apple cider (at Sunday Assembly), water
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
Thursday we didn't purchase any food. Jeremy cooked some seasoned quinoa and grilled some chicken, and I had a salad when I got home form work.
Breakfast: blueberry flavored Mediterranean yogurt
Lunch: leftover broccoli potato cheese soup, honeycrisp apple
Dinner: salad with red leaf lettuce, grilled chicken, radishes, quinoa, four pepper goat cheese, and balsamic vinaigrette
Snacks/desserts: oatmeal scotchies
Beverages: water
Friday night Winter had art class, so I took extra food with me and ate at work while waiting for her class to get out. I also got a piece of pumpkin cheesecake at Roy Street Coffee for $5.48 total. On our way back from class we stopped at QFC for bread, and Winter wanted to get a dozen day old doughnuts for $2.50. We spent $5 total. Jeremy also spent $1 on a protein bar, and $1 on a sugar free sparkling water.
Breakfast: berry breakfast shake, granola bar
Lunch: Campbell's cheeseburger soup, honeycrisp apple, mango orange flavored Mediterranean yogurt
Dinner: leftover broccoli potato cheese soup, salad with lettuce, quinoa, four pepper goat cheese, radishes, and balsamic vinaigrette
Snacks/desserts: pumpkin cheesecake, maple bar doughnut
Beverages: water
Saturday Winter and Jeremy met me after work. Jeremy had already eaten, but we stopped at Panera Bread on the way home for dinner for Winter and I. I got a turkey sandwich with avocado, a French baguette on the side, and a soft drink. Winter got a cup of chicken noodle soup, a half macaroni and cheese, and a French baguette. She and Jeremy both got soft drinks too, and Winter and I each had a cookie. We spent $26.40 there total.
On the way home we stopped at QFC and bought:
1/2 gallon milk $1.99
2 protein bars ($1.00 each) $2.00
Canned chicken alfredo pasta (RFQS) $.49
11 oz. can of Jumex apple nectar (RFQS) $.49
Rock Star energy drink $1.99
total $6.96
We'll need to be fairly careful for the next week until Friday. We will need to be conscious of using what we have. There is a ton of spaghetti sauce in the freezer, a ton of pasta, and some salad things, so we can start with that.
Breakfast: glazed doughnut ring
Lunch: leftover seasoned quinoa, honeycrisp apple, mango orange flavored Mediterranean yogurt, strawberry pastry crisps
Dinner: turkey sandwich with avocado, French baguette
Snacks/desserts: chocolate duet cookie with walnuts
Beverages: water, half diet Pepsi mixed with half regular Pepsi
Breakfast: blueberry flavored Mediterranean yogurt
Lunch: leftover broccoli potato cheese soup, honeycrisp apple
Dinner: salad with red leaf lettuce, grilled chicken, radishes, quinoa, four pepper goat cheese, and balsamic vinaigrette
Snacks/desserts: oatmeal scotchies
Beverages: water
Friday night Winter had art class, so I took extra food with me and ate at work while waiting for her class to get out. I also got a piece of pumpkin cheesecake at Roy Street Coffee for $5.48 total. On our way back from class we stopped at QFC for bread, and Winter wanted to get a dozen day old doughnuts for $2.50. We spent $5 total. Jeremy also spent $1 on a protein bar, and $1 on a sugar free sparkling water.
Breakfast: berry breakfast shake, granola bar
Lunch: Campbell's cheeseburger soup, honeycrisp apple, mango orange flavored Mediterranean yogurt
Dinner: leftover broccoli potato cheese soup, salad with lettuce, quinoa, four pepper goat cheese, radishes, and balsamic vinaigrette
Snacks/desserts: pumpkin cheesecake, maple bar doughnut
Beverages: water
Saturday Winter and Jeremy met me after work. Jeremy had already eaten, but we stopped at Panera Bread on the way home for dinner for Winter and I. I got a turkey sandwich with avocado, a French baguette on the side, and a soft drink. Winter got a cup of chicken noodle soup, a half macaroni and cheese, and a French baguette. She and Jeremy both got soft drinks too, and Winter and I each had a cookie. We spent $26.40 there total.
On the way home we stopped at QFC and bought:
1/2 gallon milk $1.99
2 protein bars ($1.00 each) $2.00
Canned chicken alfredo pasta (RFQS) $.49
11 oz. can of Jumex apple nectar (RFQS) $.49
Rock Star energy drink $1.99
total $6.96
We'll need to be fairly careful for the next week until Friday. We will need to be conscious of using what we have. There is a ton of spaghetti sauce in the freezer, a ton of pasta, and some salad things, so we can start with that.
Breakfast: glazed doughnut ring
Lunch: leftover seasoned quinoa, honeycrisp apple, mango orange flavored Mediterranean yogurt, strawberry pastry crisps
Dinner: turkey sandwich with avocado, French baguette
Snacks/desserts: chocolate duet cookie with walnuts
Beverages: water, half diet Pepsi mixed with half regular Pepsi
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Halloween costume shopping and oatmeal scotchies
Yesterday I didn't have to work. For lunch I heated up some of the left over bean, cheese, and bell pepper mixture from making pupusas and made burritos with the last two tortillas. I added sour cream and green taco sauce. I loafed around the house until Winter got home and then we went up to Capitol Hill to pick up things for Winter's Halloween costume.
We went to Value Village and found the skirt, shoes, and jacket she needed. She also used some of her allowance to buy a bag of 4 My Little Ponies, a hardcover copy of Insurgent, and some Halloween makeup. We also picked up a couple more things she needed for her costume at Walgreen's, and we bought a sugar free sparkling water for $.99 and a bag of Werther's caramel apple candies for $2.49.
On the way home we went to QFC and picked up a canister of oats for $2.99, two broccoli florets for $1.98, and a bag of purple grapes for $3.78. It was raining the entire time we were out, and I wished we had brought our own bags because paper bags fall apart in the rain.
Jeremy saved a receipt for a protein bar he bought at Rite Aid earlier for $.99. He was supposed to work out with his heavy lifting coach in the afternoon, but his coach wasn't feeling well and they rescheduled for Friday.
For dinner Winter chopped up three turkey sausages, and the broccoli. I boiled a package of fettucini noodles, sauteed the sausage and broccoli, and made a cheese sauce out of milk, corn starch, and the rest of the garlic jack and one of the bags of mozzarella. After dinner we made oatmeal scotchies, but we only had one full stick of butter left, so I just did a half batch.
Breakfast: smoothie with milk, PB, frozen banana and the rest of the strawberries, peanut butter chocolate pop tarts
Lunch: bean and cheese burritos, berry breakfast shake
Dinner: fettucini with turkey sausage, broccoli, and garlic cheese sauce
Snacks/desserts: strawberry pastry crisps, caramel apple candy, oatmeal scotchies
Beverages: water, sugar free sparkling water
We went to Value Village and found the skirt, shoes, and jacket she needed. She also used some of her allowance to buy a bag of 4 My Little Ponies, a hardcover copy of Insurgent, and some Halloween makeup. We also picked up a couple more things she needed for her costume at Walgreen's, and we bought a sugar free sparkling water for $.99 and a bag of Werther's caramel apple candies for $2.49.
On the way home we went to QFC and picked up a canister of oats for $2.99, two broccoli florets for $1.98, and a bag of purple grapes for $3.78. It was raining the entire time we were out, and I wished we had brought our own bags because paper bags fall apart in the rain.
Jeremy saved a receipt for a protein bar he bought at Rite Aid earlier for $.99. He was supposed to work out with his heavy lifting coach in the afternoon, but his coach wasn't feeling well and they rescheduled for Friday.
For dinner Winter chopped up three turkey sausages, and the broccoli. I boiled a package of fettucini noodles, sauteed the sausage and broccoli, and made a cheese sauce out of milk, corn starch, and the rest of the garlic jack and one of the bags of mozzarella. After dinner we made oatmeal scotchies, but we only had one full stick of butter left, so I just did a half batch.
Breakfast: smoothie with milk, PB, frozen banana and the rest of the strawberries, peanut butter chocolate pop tarts
Lunch: bean and cheese burritos, berry breakfast shake
Dinner: fettucini with turkey sausage, broccoli, and garlic cheese sauce
Snacks/desserts: strawberry pastry crisps, caramel apple candy, oatmeal scotchies
Beverages: water, sugar free sparkling water
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Winter made dinner last night
She made pupusas which are a traditional Salvadoran dish. They are basically a corn tortilla stuffed with cheese and beans, but she was having trouble with the structural integrity and they wound up more like pucks. I think I was supposed to buy masa harina instead of corn flour, but she told me corn flour. She also put chopped green bell pepper in them, which I think made them not hold together as well. They tasted good. We all enjoyed them.
We were going to make oatmeal scotchies last night too, but we only had one cup of oats left. I will buy some today after Winter gets home from school. She wants me to go to the thrift store with her so she can get what she needs for her Halloween costume.
Breakfast: banana bread, pineapple Greek yogurt
Lunch: sandwich with Turkey, goat cheese, and lettuce, honeycrisp apple, chocolate and peanut butter pop tarts
Dinner: pupusas with refried beans, cheese, and bell peppers
Snacks/desserts: dark chocolate pudding, strawberry pastry crisps
Beverages: water
We were going to make oatmeal scotchies last night too, but we only had one cup of oats left. I will buy some today after Winter gets home from school. She wants me to go to the thrift store with her so she can get what she needs for her Halloween costume.
Breakfast: banana bread, pineapple Greek yogurt
Lunch: sandwich with Turkey, goat cheese, and lettuce, honeycrisp apple, chocolate and peanut butter pop tarts
Dinner: pupusas with refried beans, cheese, and bell peppers
Snacks/desserts: dark chocolate pudding, strawberry pastry crisps
Beverages: water
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Monday recap
Yesterday I had a (scheduled) day off. I had some appointments for massage and acupuncture. Jeremy had a dentist appointment. I am thinking that after next week I will start going to acupuncture every other week, as you are supposed to go less often as your symptoms improve. I've been sleeping better and definitely have less anxiety.
After not eating very well on Sunday I was kind of longing for some normal food yesterday. I ate much better. I made a big pot of spaghetti sauce with 4 cans of tomato sauce, two cans of diced tomatoes, 3 packages of pre cooked seasoned beef, 2 zucchinis, garlic, red wine, olive oil, Italian seasoning, and dried onion. We have four containers of it left in the freezer, and one small container of spaghetti in the fridge.
We went to Yogurtland after dinner which cost $13.06 after all discounts, and stopped by the store on the way home for corn flour and crackers. Last week's Free Friday Download was for any flavor of Triscuits Thin Crisps. We got sour cream and onion. The corn flour was $1.95 on sale. Jeremy also bought a Rock Star after his dentist appointment for $2.09.
Breakfast: mango orange flavored Mediterranean yogurt with strawberries, banana bread
Lunch: sandwich on a whole wheat bagel with turkey pepperoni, provolone, lettuce, and Dijon mustard, radishes with red pepper hummus
Dinner: spaghetti with meat sauce
Snacks/desserts: dark chocolate pudding cup, strawberry thin crisps, pink lemonade sorbet with sour gummy worms
Beverages: water, Crystal Light
We have about $75 left for this month, and a ton of food in the house. Looks like the rest of October should be easy.
After not eating very well on Sunday I was kind of longing for some normal food yesterday. I ate much better. I made a big pot of spaghetti sauce with 4 cans of tomato sauce, two cans of diced tomatoes, 3 packages of pre cooked seasoned beef, 2 zucchinis, garlic, red wine, olive oil, Italian seasoning, and dried onion. We have four containers of it left in the freezer, and one small container of spaghetti in the fridge.
We went to Yogurtland after dinner which cost $13.06 after all discounts, and stopped by the store on the way home for corn flour and crackers. Last week's Free Friday Download was for any flavor of Triscuits Thin Crisps. We got sour cream and onion. The corn flour was $1.95 on sale. Jeremy also bought a Rock Star after his dentist appointment for $2.09.
Breakfast: mango orange flavored Mediterranean yogurt with strawberries, banana bread
Lunch: sandwich on a whole wheat bagel with turkey pepperoni, provolone, lettuce, and Dijon mustard, radishes with red pepper hummus
Dinner: spaghetti with meat sauce
Snacks/desserts: dark chocolate pudding cup, strawberry thin crisps, pink lemonade sorbet with sour gummy worms
Beverages: water, Crystal Light
We have about $75 left for this month, and a ton of food in the house. Looks like the rest of October should be easy.
Monday, October 20, 2014
Sunday in the ER :-(
Saturday night Jeremy met me at work and told me that he wasn't making dinner because Winter said she planned to go to Subway. He had already eaten, so on the way home I bought two cheeseburgers and a chocolate shake at Dick's for $6.13. After I got home Winter said she'd decided not to go and just made a sandwich and a box of Mac and cheese instead. Here is what I ate Saturday:
Breakfast: banana bread
Lunch: apple pie flavored Greek yogurt, honeycrisp Apple
Dinner: two cheeseburgers
Snacks/desserts: none
Beverages: water, chocolate shake
Sunday morning I woke up with severe pain in my lower right abdomen. After waiting about 20 minutes it just kept getting worse, so I walked three blocks to the ER at the hospital. Of course I didn't have my insurance card or my phone, so I had to call Jeremy to bring them.
They took blood and urine samples and started an IV, with some amount of difficulty. They said it was likely either coming from my appendix or my right ovary. They didn't find anything abnormal in the pelvic exam, and were planning to do a CAT scan, but in order to do so they needed to run a new IV, because they couldn't use the one in my hand. They tried twice, each attempt more painful and bloody than the next.
At that point my labs started coming back and all of them were normal, showing no infection. They pain pills they gave me had also started working. We decided to hold off on the CAT scan unless the pain returned or worsened. They said that I may have just had an ovarian cyst that ruptured or something.
The pain came back again today, but since the Aleve I took got rid of the pain, and I'm not having any other symptoms of appendicitis, I didn't go back. Wish I knew what was going on. I'm really annoyed that I had to miss work on Sunday. After being gone twice this month I cannot afford to miss more work.
Anyway, we decided to go to Grocery Outlet Sunday evening and we cleaned up! They had some really incredible deals on stuff we could use. Here is what we bought:
8 boxes of Krave Smores cereal ($.27 each) $2.18
Large box of peanut butter chocolate pop tarts $.77
Fiber one granola bars $.47
Box of 24 packs of strawberry pastry crisps $1.97
4 microwave Campbell's cheeseburger soups ($.99 each) $3.96
4 14 oz. cans tomato sauce ($.59) $2.36
Lemon flavored muddy buddies $.99
4 14 oz. cans petite diced tomatoes ($.79 each) $3.18
3 7 oz. boxes tomato sauce 3/$1.00
18 oz. jar mild salsa $1.49
8 oz. shredded pesto jack cheese $1.79
2 8 oz. bags shredded mozzarella cheese ($1.47 each) $2.94
4 pack frozen black bean burgers $2.49
4 bottles Crystal Light liquid ($.50 each) $2.00
8 pack box of Yoplait light yogurts $2.49
Halloween Funfetti frosting $.99
Roasted red pepper hummus $2.99
2 3 packs of pepper jack turkey sausage ($4.99 each) $9.98
2 6 oz pouches of pre cooked seasoned beef ($.99 each) $1.98
6 6 oz pouches of pre cooked spicy beef ($.99 each) $5.94
3 berry flavored breakfast shakes 3/$1.00
28 oz. Frozen California blend veggies $2.99
2 4 packs dark chocolate pudding ($.67) $1.34
2 Chobani pineapple yogurts ($.59) $1.18
14 oz can refried beans $.59
Large bottle of yellow mustard $.99
2 8 oz. packages turkey deli meat ($1.99) $3.98
4 4 oz packages of turkey pepperoni (these were $.99 each but the cashier only rang one of them up, I just noticed) $.99
Head of living lettuce $1.99
Jar of minced garlic $1.49
2 zucchini ($.99 each) $1.98
6 flavored Mediterranean yogurts (3/$1.00) $2.00
Large bottle of BBQ sauce $.99
1 lb strawberries $1.99
4 oz. four pepper goat cheese log $1.99
4 oz. garlic and herb goat cheese log $2.49
2 green bell peppers 2/$1.00
Chili powder $.99
8 oz chili garlic cheddar cheese $2.54
Natural guava candies $.99
Can of cream soda $.35
Energy drink $1.49
20 oz. Diet Dr. Pepper $1.09
Cucumber (this was not rung up either) $0.00
Total $88.39
Jeremy also bought a bag of Starburst candy corn at Target while picking up cat food, for $2.29
I did not eat much/well on Sunday because I just didn't have much of an appetite, and didn't want to expend any effort.
Breakfast: banana bread
Lunch: skipped
Dinner: cheeseburger soup, blueberry Mediterranean yogurt
Snacks: guava candy, pastry crisps, Starburst candy corn
Beverages: water, Crystal Light
Breakfast: banana bread
Lunch: apple pie flavored Greek yogurt, honeycrisp Apple
Dinner: two cheeseburgers
Snacks/desserts: none
Beverages: water, chocolate shake
Sunday morning I woke up with severe pain in my lower right abdomen. After waiting about 20 minutes it just kept getting worse, so I walked three blocks to the ER at the hospital. Of course I didn't have my insurance card or my phone, so I had to call Jeremy to bring them.
They took blood and urine samples and started an IV, with some amount of difficulty. They said it was likely either coming from my appendix or my right ovary. They didn't find anything abnormal in the pelvic exam, and were planning to do a CAT scan, but in order to do so they needed to run a new IV, because they couldn't use the one in my hand. They tried twice, each attempt more painful and bloody than the next.
At that point my labs started coming back and all of them were normal, showing no infection. They pain pills they gave me had also started working. We decided to hold off on the CAT scan unless the pain returned or worsened. They said that I may have just had an ovarian cyst that ruptured or something.
The pain came back again today, but since the Aleve I took got rid of the pain, and I'm not having any other symptoms of appendicitis, I didn't go back. Wish I knew what was going on. I'm really annoyed that I had to miss work on Sunday. After being gone twice this month I cannot afford to miss more work.
Anyway, we decided to go to Grocery Outlet Sunday evening and we cleaned up! They had some really incredible deals on stuff we could use. Here is what we bought:
8 boxes of Krave Smores cereal ($.27 each) $2.18
Large box of peanut butter chocolate pop tarts $.77
Fiber one granola bars $.47
Box of 24 packs of strawberry pastry crisps $1.97
4 microwave Campbell's cheeseburger soups ($.99 each) $3.96
4 14 oz. cans tomato sauce ($.59) $2.36
Lemon flavored muddy buddies $.99
4 14 oz. cans petite diced tomatoes ($.79 each) $3.18
3 7 oz. boxes tomato sauce 3/$1.00
18 oz. jar mild salsa $1.49
8 oz. shredded pesto jack cheese $1.79
2 8 oz. bags shredded mozzarella cheese ($1.47 each) $2.94
4 pack frozen black bean burgers $2.49
4 bottles Crystal Light liquid ($.50 each) $2.00
8 pack box of Yoplait light yogurts $2.49
Halloween Funfetti frosting $.99
Roasted red pepper hummus $2.99
2 3 packs of pepper jack turkey sausage ($4.99 each) $9.98
2 6 oz pouches of pre cooked seasoned beef ($.99 each) $1.98
6 6 oz pouches of pre cooked spicy beef ($.99 each) $5.94
3 berry flavored breakfast shakes 3/$1.00
28 oz. Frozen California blend veggies $2.99
2 4 packs dark chocolate pudding ($.67) $1.34
2 Chobani pineapple yogurts ($.59) $1.18
14 oz can refried beans $.59
Large bottle of yellow mustard $.99
2 8 oz. packages turkey deli meat ($1.99) $3.98
4 4 oz packages of turkey pepperoni (these were $.99 each but the cashier only rang one of them up, I just noticed) $.99
Head of living lettuce $1.99
Jar of minced garlic $1.49
2 zucchini ($.99 each) $1.98
6 flavored Mediterranean yogurts (3/$1.00) $2.00
Large bottle of BBQ sauce $.99
1 lb strawberries $1.99
4 oz. four pepper goat cheese log $1.99
4 oz. garlic and herb goat cheese log $2.49
2 green bell peppers 2/$1.00
Chili powder $.99
8 oz chili garlic cheddar cheese $2.54
Natural guava candies $.99
Can of cream soda $.35
Energy drink $1.49
20 oz. Diet Dr. Pepper $1.09
Cucumber (this was not rung up either) $0.00
Total $88.39
Jeremy also bought a bag of Starburst candy corn at Target while picking up cat food, for $2.29
I did not eat much/well on Sunday because I just didn't have much of an appetite, and didn't want to expend any effort.
Breakfast: banana bread
Lunch: skipped
Dinner: cheeseburger soup, blueberry Mediterranean yogurt
Snacks: guava candy, pastry crisps, Starburst candy corn
Beverages: water, Crystal Light
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Thursday and Friday, not much going on
The days feel like they have been passing so fast. Seems like I don't have time to do anything, but I think it's just that I am too tired. Thursday night Jeremy made stir fry for dinner, and I made a loaf of banana bread when I got home. I accidentally doubled the butter in it. I also added walnuts. It doesn't really taste different from usual. It's very moist, but that's not unusual.
Jeremy also bought a bag of fun size Hersheys candy corn flavored candy bars for $2.50, and caramel apple flavored candy corn for $1.39. The candy bars had this,weird sort of passion fruit aftertaste. I am not sure what to make of that.
On Thursday night Winter got a call from her dad, who told her that her new baby sister had been born. Winter is very excited about that!
Friday, Winter skipped art class as she wasn't feeling well. When I got home from work I made soft tacos with tortillas, some of the pre-cooked spicy beef, cheese, sour cream, lettuce, and taco sauce.
Thursday:
Breakfast: whole wheat bagel with cream cheese
Lunch: leftover broccoli cheese soup from the freezer, honeycrisp apple, lemon flavored Greek yogurt
Dinner: stir fry with chicken, broccoli, carrots, brown rice, and teriyaki sauce
Snacks/desserts: Halloween candy, banana bread
Beverages: water
Friday:
Breakfast: banana bread
Lunch: leftover chili with jack cheese, honeycrisp apple
Dinner: beef soft taco
Snacks/desserts: Halloween candy, Butterfinger ice cream
Beverages: water
Friday, October 17, 2014
Yesterday was such a bust
Although we have all kinds of food in the house, it is mostly just unprepared ingredients. Combined with the fact that I waited too long to get ready for work yesterday, I woefully under packed my food for the day. The result of this was that by the time I got off work at 7:00pm at the airport I was ravenous. I got a Big Fish combo at Burger King for $6.34 and large chocolate frozen yogurt for $5.25.
When I got home I found that Winter had gotten a container of pepperoni soup from the freezer, and heated it up. She also cooked a couple more cups of pasta to add to it, so it wasn't really soup anymore. I ate a bowl of that too.
Breakfast: chocolate strawberry flavored Greek yogurt
Lunch: peanut butter and jelly sandwich, apple
Dinner: BK Big Fish sandwich, small fries, leftover pepperoni soup with added pasta
Snacks/desserts: chocolate frozen yogurt
Beverages: water, Sprite mixed with lemonade
I could have easily spent more, so I'll just call it a partial fail. I left really early yesterday because I was doing a usability study at the Julep Beauty headquarters for their new app. I worked there for five years as a manicurist, and still keep in touch with many of the current employees. For my troubles I got a free tote bag with a bottle of nail polish remover, a bottle of hand cream, two nail colors, a lip gloss, a glass nail file, and a cuticle oil. I do like their products, and still purchase a lot of them.
Their monthly subscription box is pretty cool. Since they launched the option to be able to customize your box each month I haven't skipped a single month. I have hundreds of nail polishes at this point, so I only go for the skin care and makeup items now though. I've also gotten the last few boxes for free as some of my orders have been late or messed up recently, and they gave me a bunch of rewards points for my troubles. Not complaining. I'd have paid for them anyway.
When I got home I found that Winter had gotten a container of pepperoni soup from the freezer, and heated it up. She also cooked a couple more cups of pasta to add to it, so it wasn't really soup anymore. I ate a bowl of that too.
Breakfast: chocolate strawberry flavored Greek yogurt
Lunch: peanut butter and jelly sandwich, apple
Dinner: BK Big Fish sandwich, small fries, leftover pepperoni soup with added pasta
Snacks/desserts: chocolate frozen yogurt
Beverages: water, Sprite mixed with lemonade
I could have easily spent more, so I'll just call it a partial fail. I left really early yesterday because I was doing a usability study at the Julep Beauty headquarters for their new app. I worked there for five years as a manicurist, and still keep in touch with many of the current employees. For my troubles I got a free tote bag with a bottle of nail polish remover, a bottle of hand cream, two nail colors, a lip gloss, a glass nail file, and a cuticle oil. I do like their products, and still purchase a lot of them.
Their monthly subscription box is pretty cool. Since they launched the option to be able to customize your box each month I haven't skipped a single month. I have hundreds of nail polishes at this point, so I only go for the skin care and makeup items now though. I've also gotten the last few boxes for free as some of my orders have been late or messed up recently, and they gave me a bunch of rewards points for my troubles. Not complaining. I'd have paid for them anyway.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
First day back with no food in the house
I didn't have time to grocery shop until after my acupuncture appointment last night, which was right after work, so I didn't get home until 8:30. We had to make do with whatever food was still in the house from before we left.
I packed Winter a lunch with broccoli florets, honey mustard pretzels from the airplane ride, a tube of strawberry Greek yogurt from the freezer, and a wrap made with ham, provolone, and mustard on a flour tortilla.
I also made chili in the crock pot, which was interesting since we were out of so many things I use to make chili. It had half a lb of black beans, two 6 oz. packages of pre-cooked spicy ground beef, 3 7 oz boxes of tomatoes sauce, the rest of the garlic and a teaspoon of cayenne pepper. Jeremy said he'd run to the store if it still needed seasoning. It actually turned out pretty good, and didn't need anything added. It wasn't as thick as usual, but the flavors were fine.
I also wound up buying a banana and a muffin for $3.48 at Starbucks to tide me over.
Breakfast: smoothie made with milk, frozen banana, peanut butter, and a squeeze of honey
Lunch: banana, two tubes of Greek yogurt from the freezer, smoked turkey and cream cheese rolled up in a tortilla
Dinner: chili with shredded hot pepper jack cheese
Snacks/desserts: cranberry apple bran muffin, Butterfinger ice cream
Beverages: water
I went to QFC after my appointment to replenish the fridge and pantry. We'll try to get to Grocery Outlet soon for the things we always get there as well, like lunch meat and canned tomatoes.
Butterfinger ice cream $2.99
1/2 gal 2% milk $1.99
Whipped cream cheese $1.79
5 lbs flour $2.69
Won ton wrappers (RFQS) $1.49
Gourmet peppercorns $7.56
Butterscotch chips $2.99
Dried onion flakes $1.60
8 oz sour cream $1.39
12 oz. tomato penne $1.00
12 oz. mini rotini with fiber $1.00
Red velvet cake mix $1.50
1 lb unsalted butter $3.99
4 flavored Greek yogurts ($1.00 each) $4.00
5.87 lbs honeycrisp apples $14.62
1 lb trimmed radishes (RFQS) $.99
1 cucumber $.99
.10 lb bulk walnuts $1.00
Loaf of potato bread $3.00
Six whole wheat bagels $2.50
Red leaf lettuce $1.79
Small box of red wine $2.99
Total $63.86
I packed Winter a lunch with broccoli florets, honey mustard pretzels from the airplane ride, a tube of strawberry Greek yogurt from the freezer, and a wrap made with ham, provolone, and mustard on a flour tortilla.
I also made chili in the crock pot, which was interesting since we were out of so many things I use to make chili. It had half a lb of black beans, two 6 oz. packages of pre-cooked spicy ground beef, 3 7 oz boxes of tomatoes sauce, the rest of the garlic and a teaspoon of cayenne pepper. Jeremy said he'd run to the store if it still needed seasoning. It actually turned out pretty good, and didn't need anything added. It wasn't as thick as usual, but the flavors were fine.
I also wound up buying a banana and a muffin for $3.48 at Starbucks to tide me over.
Breakfast: smoothie made with milk, frozen banana, peanut butter, and a squeeze of honey
Lunch: banana, two tubes of Greek yogurt from the freezer, smoked turkey and cream cheese rolled up in a tortilla
Dinner: chili with shredded hot pepper jack cheese
Snacks/desserts: cranberry apple bran muffin, Butterfinger ice cream
Beverages: water
I went to QFC after my appointment to replenish the fridge and pantry. We'll try to get to Grocery Outlet soon for the things we always get there as well, like lunch meat and canned tomatoes.
Butterfinger ice cream $2.99
1/2 gal 2% milk $1.99
Whipped cream cheese $1.79
5 lbs flour $2.69
Won ton wrappers (RFQS) $1.49
Gourmet peppercorns $7.56
Butterscotch chips $2.99
Dried onion flakes $1.60
8 oz sour cream $1.39
12 oz. tomato penne $1.00
12 oz. mini rotini with fiber $1.00
Red velvet cake mix $1.50
1 lb unsalted butter $3.99
4 flavored Greek yogurts ($1.00 each) $4.00
5.87 lbs honeycrisp apples $14.62
1 lb trimmed radishes (RFQS) $.99
1 cucumber $.99
.10 lb bulk walnuts $1.00
Loaf of potato bread $3.00
Six whole wheat bagels $2.50
Red leaf lettuce $1.79
Small box of red wine $2.99
Total $63.86
Monday, October 13, 2014
Texas
We are currently headed back to Seattle from the DFW airport. We left right before seven am on Saturday morning. We got breakfast burritos at Q'doba in Seattle. We got in to Texas around noon, but had to wait until 3:30 to be picked up due to some miscommunication earlier. We went to TGIFriday's at DFW, and Haagen Dazs, a little later. We got to my grandma's house about an hour before dinner (or "supper" as they say in the South). For supper we had brisket, mashed potatoes, peas, corn on the cob, sweet potatoes, and salad.
I had two aunts, two uncles, two cousins, and a second cousin there. My grandma an her husband live on a small farm with cows. One of their cats had just had kittens, and there were six of them. There were also a few younger cats who were larger than the new kittens, but smaller than the adults. And one of their cows had a calf the day before we arrived.
Sunday I had a waffle shaped like Texas, and a fried egg for breakfast. For lunch we had cheeseburgers and tater tots. For dinner we had spaghetti and salad. I had some grapes and orange juice between meals, and after dinner we ate some home made ice cream that was in the freezer. Last night there was a huge thunder storm with lightening. The cats stayed in the barn and kept dry.
This morning we had biscuits and gravy for breakfast, and chicken and dumplings with salad for lunch. Right after lunch we left for the airport. Our flight was delayed for an hour, so we ate dinner at a place in DFW called Tequilarila. I had shrimp tacos with rice and beans. We went back to Haagen Dazs after dinner.
We should be getting back to Seattle around 10:45, and will be glad to get home. Jeremy misses his cats. It has been a long three days.
I had two aunts, two uncles, two cousins, and a second cousin there. My grandma an her husband live on a small farm with cows. One of their cats had just had kittens, and there were six of them. There were also a few younger cats who were larger than the new kittens, but smaller than the adults. And one of their cows had a calf the day before we arrived.
Sunday I had a waffle shaped like Texas, and a fried egg for breakfast. For lunch we had cheeseburgers and tater tots. For dinner we had spaghetti and salad. I had some grapes and orange juice between meals, and after dinner we ate some home made ice cream that was in the freezer. Last night there was a huge thunder storm with lightening. The cats stayed in the barn and kept dry.
This morning we had biscuits and gravy for breakfast, and chicken and dumplings with salad for lunch. Right after lunch we left for the airport. Our flight was delayed for an hour, so we ate dinner at a place in DFW called Tequilarila. I had shrimp tacos with rice and beans. We went back to Haagen Dazs after dinner.
We should be getting back to Seattle around 10:45, and will be glad to get home. Jeremy misses his cats. It has been a long three days.
Friday recap
Friday I worked until seven, and then had to wait until Winter got out of her art class at 9:30. We were running low on food at home, so I brought lunch with me, but nothing for dinner. I also had to meet up with our housesitter to get him a key.
I went to Charlie's on Broadway for their Friday night special. It is fish and chips for $6.00. After tax and tip it was $9.57. I still had an hour after that, so I went to Roy Street Coffee and bought a hot chocolate for a total of $3.56. It was really good, and I am fairly certain it is not low in calories. After picking Winter up for class we stopped at Menchie's where I had a $5 reward on my loyalty card. I was able to get frozen yogurt for both of us for $2.15.
After we got home around 10 we had to pack and finish cleaning up the house. I finally got to bed around midnight, and we had to get up at 4 am the next day.
Breakfast: lime flavored Mediterranean yogurt
Lunch: leftover broccoli cheese and potato soup, banana, blueberry flavored Greek yogurt
Dinner: fish and chips
Snacks/desserts: pumpkin frozen yogurt with caramel and peanuts
Beverages: hot chocolate, water
I went to Charlie's on Broadway for their Friday night special. It is fish and chips for $6.00. After tax and tip it was $9.57. I still had an hour after that, so I went to Roy Street Coffee and bought a hot chocolate for a total of $3.56. It was really good, and I am fairly certain it is not low in calories. After picking Winter up for class we stopped at Menchie's where I had a $5 reward on my loyalty card. I was able to get frozen yogurt for both of us for $2.15.
After we got home around 10 we had to pack and finish cleaning up the house. I finally got to bed around midnight, and we had to get up at 4 am the next day.
Breakfast: lime flavored Mediterranean yogurt
Lunch: leftover broccoli cheese and potato soup, banana, blueberry flavored Greek yogurt
Dinner: fish and chips
Snacks/desserts: pumpkin frozen yogurt with caramel and peanuts
Beverages: hot chocolate, water
Friday, October 10, 2014
Getting my appetite back
Finally feeling pretty recovered from this days-long hangover. I should probably not have more than two drinks in the future. This is not the first time I have told myself that.
We are leaving super early Saturday morning for Texas, so our recent goal has been to eat up as much non-frozen leftovers and things that are close to expiring as we can. That way we have fewer dishes to wash as well. Here is what I ate Wednesday:
Breakfast: lime flavored Mediterranean yogurt, Smores cereal with milk
Lunch: banana, bagel with whipped cream cheese and smoked Turkey
Dinner: left over pasta with broccoli and garlic cheese sauce
Snacks/desserts: cupcake, molasses cookie ( purchased at the airport for $1.72)
Beverages: water
Yesterday I woke up with a massive headache. I had to walk to the King County Metro customer service center because I lost my transit card on the way home Wednesday night, and I had to have it shut off and replaced. Unfortunately whoever found it had already used about $5 worth of the credit on it. After that I decided I needed some caffeine and something to eat to get rid of the nausea and headache I was experiencing. I had taken Aleve, which did nothing. I stopped at Starbucks for an iced coffee and a breakfast sandwich. I spent $5.69 there.
After work Jeremy met me at work and we went to the store. He said that Winter had told him we needed milk (we got a pint since we're leaving so soon), and frosting (spoiler alert: we did not need frosting). I also had a coupon loaded to my QFC card for a ten pack of free Mission soft taco tortillas. They had offered it for national taco day. So we got those too. We spent $3.28.
Breakfast: Starbucks breakfast sandwich
Lunch: frozen turkey and potato entree, strawberry flavored Greek yogurt
Dinner: cavatappi pasta with leftover turkey sausage and tomato pasta sauce
Snacks/desserts: cupcakes, last caramel apple Oreo
Beverages: iced coffee with half and half and two sugars, water
We are leaving super early Saturday morning for Texas, so our recent goal has been to eat up as much non-frozen leftovers and things that are close to expiring as we can. That way we have fewer dishes to wash as well. Here is what I ate Wednesday:
Breakfast: lime flavored Mediterranean yogurt, Smores cereal with milk
Lunch: banana, bagel with whipped cream cheese and smoked Turkey
Dinner: left over pasta with broccoli and garlic cheese sauce
Snacks/desserts: cupcake, molasses cookie ( purchased at the airport for $1.72)
Beverages: water
Yesterday I woke up with a massive headache. I had to walk to the King County Metro customer service center because I lost my transit card on the way home Wednesday night, and I had to have it shut off and replaced. Unfortunately whoever found it had already used about $5 worth of the credit on it. After that I decided I needed some caffeine and something to eat to get rid of the nausea and headache I was experiencing. I had taken Aleve, which did nothing. I stopped at Starbucks for an iced coffee and a breakfast sandwich. I spent $5.69 there.
After work Jeremy met me at work and we went to the store. He said that Winter had told him we needed milk (we got a pint since we're leaving so soon), and frosting (spoiler alert: we did not need frosting). I also had a coupon loaded to my QFC card for a ten pack of free Mission soft taco tortillas. They had offered it for national taco day. So we got those too. We spent $3.28.
Breakfast: Starbucks breakfast sandwich
Lunch: frozen turkey and potato entree, strawberry flavored Greek yogurt
Dinner: cavatappi pasta with leftover turkey sausage and tomato pasta sauce
Snacks/desserts: cupcakes, last caramel apple Oreo
Beverages: iced coffee with half and half and two sugars, water
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Grocery and food purchases up to this point
Jeremy and Winter saved all the receipts from food purchases while I was gone, as well as from when he went to the store yesterday. Here is what they bought.
Subway: $16.96
Bartell's Drugs:
2 Chicken Ramen packets ($.25 each) $.50
1 doz eggs $2.69
Hot cocoa mix $.99
Total $4.18
Grocery Outlet:
3 boxes of Krave Smores cereal ($.97 each) $2.91
3 lime flavored Mediterranean yogurts 3/$1.00
8 oz garlic jack cheese $1.79
2 packages of six bagels ($1.99 each) $3.98
2 Energy drinks ($1.49 each) $2.98
14 6oz. pouches of pre-cooked beef ($.99 each) $13.86
6 Crystal Light liquid drink mix ($.99 each) $5.94
2 2.5 lb bags of frozen chicken tenderloin ($6.99 each) $13.98
1 box of pretzel thins $1.69
8 oz pepper jack cheese $1.79
Family size can chicken noodle soup $1.49
2 bottle BBQ sauce ($.99 each) $1.98
1 cucumber $.79
22 oz. Deli honey ham $3.49
Total: $57.67
QFC:
9 protein bars ($1.00 each) $9.00
Sugar free strawberry sparkling water $1.00
1.84 lbs Bananas $1.27
2 lbs carrots $1.29
1.21 lbs broccoli $1.80
Total: $14.36
I am also going to count the second package of caramel apple Oreos I bought at Target in San Diego to bring back home. They were $2.84.
Yesterday I had acupuncture right after work, so I got home around 7:30. Jeremy made cavatappi pasta with broccoli and a garlic cheese sauce. He added sour cream to the sauce because he found it to be super garlicky. I thought it tasted good. I was still feeling kind of hung over yesterday, and didn't eat a whole lot.
Breakfast: lime Mediterranean yogurt
Lunch: honeycrisp apple, granola bars
Dinner: pasta with broccoli and garlic cheese sauce
Snacks: cupcake (made by Winter), cookies
Beverages: water
Subway: $16.96
Bartell's Drugs:
2 Chicken Ramen packets ($.25 each) $.50
1 doz eggs $2.69
Hot cocoa mix $.99
Total $4.18
Grocery Outlet:
3 boxes of Krave Smores cereal ($.97 each) $2.91
3 lime flavored Mediterranean yogurts 3/$1.00
8 oz garlic jack cheese $1.79
2 packages of six bagels ($1.99 each) $3.98
2 Energy drinks ($1.49 each) $2.98
14 6oz. pouches of pre-cooked beef ($.99 each) $13.86
6 Crystal Light liquid drink mix ($.99 each) $5.94
2 2.5 lb bags of frozen chicken tenderloin ($6.99 each) $13.98
1 box of pretzel thins $1.69
8 oz pepper jack cheese $1.79
Family size can chicken noodle soup $1.49
2 bottle BBQ sauce ($.99 each) $1.98
1 cucumber $.79
22 oz. Deli honey ham $3.49
Total: $57.67
QFC:
9 protein bars ($1.00 each) $9.00
Sugar free strawberry sparkling water $1.00
1.84 lbs Bananas $1.27
2 lbs carrots $1.29
1.21 lbs broccoli $1.80
Total: $14.36
I am also going to count the second package of caramel apple Oreos I bought at Target in San Diego to bring back home. They were $2.84.
Yesterday I had acupuncture right after work, so I got home around 7:30. Jeremy made cavatappi pasta with broccoli and a garlic cheese sauce. He added sour cream to the sauce because he found it to be super garlicky. I thought it tasted good. I was still feeling kind of hung over yesterday, and didn't eat a whole lot.
Breakfast: lime Mediterranean yogurt
Lunch: honeycrisp apple, granola bars
Dinner: pasta with broccoli and garlic cheese sauce
Snacks: cupcake (made by Winter), cookies
Beverages: water
- My dad texted me yesterday morning. I guess my mom got sick and they had to miss their flight to Texas. It would cost them too much to reschedule for later this week, so they won't be able to be there. :(
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