I spent $4 on Friday on a coffee drink, a banana, and a dark chocolate bar. I have been trying to avoid caffeine, but I got about 4 hours of sleep. I went to the gym after work, then picked up Winter after art class. I felt a little throw-uppy after working out. Here goes...
Breakfast: two homemade granola bars
Lunch: plain Greek yogurt with blueberries, pecans, and honey, two clementines
Dinner: leftover chili with leftover quinoa wild rice blend, and cheddar cheese
Snacks/desserts: none
Beverages: Starbucks coffee drink, water
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Sunday, March 15, 2015
Monday, February 2, 2015
New month, new challenges
So I have been having some problems for a while with pain in my legs, and after doing some reading I may have possibly pinpointed what could be causing the issue. So in an attempt to help with the pain I am trying an anti-inflammatory diet, starting now, or at least as soon as I could. I plan to follow it as written for a month or so, and if it helps I will try reintroducing foods that are not allowed one at a time to see how I tolerate them.
The diet is fairly restrictive. Wheat, dairy, and sugar being the three biggest things I shouldn't have that I normally eat, and the alternatives are all pretty expensive. I'm going to do the best I can to just eat things that are already free from wheat and dairy rather than buying special gluten and dairy free foods. A few things, like milk and bread, will be pretty hard to live without though. At least the Alpha-Bits cereal I got for my birthday is wheat free, and ok in moderation!
On top of that I have noticed huge price jumps on many produce item a lately at QFC. Green lettuce has gone up from $1.99 to $2.99!
Jeremy went to Grocery Outlet yesterday morning and spent $10. He bought eggs, 6 bottles of Mio, a big box of Boo Berry cereal, and two grape flavored Chobani yogurts.
On my way home from work I went to QFC and bought:
Green lettuce
Two bell peppers (red and yellow)
1 lb strawberries
4 bananas
A head of broccoli
1/2 gallon coconut milk
2 frozen pie crusts (I thought they were GF but they were just in the same section of the case. Grr.)
Olive oil mayonnaise
I spent $17 total. I made curried lentils with carrots in the crock pot and had some for dinner when I got home.
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: peanut butter and jelly sandwich, apple
Dinner: curried lentils with carrots and fresh cilantro
Snacks/desserts: banana with peanut butter
Beverages: water
The diet is fairly restrictive. Wheat, dairy, and sugar being the three biggest things I shouldn't have that I normally eat, and the alternatives are all pretty expensive. I'm going to do the best I can to just eat things that are already free from wheat and dairy rather than buying special gluten and dairy free foods. A few things, like milk and bread, will be pretty hard to live without though. At least the Alpha-Bits cereal I got for my birthday is wheat free, and ok in moderation!
On top of that I have noticed huge price jumps on many produce item a lately at QFC. Green lettuce has gone up from $1.99 to $2.99!
Jeremy went to Grocery Outlet yesterday morning and spent $10. He bought eggs, 6 bottles of Mio, a big box of Boo Berry cereal, and two grape flavored Chobani yogurts.
On my way home from work I went to QFC and bought:
Green lettuce
Two bell peppers (red and yellow)
1 lb strawberries
4 bananas
A head of broccoli
1/2 gallon coconut milk
2 frozen pie crusts (I thought they were GF but they were just in the same section of the case. Grr.)
Olive oil mayonnaise
I spent $17 total. I made curried lentils with carrots in the crock pot and had some for dinner when I got home.
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: peanut butter and jelly sandwich, apple
Dinner: curried lentils with carrots and fresh cilantro
Snacks/desserts: banana with peanut butter
Beverages: water
Friday, January 2, 2015
New year starting off with some exciting news
For the last month I have been trying to locate my husband's mother, who has not seen him since he was under a year old. This morning I got a voicemail from someone who said she had been located and that she would love to talk to him. He is from one of the towns she grew up in, and runs an alumni page for the town's school. I hated sent the page a message a few weeks ago.
Jeremy hasn't spoken with him, or with his mother yet. He says he needed a bit of time. He did send the man a Facebook message tonight, and plans to call him soon. I am hoping this turns out to be a good thing.
Today we bought the following groceries:
2 pack of single serve frozen cheese pizzas $3.00
1 banana $.26
1/2 gallon of milk $1.50
8 oz shredded fiesta blend cheese $1.99
Broccoli $.88
Total $7.63
Breakfast: walnut brownie (I made them last night)
Lunch: cheese pizza, banana
Dinner: Mac and cheese with tuna and broccoli
Snacks/desserts: another brownie
Beverages: water
Jeremy hasn't spoken with him, or with his mother yet. He says he needed a bit of time. He did send the man a Facebook message tonight, and plans to call him soon. I am hoping this turns out to be a good thing.
Today we bought the following groceries:
2 pack of single serve frozen cheese pizzas $3.00
1 banana $.26
1/2 gallon of milk $1.50
8 oz shredded fiesta blend cheese $1.99
Broccoli $.88
Total $7.63
Breakfast: walnut brownie (I made them last night)
Lunch: cheese pizza, banana
Dinner: Mac and cheese with tuna and broccoli
Snacks/desserts: another brownie
Beverages: water
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
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, 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
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
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. :(
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
I'm in San Diego and it's kind of hot here
It's in the 70's today. Maybe high 70's. I don't know, but I'm all sweaty. It was much cooler in Seattle when I left this morning. I am staying at a place I found on Airbnb.com for $55 a night. They have parrots. And dogs the size of small horses. I am renting a very small guest house in the back yard. It has a private bath and the room with the bed in it is maybe 8' by 10'.
I had to have four pillows for the class and rather than paying $25 for each checked bag to bring them with me, I bought them at Target for $4.04 each. I'll just leave them here when I go back. Of course I forgot to bring extra pillowcases though, so I also had to pay $9.99 for a set of two. I will be taking those back with me. I also bought some food so I don't have to eat out too much. I bought bread, peanut butter, honey, bananas, some tuna salad kits, some microwaveable soup cups, cashews, turkey pepperoni sticks, dried mangoes, apples, granola bars, and caramel apple Oreos. I also got some sandwich bags so I can pack lunch to take to class with me.
Last night on my way home I picked up a loaf of bread for $2.79, three bananas for $.67, and Jr. Mints for $.99. Our total spending for September was $448.46. Here's what I ate yesterday.
Breakfast: blueberry flavored Greek yogurt
Lunch: banana, salad with lettuce, quinoa, turkey deli meat, provolone cheese, and spicy ranch dressing
Dinner: leftover taco mac, cereal and milk
Snacks/desserts: PB cup cookies, Jr. Mints
Beverages: water
I had to have four pillows for the class and rather than paying $25 for each checked bag to bring them with me, I bought them at Target for $4.04 each. I'll just leave them here when I go back. Of course I forgot to bring extra pillowcases though, so I also had to pay $9.99 for a set of two. I will be taking those back with me. I also bought some food so I don't have to eat out too much. I bought bread, peanut butter, honey, bananas, some tuna salad kits, some microwaveable soup cups, cashews, turkey pepperoni sticks, dried mangoes, apples, granola bars, and caramel apple Oreos. I also got some sandwich bags so I can pack lunch to take to class with me.
Last night on my way home I picked up a loaf of bread for $2.79, three bananas for $.67, and Jr. Mints for $.99. Our total spending for September was $448.46. Here's what I ate yesterday.
Breakfast: blueberry flavored Greek yogurt
Lunch: banana, salad with lettuce, quinoa, turkey deli meat, provolone cheese, and spicy ranch dressing
Dinner: leftover taco mac, cereal and milk
Snacks/desserts: PB cup cookies, Jr. Mints
Beverages: water
Sunday, September 28, 2014
September is almost over
We picked up a few things from QFC yesterday. Ginger sesame salad dressing for $2.44 (on sale with coupon), a container of mild salsa for $1.99 (reduced for quick sale), a cucumber for $.99 and three bananas for $.99.
We have $5.99 left to get us through this Tuesday, but I'm not concerned at all. Compared to the last few months we actually have a lot of food left in the house. So much so that rather than worrying about making those last few dollars stretch until the end of the month, we are actually stocking up on a few things in preparation for next month,
I have been thinking about how we will do our budget for October, which will be different from usual since I will be in San Diego for six days for a prenatal massage certification class, and then the following weekend we are all going to Texas to visit my mom's side of the family. I have decided to budget only based on the number of days each of us is home, and out of town meals will not be counted against the food budget. We will do what we can to reasonably minimize how much we spend while out of town, but sticking to a budget of $5 per person per day while not at home would be extremely difficult. I'd like for us to able to fully enjoy our time away from home, and not worry too much about what we are spending.
So that means next month we will be budgeting $390. I am leaving early in the morning Oct 1st, so Winter and Jeremy will need to do some shopping while I am gone. We have lots of leftover soup in the freezer, and a pretty good stock of frozen chicken breast, frozen fruit, rice, pasta, and quinoa to help them out as well.
Yesterday I got up early and made pasta sauce in the crock pot. I used two 14 oz cans of diced tomatoes, two 7.4 oz boxes of tomato sauce, one finely grated zucchini (Winter doesn't like the texture), two turkey and pepper jack sausages, granulated garlic, Italian seasoning, two tablespoons of olive oil, and 1/3 cup of red wine. I love making pasta sauce in the crock pot because the flavors get really rich after slow cooking all day, and boiling pasta when you get home is very fast. The zucchini cooked down completely, and I couldn't really tell it was there. I was concerned the turkey sausage would be weird, like having hot dog slices in spaghetti sauce, but it turned out great.
Breakfast: apple spice flavored Greek yogurt
Lunch: turkey sandwich with dijon and lettuce, last of the pinto beans with shredded hot pepper jack cheese, nectarine
Dinner: spaghetti with turkey sausage spaghetti sauce
Snacks/desserts: oatmeal cookies, cashews
Beverages: coffee with vanilla coconut milk creamer, water
We have $5.99 left to get us through this Tuesday, but I'm not concerned at all. Compared to the last few months we actually have a lot of food left in the house. So much so that rather than worrying about making those last few dollars stretch until the end of the month, we are actually stocking up on a few things in preparation for next month,
I have been thinking about how we will do our budget for October, which will be different from usual since I will be in San Diego for six days for a prenatal massage certification class, and then the following weekend we are all going to Texas to visit my mom's side of the family. I have decided to budget only based on the number of days each of us is home, and out of town meals will not be counted against the food budget. We will do what we can to reasonably minimize how much we spend while out of town, but sticking to a budget of $5 per person per day while not at home would be extremely difficult. I'd like for us to able to fully enjoy our time away from home, and not worry too much about what we are spending.
So that means next month we will be budgeting $390. I am leaving early in the morning Oct 1st, so Winter and Jeremy will need to do some shopping while I am gone. We have lots of leftover soup in the freezer, and a pretty good stock of frozen chicken breast, frozen fruit, rice, pasta, and quinoa to help them out as well.
Yesterday I got up early and made pasta sauce in the crock pot. I used two 14 oz cans of diced tomatoes, two 7.4 oz boxes of tomato sauce, one finely grated zucchini (Winter doesn't like the texture), two turkey and pepper jack sausages, granulated garlic, Italian seasoning, two tablespoons of olive oil, and 1/3 cup of red wine. I love making pasta sauce in the crock pot because the flavors get really rich after slow cooking all day, and boiling pasta when you get home is very fast. The zucchini cooked down completely, and I couldn't really tell it was there. I was concerned the turkey sausage would be weird, like having hot dog slices in spaghetti sauce, but it turned out great.
Breakfast: apple spice flavored Greek yogurt
Lunch: turkey sandwich with dijon and lettuce, last of the pinto beans with shredded hot pepper jack cheese, nectarine
Dinner: spaghetti with turkey sausage spaghetti sauce
Snacks/desserts: oatmeal cookies, cashews
Beverages: coffee with vanilla coconut milk creamer, water
Saturday, September 20, 2014
A really long Thursday
Thursday I had an appointment at a nearby massage school for a student clinic session right after work. This school only does student clinic sessions every few months, but they only cost $10 so I jump on it when I can. Afterwards I went to the grocery store. I left before 10 am and didn't get back until 10pm.
I set up the crock pot before I left with 1 1/2 cups of dried pinto beans, which I had started soaking the night before, 1 can of petite diced tomatoes, 1/2 a green bell pepper, chopped, and 3 turkey sausages, sliced. The turkey sausages gave it plenty of flavor so no other seasonings were added. After leaving for work I realized my lunch was going to be a bit light for the long day ahead of me. so I stopped at QFC and bought two hard boiled eggs for $1.99 and a banana for $.25.
After my massage session I went to QFC to pick up more bread, milk, fruit and veggies, and some really good sale items: fancy pasta and Greek yogurt. I got three lbs of cavatappi, two lbs of fettucini, and one pound of another kind of noodle I had never seen before. Cavatappi makes the best macaroni and cheese. I may go buy more of just that one before the sale is over, because it's usually way more than I am willing to spend.
A little over 4 lbs of honeycrisp apples $10.63
6 lbs of assorted pasta shapes ($.79 ea) $4.74
6 flavored Greek yogurts ($.39 ea) $2.34
2 1/2 lbs of bananas $1.80
1/2 gallon 2% milk $1.50
Buttermilk bread $2.79
1 1/3 lbs broccoli $1.30
Total spent $29.10
What I ate:
Breakfast: banana bread, coffee flavored Greek yogurt
Lunch: leftover veggie alphabet soup, two hard boiled eggs, banana bread, carrot sticks with hummus, banana
Dinner: pinto beans with turkey sausage, tomatoes, and peppers
Snacks/desserts: champagne grapes
Beverages: water
I set up the crock pot before I left with 1 1/2 cups of dried pinto beans, which I had started soaking the night before, 1 can of petite diced tomatoes, 1/2 a green bell pepper, chopped, and 3 turkey sausages, sliced. The turkey sausages gave it plenty of flavor so no other seasonings were added. After leaving for work I realized my lunch was going to be a bit light for the long day ahead of me. so I stopped at QFC and bought two hard boiled eggs for $1.99 and a banana for $.25.
After my massage session I went to QFC to pick up more bread, milk, fruit and veggies, and some really good sale items: fancy pasta and Greek yogurt. I got three lbs of cavatappi, two lbs of fettucini, and one pound of another kind of noodle I had never seen before. Cavatappi makes the best macaroni and cheese. I may go buy more of just that one before the sale is over, because it's usually way more than I am willing to spend.
A little over 4 lbs of honeycrisp apples $10.63
6 lbs of assorted pasta shapes ($.79 ea) $4.74
6 flavored Greek yogurts ($.39 ea) $2.34
2 1/2 lbs of bananas $1.80
1/2 gallon 2% milk $1.50
Buttermilk bread $2.79
1 1/3 lbs broccoli $1.30
Total spent $29.10
What I ate:
Breakfast: banana bread, coffee flavored Greek yogurt
Lunch: leftover veggie alphabet soup, two hard boiled eggs, banana bread, carrot sticks with hummus, banana
Dinner: pinto beans with turkey sausage, tomatoes, and peppers
Snacks/desserts: champagne grapes
Beverages: water
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Going to the dentist sucks
This morning I went to the dentist again to get my last filling done, and have impressions taken for my partial. The first impression did not turn out right, so it had to be redone, and both times I gagged on the trays badly. And for the filling they had to go back in and do more painkiller injections four times after the first one, because I continued to be able to feel the drill. I wasn't able to feel or move my mouth normally until after five pm. Thank goodness that eventually I was not able to feel the drill so they could finish. At least I got another free bag of pretzels out of the deal. I gave them to Winter.
This afternoon I used four of the old bananas we bought recently to make banana bread. I use this recipe but I reduce the sugar to half a cup and skip the salt. I also added a teaspoon of vanilla this time. It turns out nice and moist as long as you are careful not to over mix or over bake it. I also like to wrap it in tin foil while it's still cooling so the crust is moist also. That makes it much easier to cut, and you can get thinner slices.
Winter did not get a part in the main fall play at school so today she stayed after to audition for a series of shorter plays. After she got home I took her to Ross to get her a bra that will work with her homecoming dress, and also got her a cute headband with a bow, and a small shoulder bag so she can keep her phones and wallet on her, but not have to hang onto them all night. We spent about $27 there so including the dress her homecoming outfit was $37 before tax. She is going to borrow a pair of my shoes since we wear the same size. We also spent $.59 on a bag of candy corn flavored M&M's at Walgreen' s We shared.
Breakfast: English muffin with cream cheese, coffee flavored Greek yogurt
Lunch: leftover veggie alphabet soup, nine grain bread with butter
Dinner: chicken stir fried with carrots and celery, with white rice and teriyaki sauce
Snacks/desserts: candy corn M&M's, banana bread, raspberries and champagne grapes
Beverages: water
Winter took a Lunchable and a yogurt for lunch today. I'm not sure what she ate for breakfast, but she also had some banana bread when she got home.
Jeremy was awake until after midnight last night with a bad headache and he kept vomiting. This is the second time it has happened in two weeks. I guess he'll have to ask his doctor about it.
This afternoon I used four of the old bananas we bought recently to make banana bread. I use this recipe but I reduce the sugar to half a cup and skip the salt. I also added a teaspoon of vanilla this time. It turns out nice and moist as long as you are careful not to over mix or over bake it. I also like to wrap it in tin foil while it's still cooling so the crust is moist also. That makes it much easier to cut, and you can get thinner slices.
Winter did not get a part in the main fall play at school so today she stayed after to audition for a series of shorter plays. After she got home I took her to Ross to get her a bra that will work with her homecoming dress, and also got her a cute headband with a bow, and a small shoulder bag so she can keep her phones and wallet on her, but not have to hang onto them all night. We spent about $27 there so including the dress her homecoming outfit was $37 before tax. She is going to borrow a pair of my shoes since we wear the same size. We also spent $.59 on a bag of candy corn flavored M&M's at Walgreen' s We shared.
Breakfast: English muffin with cream cheese, coffee flavored Greek yogurt
Lunch: leftover veggie alphabet soup, nine grain bread with butter
Dinner: chicken stir fried with carrots and celery, with white rice and teriyaki sauce
Snacks/desserts: candy corn M&M's, banana bread, raspberries and champagne grapes
Beverages: water
Winter took a Lunchable and a yogurt for lunch today. I'm not sure what she ate for breakfast, but she also had some banana bread when she got home.
Jeremy was awake until after midnight last night with a bad headache and he kept vomiting. This is the second time it has happened in two weeks. I guess he'll have to ask his doctor about it.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Sunday and Monday
Lately any time I try to update my sidebar from my tablet it makes my browser crash. Annoyed because it used to work fine.
We finished up the last day of the month with a total spent of $339.72, which is $.28 under goal. It wasn't too horribly painful toward the end of the month. We had plenty to get what we needed. Sunday evening I picked up a carton of mint chip ice cream on my way home from work for $2.50.
Sunday's food:
Monday: Honey Bunches of Oats with milk
Lunch: leftover chili mac, banana, protein bar
Dinner: peanut butter sandwich with raspberry jam, leftover alphabet soup
Snacks/desserts: mint chip ice cream
Beverages: water
Winter ate leftover chili mac for lunch as well. For dinner she had a sandwich, and she roasted the tiny potatoes from the window box with pepper and olive oil. She said they were good. She also had ice cream for dessert.
Monday, Winter and my friend Joel went to PAX Prime. It's a big deal videogame convention in Seattle. We live three blocks from the convention center. Winter had earned a bunch of money cleaning the house in the last week, but she didn't wind up finding anything she wanted to buy. She got a few things they were giving away for free though.
Jeremy and I went to the store in the morning. We bought the following:
Bottle of water $.79
Two bottles of store brand soda ($.69 each) $1.38
Pint of chocolate milk $1.39
Bag of fun size Nerds candy $.99
One banana $.27
Four apples RFQS $.99
Broccoli crown $1.07
Red leaf lettuce $1.25
Heirloom tomato $1.60
Dill pickle slices $2.99
1/2 lb deli ham $4.41
1/2 lb peppered turkey breast $4.90
6 oz provolone $3.12
3 oz salami $1.26
4 boxes of protein bars ($1.00 each) $4.00
4 red velvet cupcakes RFQS $2.15
7 brown bananas RFQS $1.61
Loaf of nine grain bread $1.88
Bag of sour cream and onion kettle chips $2.00
Total $38.05
I made lunch with sandwiches, fruit, chips, candy, and drinks and took them down to the convention center to meet Winter and Joel. We have lots of sandwich stuff left over for lunches. All the chips got eaten though. I went to work for five hours, and we made teriyaki chicken with broccoli and quinoa for dinner when I got home.
Breakfast: chocolate milk
Lunch: sandwich with turkey, provolone, tomato, lettuce, pickles, Dijon, and lite mayo, an Apple, and chips
Dinner: teriyaki chicken with broccoli and quinoa
Snacks/desserts: fun size Nerds, red velvet cupcake with mint chip ice cream
Beverages: root beer, water
Jeremy had his first workout with his new trainer. Todd has been a heavy weightlifting coach for 30 years. They did deadlifts yesterday and Jeremy said he got his ass kicked.
We finished up the last day of the month with a total spent of $339.72, which is $.28 under goal. It wasn't too horribly painful toward the end of the month. We had plenty to get what we needed. Sunday evening I picked up a carton of mint chip ice cream on my way home from work for $2.50.
Sunday's food:
Monday: Honey Bunches of Oats with milk
Lunch: leftover chili mac, banana, protein bar
Dinner: peanut butter sandwich with raspberry jam, leftover alphabet soup
Snacks/desserts: mint chip ice cream
Beverages: water
Winter ate leftover chili mac for lunch as well. For dinner she had a sandwich, and she roasted the tiny potatoes from the window box with pepper and olive oil. She said they were good. She also had ice cream for dessert.
Monday, Winter and my friend Joel went to PAX Prime. It's a big deal videogame convention in Seattle. We live three blocks from the convention center. Winter had earned a bunch of money cleaning the house in the last week, but she didn't wind up finding anything she wanted to buy. She got a few things they were giving away for free though.
Jeremy and I went to the store in the morning. We bought the following:
Bottle of water $.79
Two bottles of store brand soda ($.69 each) $1.38
Pint of chocolate milk $1.39
Bag of fun size Nerds candy $.99
One banana $.27
Four apples RFQS $.99
Broccoli crown $1.07
Red leaf lettuce $1.25
Heirloom tomato $1.60
Dill pickle slices $2.99
1/2 lb deli ham $4.41
1/2 lb peppered turkey breast $4.90
6 oz provolone $3.12
3 oz salami $1.26
4 boxes of protein bars ($1.00 each) $4.00
4 red velvet cupcakes RFQS $2.15
7 brown bananas RFQS $1.61
Loaf of nine grain bread $1.88
Bag of sour cream and onion kettle chips $2.00
Total $38.05
I made lunch with sandwiches, fruit, chips, candy, and drinks and took them down to the convention center to meet Winter and Joel. We have lots of sandwich stuff left over for lunches. All the chips got eaten though. I went to work for five hours, and we made teriyaki chicken with broccoli and quinoa for dinner when I got home.
Breakfast: chocolate milk
Lunch: sandwich with turkey, provolone, tomato, lettuce, pickles, Dijon, and lite mayo, an Apple, and chips
Dinner: teriyaki chicken with broccoli and quinoa
Snacks/desserts: fun size Nerds, red velvet cupcake with mint chip ice cream
Beverages: root beer, water
Jeremy had his first workout with his new trainer. Todd has been a heavy weightlifting coach for 30 years. They did deadlifts yesterday and Jeremy said he got his ass kicked.
Saturday, August 30, 2014
What we ate on Friday
Holy crap, I am so tired I can't move. It's raining outside today, and I think that is contributing to dragging me down. I haven't been all that hungry lately either. Eating less than usual. I hope I'm not getting sick or something.
I went to the dentist yesterday for another filling. It wasn't as bad as the last one, but it cost a little more. I took a complimentary bag of pretzels home for Winter.
I picked up a few last things to get us through Sunday. I'll have to check the receipt when i get home but I spent around $5.50. I bought bread, bananas, a box of protein bars, a single Zone Perfect bar which was the free Friday download, and small amounts of cayenne pepper and dehydrated onion.
For dinner I made chicken and broccoli with pearl couscous and hot pepper cheese sauce. It looked like tapioca pudding with chicken and vegetables. It tasted fine, but I not think I would make it again. The appearance was a little too off putting.
Breakfast: vanilla Petite Creme with raspberry jam mixed in
Lunch: leftover alphabet vegetable soup
Dinner: chicken, broccoli, couscous, and cheese sauce
Snacks/desserts: two protein bars
Beverages: water
I am not sure what I will be cooking tonight, but I am leaning toward chili. I have canned tomatoes and those two cans of beans, and I need to use up the rest of the turkey sausage. I think we even still have some sour cream.
I went to the dentist yesterday for another filling. It wasn't as bad as the last one, but it cost a little more. I took a complimentary bag of pretzels home for Winter.
I picked up a few last things to get us through Sunday. I'll have to check the receipt when i get home but I spent around $5.50. I bought bread, bananas, a box of protein bars, a single Zone Perfect bar which was the free Friday download, and small amounts of cayenne pepper and dehydrated onion.
For dinner I made chicken and broccoli with pearl couscous and hot pepper cheese sauce. It looked like tapioca pudding with chicken and vegetables. It tasted fine, but I not think I would make it again. The appearance was a little too off putting.
Breakfast: vanilla Petite Creme with raspberry jam mixed in
Lunch: leftover alphabet vegetable soup
Dinner: chicken, broccoli, couscous, and cheese sauce
Snacks/desserts: two protein bars
Beverages: water
I am not sure what I will be cooking tonight, but I am leaning toward chili. I have canned tomatoes and those two cans of beans, and I need to use up the rest of the turkey sausage. I think we even still have some sour cream.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Monday and Tuesday recap
Monday I worked from 11-5 at the downtown Convention Center. Here's what I ate:
Breakfast: scrambled eggs with cheese
Lunch: peanut butter and jelly sandwich, Greek yogurt tube
Dinner: sriracha glazed chicken with bamboo shoots, celery, and rice
Snacks/desserts: snickerdoodle ice cream with goat milk caramel sauce, blueberry Petite Cream
Beverages: water
Jeremy met me after work and we walked to QFC. We bought pretty much everything else we'll need to get us through the end of the month. Tonight Winter is going to help me make a hu-normous pot of vegetable soup. I also got some broccoli and cheese to make chicken, pasta, and broccoli with cheese sauce.
Here's what we bought:
10 bag of frozen pre-cooked quinoa (RFQS*) $1.99
Snickerdoodle ice cream $2.50
2 Lean Cuisines ($2.00 ea) $4.00
8 Petite Cremes** in assorted flavors (RFQS at $.29 ea) $2.32
1/2 gal 2% milk $1.50
Mt Dew Kickstart $.99
3 bottles of goat milk caramel sauce (RFQS at $.99 ea) $2.97
box of mac and cheese $.89
2 cans of petite diced tomatoes in juice ($.79 ea) $1.58
jar of baby dill pickles $2.99
Cocoa Krispies $1.79
Honey Bunches of Oats $1.79
8 oz shredded pepper blend cheese $1.99
2 lbs carrots $1.29
.64 lb cauliflower $1.27
.66 lb dried garbanzos $1.18
green bell pepper $.79
4 bananas $1.10
zucchini $1.08
yellow squash $.86
.29 lbs green beans $.58
.58 lbs broccoli $.57
2 Yukon gold potatoes $1.13
*Reduced for quick sale
** It's a new product, similar to Greek yogurt, but less tart. It is made with ricotta I think.
Total after Raise 3% discount $36.04
Yesterday I worked at the airport early in the morning. I had to get up at 6 am after getting home around 11 with Winter, and not getting to bed until after midnight. Winter made some raspberry jam and brought a jar with her, so I had that on my sandwich for lunch. Winter helped me make a pizza from scratch for dinner. I mixed some garlic and Italian seasoning into a little bit of the turkey sausage from the freezer to top it with.
Breakfast: vanilla Petite Creme
Lunch: peanut butter sandwich with Winter's homemade raspberry jam, banana
Dinner: pizza topped with mozzarella, green bell peppers, and Italian seasoned turkey sausage.
Snacks: snickerdoodle ice cream with goat milk caramel sauce
Beverages, iced coffee with simple syrup and cream, water, Coke Zero
For the big surprise I took Jeremy and Winter to see To Be Takei at the SIFF Cinema Uptown in Queen Anne. They are both huge fans of George Takei. It was a really great documentary. I cried a couple of times. It's about his relationship with Brad, his experience in the Japanese American internment camp during WWII, and his acting career, plus his political and social activism. Winter was the only one there who wasn't an adult, which was kind of funny to me. I think this movie was pretty appropriate for pre-teens on up at least.
Our only spending yesterday was on an iced coffee for me at the airport, which was $3.00 with tax and tip, and on a large Coke Zero at the theater. A jaw-dropping $5.50. I am sort of fine with that though since it is a small independent local theater.
Breakfast: scrambled eggs with cheese
Lunch: peanut butter and jelly sandwich, Greek yogurt tube
Dinner: sriracha glazed chicken with bamboo shoots, celery, and rice
Snacks/desserts: snickerdoodle ice cream with goat milk caramel sauce, blueberry Petite Cream
Beverages: water
Jeremy met me after work and we walked to QFC. We bought pretty much everything else we'll need to get us through the end of the month. Tonight Winter is going to help me make a hu-normous pot of vegetable soup. I also got some broccoli and cheese to make chicken, pasta, and broccoli with cheese sauce.
Here's what we bought:
10 bag of frozen pre-cooked quinoa (RFQS*) $1.99
Snickerdoodle ice cream $2.50
2 Lean Cuisines ($2.00 ea) $4.00
8 Petite Cremes** in assorted flavors (RFQS at $.29 ea) $2.32
1/2 gal 2% milk $1.50
Mt Dew Kickstart $.99
3 bottles of goat milk caramel sauce (RFQS at $.99 ea) $2.97
box of mac and cheese $.89
2 cans of petite diced tomatoes in juice ($.79 ea) $1.58
jar of baby dill pickles $2.99
Cocoa Krispies $1.79
Honey Bunches of Oats $1.79
8 oz shredded pepper blend cheese $1.99
2 lbs carrots $1.29
.64 lb cauliflower $1.27
.66 lb dried garbanzos $1.18
green bell pepper $.79
4 bananas $1.10
zucchini $1.08
yellow squash $.86
.29 lbs green beans $.58
.58 lbs broccoli $.57
2 Yukon gold potatoes $1.13
*Reduced for quick sale
** It's a new product, similar to Greek yogurt, but less tart. It is made with ricotta I think.
Total after Raise 3% discount $36.04
Yesterday I worked at the airport early in the morning. I had to get up at 6 am after getting home around 11 with Winter, and not getting to bed until after midnight. Winter made some raspberry jam and brought a jar with her, so I had that on my sandwich for lunch. Winter helped me make a pizza from scratch for dinner. I mixed some garlic and Italian seasoning into a little bit of the turkey sausage from the freezer to top it with.
Breakfast: vanilla Petite Creme
Lunch: peanut butter sandwich with Winter's homemade raspberry jam, banana
Dinner: pizza topped with mozzarella, green bell peppers, and Italian seasoned turkey sausage.
Snacks: snickerdoodle ice cream with goat milk caramel sauce
Beverages, iced coffee with simple syrup and cream, water, Coke Zero
For the big surprise I took Jeremy and Winter to see To Be Takei at the SIFF Cinema Uptown in Queen Anne. They are both huge fans of George Takei. It was a really great documentary. I cried a couple of times. It's about his relationship with Brad, his experience in the Japanese American internment camp during WWII, and his acting career, plus his political and social activism. Winter was the only one there who wasn't an adult, which was kind of funny to me. I think this movie was pretty appropriate for pre-teens on up at least.
Our only spending yesterday was on an iced coffee for me at the airport, which was $3.00 with tax and tip, and on a large Coke Zero at the theater. A jaw-dropping $5.50. I am sort of fine with that though since it is a small independent local theater.
Friday, August 22, 2014
Got home late last night
I usually get home by 8:00 at the latest, but last night I wasn't even leaving the grocery store until after 8:00. I picked up a couple of frozen side dishes to go with the frozen Morningstar Farms BBQ riblets we had already. We didn't eat until around 8:45. I will need to remember to keep a frozen pizza or something on hand for stuff like this once Winter comes back, so at least they can get dinner started without me.
It seems like Jeremy's interview went well, but he won't find out until Monday.
I bought the following at QFC yesterday. I left the chocolate milk, bananas, and protein bars at work. The person before me had left a coupon for $2.00 off your next shopping order at the U Scan, so I used that too. Cool!
1 qt chocolate milk $2.19
Box of 6 protein bars $1.00
4 large bananas $1.28
1 huge nectarine $1.77
Frozen single serve Chili's pepper Jack Mac and Cheese $2.50
Green Giant frozen vegetables $1.00
1 quart of half and half $2.29
2 lbs brown sugar $2.59
2 Yukon Gold potatoes $1.22
Total $15.84
minus $2.00 coupon
$13.84
minus 3% from using GC purchased on Raise
$13.42
The frozen vegetables I bought were the Green Giant antioxidant blend. I normally do not like frozen veggies as I find them to be watery, mushy, rubbery, and lacking in flavor. I really liked these. They are not as good as fresh veggies to me, but I would get them again in a pinch at that price. Normally they are $2.49 for two servings.
The Chili's mac and cheese is actually awesome, I am picky about frozen mac and cheese as well, but this one is worth it. It's super creamy, and the peppers give it a nice flavor, but not really spicy. One container has enough to make a side dish for two people.
Breakfast: chocolate milk, nectarine
Lunch: small amount of leftover chicken teriyaki stir fry, banana, protein bar
Dinner: Morningstar Farms vegetarian BBQ riblet, pepper jack mac and cheese, mixed vegetables
Snacks/desserts: white cheddar with cracked pepper, another protein bar
Beverages: Crystal Light, water
It seems like Jeremy's interview went well, but he won't find out until Monday.
I bought the following at QFC yesterday. I left the chocolate milk, bananas, and protein bars at work. The person before me had left a coupon for $2.00 off your next shopping order at the U Scan, so I used that too. Cool!
1 qt chocolate milk $2.19
Box of 6 protein bars $1.00
4 large bananas $1.28
1 huge nectarine $1.77
Frozen single serve Chili's pepper Jack Mac and Cheese $2.50
Green Giant frozen vegetables $1.00
1 quart of half and half $2.29
2 lbs brown sugar $2.59
2 Yukon Gold potatoes $1.22
Total $15.84
minus $2.00 coupon
$13.84
minus 3% from using GC purchased on Raise
$13.42
The frozen vegetables I bought were the Green Giant antioxidant blend. I normally do not like frozen veggies as I find them to be watery, mushy, rubbery, and lacking in flavor. I really liked these. They are not as good as fresh veggies to me, but I would get them again in a pinch at that price. Normally they are $2.49 for two servings.
The Chili's mac and cheese is actually awesome, I am picky about frozen mac and cheese as well, but this one is worth it. It's super creamy, and the peppers give it a nice flavor, but not really spicy. One container has enough to make a side dish for two people.
Breakfast: chocolate milk, nectarine
Lunch: small amount of leftover chicken teriyaki stir fry, banana, protein bar
Dinner: Morningstar Farms vegetarian BBQ riblet, pepper jack mac and cheese, mixed vegetables
Snacks/desserts: white cheddar with cracked pepper, another protein bar
Beverages: Crystal Light, water
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
What we ate 08-18-14
Yesterday Jeremy stopped at QFC after the gym and spent $2.00 on a Lean Cuisine, which he ate for lunch, and $1.50 on a cherry cream cheese danish for me.
After dinner we went to Yogurtland to use the buy one get one free coupon we had. We spent $3.12 there, but since it was really 10% off of that with the gift card bought on Raise, the actual total spent was $2.81.
We also went to QFC a second time and bought 3 boxes of protein bars for $3.00, and three bananas for $.68. Jeremy also got a diet Lipton tea for $1.00. Total including taxes and all discounts was $4.64.
I made potstickers last night for dinner out of turkey sausage, cabbage, carrots, seasonings, and the last package of gyoza wrappers we had in the freezer. I did not add any hoisin sauce or soy sauce since that turkey sausage is pretty salty already. I also split the little butternut squash we had in the fridge and baked it.
Breakfast: smoothie with banana, peach Greek yogurt, and milk
Lunch: leftover pasta with tuna, carrots and cheese sauce
Dinner: turkey sausage potstickers, butternut squash with butter and cinnamon
Snacks/desserts: protein bar, cherry danish, vanilla and mixed berry tart frozen yogurt
Beverages: water, Crystal Light, a little Lipton diet iced tea
I finally made an instagram account too. It has lots of cat pics, and last night's dinner so far.
After dinner we went to Yogurtland to use the buy one get one free coupon we had. We spent $3.12 there, but since it was really 10% off of that with the gift card bought on Raise, the actual total spent was $2.81.
We also went to QFC a second time and bought 3 boxes of protein bars for $3.00, and three bananas for $.68. Jeremy also got a diet Lipton tea for $1.00. Total including taxes and all discounts was $4.64.
I made potstickers last night for dinner out of turkey sausage, cabbage, carrots, seasonings, and the last package of gyoza wrappers we had in the freezer. I did not add any hoisin sauce or soy sauce since that turkey sausage is pretty salty already. I also split the little butternut squash we had in the fridge and baked it.
Breakfast: smoothie with banana, peach Greek yogurt, and milk
Lunch: leftover pasta with tuna, carrots and cheese sauce
Dinner: turkey sausage potstickers, butternut squash with butter and cinnamon
Snacks/desserts: protein bar, cherry danish, vanilla and mixed berry tart frozen yogurt
Beverages: water, Crystal Light, a little Lipton diet iced tea
I finally made an instagram account too. It has lots of cat pics, and last night's dinner so far.
Friday, August 15, 2014
What we ate, and grocery shopping 08-14-14
Breakfast: shredded wheat and milk
Lunch: leftover lentils with spinach and tomatoes, celery with crunchy PB
Dinner: penne with turkey sausage, picante sauce, and cheese sauce
Snacks/desserts: banana, oatmeal scotchies
Beverages: water, Crystal Light
What we bought yesterday:
Celery $1.89
Buttermilk bread: $2.50
8 oz mozzarella cheese $1.99
8 oz hot pepper cheese $1.99
Bananas foster flavored Greek Yogurt $1.00
3 bananas $.77
Sugar free cherry limeade soda $1.00
Total $11.14 (part of it was purchased on a discounted gift card bringing the actual total to $10.90)
Lunch: leftover lentils with spinach and tomatoes, celery with crunchy PB
Dinner: penne with turkey sausage, picante sauce, and cheese sauce
Snacks/desserts: banana, oatmeal scotchies
Beverages: water, Crystal Light
What we bought yesterday:
Celery $1.89
Buttermilk bread: $2.50
8 oz mozzarella cheese $1.99
8 oz hot pepper cheese $1.99
Bananas foster flavored Greek Yogurt $1.00
3 bananas $.77
Sugar free cherry limeade soda $1.00
Total $11.14 (part of it was purchased on a discounted gift card bringing the actual total to $10.90)
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
What we ate 08-05-14 and 08-06-14, plus a little grocery shopping
08-05-14
Breakfast: oatmeal with white chocolate peanut butter and dried cranberries, strawberry coffee cake
Lunch: sandwich with turkey, cracked black pepper cheese and dijon mustard, nectarine
Dinner: leftover black beans and rice topped with shredded cheese
Snacks/desserts: protein bar, Butterfinger ice cream
Beverages: Crystal Light, water
08-06-14
Breakfast: strawberry coffee cake
Lunch: white chocolate peanut butter and honey sandwich, nectarine
Dinner: shared a box of Lean Cuisine Fajita spring rolls with Jeremy
Snacks/desserts: lemon bar, peppermint bark ice cream bar, mudslide frozen yogurt
Beverages: Crystal Light, water
Today was definitely not a model day, food-wise. I woke up late and didn't really get a proper breakfast, so I was pretty hungry at work even after lunch. I got a lemon bar for $2.75 from Dilettante, one of the airport coffee shops. They have amazing lemon bars, and it has been months since I bought one. Jeremy got home after I did, and wanted to go to Yogurtland (after I had already eaten an ice cream bar, of course). We had a coupon and a rewards card bonus, and we had purchased a gift card from Raise for 10% off. So the total at Yogurtland was only $6.22 at least. We normally spend around 10$ for two of us at full price. Naturally I wasn't hungry after that, so I just had a few of Jeremy's spring rolls, and he ate the rest of the black beans and rice with them.
We stopped at QFC on the way home:
5 Lean Cuisines ($2.00 ea) $10.00
4 nectarines $2.98
7 bananas $2.47
Total $15.45 (minus the 3% discount from Raise the real amount spent was $14.99
Tomorrow I will be away from home the entire day. I have a dentist appointment at 8:00 am, and will go straight to work from there, then after work I have a CE ethics class in Wallingford until 10:15 pm. I made tuna salad and cut up some celery, and will make a PB sandwich tomorrow. I will also take some fruit, yogurt, a cookie and a protein bar. Hopefully that will hold me over through the day. Jeremy will fend for himself for dinner.
Breakfast: oatmeal with white chocolate peanut butter and dried cranberries, strawberry coffee cake
Lunch: sandwich with turkey, cracked black pepper cheese and dijon mustard, nectarine
Dinner: leftover black beans and rice topped with shredded cheese
Snacks/desserts: protein bar, Butterfinger ice cream
Beverages: Crystal Light, water
08-06-14
Breakfast: strawberry coffee cake
Lunch: white chocolate peanut butter and honey sandwich, nectarine
Dinner: shared a box of Lean Cuisine Fajita spring rolls with Jeremy
Snacks/desserts: lemon bar, peppermint bark ice cream bar, mudslide frozen yogurt
Beverages: Crystal Light, water
Today was definitely not a model day, food-wise. I woke up late and didn't really get a proper breakfast, so I was pretty hungry at work even after lunch. I got a lemon bar for $2.75 from Dilettante, one of the airport coffee shops. They have amazing lemon bars, and it has been months since I bought one. Jeremy got home after I did, and wanted to go to Yogurtland (after I had already eaten an ice cream bar, of course). We had a coupon and a rewards card bonus, and we had purchased a gift card from Raise for 10% off. So the total at Yogurtland was only $6.22 at least. We normally spend around 10$ for two of us at full price. Naturally I wasn't hungry after that, so I just had a few of Jeremy's spring rolls, and he ate the rest of the black beans and rice with them.
We stopped at QFC on the way home:
5 Lean Cuisines ($2.00 ea) $10.00
4 nectarines $2.98
7 bananas $2.47
Total $15.45 (minus the 3% discount from Raise the real amount spent was $14.99
Tomorrow I will be away from home the entire day. I have a dentist appointment at 8:00 am, and will go straight to work from there, then after work I have a CE ethics class in Wallingford until 10:15 pm. I made tuna salad and cut up some celery, and will make a PB sandwich tomorrow. I will also take some fruit, yogurt, a cookie and a protein bar. Hopefully that will hold me over through the day. Jeremy will fend for himself for dinner.
Friday, July 25, 2014
Meal plans for the rest of the month and Jeremy's eye surgery
This is my tentative plan for dinners through the end of the month. It could change if I get better ideas. I will also make banana bread, which will be good for a few breakfasts. Lunches can be leftovers or sandwiches. I will probably pick up some bananas too once the cherries run out.
Saturday: salsa and sour cream chicken, rice (Jeremy's cooking)
Sunday: chicken salad and homemade bread
Monday: chicken soup with couscous
Tuesday: crock pot Italian pasta soup
Wednesday: leftovers
Thursday: chicken with broccoli, rice, and pepper jack sauce
Will need to buy: lettuce, bay leaves, thyme, zucchini, broccoli, corn starch, bananas
Jeremy had the laser surgery on his left eye today. It went well. There was no pain at all. His pupil was still dilated last time I saw it, so he couldn't read, but he said he could already see better than before. They won't be able to remove the cataract from his right eye until the end of October it looks like.
Saturday: salsa and sour cream chicken, rice (Jeremy's cooking)
Sunday: chicken salad and homemade bread
Monday: chicken soup with couscous
Tuesday: crock pot Italian pasta soup
Wednesday: leftovers
Thursday: chicken with broccoli, rice, and pepper jack sauce
Will need to buy: lettuce, bay leaves, thyme, zucchini, broccoli, corn starch, bananas
Jeremy had the laser surgery on his left eye today. It went well. There was no pain at all. His pupil was still dilated last time I saw it, so he couldn't read, but he said he could already see better than before. They won't be able to remove the cataract from his right eye until the end of October it looks like.
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