Blogging regularly is getting kind of hard. I've been going to the gym five times a week for about an hour each time, and that takes up a lot of what little free time I have. I'll keep doing what I can.
Tuesday was the last day of March. We ended the month at $463, which is $2 under budget. I made whole wheat macaroni and cheese with hot pepper jack and cheddar with Greek yogurt added to the sauce, and red and green bell peppers for dinner.
For a the Month of April our budget will be $410 because Winter will be gone for 8 days for Spring Break. Wednesday Jeremy and I went to Grocery Outlet. We spent $66. We bought another bag of whole wheat pasta, a pound of dates, sliced Monterey jack cheese, herb goat cheese, a quart of plain Greek yogurt, almond milk, whole grain tortillas, two bags of frozen turkey burgers, salsa, two small bag of sprouted whole wheat flour, some sparkling water and energy drinks, tofu, cauliflower, Oreos, two boxes of cereal and cereal bars, frozen strawberries, three dark chocolate oranges, hard boiled eggs, and some other stuff.
For dinner on Wednesday I made thin whole wheat spaghetti, tofu, bell pepper, and cauliflower sauteed in olive oil, and peanut sauce.
Thursday I had leftovers for lunch and dinner, and Jeremy and I went to the gym. We also spent $11 at Yogurtland after I got off work, and spent $18 at QFC on apples, bananas, carrots, organic whole grain bread, and bagel thins.
Breakfast: two scramble eggs with hot pepper jack in a whole grain tortilla
Lunch: leftover tofu, veggies, and noodles with peanut sauce
Dinner: leftover chicken and lung bean deal with plain Greek yogurt
Snacks/desserts: homemade cranberry apple walnut granola bars, plain frozen yogurt with strawberries and mango
Beverages: water, and lemon lime sparkling water
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Friday, April 3, 2015
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Second hand gift card fuckery
So Winter and I went to Comic Con on Sunday. I had bought a $50 gift card from Raise.com for Subway (of which we had used $15 in January) and we planned to have lunch at Subway since there is one in the convention center. But when I went to use it I was told it had a zero balance. I had to use another form of payment. When I got home I did some detective work and found out that evidently the person who sold it had registered the card with Subway immediately after purchase, sold it, and then reported it lost or stolen. As such, the remaining balance was removed from the card.
I sent a screen shot of the evidence to Raise, and Monday morning I got a call from them saying they were refunding the amount I had paid for the card, which was $43.50. I am really mad that this person did this, and I hope Raise is able to recover the funds from that seller. They did the right thing, and I am happy to keep buying gift cards through them, but in the future I will be registering any cards I receive (which are able to be registered) immediately upon receipt.
The Con was fun, I guess, in as much as being in a huge crowd of people can be fun. Winter dressed up as Louise and I dressed up as Tina from Bob's Burgers. Quite a few people took pics of us, though I haven't seen any come up on Instagram yet.
After the convention I made soup for dinner, and then Jeremy and I went for a walk. They were having a good sale at QFC, so we decided to stock up on a few things. We got two boxes of whole wheat crackers, three boxes of whole wheat pasta, shredded cheese, frozen blackberries, reduced fat cream cheese, a lemon flavored Noosa yogurt (we plan to split it, and luckily Winter hates yogurt), and a box of cereal. Jeremy also got a diet Arnold Palmer drink. We spent about $18.
Here is what I ate Sunday:
Breakfast: smoothie made with almond milk, plain yogurt, banana, strawberry, blueberry and honey (was really good)
Lunch: six inch turkey sub on whole grain bread with lettuce, tomato, olives, oil, and vinegar (was kind of boring)
Dinner: chicken soup with carrots, celery, quinoa and wild rice blend and brown rice
Snacks/desserts: lemon ALT bar, blackberry yonanas
Beverages: water
Monday I had a busy day at work. Bought three Fage plain Greek yogurts on the way home for $3.
Breakfast: two lemon ALT bars
Lunch: leftover chicken rice soup, turkey and herb goat cheese sandwich with lettuce on GF bread
Dinner: leftover chicken deal with plain yogurt
Snacks/desserts: Easter candy at work (ugh again), wheat thins with PB and a drizzle of honey
Beverages: water
I sent a screen shot of the evidence to Raise, and Monday morning I got a call from them saying they were refunding the amount I had paid for the card, which was $43.50. I am really mad that this person did this, and I hope Raise is able to recover the funds from that seller. They did the right thing, and I am happy to keep buying gift cards through them, but in the future I will be registering any cards I receive (which are able to be registered) immediately upon receipt.
The Con was fun, I guess, in as much as being in a huge crowd of people can be fun. Winter dressed up as Louise and I dressed up as Tina from Bob's Burgers. Quite a few people took pics of us, though I haven't seen any come up on Instagram yet.
After the convention I made soup for dinner, and then Jeremy and I went for a walk. They were having a good sale at QFC, so we decided to stock up on a few things. We got two boxes of whole wheat crackers, three boxes of whole wheat pasta, shredded cheese, frozen blackberries, reduced fat cream cheese, a lemon flavored Noosa yogurt (we plan to split it, and luckily Winter hates yogurt), and a box of cereal. Jeremy also got a diet Arnold Palmer drink. We spent about $18.
Here is what I ate Sunday:
Breakfast: smoothie made with almond milk, plain yogurt, banana, strawberry, blueberry and honey (was really good)
Lunch: six inch turkey sub on whole grain bread with lettuce, tomato, olives, oil, and vinegar (was kind of boring)
Dinner: chicken soup with carrots, celery, quinoa and wild rice blend and brown rice
Snacks/desserts: lemon ALT bar, blackberry yonanas
Beverages: water
Monday I had a busy day at work. Bought three Fage plain Greek yogurts on the way home for $3.
Breakfast: two lemon ALT bars
Lunch: leftover chicken rice soup, turkey and herb goat cheese sandwich with lettuce on GF bread
Dinner: leftover chicken deal with plain yogurt
Snacks/desserts: Easter candy at work (ugh again), wheat thins with PB and a drizzle of honey
Beverages: water
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Big haul from Grocery Outlet
Tuesday morning I went to Grocery Outlet by myself and had to carry fifty million pounds of food back by my self. I also had to go to Jeremy's work to pick up the Grocery Outlet gift card we bought from Raise.com because he so thoughtlessly forgot to give it to me before leaving.
Grocery Outlet makes eating wheat and dairy free somewhat tolerable and much more doable on a budget. Sadly they did not have any GF pasta, which was one thing I was hoping for, because I am unwilling to pay $2.50 for a tiny box of something made out of fucking corn and rice. Those ingredients are cheap. Don't think I'm not onto your game, manufacturers of GF pasta.
They do however have a variety of GF and non dairy products, often for the same or similar prices as the wheaty and milky versions, which makes my life easier and happier. I might have to start making a point of buying more produce there as well, because damn it has gotten expensive at QFC. The only reason I don't is because it tends to be older and must be used more quickly.
Here's what I bought:
Family size box of Boo Berry cereal
2 jars of roasted red peppers
2 boxes of GF crackers
Bag of wheat free protein granola
2 lbs of turkey deli meat in cracked pepper and some other flavor
2 14 oz containers of spicy pepper hummus (I froze one)
2 loaves of Udi's GF country seed bread (frozen)
2 loaves of Udi's GF white bread (frozen)
6 plain bagels
2 lbs clementines
8 oz sliced mushrooms
Big bag of baby spinach
2 boxes of cappuccino flavored Soy Slender soy milk (Jeremy likes this)
2 P3 snack packs with chicken, cheese and peanuts
Blend of grated hard cheeses (the only kind I am supposed to have)
6 pack of chicken Ramen noodles
9 oz pecans
8 oz walnuts
12 oz honey
6 pack of assorted cereal bars
6 pack GF nut bars
10 oz dried dates
12 protein bars
16 oz mild green salsa
16 oz cashew butter
10 oz low sugar apricot preserves with no artificial sweetener
28 oz can diced tomatoes
2 lbs quinoa and rice blend
I thought I had also bought a box of GF cinnamon cookies, but I cannot find them, so maybe I put them back because of the sugar?
Total spent after Raise discount was $78.The Udi's bread was only $1.49 a loaf!
When I got back, by the time I put away all the groceries it was late-ish and I made breakfast/lunch. I made two eggs fried in olive oil, a coconut milk, banana and strawberry smoothie, and I also ate a slice of the brown rice bread. It was not what I would call "good." Those who are in the know say to toast it, so next time I will do that.
I went in to work for a couple hours in the afternoon for a massage trade, and afterward I had to go meet Winter at the library because she had left her keys at home. Luckily we live about three blocks from the big downtown library. Winter got a library card and checked out three pirate novels. I also went to QFC and bought 5 Lara Bars, a Clif bar for Winter, and two avocados, which cost $8 exactly.
For dinner I made soup with mushrooms, carrots, celery, two turkey sausages (turkey is ok in moderation on the RAD diet, but since it is salty and processed I just used a small amount for flavor), quinoa and rice blend, some white wine, and I seasoned it with sage, thyme, rosemary, black pepper, dried onion, and a little salt. I also threw some tail ends of a couple bags of brown and white rice in there. I added a little corn starch to thicken it as well. Considering it had no chicken broth at all the flavors were well developed and good. We used up all the chicken bouillon and no one told me.
Breakfast/lunch: two eggs, banana strawberry and coconut milk smoothie, slice of bread
Dinner: turkey sausage, veggie, quinoa and rice soup
Snacks/desserts: cherry Lara Bar
Beverages: water, cocoa mint flavored coconut milk
Wednesday I went to work for a half day in the morning. Afterward I received my half of the trade, and got acupuncture after that. On the at home I stopped at someone's house in First Hill to pick up a half pack of college rule notebook paper which I got from the Buy Nothing group. Winter was needing some. No food was purchased.
Breakfast: Chex granola with strawberries, pecans, and nut milk
Lunch: leftover curried lentils, Clementine
Dinner: leftover turkey sausage, veggie, quinoa and rice soup
Snacks/desserts: strawberries, apple, and banana cut up in a bowl
Beverages: cocoa mint coconut milk, water
Grocery Outlet makes eating wheat and dairy free somewhat tolerable and much more doable on a budget. Sadly they did not have any GF pasta, which was one thing I was hoping for, because I am unwilling to pay $2.50 for a tiny box of something made out of fucking corn and rice. Those ingredients are cheap. Don't think I'm not onto your game, manufacturers of GF pasta.
They do however have a variety of GF and non dairy products, often for the same or similar prices as the wheaty and milky versions, which makes my life easier and happier. I might have to start making a point of buying more produce there as well, because damn it has gotten expensive at QFC. The only reason I don't is because it tends to be older and must be used more quickly.
Here's what I bought:
Family size box of Boo Berry cereal
2 jars of roasted red peppers
2 boxes of GF crackers
Bag of wheat free protein granola
2 lbs of turkey deli meat in cracked pepper and some other flavor
2 14 oz containers of spicy pepper hummus (I froze one)
2 loaves of Udi's GF country seed bread (frozen)
2 loaves of Udi's GF white bread (frozen)
6 plain bagels
2 lbs clementines
8 oz sliced mushrooms
Big bag of baby spinach
2 boxes of cappuccino flavored Soy Slender soy milk (Jeremy likes this)
2 P3 snack packs with chicken, cheese and peanuts
Blend of grated hard cheeses (the only kind I am supposed to have)
6 pack of chicken Ramen noodles
9 oz pecans
8 oz walnuts
12 oz honey
6 pack of assorted cereal bars
6 pack GF nut bars
10 oz dried dates
12 protein bars
16 oz mild green salsa
16 oz cashew butter
10 oz low sugar apricot preserves with no artificial sweetener
28 oz can diced tomatoes
2 lbs quinoa and rice blend
I thought I had also bought a box of GF cinnamon cookies, but I cannot find them, so maybe I put them back because of the sugar?
Total spent after Raise discount was $78.The Udi's bread was only $1.49 a loaf!
When I got back, by the time I put away all the groceries it was late-ish and I made breakfast/lunch. I made two eggs fried in olive oil, a coconut milk, banana and strawberry smoothie, and I also ate a slice of the brown rice bread. It was not what I would call "good." Those who are in the know say to toast it, so next time I will do that.
I went in to work for a couple hours in the afternoon for a massage trade, and afterward I had to go meet Winter at the library because she had left her keys at home. Luckily we live about three blocks from the big downtown library. Winter got a library card and checked out three pirate novels. I also went to QFC and bought 5 Lara Bars, a Clif bar for Winter, and two avocados, which cost $8 exactly.
For dinner I made soup with mushrooms, carrots, celery, two turkey sausages (turkey is ok in moderation on the RAD diet, but since it is salty and processed I just used a small amount for flavor), quinoa and rice blend, some white wine, and I seasoned it with sage, thyme, rosemary, black pepper, dried onion, and a little salt. I also threw some tail ends of a couple bags of brown and white rice in there. I added a little corn starch to thicken it as well. Considering it had no chicken broth at all the flavors were well developed and good. We used up all the chicken bouillon and no one told me.
Breakfast/lunch: two eggs, banana strawberry and coconut milk smoothie, slice of bread
Dinner: turkey sausage, veggie, quinoa and rice soup
Snacks/desserts: cherry Lara Bar
Beverages: water, cocoa mint flavored coconut milk
Wednesday I went to work for a half day in the morning. Afterward I received my half of the trade, and got acupuncture after that. On the at home I stopped at someone's house in First Hill to pick up a half pack of college rule notebook paper which I got from the Buy Nothing group. Winter was needing some. No food was purchased.
Breakfast: Chex granola with strawberries, pecans, and nut milk
Lunch: leftover curried lentils, Clementine
Dinner: leftover turkey sausage, veggie, quinoa and rice soup
Snacks/desserts: strawberries, apple, and banana cut up in a bowl
Beverages: cocoa mint coconut milk, water
Monday, January 5, 2015
Friday- Jan 2nd- slowly restocking
We'd had very little food in the house, and hadn't had much time to get more. We kind of needed almost everything at this point. After the bad news we received Friday afternoon, and a long day at work, I was just too physically and emotionally exhausted to do a lot of shopping.
We got the following items at QFC:
3 boxes of cereal ($1.88 each) $5.64
Belvita breakfast cookies (Free Friday Download) $0.00
Lindt white chocolate peppermint truffles $1.65
Diet root beer $1.69
3 lbs clementines $4.99
Red Baron taco pizza $3.50
Total $17.64
In the morning before work I had also bought a banana for $.32 and an Odwalla protein drink for $2.50.
Breakfast: Odwalla vanilla chai protein
Lunch: cheese pizza, banana
Dinner: taco pizza
Snacks/desserts: brownie, white chocolate peppermint truffles
Beverages: water, a little diet root beer
We got the following items at QFC:
3 boxes of cereal ($1.88 each) $5.64
Belvita breakfast cookies (Free Friday Download) $0.00
Lindt white chocolate peppermint truffles $1.65
Diet root beer $1.69
3 lbs clementines $4.99
Red Baron taco pizza $3.50
Total $17.64
In the morning before work I had also bought a banana for $.32 and an Odwalla protein drink for $2.50.
Breakfast: Odwalla vanilla chai protein
Lunch: cheese pizza, banana
Dinner: taco pizza
Snacks/desserts: brownie, white chocolate peppermint truffles
Beverages: water, a little diet root beer
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, 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
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
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. :(
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Wednesday grocery shopping
We went to Grocery Outlet on Wednesday afternoon. I was feeling much better from the cold but not quite 100%. Here's what we bought:
3 pack of turkey pepper jack sausages (6 sausages per package) $4.99
2.5 lbs frozen chicken tenderloins $6.99
Box of pretzel thins $1.69
Box of chocolate Toast Crunch Cereal $1.49
Reese's Chips Ahoy cookies $1.99
22 oz package of turkey deli meat $3.49
4 Chobani Greek yogurts ($.59 ea) $2.36
1 Oikos Greek yogurt $.50
1 qt half and half $2.49
8 oz shredded hot pepper jack cheese $1.79
5 oz. shredded smoked gouda $1.49
7 oz. sliced provolone $2.29
Crystal Light water drops $.99
1 green bell pepper $.50
Total $33.05
When I got home I made a large pot of potato broccoli and cheese soup. We ate some for dinner, and froze the remaining soup, which was about 14 cups. Later that evening Winter and I made a batch of oatmeal cookies using this recipe and we used white chocolate chips and cashews for the nuts. They turned out really well. If I made them again I might reduce the sugar a little, because white chocolate chips are very very sweet. We'll eat those cookies first, and wait to open the Chips Ahoy we bought.
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: caramel machiatto flavored Greek yogurt
Dinner: potato broccoli and cheese soup
Snacks/desserts: nectarine, oatmeal cookies, lime sherbet
Beverages: water
3 pack of turkey pepper jack sausages (6 sausages per package) $4.99
2.5 lbs frozen chicken tenderloins $6.99
Box of pretzel thins $1.69
Box of chocolate Toast Crunch Cereal $1.49
Reese's Chips Ahoy cookies $1.99
22 oz package of turkey deli meat $3.49
4 Chobani Greek yogurts ($.59 ea) $2.36
1 Oikos Greek yogurt $.50
1 qt half and half $2.49
8 oz shredded hot pepper jack cheese $1.79
5 oz. shredded smoked gouda $1.49
7 oz. sliced provolone $2.29
Crystal Light water drops $.99
1 green bell pepper $.50
Total $33.05
When I got home I made a large pot of potato broccoli and cheese soup. We ate some for dinner, and froze the remaining soup, which was about 14 cups. Later that evening Winter and I made a batch of oatmeal cookies using this recipe and we used white chocolate chips and cashews for the nuts. They turned out really well. If I made them again I might reduce the sugar a little, because white chocolate chips are very very sweet. We'll eat those cookies first, and wait to open the Chips Ahoy we bought.
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: caramel machiatto flavored Greek yogurt
Dinner: potato broccoli and cheese soup
Snacks/desserts: nectarine, oatmeal cookies, lime sherbet
Beverages: water
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.
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