Hope yours is going well. This morning Jeremy and I walked over to near Volunteer park to pick up some food items I got from the Buy Nothing Group. The weather is beautiful today. I got two instant soup cups, a split pea and a vegetarian lentil, a sample size packet of hemp hearts, a box of whole wheat spaghetti, and 3 lbs of brown jasmine rice.
Then we went home and a friend came by for a late breakfast and board games. I made French toast and we topped it with the rest of some blueberry apple compote Winter made yesterday to go with whole wheat blueberry pancakes. We also made devilled eggs with the eggs we dyed last night for Easter.
I think I will make granola today. Not sure yet what to make for dinner. I will be doing some crock pot meals this week as I will be working till 7:30 every night. I am planning spaghetti sauce with whole wheat spaghetti, and some kind of curried lentils or something. Maybe lentils, mung beans, and carrots with a tomato based curry. We can have brown rice with it.
Yesterday Winter and I did a bit of shopping. We went to Grocery Outlet and they had some awesome deals on cheese and yogurt. I got 8 Greek yogurts, a pound of colby and 12 oz provolone for just under $4. We also spent $8 at Menchie's while we were out.
Winter wanted to spend some of her money on ordering a pizza, so we decided to let her buy her own, and Jeremy and I ordered one to split. We went with a thin crust, veggies on my half, and Jeremy got ham, chicken, jalapenos, mushrooms, and bell pepper on his.
Breakfast: whole wheat blueberry pancakes (from a mix), blueberry Apple compote
Lunch: left over chicken soup with rice and quinoa, grilled cheese sandwiches with colby and Jack
Dinner: two slices of veggie pizza
Snacks/desserts: plain frozen yogurt with mango strawberries and blackberries, chocolate covered marshmallow egg (was included free in a package I ordered)
Beverages: lime sparkling water, water
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Sunday, April 5, 2015
Friday, April 3, 2015
March wrap up, and April budget
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
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
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
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Sunday
For Christmas I got Jeremy a gift card for a facial at a place he likes in Bellevue, where incidentally I also used to work. He decided to use it on the first. I made appointments for Winter and I to get manicures at the same time, and we decided to make a day of it and go to Yogurtland afterward. We also stopped by Pet Smart to get some pill pocket cat treats for Friday's Prozac (spoiler alert, he does not like them).
I made French toast for breakfast for Winter and I, and I used two of the scratch and dent apples I had purchased, about a pound of frozen strawberries, and a tablespoon of honey, to make a large batch if compote. We topped our French toast with it and I saved the rest to use with plain yogurt.
Once we got out to Bellevue Winter started complaining that she was like really really hungry. We walked over to Jack in the Box and got her a chicken ranch sandwich and fries which cost $8.
After we were done at the spa/salon/whatever we went next door to Yogurtland. We spent $17 there. We are trying to use up the gift card so Winter and I both got large cups. Jeremy just wanted a small one. I am adding cultured dairy back in to my diet this month, so I went ahead and got yogurt instead of sorbet this time. I added strawberries and sliced almonds to it.
We had 20 minutes to wait for the bus, and it was super cold out, so we spent that time at a supplement store. Jeremy bought 4 Quest bars for about $10.
Jeremy also went to QFC before going home. I know he spent about $14 but I don't really remember what he bought. I know he got a large tub of plain yogurt, a bag of shredded fiesta blend cheese, and two bags of whole wheat bagels. I will have to ask him tomorrow.
Breakfast: GF French toast with apple strawberry compote
Lunch: blueberry and passion fruit frozen yogurt with strawberries and almonds, half of a banana bread Quest bar
Dinner: vegetarian chili with brown rice, sour cream and fiesta blend cheese
Snacks/desserts: 1/2 chocolate PB Quest bar
Beverages: lime Perrier (complimentary at the nail/facial place), water
I made French toast for breakfast for Winter and I, and I used two of the scratch and dent apples I had purchased, about a pound of frozen strawberries, and a tablespoon of honey, to make a large batch if compote. We topped our French toast with it and I saved the rest to use with plain yogurt.
Once we got out to Bellevue Winter started complaining that she was like really really hungry. We walked over to Jack in the Box and got her a chicken ranch sandwich and fries which cost $8.
After we were done at the spa/salon/whatever we went next door to Yogurtland. We spent $17 there. We are trying to use up the gift card so Winter and I both got large cups. Jeremy just wanted a small one. I am adding cultured dairy back in to my diet this month, so I went ahead and got yogurt instead of sorbet this time. I added strawberries and sliced almonds to it.
We had 20 minutes to wait for the bus, and it was super cold out, so we spent that time at a supplement store. Jeremy bought 4 Quest bars for about $10.
Jeremy also went to QFC before going home. I know he spent about $14 but I don't really remember what he bought. I know he got a large tub of plain yogurt, a bag of shredded fiesta blend cheese, and two bags of whole wheat bagels. I will have to ask him tomorrow.
Breakfast: GF French toast with apple strawberry compote
Lunch: blueberry and passion fruit frozen yogurt with strawberries and almonds, half of a banana bread Quest bar
Dinner: vegetarian chili with brown rice, sour cream and fiesta blend cheese
Snacks/desserts: 1/2 chocolate PB Quest bar
Beverages: lime Perrier (complimentary at the nail/facial place), water
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Grocery Outlet and QFC
I was off work Tuesday. Jeremy and I went to Grocery Outlet after he got home from work. We spent $24 and got all of this:
Quart of organic almond milk
Jar of crushed garlic
Bottle of dried onion flakes
2 black cherry Silk soy yogurt
2 lbs clementines
2 quarts cappuccino flavored soy milk
Cheez-its
Apple and strawberry granola bars
Chocolate and pretzel granola bars
Whole wheat bagels
2 lbs avocados
2 bottles Mio
2 pouches white meat chicken
1 pouch protein granola
8 Italian style frozen chicken burgers
For dinner I sauteed chicken breast, red bell pepper, spinach, and bamboo shoots in olive oil. It turns out the rice noodles I bought at Uwajimaya are actually mung bean noodles. I cooked some of those up, and added peanut sauce to the meat, veggies, and noodles. In my peanut sauce I used creamy peanut butter, coconut milk, garlic, chili garlic sauce, soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, and rice wine vinegar. This is the first time I have used honey in it, and I thought it turned out great.
After dinner I used up four spotty bananas and made two batches of banana oatmeal muffins. One batch was gluten free and I used honey and coconut oil instead of sugar and veg oil. I also added walnuts to this batch. The other was just made as per the recipe, and no nuts.
Breakfast: fried egg with sliced avocado and toasted brown rice bread
Lunch: blueberry muffin Lara Bar, peanuts and chicken chunks from a P3 pack (Winter ate the cheese)
Dinner: chicken, veggies, mung bean noodles and peanut sauce
Snacks/desserts: banana nut muffins
Beverages: cocoa mint coconut milk, water
Wednesday I went in to work until 2:30. Winter caught the cold that Jeremy had over the weekend and stayed home from school. We are fully booked for the weekend at the massage studio I work at, and no one is available to cover for me Saturday, so I have been taking all of the zinc and vitamin C. So far, so good. Wish I had time to go in for extra acupuncture sessions.
On the way home I went to QFC and spent $9 and bought: six pack of kiwi, 2 lbs carrots, 8 oz almond based cheese, a reduced for quick sale chocolate gluten free pie crust, and a 2 lt bottle of lemon lime soda for Winter.
I made pizza for dinner. I had bought one 7" and one 12" pizza pans at Grocery Outlet last week. I made a small gluten free crust where I just subbed gluten free flour blend for regular flour, and kept the rest of the recipe the same. I made a larger crust with wheat flour for Winter and Jeremy. I topped mine with tomato sauce, almond based cheese, spinach, roasted red peppers and a little parmesan and Romano cheese blend. The larger pizza was topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella, roasted red peppers, turkey pepperoni, and park/Romano blend.
The gluten free crust actually turned out good, and other than the fact that is didn't rise as much, it tasted just like regular pizza crust and had the same nice chewy texture. I'm sure Jeremy and Winter would have liked it fine, but since GF flour costs 4X as much, I'd rather keep using regular flour for their food as much as I can. Since I do not have an allergy, or apparently a severe sensitivity, I do not worry about things like soy sauce or cross contamination.
I have to say though that my leg pain has improved a whole lot, and I wonder how much the overall improvement of my diet has influenced the fact that I haven't gotten sick yet.
Breakfast: black cherry soy yogurt, banana nut muffin
Lunch: leftover quinoa with chicken sausage, broccoli, and red bell pepper
Dinner: roasted red pepper and spinach pizza
Snacks/desserts: strawberry apple granola bar, Clementine
Beverages: water
Quart of organic almond milk
Jar of crushed garlic
Bottle of dried onion flakes
2 black cherry Silk soy yogurt
2 lbs clementines
2 quarts cappuccino flavored soy milk
Cheez-its
Apple and strawberry granola bars
Chocolate and pretzel granola bars
Whole wheat bagels
2 lbs avocados
2 bottles Mio
2 pouches white meat chicken
1 pouch protein granola
8 Italian style frozen chicken burgers
For dinner I sauteed chicken breast, red bell pepper, spinach, and bamboo shoots in olive oil. It turns out the rice noodles I bought at Uwajimaya are actually mung bean noodles. I cooked some of those up, and added peanut sauce to the meat, veggies, and noodles. In my peanut sauce I used creamy peanut butter, coconut milk, garlic, chili garlic sauce, soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, and rice wine vinegar. This is the first time I have used honey in it, and I thought it turned out great.
After dinner I used up four spotty bananas and made two batches of banana oatmeal muffins. One batch was gluten free and I used honey and coconut oil instead of sugar and veg oil. I also added walnuts to this batch. The other was just made as per the recipe, and no nuts.
Breakfast: fried egg with sliced avocado and toasted brown rice bread
Lunch: blueberry muffin Lara Bar, peanuts and chicken chunks from a P3 pack (Winter ate the cheese)
Dinner: chicken, veggies, mung bean noodles and peanut sauce
Snacks/desserts: banana nut muffins
Beverages: cocoa mint coconut milk, water
Wednesday I went in to work until 2:30. Winter caught the cold that Jeremy had over the weekend and stayed home from school. We are fully booked for the weekend at the massage studio I work at, and no one is available to cover for me Saturday, so I have been taking all of the zinc and vitamin C. So far, so good. Wish I had time to go in for extra acupuncture sessions.
On the way home I went to QFC and spent $9 and bought: six pack of kiwi, 2 lbs carrots, 8 oz almond based cheese, a reduced for quick sale chocolate gluten free pie crust, and a 2 lt bottle of lemon lime soda for Winter.
I made pizza for dinner. I had bought one 7" and one 12" pizza pans at Grocery Outlet last week. I made a small gluten free crust where I just subbed gluten free flour blend for regular flour, and kept the rest of the recipe the same. I made a larger crust with wheat flour for Winter and Jeremy. I topped mine with tomato sauce, almond based cheese, spinach, roasted red peppers and a little parmesan and Romano cheese blend. The larger pizza was topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella, roasted red peppers, turkey pepperoni, and park/Romano blend.
The gluten free crust actually turned out good, and other than the fact that is didn't rise as much, it tasted just like regular pizza crust and had the same nice chewy texture. I'm sure Jeremy and Winter would have liked it fine, but since GF flour costs 4X as much, I'd rather keep using regular flour for their food as much as I can. Since I do not have an allergy, or apparently a severe sensitivity, I do not worry about things like soy sauce or cross contamination.
I have to say though that my leg pain has improved a whole lot, and I wonder how much the overall improvement of my diet has influenced the fact that I haven't gotten sick yet.
Breakfast: black cherry soy yogurt, banana nut muffin
Lunch: leftover quinoa with chicken sausage, broccoli, and red bell pepper
Dinner: roasted red pepper and spinach pizza
Snacks/desserts: strawberry apple granola bar, Clementine
Beverages: water
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Good grief
I have been meaning to post, but I keep falling asleep early, yet not waking up equally as early.
On Saturday Jeremy went to Grocery Outlet. He spent about $21 and bought a dozen protein bars, a box of strawberry toaster pastries, cereal and milk bars, two boxes of protein Cheerios, and three bags of chicken meatballs. He has been packing the meatballs for lunch with brown rice and teriyaki or BBQ sauce. They are low in fat and reasonable in sodium.
Sunday I worked at the airport in the morning. I got back into town just as the Seahawks had their incredibly unexpected last minute win against the Packers in the playoffs. Predictably the city's response was total fucking mayhem. I had to go do a grocery store mystery shop in my neighborhood after I got home. It took about 45 minutes longer than it should have for a variety of reasons. But we got the following items for free after reimbursement: two bottles of Powerade, 1/4 lb rosemary and sundried tomato ham, 1/4 lb gouda, 1/4 lb pepper jack, 1/2 gallon milk, 1 Muller dark chocolate and cherry yogurt (this was already the Free Friday Download) and most of a bag of cat litter. The deli purchases were part of the shop. Afterward Jeremy and I went to Menchie's so I could write down all my notes. We had a $5 reward and spent about $7 on top of that. I ate deli slices for dinner when I got home.
Yesterday we cooked some whole wheat spaghetti and had it with left over meat sauce and mozzarella for dinner. I also went to Menchie's on my lunch break and used my $5 birthday reward for free yogurt. It was crazy busy at work. Jeremy spent $5 on two Lean Cuisines and Butterfinger cups. On the way home we stopped to pick up a top entry litter box I got from the Buy Nothing group. I have a long and painstaking plan which I hope will result in the cats willingly using it.
Jeremy's mom called him again. Things have been progressing well with that. They exchanged email addresses and he sent her some pictures.
Saturday:
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: Greek yogurt, apple, granola and milk
Dinner: protein bar and some deli turkey (so tired)
Snacks/desserts: none
Beverages: water
Sunday:
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: apple, sandwich with gruyere, turkey, and brown mustard
Dinner: ham, pepper jack and gouda slices
Snacks/desserts: pumpkin cream cheese (with a spoon), jalapeno Kind bar, cookie dough and chocolate banana frozen yogurt with brownie bits and peanut butter sauce
Beverages: water
Monday:
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: dark chocolate cherry yogurt (OMG. So good.)
Dinner: whole wheat spaghetti with left over meat sauce and mozzarella
Desserts/snacks: pepper jack slices, pineapple soft serve sorbet with strawberries
Beverages: water
Tomorrow is my last day working at the airport. I'm both sad and happy. It's getting to be too hard on me physically, and the commute is brutal, but I will miss some of the few minor perks it afforded me. Mainly security access.
On Saturday Jeremy went to Grocery Outlet. He spent about $21 and bought a dozen protein bars, a box of strawberry toaster pastries, cereal and milk bars, two boxes of protein Cheerios, and three bags of chicken meatballs. He has been packing the meatballs for lunch with brown rice and teriyaki or BBQ sauce. They are low in fat and reasonable in sodium.
Sunday I worked at the airport in the morning. I got back into town just as the Seahawks had their incredibly unexpected last minute win against the Packers in the playoffs. Predictably the city's response was total fucking mayhem. I had to go do a grocery store mystery shop in my neighborhood after I got home. It took about 45 minutes longer than it should have for a variety of reasons. But we got the following items for free after reimbursement: two bottles of Powerade, 1/4 lb rosemary and sundried tomato ham, 1/4 lb gouda, 1/4 lb pepper jack, 1/2 gallon milk, 1 Muller dark chocolate and cherry yogurt (this was already the Free Friday Download) and most of a bag of cat litter. The deli purchases were part of the shop. Afterward Jeremy and I went to Menchie's so I could write down all my notes. We had a $5 reward and spent about $7 on top of that. I ate deli slices for dinner when I got home.
Yesterday we cooked some whole wheat spaghetti and had it with left over meat sauce and mozzarella for dinner. I also went to Menchie's on my lunch break and used my $5 birthday reward for free yogurt. It was crazy busy at work. Jeremy spent $5 on two Lean Cuisines and Butterfinger cups. On the way home we stopped to pick up a top entry litter box I got from the Buy Nothing group. I have a long and painstaking plan which I hope will result in the cats willingly using it.
Jeremy's mom called him again. Things have been progressing well with that. They exchanged email addresses and he sent her some pictures.
Saturday:
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: Greek yogurt, apple, granola and milk
Dinner: protein bar and some deli turkey (so tired)
Snacks/desserts: none
Beverages: water
Sunday:
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: apple, sandwich with gruyere, turkey, and brown mustard
Dinner: ham, pepper jack and gouda slices
Snacks/desserts: pumpkin cream cheese (with a spoon), jalapeno Kind bar, cookie dough and chocolate banana frozen yogurt with brownie bits and peanut butter sauce
Beverages: water
Monday:
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: dark chocolate cherry yogurt (OMG. So good.)
Dinner: whole wheat spaghetti with left over meat sauce and mozzarella
Desserts/snacks: pepper jack slices, pineapple soft serve sorbet with strawberries
Beverages: water
Tomorrow is my last day working at the airport. I'm both sad and happy. It's getting to be too hard on me physically, and the commute is brutal, but I will miss some of the few minor perks it afforded me. Mainly security access.
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Sunday, major shopping trip
Sunday we went to Grocery Outlet and did a major restock. We also got some things needed for Winter's birthday party on the 11th.
6 plain bagels: $1.99
Fruit punch Shasta can $.35
Frozen blueberry mini muffins $1.79
3 pouches of protein granola ($.99 each) $2.97
2.5 lbs chicken tenderloins $6.99
3 bags frozen chicken meatballs ($2.99 each) $8.97
12 peanut granola bars $1.47
24 protein bars ($.50 each) $12.00
Egg noodles $1.79
BBQ chicken pizza rolls $1.49
2 bags casserole lasagne ($.99 each) $1.98
2 bags penne ($.89 each) $1.78
2 pouches peach mango sweetened kool aid mix 2/$1.00
Gingerbread marshmallows $.50
2 12 oz bags organic quinoa ($3.99 each) $7.98
2 1 lb bags quinoa rice blend ($3.99 each) $7.98
2 bags rotini ($.89 each) $1.78
4 cookies and cream Klondike bars $1.99
Italian breadcrumbs $.99
1 lb cornstarch $.99
1 lb slivered almonds $3.99
3 1 lb bags of brown rice ($.69 each) $2.07
Rainbow sprinkles $.99
2 lbs rainbow baby potatoes $3.99
1 lb powdered sugar $.99
Lipton noodle soup mix $.50
2 lbs black beans $2.18
2 lbs shredded mozzarella $7.49
2 single serve Mac and cheese cups ($.99 each) $1.98
2 cans petite diced tomatoes ($.79 each) $1.58
16 oz sour cream $1.69
3 packs smoked turkey deli meat ($1.49 each) $4.47
2 packed Italian seasoned turkey deli meat ($1.49) $2.98
1 lb turkey ham $2.99
8 oz hot pepper jack $1.79
8 oz Jack cheese $1.79
2 tubs caramel cream cheese $.49
2 tubs pumpkin cream cheese $.49
Large tub of chive cream cheese $1.99
4 cans tomato sauce ($.79 each) $3.16
Jello Temptations key lime $1.49
3 packs turkey pepperoni ($.99) $2.97
7 bottles of Mio ($.99 each) $6.93
1 lb strawberries $1.50
2 4 oz herbed goat cheese logs ($1.99 each) $3.98
8 oz plain cream cheese $.99
2 jars sugar free blackberry jam ($1.99 each) $3.98
11 flavored Greek yogurts ($.50 each) $5.50
White cake mix $.99
Tres leches yogurt $.17
Total $142.88
Aside from grocery shopping I had about a million things to do on Sunday, so I wasn't home much. Jeremy made dinner.
Breakfast: donuts
Lunch: single serve mac and cheese
Dinner: nachos with chips, cheese, pre cooked beef, left over black beans, shredded lettuce, sour cream and salsa
Snacks/desserts: gingerbread marshmallows, cookies and cream Klondike bar
Beverages: water
6 plain bagels: $1.99
Fruit punch Shasta can $.35
Frozen blueberry mini muffins $1.79
3 pouches of protein granola ($.99 each) $2.97
2.5 lbs chicken tenderloins $6.99
3 bags frozen chicken meatballs ($2.99 each) $8.97
12 peanut granola bars $1.47
24 protein bars ($.50 each) $12.00
Egg noodles $1.79
BBQ chicken pizza rolls $1.49
2 bags casserole lasagne ($.99 each) $1.98
2 bags penne ($.89 each) $1.78
2 pouches peach mango sweetened kool aid mix 2/$1.00
Gingerbread marshmallows $.50
2 12 oz bags organic quinoa ($3.99 each) $7.98
2 1 lb bags quinoa rice blend ($3.99 each) $7.98
2 bags rotini ($.89 each) $1.78
4 cookies and cream Klondike bars $1.99
Italian breadcrumbs $.99
1 lb cornstarch $.99
1 lb slivered almonds $3.99
3 1 lb bags of brown rice ($.69 each) $2.07
Rainbow sprinkles $.99
2 lbs rainbow baby potatoes $3.99
1 lb powdered sugar $.99
Lipton noodle soup mix $.50
2 lbs black beans $2.18
2 lbs shredded mozzarella $7.49
2 single serve Mac and cheese cups ($.99 each) $1.98
2 cans petite diced tomatoes ($.79 each) $1.58
16 oz sour cream $1.69
3 packs smoked turkey deli meat ($1.49 each) $4.47
2 packed Italian seasoned turkey deli meat ($1.49) $2.98
1 lb turkey ham $2.99
8 oz hot pepper jack $1.79
8 oz Jack cheese $1.79
2 tubs caramel cream cheese $.49
2 tubs pumpkin cream cheese $.49
Large tub of chive cream cheese $1.99
4 cans tomato sauce ($.79 each) $3.16
Jello Temptations key lime $1.49
3 packs turkey pepperoni ($.99) $2.97
7 bottles of Mio ($.99 each) $6.93
1 lb strawberries $1.50
2 4 oz herbed goat cheese logs ($1.99 each) $3.98
8 oz plain cream cheese $.99
2 jars sugar free blackberry jam ($1.99 each) $3.98
11 flavored Greek yogurts ($.50 each) $5.50
White cake mix $.99
Tres leches yogurt $.17
Total $142.88
Aside from grocery shopping I had about a million things to do on Sunday, so I wasn't home much. Jeremy made dinner.
Breakfast: donuts
Lunch: single serve mac and cheese
Dinner: nachos with chips, cheese, pre cooked beef, left over black beans, shredded lettuce, sour cream and salsa
Snacks/desserts: gingerbread marshmallows, cookies and cream Klondike bar
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
Friday, December 5, 2014
Wednesday: when so much money was spent
Wednesday morning I could not compell myself to get up and get breakfast or lunch together before work. I didn't sleep well, and I had to leave at 6:30 am. It just wasn't happening this time. I decided to at least try to minimize the amount spent.
Jeremy had given me a Starbucks gift card he got at work which had just over $2 on it, so for breakfast I got an asiago bagel, and spent nothing. For lunch, I had a coupon for McDonald's where I got a free medium beverage and fries with a large sandwich. Luckily, there is a McDonald's in the airport where I was working on Wednesday. I wasn't sure what constituted a large sandwich, so I got the largest one they had: a double quarter pounder with cheese. I also got my free fries and Sprite. It was a lotta lunch. I spent $6.34 after tax.
I got done at two, and after I got home we all took the bus to Grocery Outlet, where we bought the following:
2 lbs of butterball deli turkey ($1.97 each) $3.94
9 caramel flavored Mediterranean yogurts (3/$1.00) $3.00
3 lime flavored Mediterranean yogurts (3/$1.00) $1.00
2 tubs of caramel flavored cream cheese ($.99 ea) $1.98
2.5 lbs frozen chicken tenderloins $5.99
2 lbs frozen mango, pineapple, and papaya mix $3.99
Frozen mango habanero chicken bites $1.99
Raspberries $1.50
1 lb butter $2.99
8 oz. shredded jack cheese $1.79
2 lbs colby jack cheese $6.99
4 coffee flavored Greek yogurts (4/$.97) $.97
2 heads living butter lettuce $4.99
Grated parmesan cheese $1.99
6 oz. peppadew havarti cheese $1.99
4 single serve Campbells's cheeseburger soup ($.99 ea) $3.96
1 lb dry pinto beans $.99
Club style crackers $1.99
2 packages of root beer float Oreos ($2.29 ea) $4.58
1 dozen medium eggs $1.69
20 protein bars ($.50 ea) $10.00
Oatmeal strawberry Pop Tarts $.27
Single serve chicken pot pie soup $.77
3 bags of elbow macaroni 3/$1.00
6 individually wrapped cinnamon roll cookies ($.07 ea) $.42
1 lb black beans $1.09
Toasted oats cereal $.99
Rotini pasta $.89
Fruity Cheerios cereal $2.49
8 oz shelled walnuts $3.99
7 bottles of Mio ($.99 ea) $6.93
1 lb lentils $.99
Pretzel thins crackers $.87
Mild salsa $1.49
26 oz creamy peanut butter $3.49
20 oz. morello cherry jam $2.79
Total $96.78
Winter spent some of her money on a couple of breakfast Lunchables with waffle sticks and syrup, and a tube of refrigerated biscuit dough. She baked the biscuits when we got home.
I also had to run out to my other job for a couple hours and on the way back I picked up a couple more things at QFC:
Dijon mustard $1.69
Pint of egg whites $3.19
Thyme $.45
Sage $.30
Rosemary $.20
Total $5.83
So, overall I did not eat the best on Wednesday, but I guess some days will be like that.
Breakfast: asiago bagel
Lunch: double quarter pounder with cheese, medium fries
Dinner: caramel flavored Mediterranean yogurt, biscuit (Winter offered me one)
Snacks/desserts: cinnamon roll cookie, root beer float Oreos, a few bites of fruity Cheerios with milk shared by Jeremy
Beverages: water, Sprite
Jeremy had given me a Starbucks gift card he got at work which had just over $2 on it, so for breakfast I got an asiago bagel, and spent nothing. For lunch, I had a coupon for McDonald's where I got a free medium beverage and fries with a large sandwich. Luckily, there is a McDonald's in the airport where I was working on Wednesday. I wasn't sure what constituted a large sandwich, so I got the largest one they had: a double quarter pounder with cheese. I also got my free fries and Sprite. It was a lotta lunch. I spent $6.34 after tax.
I got done at two, and after I got home we all took the bus to Grocery Outlet, where we bought the following:
2 lbs of butterball deli turkey ($1.97 each) $3.94
9 caramel flavored Mediterranean yogurts (3/$1.00) $3.00
3 lime flavored Mediterranean yogurts (3/$1.00) $1.00
2 tubs of caramel flavored cream cheese ($.99 ea) $1.98
2.5 lbs frozen chicken tenderloins $5.99
2 lbs frozen mango, pineapple, and papaya mix $3.99
Frozen mango habanero chicken bites $1.99
Raspberries $1.50
1 lb butter $2.99
8 oz. shredded jack cheese $1.79
2 lbs colby jack cheese $6.99
4 coffee flavored Greek yogurts (4/$.97) $.97
2 heads living butter lettuce $4.99
Grated parmesan cheese $1.99
6 oz. peppadew havarti cheese $1.99
4 single serve Campbells's cheeseburger soup ($.99 ea) $3.96
1 lb dry pinto beans $.99
Club style crackers $1.99
2 packages of root beer float Oreos ($2.29 ea) $4.58
1 dozen medium eggs $1.69
20 protein bars ($.50 ea) $10.00
Oatmeal strawberry Pop Tarts $.27
Single serve chicken pot pie soup $.77
3 bags of elbow macaroni 3/$1.00
6 individually wrapped cinnamon roll cookies ($.07 ea) $.42
1 lb black beans $1.09
Toasted oats cereal $.99
Rotini pasta $.89
Fruity Cheerios cereal $2.49
8 oz shelled walnuts $3.99
7 bottles of Mio ($.99 ea) $6.93
1 lb lentils $.99
Pretzel thins crackers $.87
Mild salsa $1.49
26 oz creamy peanut butter $3.49
20 oz. morello cherry jam $2.79
Total $96.78
Winter spent some of her money on a couple of breakfast Lunchables with waffle sticks and syrup, and a tube of refrigerated biscuit dough. She baked the biscuits when we got home.
I also had to run out to my other job for a couple hours and on the way back I picked up a couple more things at QFC:
Dijon mustard $1.69
Pint of egg whites $3.19
Thyme $.45
Sage $.30
Rosemary $.20
Total $5.83
So, overall I did not eat the best on Wednesday, but I guess some days will be like that.
Breakfast: asiago bagel
Lunch: double quarter pounder with cheese, medium fries
Dinner: caramel flavored Mediterranean yogurt, biscuit (Winter offered me one)
Snacks/desserts: cinnamon roll cookie, root beer float Oreos, a few bites of fruity Cheerios with milk shared by Jeremy
Beverages: water, Sprite
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Grocery Outlet on Wednesday
Well, this is wonderful. I went to Grocery Outlet on Wednesday, but I cannot find the receipt anywhere. It's not in the normal place I put it, or anywhere else. Grr. I spent about $39 and I will try to remember as much as I can:
1 lb of butter
Package of Crisco sticks
3 bottles of sparkling apple cider
Mild cheddar cheese slices
Honey goat cheese log
Peanut butter sandwich cookies
Two peanut butter Twix bars
Can of orange creme Shasta
Six bottles of Mio
Ten Greek yogurts in various flavors
Large bottle of olive oil
Chocolate pastry crisps
2 lbs clementines
Ugh. I know there was more, but I can't remember.
I worked Wednesday morning until 2pm, and started some pizza dough when I got home. We let the dough rise while Winter and I went to Grocery Outlet. They had a bunch of pre-viewed DVDs there, two for $2.99. She bought The Devil Wears Prada and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. We split a Twix bar on the way home, and the orange soda.
When we got home I made three individual pizzas with turkey pepperoni, green bell pepper, and sliced black olives. I did not put any olives on Jeremy's. We also had salad with lettuce, sliced cucumber and dressing.
Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: sandwich with deli chicken, lettuce, and mustard, honeycrisp apple
Dinner: pizza with pepperoni, peppers and olives, salad with cucumber and spicy ranch dressing
Snacks/desserts: snickerdoodle, lollipop, black licorice, peanut butter Twix
Beverages: water, orange creme soda
1 lb of butter
Package of Crisco sticks
3 bottles of sparkling apple cider
Mild cheddar cheese slices
Honey goat cheese log
Peanut butter sandwich cookies
Two peanut butter Twix bars
Can of orange creme Shasta
Six bottles of Mio
Ten Greek yogurts in various flavors
Large bottle of olive oil
Chocolate pastry crisps
2 lbs clementines
Ugh. I know there was more, but I can't remember.
I worked Wednesday morning until 2pm, and started some pizza dough when I got home. We let the dough rise while Winter and I went to Grocery Outlet. They had a bunch of pre-viewed DVDs there, two for $2.99. She bought The Devil Wears Prada and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. We split a Twix bar on the way home, and the orange soda.
When we got home I made three individual pizzas with turkey pepperoni, green bell pepper, and sliced black olives. I did not put any olives on Jeremy's. We also had salad with lettuce, sliced cucumber and dressing.
Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: sandwich with deli chicken, lettuce, and mustard, honeycrisp apple
Dinner: pizza with pepperoni, peppers and olives, salad with cucumber and spicy ranch dressing
Snacks/desserts: snickerdoodle, lollipop, black licorice, peanut butter Twix
Beverages: water, orange creme soda
Friday, November 14, 2014
Wednesday Wontons
Wednesday was a day off for me. It started off "exciting" as Jeremy dropped a thick glass in the bathroom sink at five in the morning, breaking the sink basin. The building manager came by in the afternoon to look at it. It is obviously toast, but she said she may have another in storage, and if so we won't have to pay for it. If not, we will. Goody.
I had a massage trade at 1:00pm, and after I was done I went home and collected Winter to go to Grocery Outlet. I realized after going there last week that we were out of veg oil and almost out of chicken tenderloins. I bought the following:
Vegetable oil $2.99
2 cans of Shasta ($.35 each) $.70
2.5 lbs frozen chicken tenderloins $6.99
Lemon cheesecake dessert ($.50 each) $1.00
Whole wheat chicken stuffing mix $.99
Shredded mozzarella cheese $1.99
Sugar free grape jam $1.99
Low sugar strawberry jam $1.99
2 caramel Greek yogurts ($.50) $1.00
Gummy Sweet Tarts $.99
Total: $20.63
When we got home she helped me make chicken wonton soup. I thawed out the wonton wrappers we had bought a while back and frozen. The filling had ground chicken breast, an egg, Chinese five spice, sesame oil, soy sauce, chili garlic sauce, spring onions, a little bit of carrot, and garlic. The broth had chicken bouillon, soy sauce, garlic, and sesame oil. We also sliced two carrots into flower shapes by cutting five notches vertically down the length of each carrot, and then slicing horizontally, like this, and added them to the soup. I also put a small amount of the green part of the spring onions in the broth for color. It turned out nice, and everyone ate a lot. The only thing I'd have changed is to put ginger in the wontons as well as the broth, but we were all out.
We also shared a container of the lemon cheesecake for dessert.
Breakfast: Balance Bar
Lunch: raspberry strawberry Greek yogurt
Dinner: wonton soup
Snacks/desserts: gummy Sweet Tarts, lemon cheesecake dessert
Beverages: orange cream Shasta, water
I had a massage trade at 1:00pm, and after I was done I went home and collected Winter to go to Grocery Outlet. I realized after going there last week that we were out of veg oil and almost out of chicken tenderloins. I bought the following:
Vegetable oil $2.99
2 cans of Shasta ($.35 each) $.70
2.5 lbs frozen chicken tenderloins $6.99
Lemon cheesecake dessert ($.50 each) $1.00
Whole wheat chicken stuffing mix $.99
Shredded mozzarella cheese $1.99
Sugar free grape jam $1.99
Low sugar strawberry jam $1.99
2 caramel Greek yogurts ($.50) $1.00
Gummy Sweet Tarts $.99
Total: $20.63
When we got home she helped me make chicken wonton soup. I thawed out the wonton wrappers we had bought a while back and frozen. The filling had ground chicken breast, an egg, Chinese five spice, sesame oil, soy sauce, chili garlic sauce, spring onions, a little bit of carrot, and garlic. The broth had chicken bouillon, soy sauce, garlic, and sesame oil. We also sliced two carrots into flower shapes by cutting five notches vertically down the length of each carrot, and then slicing horizontally, like this, and added them to the soup. I also put a small amount of the green part of the spring onions in the broth for color. It turned out nice, and everyone ate a lot. The only thing I'd have changed is to put ginger in the wontons as well as the broth, but we were all out.
We also shared a container of the lemon cheesecake for dessert.
Breakfast: Balance Bar
Lunch: raspberry strawberry Greek yogurt
Dinner: wonton soup
Snacks/desserts: gummy Sweet Tarts, lemon cheesecake dessert
Beverages: orange cream Shasta, water
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, September 24, 2014
Potato broccoli and cheese soup recipe
10 plus 1/2 cups water
3 T sodium free chicken bouillon (if you use regular bouillon omit the salt)
1 T garlic
1 t red pepper flakes
1/2 t paprika
1 T salt
3 large Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and chopped
2 heads of broccoli, chopped
1 carrot, cut into matchsticks
1/2 cup corn starch
2 cups half and half
6 oz shredded cheese (we used half smoked gouda and half hot pepper jack cheese)
Mix 10 cups water and all seasonings together in a large stock pot and cook on high heat until bouillon is well incorporated. Add potatoes and cook for about three to five minutes at a rolling boil. Mix the corn starch with the 1/2 cup of water and blend until smooth. Add mixture to pot and stir. Add broccoli and carrots. Reduce heat to medium high and simmer until the soup has thickened and the vegetables are tender. Turn off heat. Add half and half and stir. Add shredded cheese and stir until cheese is fully melted.
This recipe makes about 12 1.5 cup servings. Nutrition info is for one serving.
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.
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)
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
On a roll
We went grocery shopping on Sunday. I got up early and prepped some black beans in the crock pot. I woke Jeremy up and told him to get them out of the fridge and start the crock pot up when he got up. He forgot. Of course, I didn't find out until it was too late. So we made the beans yesterday, and had frozen stuff for dinner on Sunday.
Then yesterday I woke up late. 10 minutes after I normally leave for work, and I had a client right away. I was able to take a bus and get there on time, but had no time to eat breakfast or pack a lunch, so I had to buy both at QFC.
Jeremy also dropped his phone in the toilet, and used about 3 lbs of rice to dry it out, but on the plus side the phone still works.
Sunday:
Breakfast: peanut butter and honey sandwich
Lunch: leftover penne and four cheese sauce, nectarine
Dinner: Hot Pockets mac and cheese bites, celery
Snacks: lemon cookie, peppermint bark ice cream bar
Beverages: Crystal Light, water, Diet Dr. Pepper
Monday:
Breakfast: two doughnuts, orange juice
Lunch: frozen entree, banana
Dinner: black beans with peppers, and rice, topped with cheese
Snacks/desserts: protein bar, peppermint bark ice cream bar, strawberry flavored coffee cake, smoothie made with frozen banana and berries and milk
Beverages: Crystal Light, water
On Sunday Jeremy bought 10 cans of Rock Star on sale for $1.00 each, and 3 Lean Cuisines at $2.00 each for a total of $16.00
We also went to Grocery Outlet after I got off work:
2 2.5 lb bags of chicken tenderloins ($6.99 each) $13.98
6 pack of assorted Greek Yogurts $2.99
Strawberry Greek yogurt tubes $.97
Banana Greek yogurt tubes $.97
2 1 lb chubs of turkey sausage ($2.29 each) $4.58
2 7 oz packages of cracked black pepper turkey deli meat ($1.99 ea) $3.98
3 pack of Haagen Dazs peppermint bark ice cream bars $1.99
2 14 oz cans of diced tomatoes ($.59 ea) $1.18
16 oz white chocolate peanut butter $2.99
14 oz can black olives $.79
8 oz can bamboo shoots $.79
can of parmesan cheese $1.99
Picante sauce $1.49
2 Greek yogurts 2/$1.00
Whipped butter $1.49
20 oz. Diet Dr. Pepper $1.09
3 7 oz boxes tomato sauce 3/$1.00
Extra virgin olive oil $3.99
Jar of dried onion $.99
4 oz goat cheese $2.49
7 oz cracked black pepper cheddar $1.99
1 small butternut squash $.99
Jar of chopped garlic $1.49
Lemon cookie $.39
Cinnamon cookie $.39
Red Velvet cookie $.27
7 oz alphabet pasta $.34
8 pack strawberry coffee cakes $.87
Hot pockets mac and cheese snackers $1.99
3 bottles of Mio ($.99 each) $2.97
1 dozen eggs $1.69
Total $64.12
I also bought breakfast and lunch at QFC yesterday:
2 doughnuts ($.89 each) $1.78
orange juice $1.50
frozen entree $2.50
banana $.28
Total $6.06
Then yesterday I woke up late. 10 minutes after I normally leave for work, and I had a client right away. I was able to take a bus and get there on time, but had no time to eat breakfast or pack a lunch, so I had to buy both at QFC.
Jeremy also dropped his phone in the toilet, and used about 3 lbs of rice to dry it out, but on the plus side the phone still works.
Sunday:
Breakfast: peanut butter and honey sandwich
Lunch: leftover penne and four cheese sauce, nectarine
Dinner: Hot Pockets mac and cheese bites, celery
Snacks: lemon cookie, peppermint bark ice cream bar
Beverages: Crystal Light, water, Diet Dr. Pepper
Monday:
Breakfast: two doughnuts, orange juice
Lunch: frozen entree, banana
Dinner: black beans with peppers, and rice, topped with cheese
Snacks/desserts: protein bar, peppermint bark ice cream bar, strawberry flavored coffee cake, smoothie made with frozen banana and berries and milk
Beverages: Crystal Light, water
On Sunday Jeremy bought 10 cans of Rock Star on sale for $1.00 each, and 3 Lean Cuisines at $2.00 each for a total of $16.00
We also went to Grocery Outlet after I got off work:
2 2.5 lb bags of chicken tenderloins ($6.99 each) $13.98
6 pack of assorted Greek Yogurts $2.99
Strawberry Greek yogurt tubes $.97
Banana Greek yogurt tubes $.97
2 1 lb chubs of turkey sausage ($2.29 each) $4.58
2 7 oz packages of cracked black pepper turkey deli meat ($1.99 ea) $3.98
3 pack of Haagen Dazs peppermint bark ice cream bars $1.99
2 14 oz cans of diced tomatoes ($.59 ea) $1.18
16 oz white chocolate peanut butter $2.99
14 oz can black olives $.79
8 oz can bamboo shoots $.79
can of parmesan cheese $1.99
Picante sauce $1.49
2 Greek yogurts 2/$1.00
Whipped butter $1.49
20 oz. Diet Dr. Pepper $1.09
3 7 oz boxes tomato sauce 3/$1.00
Extra virgin olive oil $3.99
Jar of dried onion $.99
4 oz goat cheese $2.49
7 oz cracked black pepper cheddar $1.99
1 small butternut squash $.99
Jar of chopped garlic $1.49
Lemon cookie $.39
Cinnamon cookie $.39
Red Velvet cookie $.27
7 oz alphabet pasta $.34
8 pack strawberry coffee cakes $.87
Hot pockets mac and cheese snackers $1.99
3 bottles of Mio ($.99 each) $2.97
1 dozen eggs $1.69
Total $64.12
I also bought breakfast and lunch at QFC yesterday:
2 doughnuts ($.89 each) $1.78
orange juice $1.50
frozen entree $2.50
banana $.28
Total $6.06
Saturday, August 2, 2014
What we ate + grocery shopping 08-01-14
This is the salad we had for dinner. For the dressing I whisked together the juice of two limes, 1 T honey, 2 T peanut butter, 1 t chili garlic sauce, and 1/2 t cayenne pepper. I dipped the chicken into beaten egg, and dredged it in a mixture of breadcrumbs, parmesan, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. I then baked it for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
I also went to Menchie's during my lunch break. Unfortunately I missed the happy hour pricing by 10 minutes.
Breakfast: banana bread
Lunch: peanut butter and honey sandwich, banana
Dinner: salad with crispy baked chicken, radishes, black beans, cheese, and spicy peanut lime dressing
Snacks/desserts: lemon meringue frozen yogurt with gummy bears, Butterfinger ice cream
Beverages: A&W Ten with half and half, water
Jeremy ate leftover chicken, rice, and veggies with cheese sauce for lunch.
We went to QFC after dinner and got:
Dreyer's Butterfinger Ice Cream $2.50
bag of frozen mixed berries $2.49
2 Lean Cuisines ($2.00 each) $4.00
28 oz jar of light mayo $2.99
18 oz jar of crunchy peanut butter $1.49
Salsa flavored Wheat Thins $1.49
Powerbar wafers (Free Friday download) $0.00
8 oz. shredded cheese $1.99
2 lb bag of carrots $1.29
1 head of cabbage $2.08
3 limes (reduced for quick sale) $.99
2 Anaheim chilis $.78
1 jalapeno pepper $.16
2.21 lbs celery $2.19
Multigrain bread $2.50
bunch of spinach $1.79
4 nectarines $2.64
4 boxes of protein bars ($1.00 each) $4.00
total: $35.37
But we used a QFC gift card which we bought for 3% off the face value, so the actual total spent was $34.31
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