Yesterday I was battling a migraine most of the day. My schedule was empty in the morning, so I decided I might as well take the day off. For breakfast I made overnight oats with coconut milk. I added about a tsp of honey, a sliced banana, and six crushed macadamia nuts to it. I didn't mind it cold, but I may heat it up next time.
For dinner I cut up two of the bell peppers I bought the day before and sauteed them with about a pound of chicken breast, olive oil, chili powder and cayenne pepper. We ate it with brown rice and cilantro. Jeremy added cheese to his.
Jeremy and I went to QFC when he got home from work. We spent $40 and got:
3 Yukon gold potatoes
3 lbs small honeycrisp apples
3 red and yellow bell peppers
1 bunch cilantro
Chex gluten free granola
3 boxes wheat pasta
4 cans Campbell's Chunky Soup
6 pack of Blue Sky Zero Jamaican ginger ale (it is made with stevia, and was on sale, which doesn't happen often)
2 cups Kraft easy Mac
4 Lara bars
Rockstar energy drink
Brown rice gluten free bread
2 quarts of cocoa mint flavor coconut milk (RFQS)
1 box of almond cashew milk (RFQS)
Breakfast: overnight oats with coconut milk, honey, macadamia nuts and banana
Lunch: leftover curried lentils and carrots, sliced strawberries
Dinner: chicken and peppers with brown rice and cilantro
Snacks/desserts: split a lemon Lara Bar with Winter
Beverages: Jamaican ginger ale, water
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Tuesday, February 3, 2015
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
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Wednesday and Thursday
Wednesday I had a massage appointment in the morning, and in the afternoon I had a final visit for a vaccine clinical trial I started last year. I got paid $75 for the visit. They just had to draw blood, get my blood pressure and ask a few questions. It went quickly.
On the way home I went to QFC and bought:
White chocolate raspberry ice cream $3.50
Big chocolate mint cupcake (RFQS) $1.25
Slice of red velvet cake (RFQS) $1.00
Slice of lemon cake (RFQS) $1.00
1.5 lbs old bananas $.75
.77 lbs broccoli $.76
Total: $8.26
We thawed out some turkey sausages and for dinner I made quinoa with turkey sausage, broccoli, olive oil, parmesan, and some red pepper flakes.
Breakfast: smoothie with milk, banana, and frozen tropical fruit
Lunch: left over brown rice, black beans, potatoes and green beans
Dinner: quinoa, turkey sausage, and broccoli
Snacks/desserts: red velvet cake with white chocolate raspberry ice cream
Beverages: water
Thursday, my boss brought in some chocolate chip cookies he ha made for us. Jeremy met me after work and we stopped at QFC to get the rest of the things we needed for our Christmas celebration:
Diet cranberry ginger ale: $1.50
Vanilla ice cream $2.79 (Didn't we just buy ice cream like yesterday? Jeremy asked. Yes. Yes we did.)
2 tubes of butter croissant roll dough ($1.50 each) $3.00
Cornbread stuffing mix $1.88
4 lbs clementines $4.49
Oat and nut bread $2.50
Tray of mashed sweet potatoes (RFQS) $.99
Tray of glazed apples (RFQS) $.99
Total: $18.14
Apparently no one else in my house likes sweet potatoes. I ate half of them for dinner topped with brown sugar, cinnamon, and walnuts.
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: leftover pasta with seasoned beef and tomatoes, clementines
Dinner: sweet potatoes with brown sugar, cinnamon, and walnuts
Snacks/desserts: chocolate chip cookies
Beverages: water
On the way home I went to QFC and bought:
White chocolate raspberry ice cream $3.50
Big chocolate mint cupcake (RFQS) $1.25
Slice of red velvet cake (RFQS) $1.00
Slice of lemon cake (RFQS) $1.00
1.5 lbs old bananas $.75
.77 lbs broccoli $.76
Total: $8.26
We thawed out some turkey sausages and for dinner I made quinoa with turkey sausage, broccoli, olive oil, parmesan, and some red pepper flakes.
Breakfast: smoothie with milk, banana, and frozen tropical fruit
Lunch: left over brown rice, black beans, potatoes and green beans
Dinner: quinoa, turkey sausage, and broccoli
Snacks/desserts: red velvet cake with white chocolate raspberry ice cream
Beverages: water
Thursday, my boss brought in some chocolate chip cookies he ha made for us. Jeremy met me after work and we stopped at QFC to get the rest of the things we needed for our Christmas celebration:
Diet cranberry ginger ale: $1.50
Vanilla ice cream $2.79 (Didn't we just buy ice cream like yesterday? Jeremy asked. Yes. Yes we did.)
2 tubes of butter croissant roll dough ($1.50 each) $3.00
Cornbread stuffing mix $1.88
4 lbs clementines $4.49
Oat and nut bread $2.50
Tray of mashed sweet potatoes (RFQS) $.99
Tray of glazed apples (RFQS) $.99
Total: $18.14
Apparently no one else in my house likes sweet potatoes. I ate half of them for dinner topped with brown sugar, cinnamon, and walnuts.
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: leftover pasta with seasoned beef and tomatoes, clementines
Dinner: sweet potatoes with brown sugar, cinnamon, and walnuts
Snacks/desserts: chocolate chip cookies
Beverages: water
Wednesday, 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.
Siiiiiiiick
Yesterday I woke up with a bad head cold. I suspected on Monday evening it was coming on. I had to call in sick to work. Even if I could have taken enough medicine to get rid of the symptoms, I would be passing the virus to my coworkers and clients, which is bad. I did not have much of an appetite all day.
After Jeremy got home we had to run to the store to pick up sour cream for dinner, and a few other things. What we bought:
Lightlife vegetarian chicken patties (RFQS) $1.79
Lime sherbet $2.99
1 pint of reduced fat sour cream $1.79
2 heads of broccoli $1.13
3 large Yukon gold potatoes $3.13
Total $10.83
For dinner we used the other Old El Paso soft taco kit we bought to make chicken soft tacos with lettuce and sour cream.
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: blueberry flavored Greek yogurt
Dinner: chicken soft tacos with lettuce and sour cream
Snacks/desserts: lime sherbet
Beverages: water
After Jeremy got home we had to run to the store to pick up sour cream for dinner, and a few other things. What we bought:
Lightlife vegetarian chicken patties (RFQS) $1.79
Lime sherbet $2.99
1 pint of reduced fat sour cream $1.79
2 heads of broccoli $1.13
3 large Yukon gold potatoes $3.13
Total $10.83
For dinner we used the other Old El Paso soft taco kit we bought to make chicken soft tacos with lettuce and sour cream.
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: blueberry flavored Greek yogurt
Dinner: chicken soft tacos with lettuce and sour cream
Snacks/desserts: lime sherbet
Beverages: water
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Fish chowder
Yesterday for dinner we thawed out the rest of the whiting and made fish chowder. I had to remove the skin from the little filets which proved to be a difficult and kind of nasty task. For the most part I just had to tear chunks of raw fish off the skin. This fish does not butcher easily. I managed to get just over a half pound of fish meat without skin by the end. I wish I could share a recipe, but we kind of made it up as we went along and figured out what to put in it through trial and error. We used sodium free chicken stock, cornstarch for thickener, two chopped potatoes, about a half pound of chopped carrots, some dried onion, black pepper, garlic, thyme, salt free seasoning blend, just enough salt to bring out the flavors, and added half and half at the end.
Whiting is pretty fishy, but the chowder didn't turn out TOO terribly fishy. We wound up with a lot of it. Like at least two quarts. We'll have it for dinner tonight as well. Winter doesn't like fish, so we needed to use it up since she gets here Monday.
Breakfast: oatmeal with half and half, berries from the freezer, and brown sugar
Lunch: tuna sandwich, banana
Dinner: fish chowder
Snacks/desserts: protein bar
Beverages: chocolate milk, water, sugar free cherry drink
Whiting is pretty fishy, but the chowder didn't turn out TOO terribly fishy. We wound up with a lot of it. Like at least two quarts. We'll have it for dinner tonight as well. Winter doesn't like fish, so we needed to use it up since she gets here Monday.
Breakfast: oatmeal with half and half, berries from the freezer, and brown sugar
Lunch: tuna sandwich, banana
Dinner: fish chowder
Snacks/desserts: protein bar
Beverages: chocolate milk, water, sugar free cherry drink
Friday, August 22, 2014
Got home late last night
I usually get home by 8:00 at the latest, but last night I wasn't even leaving the grocery store until after 8:00. I picked up a couple of frozen side dishes to go with the frozen Morningstar Farms BBQ riblets we had already. We didn't eat until around 8:45. I will need to remember to keep a frozen pizza or something on hand for stuff like this once Winter comes back, so at least they can get dinner started without me.
It seems like Jeremy's interview went well, but he won't find out until Monday.
I bought the following at QFC yesterday. I left the chocolate milk, bananas, and protein bars at work. The person before me had left a coupon for $2.00 off your next shopping order at the U Scan, so I used that too. Cool!
1 qt chocolate milk $2.19
Box of 6 protein bars $1.00
4 large bananas $1.28
1 huge nectarine $1.77
Frozen single serve Chili's pepper Jack Mac and Cheese $2.50
Green Giant frozen vegetables $1.00
1 quart of half and half $2.29
2 lbs brown sugar $2.59
2 Yukon Gold potatoes $1.22
Total $15.84
minus $2.00 coupon
$13.84
minus 3% from using GC purchased on Raise
$13.42
The frozen vegetables I bought were the Green Giant antioxidant blend. I normally do not like frozen veggies as I find them to be watery, mushy, rubbery, and lacking in flavor. I really liked these. They are not as good as fresh veggies to me, but I would get them again in a pinch at that price. Normally they are $2.49 for two servings.
The Chili's mac and cheese is actually awesome, I am picky about frozen mac and cheese as well, but this one is worth it. It's super creamy, and the peppers give it a nice flavor, but not really spicy. One container has enough to make a side dish for two people.
Breakfast: chocolate milk, nectarine
Lunch: small amount of leftover chicken teriyaki stir fry, banana, protein bar
Dinner: Morningstar Farms vegetarian BBQ riblet, pepper jack mac and cheese, mixed vegetables
Snacks/desserts: white cheddar with cracked pepper, another protein bar
Beverages: Crystal Light, water
It seems like Jeremy's interview went well, but he won't find out until Monday.
I bought the following at QFC yesterday. I left the chocolate milk, bananas, and protein bars at work. The person before me had left a coupon for $2.00 off your next shopping order at the U Scan, so I used that too. Cool!
1 qt chocolate milk $2.19
Box of 6 protein bars $1.00
4 large bananas $1.28
1 huge nectarine $1.77
Frozen single serve Chili's pepper Jack Mac and Cheese $2.50
Green Giant frozen vegetables $1.00
1 quart of half and half $2.29
2 lbs brown sugar $2.59
2 Yukon Gold potatoes $1.22
Total $15.84
minus $2.00 coupon
$13.84
minus 3% from using GC purchased on Raise
$13.42
The frozen vegetables I bought were the Green Giant antioxidant blend. I normally do not like frozen veggies as I find them to be watery, mushy, rubbery, and lacking in flavor. I really liked these. They are not as good as fresh veggies to me, but I would get them again in a pinch at that price. Normally they are $2.49 for two servings.
The Chili's mac and cheese is actually awesome, I am picky about frozen mac and cheese as well, but this one is worth it. It's super creamy, and the peppers give it a nice flavor, but not really spicy. One container has enough to make a side dish for two people.
Breakfast: chocolate milk, nectarine
Lunch: small amount of leftover chicken teriyaki stir fry, banana, protein bar
Dinner: Morningstar Farms vegetarian BBQ riblet, pepper jack mac and cheese, mixed vegetables
Snacks/desserts: white cheddar with cracked pepper, another protein bar
Beverages: Crystal Light, water
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