Blogging regularly is getting kind of hard. I've been going to the gym five times a week for about an hour each time, and that takes up a lot of what little free time I have. I'll keep doing what I can.
Tuesday was the last day of March. We ended the month at $463, which is $2 under budget. I made whole wheat macaroni and cheese with hot pepper jack and cheddar with Greek yogurt added to the sauce, and red and green bell peppers for dinner.
For a the Month of April our budget will be $410 because Winter will be gone for 8 days for Spring Break. Wednesday Jeremy and I went to Grocery Outlet. We spent $66. We bought another bag of whole wheat pasta, a pound of dates, sliced Monterey jack cheese, herb goat cheese, a quart of plain Greek yogurt, almond milk, whole grain tortillas, two bags of frozen turkey burgers, salsa, two small bag of sprouted whole wheat flour, some sparkling water and energy drinks, tofu, cauliflower, Oreos, two boxes of cereal and cereal bars, frozen strawberries, three dark chocolate oranges, hard boiled eggs, and some other stuff.
For dinner on Wednesday I made thin whole wheat spaghetti, tofu, bell pepper, and cauliflower sauteed in olive oil, and peanut sauce.
Thursday I had leftovers for lunch and dinner, and Jeremy and I went to the gym. We also spent $11 at Yogurtland after I got off work, and spent $18 at QFC on apples, bananas, carrots, organic whole grain bread, and bagel thins.
Breakfast: two scramble eggs with hot pepper jack in a whole grain tortilla
Lunch: leftover tofu, veggies, and noodles with peanut sauce
Dinner: leftover chicken and lung bean deal with plain Greek yogurt
Snacks/desserts: homemade cranberry apple walnut granola bars, plain frozen yogurt with strawberries and mango
Beverages: water, and lemon lime sparkling water
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Friday, April 3, 2015
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Saturday
And rounding up my huge list of catch up posts. Saturday. Busy day at work. Jeremy got a protein bar, an energy drink, and a cucumber at QFC for $3 total. We had salad for dinner again.
Breakfast: two homemade granola bars
Lunch: leftover veggie bean stew with millet, leftover whole grain bread, two clementines
Dinner: salad with lettuce, quinoa and wild rice, chicken, pecans, cucumbers, herb goat cheese, balsamic vinaigrette
Snacks/desserts: dark chocolate
Beverages: water, pumpkin spice coconut milk
Breakfast: two homemade granola bars
Lunch: leftover veggie bean stew with millet, leftover whole grain bread, two clementines
Dinner: salad with lettuce, quinoa and wild rice, chicken, pecans, cucumbers, herb goat cheese, balsamic vinaigrette
Snacks/desserts: dark chocolate
Beverages: water, pumpkin spice coconut milk
Friday
I spent $4 on Friday on a coffee drink, a banana, and a dark chocolate bar. I have been trying to avoid caffeine, but I got about 4 hours of sleep. I went to the gym after work, then picked up Winter after art class. I felt a little throw-uppy after working out. Here goes...
Breakfast: two homemade granola bars
Lunch: plain Greek yogurt with blueberries, pecans, and honey, two clementines
Dinner: leftover chili with leftover quinoa wild rice blend, and cheddar cheese
Snacks/desserts: none
Beverages: Starbucks coffee drink, water
Breakfast: two homemade granola bars
Lunch: plain Greek yogurt with blueberries, pecans, and honey, two clementines
Dinner: leftover chili with leftover quinoa wild rice blend, and cheddar cheese
Snacks/desserts: none
Beverages: Starbucks coffee drink, water
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Wednesday thru Saturday, the lightning round version
Wednesday:
Purchased: nothing
Breakfast: granola and almond milk
Lunch: two clementines and a homemade granola bar
Dinner: Orange marmalade and hoisin glazed chicken, haricots verts with olive oil and pepper, roasted kabocha squash with herbed goat cheese, quinoa and wild rice pilaf with almonds
Snacks/desserts: homemade granola bar
Beverages: 1/2 can Blue Sky Free lemonade, water
Thursday:
Purchased: Cadbury dark chocolate bar, Lean Cuisine spring rolls
Total spent: $3
Breakfast: leftover chili with fiesta blend cheese and fried egg
Lunch: leftover tofu, squash and broccoli curry with leftover quinoa, wild rice and almond pilaf
Dinner: salad with lettuce, apple, leftover brown rice, herbed goat cheese, and raspberry walnut vinaigrette
Snacks/desserts: 1/4 dark chocolate bar
Beverages: water, pumpkin spice coconut milk
Friday:
Purchased: frozen yogurt at Menchie's, can of green beans, can of beef tamales, Hormel pepperoni pizza Rev wrap (free Friday download)
Total spent: $10
Breakfast: plain yogurt with strawberry apple compote and pecans
Lunch: leftover tofu, squash, and broccoli curry with leftover quinoa, wild rice, and almond pilaf and a homemade granola bar
Dinner: leftover chili with leftover brown rice, sour cream, and fiesta blend cheese
Snacks/desserts: pineapple sorbet with strawberries and blackberries, homemade granola bar
Beverages: water
Saturday:
Purchased: head of green leaf lettuce, 2 lbs carrots, green bell pepper
Total spent: $7
Breakfast: granola with almond milk
Lunch: plain yogurt with thawed unsweetened blueberries, honey, and pecans and brown rice crackers with herb goat cheese
Dinner: chicken stir fry with bell pepper, green beans, brown rice, and spicy orange sauce (Jeremy made it)
Snacks/desserts: 1/4 dark chocolate bar
Beverages: water
Purchased: nothing
Breakfast: granola and almond milk
Lunch: two clementines and a homemade granola bar
Dinner: Orange marmalade and hoisin glazed chicken, haricots verts with olive oil and pepper, roasted kabocha squash with herbed goat cheese, quinoa and wild rice pilaf with almonds
Snacks/desserts: homemade granola bar
Beverages: 1/2 can Blue Sky Free lemonade, water
Thursday:
Purchased: Cadbury dark chocolate bar, Lean Cuisine spring rolls
Total spent: $3
Breakfast: leftover chili with fiesta blend cheese and fried egg
Lunch: leftover tofu, squash and broccoli curry with leftover quinoa, wild rice and almond pilaf
Dinner: salad with lettuce, apple, leftover brown rice, herbed goat cheese, and raspberry walnut vinaigrette
Snacks/desserts: 1/4 dark chocolate bar
Beverages: water, pumpkin spice coconut milk
Friday:
Purchased: frozen yogurt at Menchie's, can of green beans, can of beef tamales, Hormel pepperoni pizza Rev wrap (free Friday download)
Total spent: $10
Breakfast: plain yogurt with strawberry apple compote and pecans
Lunch: leftover tofu, squash, and broccoli curry with leftover quinoa, wild rice, and almond pilaf and a homemade granola bar
Dinner: leftover chili with leftover brown rice, sour cream, and fiesta blend cheese
Snacks/desserts: pineapple sorbet with strawberries and blackberries, homemade granola bar
Beverages: water
Saturday:
Purchased: head of green leaf lettuce, 2 lbs carrots, green bell pepper
Total spent: $7
Breakfast: granola with almond milk
Lunch: plain yogurt with thawed unsweetened blueberries, honey, and pecans and brown rice crackers with herb goat cheese
Dinner: chicken stir fry with bell pepper, green beans, brown rice, and spicy orange sauce (Jeremy made it)
Snacks/desserts: 1/4 dark chocolate bar
Beverages: water
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Friday + Saturday
Friday the only money spent on food was for a $.99 dark chocolate Hershey bar which I split with Winter.
Breakfast: granola and nut milk
Lunch: tuna sandwich with lettuce on GF bread, orchard bar, two cookies
Dinner: leftover navy bean and red pepper soup with crushed up onion and chive crackers, two clementines
Snacks/desserts: 1/2 dark chocolate bar
Beverages: water
Saturday I spent about $3 on two Bolthouse Farms fruit smoothies. They were buy one get one free at QFC. We made chili in the crock pot for dinner with black, navy, and pinto beans, tomato sauce, dried onion, salt, cayenne pepper and chili powder. After dinner I made Yonanas for all of us with frozen bananas, kiwi, and champagne mangoes. It was probably one of the best combinations I've ever had.
Breakfast: egg fried in olive oil with black pepper, orchard bar
Lunch: tuna sandwich with lettuce on GF bread, apple, two cookies
Dinner: vegetarian chili
Snacks/desserts: one cookie, kiwi mango banana Yonanas
Beverages: Bolthouse cherry smoothie, water
Breakfast: granola and nut milk
Lunch: tuna sandwich with lettuce on GF bread, orchard bar, two cookies
Dinner: leftover navy bean and red pepper soup with crushed up onion and chive crackers, two clementines
Snacks/desserts: 1/2 dark chocolate bar
Beverages: water
Saturday I spent about $3 on two Bolthouse Farms fruit smoothies. They were buy one get one free at QFC. We made chili in the crock pot for dinner with black, navy, and pinto beans, tomato sauce, dried onion, salt, cayenne pepper and chili powder. After dinner I made Yonanas for all of us with frozen bananas, kiwi, and champagne mangoes. It was probably one of the best combinations I've ever had.
Breakfast: egg fried in olive oil with black pepper, orchard bar
Lunch: tuna sandwich with lettuce on GF bread, apple, two cookies
Dinner: vegetarian chili
Snacks/desserts: one cookie, kiwi mango banana Yonanas
Beverages: Bolthouse cherry smoothie, water
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Wednesday + Thursday
Wednesday we spent $6 total on food. At QFC we bought three cans of tomato sauce, one red bell pepper, four very ripe champagne mangoes from the reduced section, an organic banana (the regular ones were hella green) and a squirt of bulk natural peanut butter. Jeremy also bought an Orchard Bar from Bartell's where they are currently half price.
I cut up two of the mangoes, and one kiwi and shared them with Winter when I had my lunch. The remaining mangoes and kiwis were cut up and frozen for future Yonanas.
For dinner I stir fried some chicken, a carrot, and the bell pepper, and cooked the 100% buckwheat soba noodles. I also made a curry sauce with leftover coconut milk from the freezer, cashew butter, rice wine vinegar, dried onion, garlic, and curry powder.The sauce was good. I was not a fan of the noodle at all though. Once they were cooked soft enough to eat they got a very gummy and rubbery texture. Jeremy and Winter said they were fine, but at nearly $8 a pound, I did not find them to be worth it.
I still have half the sauce left in the freezer. I think I will pick up some tofu and make a tofu and veggie stir fry with brown rice to use the rest in the next couple of weeks.
Breakfast: lemon Lara Bar, banana with natural peanut butter
Lunch: mango and kiwi, turkey and spicy pepper hummus sandwich with lettuce
Dinner: soba noodles, chicken, pepper, carrot, and coconut cashew curry sauce
Snacks/desserts: dark chocolate, oatmeal walnut chocolate chip cookies
Beverages: water
We cashed in some more credit card rewards for $50 in Panera Bread gift cards, which came in the mail earlier this week. We planned to go there for dinner on Thursday night. We spent $36 on the gift cards, but it was all free! I can currently have pretty much any salad they have with just a couple of modifications. Luckily I love their salads. We also bought 7 more Orchard bars which was less than $6.
Breakfast: smoothie with frozen banana, coconut milk, cocoa powder, PB, and honey
Lunch: leftover navy bean and bell pepper soup with crushed up onion chive crackers, apple
Dinner: Thai chicken salad (w/o wonton strips), apple
Snacks/desserts: orchard bar, oatmeal walnut chocolate chip cookies
Beverages: water, unsweetened hibiscus tea with lemon
I cut up two of the mangoes, and one kiwi and shared them with Winter when I had my lunch. The remaining mangoes and kiwis were cut up and frozen for future Yonanas.
For dinner I stir fried some chicken, a carrot, and the bell pepper, and cooked the 100% buckwheat soba noodles. I also made a curry sauce with leftover coconut milk from the freezer, cashew butter, rice wine vinegar, dried onion, garlic, and curry powder.The sauce was good. I was not a fan of the noodle at all though. Once they were cooked soft enough to eat they got a very gummy and rubbery texture. Jeremy and Winter said they were fine, but at nearly $8 a pound, I did not find them to be worth it.
I still have half the sauce left in the freezer. I think I will pick up some tofu and make a tofu and veggie stir fry with brown rice to use the rest in the next couple of weeks.
Breakfast: lemon Lara Bar, banana with natural peanut butter
Lunch: mango and kiwi, turkey and spicy pepper hummus sandwich with lettuce
Dinner: soba noodles, chicken, pepper, carrot, and coconut cashew curry sauce
Snacks/desserts: dark chocolate, oatmeal walnut chocolate chip cookies
Beverages: water
We cashed in some more credit card rewards for $50 in Panera Bread gift cards, which came in the mail earlier this week. We planned to go there for dinner on Thursday night. We spent $36 on the gift cards, but it was all free! I can currently have pretty much any salad they have with just a couple of modifications. Luckily I love their salads. We also bought 7 more Orchard bars which was less than $6.
Breakfast: smoothie with frozen banana, coconut milk, cocoa powder, PB, and honey
Lunch: leftover navy bean and bell pepper soup with crushed up onion chive crackers, apple
Dinner: Thai chicken salad (w/o wonton strips), apple
Snacks/desserts: orchard bar, oatmeal walnut chocolate chip cookies
Beverages: water, unsweetened hibiscus tea with lemon
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Sunday + Monday
Jeremy and I went to Uwajimaya and Target on Sunday. At Uwajimaya we bought hoisin sauce, chili garlic sauce, a Diet Dr. Pepper, some Japanese gummy candy for Winter, and an Orchard bar for me. We spent $9 there. At Target we mostly bought pet stuff, but we also picked up an energy drink and a box of Kashi granola bars, spending a total of $4.
I made pizza for dinner Sunday night. A gluten free one with almond cheese, peppers, and olives for me, and a regular one with peppers, olives, and pepperoni for Jeremy and Winter. I also made cookies with oats, GF flour, pureed dates, walnuts, dark chocolate chips, eggs, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. I thought they were really good but no one else likes them.
Breakfast: kiwi, banana, strawberry smoothie
Lunch: leftover navy bean and pepper soup, turkey and guacamole sandwich with lettuce
Dinner: pizza
Snacks/desserts: Orchard bar, wasabi rice crackers, clementines, dark chocolate oatmeal and walnut cookies
Beverages: water
Monday we spent no money on food. I didn't make anything for dinner. We all just fended for ourselves.
Breakfast: granola and nut milk
Lunch: leftover pizza, clementines, cookies
Dinner: turkey and pepper hummus sandwich with lettuce, Alpha-Bits with almond milk
Snacks/desserts: Kashi granola bar, cookies
Beverages: water
I made pizza for dinner Sunday night. A gluten free one with almond cheese, peppers, and olives for me, and a regular one with peppers, olives, and pepperoni for Jeremy and Winter. I also made cookies with oats, GF flour, pureed dates, walnuts, dark chocolate chips, eggs, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. I thought they were really good but no one else likes them.
Breakfast: kiwi, banana, strawberry smoothie
Lunch: leftover navy bean and pepper soup, turkey and guacamole sandwich with lettuce
Dinner: pizza
Snacks/desserts: Orchard bar, wasabi rice crackers, clementines, dark chocolate oatmeal and walnut cookies
Beverages: water
Monday we spent no money on food. I didn't make anything for dinner. We all just fended for ourselves.
Breakfast: granola and nut milk
Lunch: leftover pizza, clementines, cookies
Dinner: turkey and pepper hummus sandwich with lettuce, Alpha-Bits with almond milk
Snacks/desserts: Kashi granola bar, cookies
Beverages: water
Friday, February 20, 2015
Last big trip to Grocery Outlet on Wednesday
On Wednesdays I work a short morning shift and am home by the early afternoon. Jeremy and I took the bus up to Grocery Outlet after I got home. We spent $41 and got the following:
8 chicken burger patties
Protein granola
Gluten free sour cream and wasabi crackers
Gluten free white bread
4 bottles of Mio
2 lbs frozen strawberries
2 lbs clementines
1 lb brown rice
3 Galazo SF energy drinks
Huge bottle of dried minced onion
6 whole wheat bagels
6 pack chicken Ramen
Blueberry fruit crisps
Pretzel M&M's
Zucchini
3 bell peppers
2 lb organic celery hearts
Large jar low sugar apricot preserves
2 packs of cheese filled cheese sandwich crackers
7 oz can tomato sauce
Large tub spicy pepper hummus
12 oz honey
Can of sliced black olives
2 hardboiled eggs
18 corn tortillas
Organic unsweetened almond milk
For dinner I made gluten free spaghetti, and made sauce with a 28 oz can of diced tomatoes, the zucchini, two organic chicken sausages, olive oil, red wine, garlic, dried onion, and Italian seasoning. I also made salad with the rest of the lettuce and the other half of the cucumber.
After dinner Winter and I made homemade pop tarts and pie crust cookies with the last few tablespoons of various kinds of jam from the fridge and two frozen pie crusts. We made glaze out of powdered sugar, water, and a drop of red food coloring, and added rainbow sprinkles.
Breakfast: homemade granola with almond milk and a sliced banana
Lunch: two hardboiled eggs and chive and onion crackers with spicy pepper hummus (late lunch after shopping)
Dinner: gluten free spaghetti with chicken sausage sauce and parm-Romano blend, and salad with balsamic vinaigrette
Snacks/desserts: dark chocolate avocado pie
Beverages: water, cocoa mint coconut milk
Thursday Jeremy and I went to QFC and spent $4 on pickle relish and a head of lettuce. We had leftovers for dinner. Winter had bought half price Valentine's candy with her own money and saved me a couple pieces of dark chocolate.
Breakfast: banana, banana nut muffin
Lunch: navy bean and red pepper soup, peanut butter honey sandwich on gluten free bread
Dinner: egg drop soup, turkey and spicy pepper hummus sandwich with lettuce on GF bread
Snacks/desserts: last of the dark chocolate avocado pie, two pieces of dark chocolate
Beverages: water
8 chicken burger patties
Protein granola
Gluten free sour cream and wasabi crackers
Gluten free white bread
4 bottles of Mio
2 lbs frozen strawberries
2 lbs clementines
1 lb brown rice
3 Galazo SF energy drinks
Huge bottle of dried minced onion
6 whole wheat bagels
6 pack chicken Ramen
Blueberry fruit crisps
Pretzel M&M's
Zucchini
3 bell peppers
2 lb organic celery hearts
Large jar low sugar apricot preserves
2 packs of cheese filled cheese sandwich crackers
7 oz can tomato sauce
Large tub spicy pepper hummus
12 oz honey
Can of sliced black olives
2 hardboiled eggs
18 corn tortillas
Organic unsweetened almond milk
For dinner I made gluten free spaghetti, and made sauce with a 28 oz can of diced tomatoes, the zucchini, two organic chicken sausages, olive oil, red wine, garlic, dried onion, and Italian seasoning. I also made salad with the rest of the lettuce and the other half of the cucumber.
After dinner Winter and I made homemade pop tarts and pie crust cookies with the last few tablespoons of various kinds of jam from the fridge and two frozen pie crusts. We made glaze out of powdered sugar, water, and a drop of red food coloring, and added rainbow sprinkles.
Breakfast: homemade granola with almond milk and a sliced banana
Lunch: two hardboiled eggs and chive and onion crackers with spicy pepper hummus (late lunch after shopping)
Dinner: gluten free spaghetti with chicken sausage sauce and parm-Romano blend, and salad with balsamic vinaigrette
Snacks/desserts: dark chocolate avocado pie
Beverages: water, cocoa mint coconut milk
Thursday Jeremy and I went to QFC and spent $4 on pickle relish and a head of lettuce. We had leftovers for dinner. Winter had bought half price Valentine's candy with her own money and saved me a couple pieces of dark chocolate.
Breakfast: banana, banana nut muffin
Lunch: navy bean and red pepper soup, peanut butter honey sandwich on gluten free bread
Dinner: egg drop soup, turkey and spicy pepper hummus sandwich with lettuce on GF bread
Snacks/desserts: last of the dark chocolate avocado pie, two pieces of dark chocolate
Beverages: water
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Uggggghhhh
I have finally succumbed to the family cold. Horrible. It hit me about halfway through work today. I am taking tomorrow and Monday off. Tuesday I have off anyway. Hopefully I am better by Wednesday. I don't get sick pay, so missing work is not good. At least Sunday is not a normal work day for me, so I'm only going to miss one full day. Depending on how I feel on Wednesday I might extend my hours a bit to help make up for it.
Yesterday I made egg flower soup for dinner. I used sodium free chicken bouillon, garlic, dried onion, lots of ginger, some corn starch, and a bit of salt for the broth. I also put the rest of the spinach, the rest of the broccoli, and a carrot into it and three eggs. It really needed sesame oil too but I forgot to add that until after we ate some. There were 8 cups of leftovers.
I bought a bag of dark chocolate chips, and spent about $3. I have plans for them tomorrow.
Breakfast: black cherry Silk yogurt, banana nut muffin
Lunch: tuna salad sandwich on brown rice bread with lettuce, two clementines
Dinner: egg flower soup
Snacks/desserts: none
Beverages: cocoa mint coconut milk, water
Jeremy went to the store today and spent $16 on broccoli, a bag of frozen chicken breast, a box of Tofutti Cuties (They were on sale cheap and he thought I could have them but forgot they have wheat in them, so Winter is happily eating them). On the way home we went to Menchie's and spent $9.
Jeremy made dinner. He made chicken Stir fry with carrots, broccoli, yellow bell pepper, brown rice, and a spicy apricot glaze. We got a hand blender the other day with a food processor attachment (I had some reward $ to spend on Wayfair.com) and he used it to chop all the veggies. The carrots looked like something out of Fargo, and the broccoli was totally pulverized. He tried though, bless his heart. At least it tasted good. That which I was able to taste anyway. Damn this cold.
Jeremy gave me some fancy dark chocolate bars for Valentine's Day, and I gave him some white chocolate raspberry Quest bars. Winter got some Red Velvet Oreos and a small box of chocolates.
Breakfast: banana nut muffin
Lunch: leftover egg flower soup, tuna sandwich with lettuce
Dinner: chicken and veggie stir fry with brown rice and spicy apricot glaze
Snacks/desserts: 1/3 of a dark chocolate bar with ginger, pomegranate raspberry sorbet with strawberries and blackberries
Beverages: water
Yesterday I made egg flower soup for dinner. I used sodium free chicken bouillon, garlic, dried onion, lots of ginger, some corn starch, and a bit of salt for the broth. I also put the rest of the spinach, the rest of the broccoli, and a carrot into it and three eggs. It really needed sesame oil too but I forgot to add that until after we ate some. There were 8 cups of leftovers.
I bought a bag of dark chocolate chips, and spent about $3. I have plans for them tomorrow.
Breakfast: black cherry Silk yogurt, banana nut muffin
Lunch: tuna salad sandwich on brown rice bread with lettuce, two clementines
Dinner: egg flower soup
Snacks/desserts: none
Beverages: cocoa mint coconut milk, water
Jeremy went to the store today and spent $16 on broccoli, a bag of frozen chicken breast, a box of Tofutti Cuties (They were on sale cheap and he thought I could have them but forgot they have wheat in them, so Winter is happily eating them). On the way home we went to Menchie's and spent $9.
Jeremy made dinner. He made chicken Stir fry with carrots, broccoli, yellow bell pepper, brown rice, and a spicy apricot glaze. We got a hand blender the other day with a food processor attachment (I had some reward $ to spend on Wayfair.com) and he used it to chop all the veggies. The carrots looked like something out of Fargo, and the broccoli was totally pulverized. He tried though, bless his heart. At least it tasted good. That which I was able to taste anyway. Damn this cold.
Jeremy gave me some fancy dark chocolate bars for Valentine's Day, and I gave him some white chocolate raspberry Quest bars. Winter got some Red Velvet Oreos and a small box of chocolates.
Breakfast: banana nut muffin
Lunch: leftover egg flower soup, tuna sandwich with lettuce
Dinner: chicken and veggie stir fry with brown rice and spicy apricot glaze
Snacks/desserts: 1/3 of a dark chocolate bar with ginger, pomegranate raspberry sorbet with strawberries and blackberries
Beverages: 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, February 10, 2015
Why do today, what you can put off until tomorrow?
Has been my motto over the weekend. I planned to catch up on my posting yesterday, but then my schedule blew up and I had zero downtime. Oh well.
Winter went to art class on Friday. I brought food with me, and hung out at work with my tablet, trying to ignore all the creepy noises in the dark. I spent $1.00 on a dark chocolate bar on the way back, which Winter and I shared.
Breakfast: nut bar
Lunch: salmon salad sandwich with avocado and lettuce, apple
Dinner: leftover turkey sausage and rice soup, two clementines
Desserts/snacks: 1/2 bar of dark chocolate, Alpha-Bits with nut milk
Beverages: cocoa mint flavored coconut milk, water
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Saturday. What even happened on Saturday? I went to work. Winter met me after work and we went to Menchie's on the way home. I got some pomegranate raspberry sorbet with lots of strawberries, blackberries, and toasted almonds. We spent $2 at QFC on milk and a can of creamed corn from the reduced section. I wasn't hungry when I got home.
Breakfast: granola with chopped dates and nut milk
Lunch: leftover curried lentils, apple
Dinner: pomegranate raspberry sorbet with strawberries, blackberries, and toasted almonds
Snacks/desserts: apple Lara bar
Beverages: water
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Jeremy caught some kind of cold at work and it was blown up by Sunday. Winter and I went to Uwajimaya. We spent $22 on:
Can of bamboo shoots
Rice noodles
Gluten free soba noodles
Black sesame oil
Pistachios
Strawberry flavored almonds
Can of coconut milk
Ramune soda
Mango popsicle
We stoped at a Thai place in the food court, and I bought crispy spring rolls for Winter, and chicken with brown rice, baby bok choy and peanut sauce for myself. Winter also had the Ramune, and the mango popsicle. She ate half of the spring rolls and gave the rest to Jeremy when we got home. We spent $14.
We went to a friend's birthday party and had issues on the way there because of a missed bus. We had to wait half an hour for the next one. We went to Taco Bell and spent $4 on a bean burrito and soda (for Winter), and a tostada with no cheese for me.
I decided to have a small piece of cake at the birthday party. Luckily this diet is not one that is all or nothing, like some. The doctor who developed it says the closer you follow it the better, but it should help, even if you don't follow it 100%. I didn't feel any worse from eating it, which is good to know.
Breakfast: smoothie with coconut milk, pb, banana and honey
Lunch: chicken, brown rice, baby bok choy, peanut sauce
Dinner: Taco Bell tostada, pistachios, strawberry almonds, peanuts, baby carrots
Snacks/desserts: cranberry orange cake, key lime Luna Bar
Beverages: cocoa mint flavored coconut milk, peach-pear flavored unsweetened sparkling water, ginger apple hard cider
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Yesterday I went to work, then went home. Jeremy went to work too. He is still kind of sick, but not as bad. We got in an order I made on Amazon for 6 jars of sodium free chicken bouillon, and 4 lbs of gluten free flour blend. We spent $52 on that. The bouillon should last almost a year at least, but it's a pretty good chunk of our monthly budget, right there.
Breakfast: protein granola with nut milk
Lunch: salad with spinach, avocado, canned salmon, pecans and roasted red pepper dressing, apple
Dinner: leftover curried lentils
Snacks/desserts: cherry Luna bar
Beverages: cocoa mint flavored coconut milk, water
Winter went to art class on Friday. I brought food with me, and hung out at work with my tablet, trying to ignore all the creepy noises in the dark. I spent $1.00 on a dark chocolate bar on the way back, which Winter and I shared.
Breakfast: nut bar
Lunch: salmon salad sandwich with avocado and lettuce, apple
Dinner: leftover turkey sausage and rice soup, two clementines
Desserts/snacks: 1/2 bar of dark chocolate, Alpha-Bits with nut milk
Beverages: cocoa mint flavored coconut milk, water
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Saturday. What even happened on Saturday? I went to work. Winter met me after work and we went to Menchie's on the way home. I got some pomegranate raspberry sorbet with lots of strawberries, blackberries, and toasted almonds. We spent $2 at QFC on milk and a can of creamed corn from the reduced section. I wasn't hungry when I got home.
Breakfast: granola with chopped dates and nut milk
Lunch: leftover curried lentils, apple
Dinner: pomegranate raspberry sorbet with strawberries, blackberries, and toasted almonds
Snacks/desserts: apple Lara bar
Beverages: water
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Jeremy caught some kind of cold at work and it was blown up by Sunday. Winter and I went to Uwajimaya. We spent $22 on:
Can of bamboo shoots
Rice noodles
Gluten free soba noodles
Black sesame oil
Pistachios
Strawberry flavored almonds
Can of coconut milk
Ramune soda
Mango popsicle
We stoped at a Thai place in the food court, and I bought crispy spring rolls for Winter, and chicken with brown rice, baby bok choy and peanut sauce for myself. Winter also had the Ramune, and the mango popsicle. She ate half of the spring rolls and gave the rest to Jeremy when we got home. We spent $14.
We went to a friend's birthday party and had issues on the way there because of a missed bus. We had to wait half an hour for the next one. We went to Taco Bell and spent $4 on a bean burrito and soda (for Winter), and a tostada with no cheese for me.
I decided to have a small piece of cake at the birthday party. Luckily this diet is not one that is all or nothing, like some. The doctor who developed it says the closer you follow it the better, but it should help, even if you don't follow it 100%. I didn't feel any worse from eating it, which is good to know.
Breakfast: smoothie with coconut milk, pb, banana and honey
Lunch: chicken, brown rice, baby bok choy, peanut sauce
Dinner: Taco Bell tostada, pistachios, strawberry almonds, peanuts, baby carrots
Snacks/desserts: cranberry orange cake, key lime Luna Bar
Beverages: cocoa mint flavored coconut milk, peach-pear flavored unsweetened sparkling water, ginger apple hard cider
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Yesterday I went to work, then went home. Jeremy went to work too. He is still kind of sick, but not as bad. We got in an order I made on Amazon for 6 jars of sodium free chicken bouillon, and 4 lbs of gluten free flour blend. We spent $52 on that. The bouillon should last almost a year at least, but it's a pretty good chunk of our monthly budget, right there.
Breakfast: protein granola with nut milk
Lunch: salad with spinach, avocado, canned salmon, pecans and roasted red pepper dressing, apple
Dinner: leftover curried lentils
Snacks/desserts: cherry Luna bar
Beverages: cocoa mint flavored coconut milk, water
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Replenishing the food stock
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
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
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Thursday and Friday
Thursday we bought no food. I had a very large lunch, and wasn't really hungry when I got home.
Breakfast: tropical fruit bread
Lunch: leftover veggie, quinoa and rice pilaf with canned salmon
Dinner: skipped
Snacks/desserts: sugar cookies, chocolate covered macadamias
Beverages: water
Friday I was off work, and Winter had no school. We had planned to take the bus to Bellevue so she could use some gift cards she got for Christmas and her birthday. We also used that opportunity to go to the Yogurtland location in Bellevue. We still have around $30 on a gift card to use up.
We stopped at the Grocery Outlet in Bellevue, to pick up canned tomatoes, and something to snack on. I bought two cans of diced tomatoes, two packages of Chips Ahoy root beer float cookies (they were BOGO and 99 cents) two Slim Jims, a package of buffalo chicken jerky, and a pack of two whole wheat mango cookies (like Fig Newtons), and we spent $6. Winter ate the Slim Jims and I ate the chicken jerky and we each had a cookie. We also split a package of Airheads which I bought at the fabric store.
We spent about $8 at Yogurtland, and on the way home, around 5, we went to Subway downtown and spent about $11. Later in the evening I had a couple of the root beer float cookies.
Breakfast: tropical fruit bread
Lunch: chicken jerky and a whole wheat mango cookie
Dinner: meatball sub
Snacks/desserts: Airheads, frozen yogurt, a couple of root beer float cookies
Beverages: orange juice, water
Breakfast: tropical fruit bread
Lunch: leftover veggie, quinoa and rice pilaf with canned salmon
Dinner: skipped
Snacks/desserts: sugar cookies, chocolate covered macadamias
Beverages: water
Friday I was off work, and Winter had no school. We had planned to take the bus to Bellevue so she could use some gift cards she got for Christmas and her birthday. We also used that opportunity to go to the Yogurtland location in Bellevue. We still have around $30 on a gift card to use up.
We stopped at the Grocery Outlet in Bellevue, to pick up canned tomatoes, and something to snack on. I bought two cans of diced tomatoes, two packages of Chips Ahoy root beer float cookies (they were BOGO and 99 cents) two Slim Jims, a package of buffalo chicken jerky, and a pack of two whole wheat mango cookies (like Fig Newtons), and we spent $6. Winter ate the Slim Jims and I ate the chicken jerky and we each had a cookie. We also split a package of Airheads which I bought at the fabric store.
We spent about $8 at Yogurtland, and on the way home, around 5, we went to Subway downtown and spent about $11. Later in the evening I had a couple of the root beer float cookies.
Breakfast: tropical fruit bread
Lunch: chicken jerky and a whole wheat mango cookie
Dinner: meatball sub
Snacks/desserts: Airheads, frozen yogurt, a couple of root beer float cookies
Beverages: orange juice, water
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Saturday and Sunday
Jeremy went to QFC on Saturday. He spent $15 and bought a couple of energy drinks, red velvet cake cream, a bag of white chocolate chips, a jar of strawberry jam, light brown sugar and dark brown sugar. He made some blondies with white chips and strawberry jam. They were crazy sweet.
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: leftover veggie and macaroni soup, apple
Dinner: turkey and gruyere sandwich
Snacks/desserts: white chocolate strawberry blondies, red velvet cake ice cream
Beverages: water
Sunday Winter and I went to Sunday Assembly in the morning. I had a cookie and some apple cider at service. We noticed a Yogurtland close to where service is held, and we were excited because the Capitol Hill location closed at the end of last year. I had a 16 oz free birthday reward which brought our total there down to less than $3.
When we got home, Jeremy had gone to Target, and bought red velvet flavored candy corn, so I also ate some of that, as well as a small blondie. At least I made a real dinner. Not exactly a day I am proud of overall though.
Breakfast: cookie
Lunch: pistachio and caramel macchiato frozen yogurt
Dinner: corn rotini pasta with broccoli and herbed goat cheese
Snacks/desserts: red velvet candy corn, white chocolate strawberry blondie
Beverages: apple cider, water
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: leftover veggie and macaroni soup, apple
Dinner: turkey and gruyere sandwich
Snacks/desserts: white chocolate strawberry blondies, red velvet cake ice cream
Beverages: water
Sunday Winter and I went to Sunday Assembly in the morning. I had a cookie and some apple cider at service. We noticed a Yogurtland close to where service is held, and we were excited because the Capitol Hill location closed at the end of last year. I had a 16 oz free birthday reward which brought our total there down to less than $3.
When we got home, Jeremy had gone to Target, and bought red velvet flavored candy corn, so I also ate some of that, as well as a small blondie. At least I made a real dinner. Not exactly a day I am proud of overall though.
Breakfast: cookie
Lunch: pistachio and caramel macchiato frozen yogurt
Dinner: corn rotini pasta with broccoli and herbed goat cheese
Snacks/desserts: red velvet candy corn, white chocolate strawberry blondie
Beverages: apple cider, 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
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Jan 3rd - Winter is back home
Winter flew back from her holiday visit with her dad on Saturday. She and Jeremy met up with me after work. We went to QFC to get a couple items we needed for dinner. We got a bag of corn chips from the reduced section for $1.49, a bag of shredded lettuce for $1.99, and a dozen donuts from the reduced baked goods for $2.50. The total was $5.98.
We made taco salad for dinner with the chips and lettuce, and added pre-cooked beef, shredded cheese, salsa, and sour cream.
Breakfast: Belvita breakfast cookie
Lunch: leftover taco pizza, clementine
Dinner: taco salad
Snacks/desserts: donuts, white chocolate peppermint truffle
Beverages: water
We made taco salad for dinner with the chips and lettuce, and added pre-cooked beef, shredded cheese, salsa, and sour cream.
Breakfast: Belvita breakfast cookie
Lunch: leftover taco pizza, clementine
Dinner: taco salad
Snacks/desserts: donuts, white chocolate peppermint truffle
Beverages: water
Monday, January 5, 2015
Friday- Jan 2nd- slowly restocking
We'd had very little food in the house, and hadn't had much time to get more. We kind of needed almost everything at this point. After the bad news we received Friday afternoon, and a long day at work, I was just too physically and emotionally exhausted to do a lot of shopping.
We got the following items at QFC:
3 boxes of cereal ($1.88 each) $5.64
Belvita breakfast cookies (Free Friday Download) $0.00
Lindt white chocolate peppermint truffles $1.65
Diet root beer $1.69
3 lbs clementines $4.99
Red Baron taco pizza $3.50
Total $17.64
In the morning before work I had also bought a banana for $.32 and an Odwalla protein drink for $2.50.
Breakfast: Odwalla vanilla chai protein
Lunch: cheese pizza, banana
Dinner: taco pizza
Snacks/desserts: brownie, white chocolate peppermint truffles
Beverages: water, a little diet root beer
We got the following items at QFC:
3 boxes of cereal ($1.88 each) $5.64
Belvita breakfast cookies (Free Friday Download) $0.00
Lindt white chocolate peppermint truffles $1.65
Diet root beer $1.69
3 lbs clementines $4.99
Red Baron taco pizza $3.50
Total $17.64
In the morning before work I had also bought a banana for $.32 and an Odwalla protein drink for $2.50.
Breakfast: Odwalla vanilla chai protein
Lunch: cheese pizza, banana
Dinner: taco pizza
Snacks/desserts: brownie, white chocolate peppermint truffles
Beverages: water, a little diet root beer
Friday, December 19, 2014
Monday and Tuesday
Monday on my way to work I stopped at QFC and bought a Bolthouse Salted Caramel protein drink for breakfast for $1.99. Jeremy was off work and went to Grocery Outlet where he bought 26 protein bars and nine bottles of Mio for $24.55. We also stopped at QFC on the way home and bought milk, bananas, vanilla cookie butter, and a beverage. I cannot find the receipt but we spent around $7.
When I got home I made pasta with a pouch of pre cooked spicy beef, a can of diced tomatoes, a little chili garlic sauce, and colby jack cheese sauce.
Breakfast: salted caramel latte protein drink
Lunch: last of the leftover sloppy lentils on buttermilk bread, apple, clementine
Dinner: pasta with beef, tomatoes and cheese sauce
Snacks/desserts: banana with vanilla cookie butter
Beverages: water
On Tuesday Jeremy got cataract surgery after work. I had a few hours to wait, and I was pretty hungry so I went to Chipotle, which is close by. It had been five years since I had eaten there last, so I did not know they have tofu burritos now, but they do. And they are pretty good. I also got a soft drink and spent $11.55 total. After that I still had lots of time. I bought a box of Good N' Plenty candies at QFC for $1.00. They were always one of my dad's favorite candies, and I also love them.
The surgery went fine, although it was more complicated than they expected it to be. Jeremy insisted on walking the half mile back home, despite mine and the nurse's reservations. Thankfully that went fine. He had not eaten since before 7 am and it was at that point 4 pm. We stopped at Bartell's and he bought an energy drink and we bought three of those Russell Stover Santa candies, for a total of $2.62. Jeremy got a marshmallow caramel one and I got red velvet ones for Winter and I.
After that big lunch and tons of candy, I really wasn't hungry for dinner. Winter had already made herself some pasta after school and wasn't hungry either. Jeremy grazed on cereal, fruit, and peanut butter and went to bed early, and I had a banana with cookie butter later on.
Breakfast: caramel Mediterranean yogurt with sliced banana and walnuts
Lunch: tofu burrito with guacamole, rice, black beans, pico, sour cream and cheese
Dinner: banana with vanilla cookie butter
Snacks/desserts: Good N Plenty candy, red velvet chocolate Santa
Beverages: Sprite mixed with lemonade, water
When I got home I made pasta with a pouch of pre cooked spicy beef, a can of diced tomatoes, a little chili garlic sauce, and colby jack cheese sauce.
Breakfast: salted caramel latte protein drink
Lunch: last of the leftover sloppy lentils on buttermilk bread, apple, clementine
Dinner: pasta with beef, tomatoes and cheese sauce
Snacks/desserts: banana with vanilla cookie butter
Beverages: water
On Tuesday Jeremy got cataract surgery after work. I had a few hours to wait, and I was pretty hungry so I went to Chipotle, which is close by. It had been five years since I had eaten there last, so I did not know they have tofu burritos now, but they do. And they are pretty good. I also got a soft drink and spent $11.55 total. After that I still had lots of time. I bought a box of Good N' Plenty candies at QFC for $1.00. They were always one of my dad's favorite candies, and I also love them.
The surgery went fine, although it was more complicated than they expected it to be. Jeremy insisted on walking the half mile back home, despite mine and the nurse's reservations. Thankfully that went fine. He had not eaten since before 7 am and it was at that point 4 pm. We stopped at Bartell's and he bought an energy drink and we bought three of those Russell Stover Santa candies, for a total of $2.62. Jeremy got a marshmallow caramel one and I got red velvet ones for Winter and I.
After that big lunch and tons of candy, I really wasn't hungry for dinner. Winter had already made herself some pasta after school and wasn't hungry either. Jeremy grazed on cereal, fruit, and peanut butter and went to bed early, and I had a banana with cookie butter later on.
Breakfast: caramel Mediterranean yogurt with sliced banana and walnuts
Lunch: tofu burrito with guacamole, rice, black beans, pico, sour cream and cheese
Dinner: banana with vanilla cookie butter
Snacks/desserts: Good N Plenty candy, red velvet chocolate Santa
Beverages: Sprite mixed with lemonade, water
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Thursday and Friday
Thursday I lounged around too long before leaving for work, and didn't pack a lunch. I went to QFC at lunchtime and bought a Marie Callender' s frozen entree with chicken strips and mac and cheese for $2.00. I also got a banana for $.28. I also spent $4.24 at Menchie's.
Jeremy met me after work and we went to QFC again and bought whole wheat buns for $1.49, a medium sized bag of sour cream and cheddar potato chips for $1.49, and a peach flavored sugar free sparkling water for $.89.
When we got home I made lentil sloppy joes. After doing this a few times I recommend boiling and draining the lentils and then adding them to the sauce. Otherwise the acids slow the cooking time way down. In my sauce I used ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, mustard powder, brown sugar, honey barbeque sauce, and a finely shredded carrot. The carrot cooks down a lot and carmelizes in the sauce, so it's barely noticeable in the finished product. It doesn't taste anything like carrots. Dried onion would be good too, but I keep forgetting to buy it.
Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: chicken strips, macaroni and cheese, banana
Dinner: lentil sloppy joes on whole wheat buns with colby jack cheese, sour cream and cheddar potato chips
Snacks/desserts: mini candy canes, caramel and mint chocolate cookie frozen yogurt with cream cheese icing and cookie dough balls
Beverages: water, peach sparkling water
Friday Winter stayed home sick from school and didn't go to art class either. When I got home from work I watched Miss Congeniality with her. We had various leftovers for dinner. Jeremy bought her some chicken noodle soup and Sprite at Rite Aid. He spent about $5.00.
He met me at work and on the way home we stopped at QFC and bought:
3 boxes of various cereal ($1.49 each) $4.47
Granola bars $1.49
Praline frozen yogurt: $2.99
4 lb bag of clementines $3.99
2 bags of reduced clementines (about 6 or 7 per bag at $.99 each) $1.98
Arnold Palmer drink $.99
Total: $16.01
Breakfast: caramel Mediterranean yogurt with walnuts
Lunch: lentil sloppy joe on whole wheat with cheddar, apple clementine, cinnamon roll cookie
Dinner: lentil sloppy joe on buttermilk bread with cheddar cheese, Clementine
Snacks/desserts: brownie ice cream and praline frozen yogurt with sugar free chocolate syrup and walnuts
Beverages: water
Jeremy met me after work and we went to QFC again and bought whole wheat buns for $1.49, a medium sized bag of sour cream and cheddar potato chips for $1.49, and a peach flavored sugar free sparkling water for $.89.
When we got home I made lentil sloppy joes. After doing this a few times I recommend boiling and draining the lentils and then adding them to the sauce. Otherwise the acids slow the cooking time way down. In my sauce I used ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, mustard powder, brown sugar, honey barbeque sauce, and a finely shredded carrot. The carrot cooks down a lot and carmelizes in the sauce, so it's barely noticeable in the finished product. It doesn't taste anything like carrots. Dried onion would be good too, but I keep forgetting to buy it.
Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: chicken strips, macaroni and cheese, banana
Dinner: lentil sloppy joes on whole wheat buns with colby jack cheese, sour cream and cheddar potato chips
Snacks/desserts: mini candy canes, caramel and mint chocolate cookie frozen yogurt with cream cheese icing and cookie dough balls
Beverages: water, peach sparkling water
Friday Winter stayed home sick from school and didn't go to art class either. When I got home from work I watched Miss Congeniality with her. We had various leftovers for dinner. Jeremy bought her some chicken noodle soup and Sprite at Rite Aid. He spent about $5.00.
He met me at work and on the way home we stopped at QFC and bought:
3 boxes of various cereal ($1.49 each) $4.47
Granola bars $1.49
Praline frozen yogurt: $2.99
4 lb bag of clementines $3.99
2 bags of reduced clementines (about 6 or 7 per bag at $.99 each) $1.98
Arnold Palmer drink $.99
Total: $16.01
Breakfast: caramel Mediterranean yogurt with walnuts
Lunch: lentil sloppy joe on whole wheat with cheddar, apple clementine, cinnamon roll cookie
Dinner: lentil sloppy joe on buttermilk bread with cheddar cheese, Clementine
Snacks/desserts: brownie ice cream and praline frozen yogurt with sugar free chocolate syrup and walnuts
Beverages: water
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