For this weeks meals:
(lunches are different around here- we usually all do something different but I will give an approx. of what was eaten.)
Monday:
Breakfast- Oatmeal Porridge with frozen blueberries and Green Smoothies
Lunch- salsa and chips- sandwiches
Dinner- Crockpot Chicken with Vegetables and Garlic-Greens Mashed Potatoes
Tuesday:
Breakfast- Toast (jelly, peanut butter, or cinnamon & sucanant) and Green Smoothies
Lunch- sandwiches
Dinner- Broccoli Rice Bake with Curry Coconut Sauce- black beans and plain rice for the more sensitive tastebuds
Wednesday:
Breakfast- Whole Wheat Blender Waffles
Lunch- Leftovers
Dinner- Leftovers and Fried eggs
(my 5 year old had the waffles for breakfast lunch and dinner- that good! the others enjoyed a little of everything potatoes, rice, beans, and Broccoli Rice Bake)
Thursday:
Breakfast- Cereal and Green Smoothies
Lunch- Egg Salad
Dinner- Salad with warm homemade bread
Friday:
Breakfast- Baked Oatmeal
Lunch- Sandwiches
Dinner- Homemade Pizza
Saturday:
Breakfast- Leftover Baked Oatmeal
Lunch- Leftover Breadsticks
Dinner- Leftover Pizza (that's what makes take out worth it- eating it for 3 meals)
Sunday:
Breakfast- Toast and Cereal
Lunch- Homemade Pizza (this is what we were supposed to have Fri. night and I needed to make it since I had let it thaw out.)
Dinner- Sloppy Joe's in a Bowl
Other things I made:
PB&Chocolate Rice Crispies
and homemade bread w/ honey butter to give to a friend (and because we ran out of bread).
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| If only I inherited my mothers bread slicing skills. |
My husband says that I do not have to count the things he bought since he didn't make this goal. :) So we also got grapes, strawberries, peanut butter, cheese and eggs. We could have done without the strawberries but I wanted to grab them while they still looked good. I felt like I had failed a little bit with this shopping trip but I had to remind myself that this wasn't a challenge I had prepared for and this is to give me an idea of the things we need the most.
Oh and I stopped by a local stand yesterday to get tomatoes and a big cantaloupe $6
I am enjoying this challenge but still have that nagging part of me that is worried about what new and delicious tasting meal I am going to make in the weeks to come. I blame my husband- I just want to please him- okay I blame my southern upbringing. Either way I need to learn to use what I have and not plan such elaborate things constantly. I am excited for the changes to come.
I hope to make it till next Saturday before I buy anything else. It may be difficult since we have no lettuce or fresh spinach but I would like to try my hardest to eat the other vegs we have and buy from the farmers market on Saturday.
I need to set a similar goal. I run into the store for anything- and spend $40 every time. Right now I'm trying really really really really hard to only spend $100 per week. I got 3 cans of libby's vegetables for free at Macey's this morning though!!
ReplyDeleteJust providing a little encouragement here. For the last 3 months that I was in my house, I think I went to the grocery store for a full shopping trip 1 or 2 times. The rest of the time I used what was in my freezer/pantry, bountiful baskets, and a weekly dairy trip to the store. Of course I had to buy specific ingredients here and there, but even that was rare. It really is amazing how much stuff we acquire without realizing it. Now that I am in a very small space, I buy just enough to last the week (unless there is a great deal on something that I know we will use). It is amazing how much better my family eats when there is not a lot of extra food around. Good luck on your challenge!
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