I don’t normally plan my menu day by day but rather just a list of meals that I am prepared to fix. It seems to work better for my family this way. So, here is the list of dinners that I will make from my trip tomorrow.
Lunches –
Peanut Butter sandwiches
noodles w/ sauce
leftovers
Tuna salad
Hard boiled eggs (or other protein) and veggies
Dinners –
Meatloaf
Turkey and dressing (2 nights)
Turkey and Rice
Pork Roast
Bar-b-qued Ribs
Grilled Steaks
Taco Casserole
Vegetarian Burritos
Spaghetti
Turkey and Noodle soup
Bacon Sandwiches
Sausage and Pancakes
Catfish and fries
Breakfast (eggs, hash browns, sausage, bacon)
Wedding (2 nights we won’t be home)
Leftovers ( at least three nights)
Well, that is a list of 20 meals. So, it looks like that will bring me to the 25th and with only 28 days this month, I just might be able to stretch these, with dinners at parent’s house and such, until the end of the month. If that is the case I can spend another $50 around the middle of the month to restock produce and milk and such and still be spending only $200 this month!! I will continue to update if I spend any more and on what. Thanks for following this journey of mine.
I don’t think you are a liar, but I find myself doubting. I guess I just didn’t think it could be done. Maybe my family just eats too much? I am thrilled that you made it to $200. I will be trying to get closer to that next month. Its like a new hobby or something :)We don’t have time for other hobbies anymore anyway right!
Well, it helps that some of my meat in the freezer I buy in bulk. So three or four of those meals, I already had the meat for. We will see at the end of the month how much that goes up.
It is like a new hobby. I am so committed to cuttting it down that I find it “fun”.
I am so impressed that Joe will just eat vegetarian tacos. Aaron insists that we have to have meat with every meal.