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Eaten for a week in January - FINALLY

12:16 PM, Monday, February 11, 2008 .. 1 comments .. Link

I know, it has been over a month since I started this, but wanted to get you the final count. This was inspired by Schatzi and taken into count from Dec 31 - Jan 6 (check my archives for day-to-day amounts)

2.00    5 c wheat chex
3.00    22 eggs
0.50    1/2 grapefruit
0.30    2/3 c mac&cheese
5.00    8 oz feta cheese
2.06    9 granola bars
1.25    43 tator tots
8.00    45 slices of bread
2.30    1/3 lb? Deli meat
0.50    2 slices deli cheese
0.19    2 T mayo
0.24    2 T mustard dijon
1.29    2 heads romaine lettuce hearts
0.45    1 burrito
0.14    1/2 bag (ind.size) Doritos
0.14    1/2 bag (ind.size) Cheese Nibs
1.59    3 carrots,
1.29    2 celery stalks
1.10    ½ bag croutons
0.50    4 T caesar dressing
1.50    8.5 c milk
0.75    2.5 c cheerios
0.75    1.5 c OJ
0.75    8 garlic cloves
2.25    1.5 lbs broccoli
1.00    2 c cream
1.39    3 c frozen peas
6.00    1.5 lbs chedder cheese
2.59    1 lb butter
0.75    2 T yeast,
0.50    2.5 slices bacon
3.00    2.5 b-s chicken breasts
0.40    one package saltine crackers
4.00    6 6-oz yogart,
2.00    1 lb BBQ chicken pieces
1.00    3 ghiredelli caramel square
1.80    2 cucumber,
3.50    1 lb salmon;
5.00    1 deGiorno cheeze pizza,
3.84    6 packs cookies
15.29    large turkey sub at Quizno's, 2 cups broccoli soup, 1 bag chips, 1 cookie
1.06    3 c mexican cheese
0.92    2 can black olives
0.66    6 chicken nuggets
2.89    2 c EVOO
0.25    ¾ c gretchka
0.35    2 T nutella
0.50    ½ c Peanut butter
1.00    ¼ c honey
0.59    3 chimichangas
1.00    4 potatoes
3.60    9 snack packs
0.05    2.5 T salt
0.38    3/8 c dry milk
0.33    1 small can pineapple
0.49    a can of tomato paste
0.55    can of chopped tomatoes
0.70    2 c applesauce
1.79    2 deep-dish pie crust.
0.25    ¼ c whip topping,
0.50    2 T maple syrup,
0.41    6 T oil
0.60    3 c of cocoa puffs
0.33    1.5 c basmati rice,
0.10    2 T lemon juice,
6.00    package of blueberry muffin mix
0.99    tootsie rolls
0.20    1 c golden grahams
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116.39    Total for that which I know the price


HM    2.5 bottle homemade peaches
HM    2 T jam (homemade)
HM    1 bottle turkey broth
HM    7 T lemon vinegar
HM    2 T broth,
L    2 pieces leftover cornbread
L    2 C turkey meat
L    one bowl leftover chili
G    6 homemade caramels
G    2 large choc-covered pretzels
G    1 C nasty-bad-for-you-caramel-covered cheap cheese puffs
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HM = Homemade at a time when I was not paying any attention to cost.... (although the turkey broth was mostly free - free carcasses, leftover veggie peelings, ends, etc but energy costs I have no idea!)
L = from the week before when I was not counting costs (the turkey meat was leftover from boiling down free turkey carcusses - so free?)
G = given to me by my SIL, given to her by neighbors and friends for Christmas. I was doing her a favor by eating some of her sugar-laden foods....

AND FOODS FOR WHICH I HAVE NO IDEA THE COST BREAKDOWN (some of which is so negligible that I do not want to take the time, like the sugar or the oatmeal; and some of which I have not been back to Costco to check prices so I cannot break it down, like the fish and cheese; either way, I cannot imagine this costs more than $10, and probably not even close to that!):

    12 fish sticks
    .5 c grape nuts
    2 clementines
    7.5 c flour (ww, white, spelt)
    6 T sugar
    ¾ c oatmeal,
    ½ t basil
    3 c mixed "pizza" cheese
    various spices and herbs
    1 c hard white wheat berries
    1 T dry onion
    oregano

So there we go - not even close to what that American family from North Carolina ate. Imagine how much families in this country would save by eating homemade foods! If we had not had to take our car in to get fixed on a spur of the moment (check engine light came on while we were en route to a friend's house, so instead of playing, we went to the mechanics), we would not have had to eat at Quizno's and would have saved at least 12 of that 15....

so, let's be generousand round that $116 to $150 just to cover all the unknowns. that is still LESS THAN HALF of the NC family's $340.
I know there are people who feed their family on even less than $150 a week. I think I do, alot of the time - we had a lot of things that week we would not normally have, since it was Dec 30 - Jan 6 and we were doing a lot of holiday eating still.
I try to have beans, rice, oatmeal, cream-of-wheat once a week, and we eat a lot of soups in the cold months. anyway this was an interesting exercise for me. Maybe I will do it again. Maybe not....
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01:22 PM, Monday, February 11, 2008 .. Posted by gabbie427
Whoa!!!! I need to keep track for a couple of weeks and see what we eat in a week like this. I bet it would be a big eye opener. We feed our small family of 3 for under $300 a month including household supplies. I am always trying to do new things to cut my grocery bill down though.

God's Blessings,
Amy Jo

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