This is the first time I've even considered planning out my whole week in food. Our budget is still a mess, my husband is on month five of being unemployed. We refuse to give up our whole/organic foods lifestyle, even with the crunch in our budget.
As of this week, I'll also be posting the amount of money we spend on food. It is my belief that we can sustain a healthy lifestyle of eating, on a strict budget. This weekend we bought what we needed to eat for the week, and spent a total $137.88. This is how we'll use it:
Monday: Vegetarian Day Breakfast: Organic Oatmeal, flavored with Maple Syrup and sugar, and a banana.
Mid-morning snack: Grapes
Lunch: Organic Peanut Butter and Homemade Jelly on 12 grain bread. Raw organic baby carrots and organic applesauce as a side.
Dinner: Spring Mix Salad, Spaghetti, and homemade garlic bread.
Tuesday:
Breakfast: Egg sandwiches (egg whites for me!), and organic sliced apples.
Mid-morning Snack:
Lunch: Homemade Tomato Soup and crackers
Dinner: Chicken and Rice
Wednesday: Vegetarian Day
Breakfast: Eggs, toast and grapes
Mid-morning Snack: Dry cheerios
Lunch: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches/Yesterday's leftovers, apple slices
Dinner: Spring Mix Salad, Baked Mac and Cheese
Thursday:
Breakfast: Pancakes and sliced apples
Mid-morning Snack: Sliced Organic Cheddar Cheese
Lunch: Leftovers
Dinner: Chicken Drumsticks, Broccoli and Cheese
Friday:
Breakfast: Oatmeal with Maple Syrup, fresh grapes
Mid-morning Snack: Apple slices and peanut butter
Lunch: Peanut Butter Jelly Sandwich/Leftovers
Dinner: Leftovers
Saturday:
Breakfast: Eggs with fried potatoes, toast, and bananas
Mid-morning Snack: Sliced Cheese
Lunch: Leftover Chicken/Veggies -- Chicken salad Sandwiches
Dinner: Beef Stroganoff
Sunday:
Breakfast: Cold cereal with banana slices.
Mid-morning Snack: ----
Lunch: Easter lunch with Parents/Grandmother
Dinner: Leftovers from Easter
I like to plan out the week as well. It is a great way to save time and money because you will know exactly what you need at the store. Once you get going for a couple of weeks, it will take you 5 mins. I suggest writing them down on paper (or using pc) and keeping all of weekly menus. Then you can get a few going in a cycle and just changing a meal here and there. I even made a shopping list so all I had to do was go down the list and check off what I needed.
ReplyDeleteJust yesterday, I was researching new meals to make that are healthy and low-fat to add in our rotation so I can lose this damn weight. :P
I'm hoping this will only take me five minutes, because this took me quite some time at first. We're in crunch mode, and I'm sure there will be some adjusting too, giving room for leftovers, etc. Can't wait till Friday!! :D
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