Just an update now that we are more than half way through the week.
So far so good.
I am baking more bread today so that dear daughter can have her toast topped by a fried egg when she gets home from school. The manager’s special whole chicken that cost $5 is thawing prior to being cooked on the out door grill. That will go along with a carrot/apple salad and a cup of rice from the steamer for an evening meal. The chicken, as well as left over lasagna, will form the backbone of nutrition probably through Saturday which leaves one day to wheel on the program. We won’t run out of food that we purchsed on the original allotment.
A side benefit is that you lose weight.
What did I buy?! Remember I am not allowed to use anything in my pantry; this is based on the assumption that there would be nothing left in my pantry!! Every single item must be purchased from my $42 budget if I am to be allowed to consume it this week. I visited two stores; First…
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Day 1 Breakfast: Instant Oatmeal Lunch: Yakisoba microwave noodles, Banana Dinner: Grilled ham and cheese sandwich, Pound cake, strawberries and “cream” Day 2 Breakfast: Bagel with butter Lunch: Canned soup, Banana Dinner: Marie Callender Frozen chicken potpie Day 3 Breakfast: toast Lunch: Grilled ham and cheese sandwich Dinner:
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Or should I say “Here I go again” because my family has declined my generous offer to participate in the food stamp challenge again this year… I thought that at Least Liam would be standing cheek to jowl with me over the prospect of eating some nasty fast food, but even he has decided not…
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If you want to attend please RSVP HERE! Hope to see you on May 29th!
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We have three people in our family who are giving this a try. We figured out what that will give us to work with dollar wise for the seven days. Then we planned all the meals for all three people. Some of these meals are coming out of “stock” on hand. We priced all the…
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To celebrate our stories of impact, weave together our networks, and strengthen our connections for a powerful launch to Nourishing Networks 2012. Wednesday, November 14th 9:00am-4:00pm Redmond Marriott Town Center 7401 164th Ave NE, Redmond WA 98052 Hosted by: Nourishing Networks Institute at the Center for Ethical Leadership and our Partners Speakers include: Norman Rice, President/CEO; The…
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I see it and frankly I am thrilled!! Today is officially the last day of my family’s month long food stamp challenge. You would think I was dying to go shopping and spend up a storm, but I am not really, except we are almost out of milk and I want desperately to buy organic…
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..Not the book! That’s the color of our diet now!! Something is wrong with the system that the foods that are the least expensive are all white… bread, rice, pasta, potaotes, flour, baked goods, cereal etc… Foods with antioxidents, fiber, vitamins and taste are all significantly more expensive than their white counterparts. I already detest…
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There are things that so many of us take for granted in our food budget. Like so many of us, I do not have to worry about how much my groceries will ring up at when I am checking out. Of course that is not to say that I don’t like to take advantage of…
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