| | | | | | | | | | | | | . | blogged about at http://hungerrelief@tyson.com | wife participated | | | | | | | | | Items purchased | | . | Saturday | | coffee | | | $0.15 | | | | weight | Wal-Mart | | . | Lunch | | PB sandwich | | | $0.24 | | | | 180.1 | 2 lbs dried pinto beans | 1.82 | . | Dinner | | leg quarter | | | $0.75 | | | | | 5lb cornmeal* | 2.08 | . | | | peas | | | $0.25 | (purchased at surplus/salvage) | | | | 2 lbs spaghetti | 2.48 | . | | | salad | | | $0.50 | | | | | spaghetti sauce | 1.17 | . | | | rice | | | $0.35 | | | | | ramen | 0.18 | . | total for day | | | | | | | $2.24 | | | Aldi | | . | | | | | | | | | | | wheat bread | 1.19 | . | Sunday | | coffee | | | $0.15 | | | | 179.4 | 5 lb red potatoes* | 1.99 | . | Breakfast | | toast & margarine | | | $0.15 | | | | | American cheese slices* | 1.49 | . | | | oatmeal w 1tsp.sugar &1 oz milk | | | $0.20 | | | | | 20 oz Italian sausage | 2.79 | . | Lunch | | PB sandwich | | | $0.24 | | | | | doz. eggs | 1.19 | . | Dinner | | Beans & cornbread | | | $1.50 | | | | | 3 lb. onions* | 1.19 | . | | | | | | | | | | | yellow bell pepper | 1 | . | total for the day | | | | | | | $2.24 | | | zucchini (3 large) | 1.99 | . | | | | | | | | | | | tortilla chips | 0.99 | . | Monday | | coffee | | | $0.15 | | | | 178.8 | 1 lb. lean burger (frozen) | 2.49 | . | | | raisin bran | | | $0.40 | | | | | Raisin bran* | 1.79 | . | Lunch | | ramen | | | $0.18 | | | | | 1 gal milk | 2.35 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | . | | | apple | | | $0.50 | | | | | 1 lb. butter* | 1.99 | . | Dinner | | zuchinni | | | $0.25 | | | | | 2 lb. cheapest coffee* | 4.99 | . | | | pasta w sausage & Pepper | | | $1.93 | | | | | | | . | total for the day | | | | | | | $3.41 | | | AtoZ surplus grocery | | . | | | | | | | | | | | 1 can green peas | 0.5 | . | Tuesday | | coffee | | | $0.15 | | | | 180.1 | | | . | Lunch | | leftover pasta | | | $1.00 | | | | | Items on hand used | | . | Dinner | | Hamburger casserole | | | $2.24 | | | | | Oat meal | | . | | | Leftover cornbread | | | $0.25 | | $3.64 | | | various spices | | . | | | | | | | | | | | 6 oz pulled pork (for beans) | | . | Wednesday | | coffee | | | $0.15 | | | | 179.1 | olive oil | | . | Breakfast | | raisin bran | | | $0.40 | | | | | 2 cans tomato soup (casserole) | | . | Lunch | | leftover casserole | | | $1.00 | | | | | * Part left over at end of wk. | | . | snack | | bean dip & chips* | | | $0.50 | | | | | | | . | Dinner | | leftover beans&cornbread | | | $1.00 | | $3.05 | | | | | . | *bean dip is homemade from leftover beans--cheapest chips Aldi had | | | | | | | | | | | | . | Thusday | | coffee | | | $0.15 | | | | | | | . | breakfast | | raisin bran | | | $0.40 | | | | | | | . | lunch | | pb sandwich | | | $0.24 | | | | | | | . | dinner | | spaghetti w/sausage marinara | | | $1.74 | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | . | | | bread | | | $0.12 | | | | | | | . | | | | | | | | $2.65 | | | | | . | Friday | | coffee | | | $0.15 | | | | 178 | | | . | Breakfast | | office breakfast | | | $1.50 | | | | | | | . | Lunch | | grilled cheese | | | $0.32 | | | | | | | . | snack | | bean dip & chips | | | $0.50 | | | | | | 35.66 | . | Dinner | | Raisin bran | | | $0.40 | | $2.87 | | | | | . | | | | | | | | | | | | | . | TOTAL FOR WEEK | | | | | | | $20.10 | | | | | . | Saturday morning weight | | | | | | | | | 177.1 | | | . | | | | | | | | | | | | | . | Most dinner amounts represent total cost of entrée divided by 2 or 3, depending on how many ate | | | | | | | | | | | | . | Drank nothing but water all week | | | | | | | | | | | | . | Most food was purchased at Wal-Mart, or discounter, Aldi's. Some at a local surplus/salvage store | | | | | | | | | | | |
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