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One last thing I didn't mention in my above post. We eat very simply. We'd rather have a boring cheap meal at home if it means that we can put money aside for eating out, hols etc. Our entertainment budget is actually bigger than our grocery one. I eat out for lunch twice a month and have coffee twice a month as well. Every second Friday we either eat out as a family or get take out. All of these comes out of our entertainment budget not our food budget.
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I found a link on the Food and recepies forum here.
http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/index.htm It tells you how you can feed whole family of 4-6 people on$45/week and has tons of low-cost recepies. |
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Boe's original post introducing this thread referred to the hillbilly housewife site with a link. It's one of (but not the only) original motivators for the $50 a month challenge, right Boe?
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Yep, it's a good place to start, and let's you know it can be done. I cooked this weekend and 'invented' taco pies and lasanga muffins. I had most everything at home. All I had to buy was ricata chees and lasanga noodles. I made three servings of the taco pies and 6 servings of the lasagana muffins. I made a reduced butter verson of the Hill Billy garlic buttery bread sticks, but wasn't impressed. I have a better bread stick recipe, but hers is quicker. I divided and froze and then put my best guess at the recipies into MasterCook. The portions worked out to between 300-400 calories per servings on the main course and 300 for two bread sticks, so they will work well for meals, and I'll toss in a banana or orange.
It's nearing the end of my first month and I more than suceeded. Granted I used alot of stuff I already had, so I am by no means 'there' yet. As the months go buy I'll do a better job of getting things down, but so far so good. Another good web site is this... http://snider.mardox.com/single.html Again recommened to me by someone at this site. It has many great recipes for families too, just go to the main page. |
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DH puts $150.00 a week into the grocery checking account. But he probably averages around $100.00 a week. That is for three people. Dh eats lunch out every day and YD does a lot too. I, however, eat leftovers for lunch since I am home. Dh has a food allowance at work and YD buys her own lunch.
We eat meat every night. We don't eat canned vegetables except tomatoes in dishes and some canned beans, but I cook dried too. It just depends on the situation. Same with spaghetti sauce, we use jar sauce, but also make our own. I don't consider bread a convenience food, plus we eat very little. I love homemade bread, homemade pizza, etc, but I have always been a working mom and time was always at a premium. You would probably consider us "Foodies". We watch food network, try new recipes, I guess it would be considered DH's hobby. We get a kick out of using every last bit of food. Last week we had barbecued Tri-Trip, had it again the next night, then chopped up the rest and made chili. I used the last of the roasted bell peppers DH had roasted along with carne asada earlier in the week. So that is how I save money (or try to) by using up everything! |
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I checked out the Hillbilly menus for $45 and $70 to feed a family of 4 for a week. My one concern is that her meal plan is not reaching 5 servings of fruit/veggies on most days (even counting the OJ.) There's a lot of breads -- garlic bread, muffins, french toast, pancakes, etc. I do give her credit for using lots of beans for protein.
Anyone have tips for eating frugally but still eating lots of fruit and veggies?
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