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What I Spent, What We Ate

What I Spent

I got my Hungry Harvest box on Saturday ($25).

I spent $77 at Aldi and $40 at another grocery store (because Aldi doesn’t always have everything I need.)

So, I’m at $142 for the week.

February Spending (average/goal is $150/week)

Week 1: $154

Week 2: $205

Week 3: $142

What We Ate

Saturday

Mish mash night!

Mr. FG and Zoe were out of town, I ate leftovers, Joshua made an egg and cheese burrito, Lisey got her free chicken soup from her Chick-Fil-A calendar card, and Sonia ate a Chick-Fil-A meal (she’d already used her calendar offer).

Sunday

I made buttermilk waffles, fried mush, and I fried up some local pork sausage.

Monday

I tried a new recipe from my Cook’s Illustrated magazine for an Asian recipe called 3 Cup Chicken. We had jasmine rice with that.

Tuesday

I got sick with a really bad cold.   So Sonia made tortellini soup, and we had a loaf of no-knead bread with that (which I made before I got sick).

Wednesday

Mr. FG picked up pizza.

Thursday

Sonia made Swedish pancakes, bless her heart.

Friday

I’m feeling much more like myself today, which is lucky because it’s Zoe’s birthday party night! She’s picked pulled chicken sandwiches for her main dish, plus all kinds of snack foods and sugary drinks. 😉

What have you been eating this week?

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Bethel

Monday 19th of February 2018

I'm late to the game, but we did pretty good last week! Monday: Bell pepper nachos w/ Mexican rice Tuesday: Leftovers from Monday Wednesday: Stir fry Thursday: Steak and sautรƒยฉed veggies Friday: Leftovers from Wednesday Saturday: Leftovers from Wednesday for me, leftovers from Thursday for DH, and eggs for the Toddler Sunday: Curried chicken legs for hubby, random snacky things for me and the toddler Monday (today): Curried chicken legs w/ veggies and rice or pasta (not sure which yet)

Lily | The Frugal Gene

Friday 16th of February 2018

We ate clam chowder and canned chowder almost every night this week. I went on a chowder binge (yes that's a thing :p). I also hit a huge sweets craving so I've been drinking thai teas with condense milk. Bad week for weight...

Deidre

Friday 16th of February 2018

Good on Sonia :) So hard to look after others when your feeling lousy, hope you feel a lot better soon. I was really inspired by your last couple of freezer challenges & am making my way through my freezer & pantry, my goal it to get it down to items I use regularly & keep the smaller number of odd items at the front & use them up. ff= from freezer Sun - Garlic turkish flatbread pizza Mon - Peanut butter & honey sandwich I scoffed down before an evening appointment Tues - Fried rice ff Wed - Bolognese ff Thurs - Red chicken curry + rice ff Fri - Shakshuka ff tonight - bring a plate night w friends; am making rice paper rolls

Deidre

Sunday 18th of February 2018

Ran out of time & made mild spicy chicken sesame meatballs with dipping sauces - I love bring a plate do's - I got to eat the yummiest beef/lamb/chicken Indian & malaysian curries & a delicious meatloaf from other home cooks; fruit salad & icecream for dessert. I have been budgeting hard so such a treat.

Battra92

Friday 16th of February 2018

Hmm, let's see:

Monday: French toast using a loaf of Italian bread I got free a while back and tossed in the freezer.

Tuesday: Pork chops, rice and vegetables.

Wednesday: Steak, baked potatoes and tossed salads. We don't really do Valentine's day but hey, life is too short to not splurge once in a while

Thursday: Leftovers of the French Toast, mostly.

Friday: My daughter has been asking for fish sticks so I'll probably make those for her.

Laura Vanderkam

Friday 16th of February 2018

Question - when Mr FG picks up pizza, does that go in a different budget category? Do you have two separate food budgets/targets? I just didnโ€™t see that included in the what-I-spent number so I am curious how you figure take out or restaurant spending in your numbers. Thanks!

Kristen

Monday 19th of February 2018

Well, it happens so infrequently during the week, I don't really have a line item for it. It's gonna just be a miscellaneous expenditure, I guess! Although I suppose I could have included it in the grocery spending...

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