What I Spent, What We Ate | Tonsillectomy Week

What I Spent

This was kind of a weird shopping week, partly because Mr. FG and I were gone last weekend, and partly because Lisey got her tonsils out on Wednesday.

The first shopping I did was a trip with Lisey to buy all sorts of tonsillectomy-friendly foods before her surgery (plus a few normal groceries for the rest of us.   I spent $75.69.

We bought a unusual number of individually packaged soft foods and drinks (pudding, applesauce, yogurt, drinks, etc.)

Normally I avoid that kind of thing like the plague, but the individual packages are working out well for Lisey, since she can’t eat much at one time.   Even a single little package of pudding is several servings for her.

And it’s not like I have a recovering tonsillectomy patient at my house every week, either, so we shopped with abandon.   😉   We’ll be back to our less-packaged shopping in a week or two.

Let’s see…I also bought chicken from the organic market ($12.74), plus I made a small stop at the local store ($6.89.)

And lastly, I made a trip today which was mostly to buy food to bring to a baby shower.   Does that fall under my own personal grocery budget?   I’m not sure!

Anyway, I spent $48.64, ($39.26 of which was supplies to make fruit skewers and a big cheese/cracker tray).

That puts me at $143.96 for the week, so I’m in good shape.

May Spending

Week 1: $104.66

Week 2: $276.89

Week 3: $143.96

What We Ate

Monday

I made sloppy joes and we ate them on store-bought buns.   We also had steamed broccoli (topped with cheese), and I feel like we had some kind of fruit too, but memory escapes me.

Tuesday

This was the night before Lisey’s surgery, so we took the family out to eat at a sandwich shop, for one last not-soft-food meal.

And we had the thin mint cookies from Aldi for dessert.

(It clearly wouldn’t make sense to go out for ice cream! You can have all the smooth, frozen desserts you want after a tonsillectomy.)

Wednesday

This was Lisey’s surgery day.   We were only gone for half the day, and I made a pot of clam chowder for the five of us (Lisey was doing well to sip water.)

I had a small stash of very wrinkly red potatoes to use, so I peeled and cubed them, soaked them in water for a bit to rehydrate them, and then followed the recipe as usual. Perfect!

We had purchased bagels with our soup, and also sliced oranges.

Thursday

I grilled some bratwurst from the freezer because I seriously needed an easy meal.   I’m not the one who had my tonsils out, but I am tired from giving medicine doses in the middle of the night.   😉

I made guacamole too, which we ate with tortilla chips, and we had a fruit salad.

Friday

Status: still tired.   Not making pizza.   Definitely ordering it instead.

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So.   That’s the update from tonsillectomy central.

What did YOU eat this week?