$18 A Day- The Results Are In

Here is the link for  The Coloradoan's article. For those who are not familiar please click on the words SNAP Challenge to view the article.  


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My Life In France

For breakfast I went somewhere new.  Le Creperie.  Lemon sugar creeps and a latte.  YUMMMM

We were even serenaded with music.  

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It's A Party

What a good reason to have a party! The reason? Birthday and why not throw in a house warming. 

The food...

Cheese

The guests! Coming soon, hopefully..

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&18 A Day - The Final Countdown

What do you do with the items still leftover from the SNAP Challenge budget?

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Homemade chicken pot pie

Followed by a yummy treat

Homemade chocolate cake. Yumm

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$18 A Day- Day 5 T.G.F.L.

Thank Goodness For Leftovers.  Due to the weather today my husband and kids were home. So,what was there to eat?  

My son started the eggs

My husband made toast with peanut butter

My daughter an I had granola 

For a snack I grilled the rest of the tortillas

Lunch...

Leftover quesadillas was a choice for one and burritos for another

As for dinner..

Baked chicken and pasta with leftover sauce from Monday and cheese. 

Can you believe it there are STILL leftovers! 

Snack and a Movie time...

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$18 A Day-Day 4

Despite the weather, today's menu fit the budget. 

Here is today's breakdown:

Pear .37

Grapefruit 1.17

Peanut butter

Burrito .49

Quesadillas .86

Fruit punch .13

Keeping in mind kids get breakfast and lunch at no cost

And there are still chicken leftovers....what to do with it all?  Check back tomorrow and see 

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$18 A Day-Day 3 Part 2

I have only one word to say about dinner. Yumm. Lemon chicken, peas, bread, oh I cannot forget the chocolate pudding. $6.16 There was plenty, enough for 8 serving. Can I say LEFTOVERS!  

In addition to dinner, snacks for the kids 1 apple .99 and 1 burrito .49 cents. I think tomorrow's snack will be popcorn.  Breakfast-toast/peanut butter, 1/2 grapefruit, 1/8 cup granola. 

What's on the menu for tomorrow?  Hmm check back to see. I can say it will be good.  

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$18 A Day- Day 3 part 1

So here is a showing of today's food. Want to know more? Check back later to see the break down

$18 A Day- Day 2 Leftovers

Today was a leftover kinda day.   Spaghetti was the after school choice. Hey can't beat that, total cost of leftovers $0.00. As for breakfast the kids walked out the door with a pop tart to go (breakfast before  breakfast. Total cost .78 cents. For me the other half of yesterday's grapefruit.  Lunch well, remember those burritos I made on Sunday?  Now as for tonight's dinner, it's a school thing. My son, who worked hard fixing food at his school, has an event we need to go to.  How can I refuse this?

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$18 A Day- Day 2 Leftovers

Today was a leftover kinda day.   Spaghetti was the after school choice. Hey can't beat that, total cost of leftovers $0.00. As for breakfast the kids walked out the door with a pop tart to go (breakfast before  breakfast. Total cost .78 cents. For me the other half of yesterday's grapefruit.  Lunch well, remember those burritos I made on Sunday?  Now as for tonight's dinner, it's a school thing. My son, who worked hard fixing food at his school, has an event we need to go to.  How can I refuse this?

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$18 A Day-Dinner

Hmmm, how did my day go? The food prepping was done at 930am. If only there was an app for smelling fresh baked bread...

As far as the rest of dinner...

Any leftovers?

Yup, tomorrow's lunch. 

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$18 A Day-Good Morning

Day 1, a gorgeous morning.  After the kids headed to school I walked around the neighborhood.  

Once back home, there was plenty of time for breakfast.   YUMMMM grapefruit.  

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$18 A Day-And So It Begins...Prepping

This is a far from easy task.  I mean really first you plan, then you budget, then you shop.. But what comes next is what I love about cooking.  Prep time.... Cut the tomatoes and slow roast them with a little salt (for pasta sauce), cook the sausage, cut the peppers, cook the rice (for burritos), mix the bread dough.  

I do have to say....YUMMMM

All of this work also included a calculator. So if this adds this then it costs how much?

Am I with the #SNAPchallenge budget?

For Monday breakfast, $1.52 (grapefruit, toast, pop tart) Lunch, .49 cents (burrito); dinner, $5.33 (pasta and sauce, bread, cheese) ..  Oh, don't forget drinks .03 cents for 8 oz glass of ice tea, 12 cents for 8 oz glass of milk.    

The grand total is $7.94

Until tomorrow

$18 A Day-Shopping

I love shopping, even if it is for food.   Really, it's an excuse to get me out of the house.  And the sales! Well between King Soopers and Whole foods I stayed we'll below the weekly budget $69.82. If I do need to back to the store for anything the money will be there.  Looking at what I did get for the week, I do not see any further food trips needed.  But you never know...   

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$18 A Day- The Budget

Well, I have to say the four legged family members decided to help me budget for weekly challenge.  

How am I doing?  Between two grocery stores, less than $70 for the week.  

This is just a rough calculation.  The shopping is in 20 minutes.  

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$18 A Day-The Plan

You might be asking, how are you going to feed your family for only $18 a day.   Well, to answer this question, Plan and budget. I have started to plan what our every meals will be like.  

And...

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$18 A Day

When you think of $18 A day. What is the first thing that comes to your mind? Food, coffee, happy hour....Well, put it in a perspective that this is all you have to feed your family of 4 for 1 day! Yes, that is breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks.  Do you think it's possible?  I'm mean really, teenagers eat a lot! I'm up for the challenge, follow me next week to see if my family can make it on only $18 a day.

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