ok, now that school is in & my daughter isnt at home grazing all day where I have no idea what she eats & how much, I think I'll give this a try. I'll "formally" introduce myself, Just 2 in the household, me (Melissa), 35 & dd 14. I dont cook dinner everyday, alot of times we individually eat just what ever we find in the fridge, freezer or pantry or sometimes pick up take out. I will post only on days I actually cook something or have an idea what things cost if they are actual portion sizes. I'm a stockpiler, shop b1g1f's + coupons (sometimes) & look for marked down meats (that are NOT past expiration & have a small chest freezer I immediately put the meat in). We generally eat meat or seafood at almost every lunch & dinner meal. I buy 50% convenience foods 50% food I have to actually spend time cooking LOL!
Breakfast
dd - 1 Smuckers uncrustable .49, Peach-Passion non fat yogurt smoothie .45
me - 2 guava cheese pastries 1.09, green tea (made from a powder tub, sugar free with splenda, 4C brand bought in a big box from bjs, 5.99/box & makes 9 gallons total cost me about .67 to make a gallon, LOVE this stuff, I keep the gallon jug in the fridge at work so I dont buy drinks from the vending machine), so lets say .10
breakfast = 2.13
lunch
dd was supposed to eat at school so it would have been $1.45 but she decided that the line was too long (1st day back) and ate when she got home at 2:45 - WAY too long to wait to eat lunch if you ask me.
dd - all left overs, pork chop, corn & mac & cheese (not from a box, from the refridgerated section at the grocery store), minute maid light passion drink in a can, lets say, 1.35 for the food, .16 drink
me - left over pork chop, steamed broccoli 1.05, green tea .10
lunch = 2.66
dinner - sauteed marinated turkey breast tenderlions, $5.99 sealed pack already marinated, enough for dinner today & lunch tomorrow, box of chicken mushroom rice a roni, .49, can of corn, .50, green tea x 2 , .20
dinner = 6.98 divided by 2 = 3.69 including tea (ate 1/2 of everything today & other 1/2 packaged in 2 servings for lunches tomorrow but hopefully dd will eat at school instead of waiting, I dont like that.)
No dessert, dd was supposed to make brownies (pillsbury brownie dough from a tub from bjs) but forgot, oh well, dont need the calories anyway!
total today = $8.48
WOW, I thought it would be less since we only have 2 in the house BUT, this helps me see what a HUGE savings I have taking my lunch to work instead of buying out which would range from $4-8 depending on where I would pick up something from. I have got to keep on myself to bring my lunch to work!