I need to plan meals for the next 11 days with what I have in the house, with only $18 to spend on food to add to it
can't do 3 meals a day, so I need 22 meals in all, a breakfast and a dinner
gulp! two expensive trips to the vet for the rats and the cat and meds for two rats and one cat (believe me, the rats are cheap compared to what the cat needs!) and I've maxed out the credit card and literally have $18 to my name.
ok this is what I have in the house:
2/3 box of elbow macaroni, a can of toms and some tom paste- this will make a big pot of pasta and sauce that should last me about 5 meals. I hope! because I do things backwards, this would be my breakfast LOL
I have enough rolled oats so that I can have that every day for dinner. good thing I like oatmeal
I have a half a pkg of frozen peas, one can of chick peas, one pkg of frz brussels sprouts and um, two oranges. I have a little bit of peanut butter in the bottom of the jar, I will just eat that plain on a spoon, got nothing to put it on.
Keeping in mind that I do not eat meat, eggs, cheese, dairy or fish, what would I add to those foods to finish off the other 6 meals or so?
I can make veggie burgers with the chick peas and rolled oats- I usually add an onion, pepper and spinach or other green veggie but I can make them plain
the store has red grapes on sale for $1.49/lb.
I need to get something green, but greens in this area are expensive. hmm, I know it's not ideal but I think I may need to get some canned veggies, the lowest price for those is 70 cents each (I need to check to see if the price went up)
hmm, not much else on sale in the fruits and veggies section, mushrooms are $1.50 but I'd need something to go with them, like a cabbage to stir fry, plus some onions
ok so my list so far is:
red grapes- about $2 as it's hard to get exactly a pound
2 lb bag of onions (the cheapest way to get them) 1.70
mushrooms 1.50
cabbage $2.50 (it's hard to get a small one here, even though they are a ~ dollar a pound)
what else should I get?
I'm drawing a blank here!
I tend to eat large quantities of veggies as I dont find them very filling, so ordinarily I will eat a whole bag of brussels sprouts as a meal. what can I say, I love them?
the rats like them too lol
oh, I know, I need some broccoli
ok now I"m out of ideas. need good food that's cheap and filling- hoping to hold off on shopping til the last possible moment but I think I may be desperate for something new by er, oh, Tomorrow actually LOL
I've been eating a lot of pasta all month, as I got hit with high utilities bills from last month.
can't do 3 meals a day, so I need 22 meals in all, a breakfast and a dinner
gulp! two expensive trips to the vet for the rats and the cat and meds for two rats and one cat (believe me, the rats are cheap compared to what the cat needs!) and I've maxed out the credit card and literally have $18 to my name.
ok this is what I have in the house:
2/3 box of elbow macaroni, a can of toms and some tom paste- this will make a big pot of pasta and sauce that should last me about 5 meals. I hope! because I do things backwards, this would be my breakfast LOL
I have enough rolled oats so that I can have that every day for dinner. good thing I like oatmeal
I have a half a pkg of frozen peas, one can of chick peas, one pkg of frz brussels sprouts and um, two oranges. I have a little bit of peanut butter in the bottom of the jar, I will just eat that plain on a spoon, got nothing to put it on.
Keeping in mind that I do not eat meat, eggs, cheese, dairy or fish, what would I add to those foods to finish off the other 6 meals or so?
I can make veggie burgers with the chick peas and rolled oats- I usually add an onion, pepper and spinach or other green veggie but I can make them plain
the store has red grapes on sale for $1.49/lb.
I need to get something green, but greens in this area are expensive. hmm, I know it's not ideal but I think I may need to get some canned veggies, the lowest price for those is 70 cents each (I need to check to see if the price went up)
hmm, not much else on sale in the fruits and veggies section, mushrooms are $1.50 but I'd need something to go with them, like a cabbage to stir fry, plus some onions
ok so my list so far is:
red grapes- about $2 as it's hard to get exactly a pound
2 lb bag of onions (the cheapest way to get them) 1.70
mushrooms 1.50
cabbage $2.50 (it's hard to get a small one here, even though they are a ~ dollar a pound)
what else should I get?
I'm drawing a blank here!
I tend to eat large quantities of veggies as I dont find them very filling, so ordinarily I will eat a whole bag of brussels sprouts as a meal. what can I say, I love them?
the rats like them too lol
oh, I know, I need some broccoli
ok now I"m out of ideas. need good food that's cheap and filling- hoping to hold off on shopping til the last possible moment but I think I may be desperate for something new by er, oh, Tomorrow actually LOL
I've been eating a lot of pasta all month, as I got hit with high utilities bills from last month.
