ok, well I am not quite settled on what meal on what night but I have a general idea of what we are going to have. Breakfast: cereal, muffins, eggs and toast Lunch: leftovers or sandwiches Dinners: sloppy joes chicken, sweet potatoes and veggie baked pasta chicken, mashed potatoes, veggie homemade pizza fish, corn and green veggie date night Snacks: popcorn, zucchini bread The sales on meat have not been really good recently (with my small budget) so I am using what is in my freezer and pantry but it is starting to get bare. This week skinless boneless chicken is on sale so I will most likely pick some up for next week. The weather is suppose to warm up again so I am back to warm weather meals again. I have not made chili or taco soup yet this year because dh only wants those in cold weather and this year we just haven't been cold yet. Our spring garden has done a lot better with the colder weather so hopefully I will have some crops to harvest soon.
I sort of tried to figure how much of some basic items we were using in a month - but gave up because it just seemed to fluctuate too much because I buy different sizes and brands bases on sales and coupons. And it flucuates wildly when we have house guests or our kids "shop" in my pantry - with my blessing though.
ReplyDeleteI have been dating some items when I open them to see how long they last. I thought we were using up cooking oil too fast, but my last 48 ounce bottle lasted 57 days.
I think some of the LDS sites have figured up what a yearly average amount of staples would be since they advocate storing up a years worth all the time. You might get some ideas from them.