Re: $3.00 a Day Challenge
Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 6:41 pm
Found a nice gift in the mail last night. Coupons from Kroger . Had free coupons for green salad mix, frozen fruit, frozen veggies and baby carrots.
Today's menu:
Breakfast
Old-fashioned oats (1 cup dry) = $0.14 300 cal.
Banana = $0.19 110 cal.
Ground flaxseed (1 Tbs) = free 60 cal.
Tea = $0.05 0 cal.
Stevia = $0.09 0 cal.
Breakfast total = $0.47 470 cal.
Lunch
Navy bean and potato soup:
Navy beans (2 cups) = $0.24 220 cal.
Baby carrots = $0.28 42 cal.
Apple = $0.30 90 cal.
Lunch total = $0.82 352 cal.
Dinner
Salad:
1/2 bag mixed salad greens (free with coupon from Kroger) = 40 cal
5 grape tomatoes = $0.19 10 cal.
1/4 of avocado = $0.31 72 cal.
Balsamic vinegar = $0.03 0 cal.
Total $0.53 122 cal
Entree:
Med. Yukon gold potato = $0.15 110 cal.
Green beans (1/2 can) = $0.17 35 cal.
1/4 head cabbage = $0.35 55 cal.
1 tsp chopped garlic = $0.04 5 cal.
Salsa (2 Tbs) = $0.08 10 cal.
Entree total = $0.79 215 cal.
Dinner total = $1.32 337 cal.
Snack
Oatmeal leftover from breakfast = free
Banana = free (they brought donuts to work today. Whenever they bring donuts, I make them also bring a bunch of bananas for those of us who prefer not to indulge) = 110 cal.
Total for day = $2.61 1,269 cal.
Kate
Today's menu:
Breakfast
Old-fashioned oats (1 cup dry) = $0.14 300 cal.
Banana = $0.19 110 cal.
Ground flaxseed (1 Tbs) = free 60 cal.
Tea = $0.05 0 cal.
Stevia = $0.09 0 cal.
Breakfast total = $0.47 470 cal.
Lunch
Navy bean and potato soup:
Navy beans (2 cups) = $0.24 220 cal.
Baby carrots = $0.28 42 cal.
Apple = $0.30 90 cal.
Lunch total = $0.82 352 cal.
Dinner
Salad:
1/2 bag mixed salad greens (free with coupon from Kroger) = 40 cal
5 grape tomatoes = $0.19 10 cal.
1/4 of avocado = $0.31 72 cal.
Balsamic vinegar = $0.03 0 cal.
Total $0.53 122 cal
Entree:
Med. Yukon gold potato = $0.15 110 cal.
Green beans (1/2 can) = $0.17 35 cal.
1/4 head cabbage = $0.35 55 cal.
1 tsp chopped garlic = $0.04 5 cal.
Salsa (2 Tbs) = $0.08 10 cal.
Entree total = $0.79 215 cal.
Dinner total = $1.32 337 cal.
Snack
Oatmeal leftover from breakfast = free
Banana = free (they brought donuts to work today. Whenever they bring donuts, I make them also bring a bunch of bananas for those of us who prefer not to indulge) = 110 cal.
Total for day = $2.61 1,269 cal.
Kate