Project: Food Budget–Week 4
How has it already been a month?! So far so good on the Project: Food Budget. Here is where we netted out this week:
Goal: $75
Actual: $68.01
| Amazon Fresh | Qty. | Extended Price ($) |
| Organic Valley Milk, Fat Free, Gallon | 1 | $6.19 |
| Tropicana Pure Premium Orange Juice, 128 oz | 1 | $6.79 |
| Tillamook Shredded Cheese, Medium Cheddar, 8 oz | 1 | $3.99 |
| Chiquita Bananas | 8 | $3.29 |
| Sun-Maid California Raisins | 1 | $4.69 |
| Hunt’s Tomato Paste, No Salt Added | 2 | $2.58 |
| Spice Classics Chili Powder, 4.37 oz | 1 | $1.49 |
| Bob’s Red Mill Rolled Oats, 32 oz | 1 | $3.99 |
| $33.01 |
CSA Box – $35:
Menu for the week in progress:
- Monday: Chili from the weekend
- Tuesday: Bean and Cheese Enchiladas
- Wednesday: Leftovers from Tuesday
- Thursday: Teriyaki Seitan and Broccolini
- Friday: Pizza (to fuel for Saturday’s long run)
- Saturday: Pasta of some sort (to fuel for Sunday’s long bike ride)
- Sunday: Panini sandwiches and potatoes
Observations:
- Since this was a CSA week, I had a much more restrictive budget with which to work over a normal week. Luckily we are pretty well stocked up from last week and didn’t need a lot!
- 2Chili has informed me he does not like the Trader Joe’s orange juice, so we’re back to his normal Tropicana from Amazon Fresh. I am not a juice drinker, so, I was just looking at it from a cost perspective. Apparently the TJ juice is just not great.
- I find myself thinking more about what we need and making lists, instead of just willy nilly adding things to my shopping order on a whim. That’s a good thing!
- I now have a lot of greens on hand, thanks to our produce box. I’m thinking of making this soup from Gena over at Choosing Raw as a way to use them in a productive way…
Check out how my blog buddies in budgeting are doing:
- Emily Levenson
- Maria Marz
- Veggie Converter
- Low Budge Veg
- Dairy-Free Cooking
- Motor City Girl In the Steel City
- Veggie Burgher
- Baked Beans and Broccoli…Vegetarian Budgeting
- Sweet Rehab
- The Happy Cactus
- The Vegetarian Salmon
- Newly Vegan
- Always Sick and Tired
- Veggie on the Cheap
- MeloMeals: Vegan For $3.33 A Day
