Feeding my family of 10 on $2 per person, per day!

HEB is having a great sale on meat, so I tried to stock up.  We usually eat meat 4-5 nights a week (and rarely for other meals, unless we’re eating leftovers.)  I linked to some meatless meals we like on the sidebar.

When we do eat meat, we often try to stretch it, using the meat as a condiment and for flavor.  Stir fries and Mexican food are naturals for this.  Try making a stir fry using 2-3 oz. of meat per person, and adding a ton of veggies.  Stretch taco meat with pinto beans and potatoes (potato tacos are so good!).  Instead of ham steaks for breakfast, make a hash with chopped ham, potatoes, and onions.  Your budget will thank you!  (I say “we” because husband dear is a great cook, and he’s been making dinner for the last couple of weeks while I lay around and incubate.)

I also got another great deal at the 99 cent store.  I got a 5 pack of cucumbers, red bell peppers at 3/$1, and 24 oz. loaves of Sara Lee whole wheat bread all for 99 cents each!  Don’t forget to check out the dollar store for healthful food on a budget.

We Spent: $124.43 (May 10- May 17)

Total spent this year: $2456.42
Weekly average: $122.82

We got:

(I’ll start posting receipts again when I get a cord to hook the laptop to the scanner.)

6# organic red apples, 6# regular apples, 4.5# tomatoes, 1# fresh snow peas, 3.5# yellow onions, 3 pears, .4# poblano peppers, 8 ears of corn, some key limes, a pineapple, 2 watermelons, 4# bananas, 5 cucumbers, 6 red bell peppers, 2# red onions, 2.5# baby bok choy, 2 small artichokes, 4.5# zucchini, 2 large bunches radishes, 1 head red leaf lettuce

20# sugar, 1 box multigrain cereal, 12 small pitas, 1 pkg. whole grain tortillas (the Mexican market has little old ladies making them fresh on site.  They were still warm… I had to break into the bag and ate one in the car on the way home!), 1/4# granola, 4 loaves whole wheat bread.

1 can pineapple chunks, 1 box Earl Grey tea, 1# dried navy beans, 2# dried black beans, 1 bunch Tootsie pops, 20 oz. Dasani, 20 oz. Pepsi. (Yeah, the more pregnant I get the more junk food I let slip!)

2.5# shredded cheese, 9 doz. eggs, 1# cream cheese, 16 oz. sour cream, 1 qt. buttermilk, 10# frozen tator tots, 7# reddy ice

6# boneless beef roast, 4# boneless pork chops, 18.4# boneless pork roast

We’re eating:

Sunday, May 17 – Husband dear took us out to eat with his eBay money!

Monday, May 18 – Orange glazed pork roast, carrots, potatoes, sauteed zucchini, corn on the cob (Oops!  Forgot I had these in the fridge!)

Tuesday, May 19 – Salad bar night w/ hard boiled eggs and chickpeas, (trying my hand at homemade dressing)

Wednesday, May 20- Pork fried rice,<s> stir fried snow peas and bok choy</s> (using leftover pork and frozen veggies*)

Thursday, May 21 -crockpot falafels, cucumbers w/ yogurt sauce, bulghur w/fresh tomato

Friday, May 22 – Charro beans over rice, some kind of veggie salad/pico with whatever produce we need to use up

Saturday, May 23 – Cookout!  Beef brisket, hot dogs, potato salad, etc.  (***Updated*** cookout cancelled, ate spaghetti and frozen veggies instead)

Snacks this week: Apples, watermelon, pineapple, kiwis, carrot sticks, pepper sticks.  And probably some hardboiled eggs.

See more menus for this week at Organizing Junkie!