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I have a family of 4 two adults one 9 year old and one 2 year old. the next 3 weeks are kinda tight on our budget i need tips and meals to cook on a budget. i have about $100 to spend total and i need milk, bread, you know all those mandotory things along with meal food. please help....i need ideas. thanks
Answer
This is how you do it... though I have to say if you're needing just to get through the week you can't worry about the kids being choosy... just fed...
O.k.... this is what I do:
You have to use the "same" ingredients throughout each meal... i.e. you can use bread for toast in the morning, bread for sandwiches, etc.
I have also found that "potatoes", "pasta", and "rice" can stretch food a lot...
Try:
- Eggs for breakfast... These are cheap, about $2 - $3 for a carton of 18 eggs... with whole wheat bread that you can find for cheap (they usually have whole wheat bread for less, anywhere from $2 - $3, than the whole grain versions)... Pancake mixes can also be stretched or better yet... french toast...
- For lunch... egg salad sandwiches (where eggs are used for breakfast as well and only cost $2 for about 4 days worth of sandwiches and another loaf of bread can cost $2 as well)... I also like to fry or poach the egg and put it between two pieces of toast with a little browned ham or turkey bacon (you can see if they have the "Carl Budding" brand cold cuts which are only around $1 - $2... You can also buy ramen noodles and add eggs to them while still cooking for like an egg drop soup thing... Plus, you can buy hot dogs for $3 and cheap hot dog buns for like $2 - $3...
- For dinner... and here is where it gets cool... you can stretch food by buying potatoes and making mashed potatoes (they only cost about $2 - $3 bucks a bag for like 10 or 12), then buying ground beef, a family size pack, and using that in meatloaf (which you can stretch the meatloaf with bread or bread crumbs or oats, etc.) while using what's left of the ground beef in a chili (where you can stretch that chili by buying and adding more beans - which only cost $1 - $2 a bag...) You can also take the ground beef and potatoes and make a sheppards pie (see... still using the potatoes and ground beef)... You can also make Chicken fricasee... by buying tomato paste ($1 - $2)... a family pack of chicken, which brings like 10 - 12 pieces of legs and thighs... add potatoes, carrots, onions and place in a pot with water, salt, pepper, and tomato paste and let simmer... You can also buy rice and stretch any meal by making a sauce and serving with rice... You can also take that same chicken and use it in another recipe by putting it in the oven with some potatoes, carrots, onions, salt, pepper and making some roasted chicken... You can also use those potatoes (that only cost $2 bucks a bag) and make some mashed potatoes to go with that baked chicken... serve with some rice (see how I keep using the same ingredients for a ton of different dishes?)... You can also take those potatoes as well as those carrots and onions and the mayonnaise you used for the egg salad, as well as some eggs... and make "potato salad" which you can serve with "fried chicken" that you can make in the pan with the bread that you can toast and crumb in the blender or the bread crumbs you use for the meatloaf... or you can even serve the potato salad with the baked chicken.... (See....? So far that's chili with baked potatoes, meatloaf with either mash potatoes or as sandwiches, sheppard's pie, baked chicken with roasted vegetables and rice, chicken fricasee with rice, and fried chicken with potato salad... You can even take those potatoes with a little bit of oil and make oven fries... That's 7 dishes to choose from for dinner... That's pretty good)... You can also use leftovers from one dinner to the next if you have them....
The grocery list would look something like:
- Eggs 2 packs of 18 ($4 or $5)
- Whole Wheat bread (2 loaves) ($4 or $5)
- Ground beef, family pack/large, 2 packs ($8)
- Chicken legs & thighs, family pack/large, 1 pack ($4 - $5)
- Potatoes, 2 bags ($4 - $5)
- Carrots, 2 bags ($2 - $3)
- Onions, 2 bags ($2 - $3)
- Bread Crumbs ($2 - $3)
- Mayonnaise ($2 - $3)
- Beans, 1 bag ($1)
- Rice, 1 medium bag ($4 - $5)
- Tomato Paste, 1 large can ($1)
- Ramen Noodles, 9 packs ($3 - at 3 for $1)
- Hot dogs, 1 pack ($3 - $4)
- Buns, 1 pack ($2 - $3)
- Pancake mix, 1 box ($2 - $3)
- Syrup ($2 - $3)
- Carl Budding Cold Cuts, 2 packs ($2)
That comes out to a total of $63...
Then you could probably rework your list to add things like spaghetti (which is only like $1 - $2 bucks a bag and for one dinner you'll only need two)... then add a can of spagetti sauce which is like $4 - $5... which makes a total of $7 to add to the total of $63 which will then add to $70... and you'll STILL have 30 bucks for whatever else... like milk, cereal... even oil if you don't have it at home... or sugar-free boxes of jello (which only cost $1 each) to make for the kids if they want a little dessert or snack...
If you could find a sale or cut coupons.... you'd save even more....
This is how you do it... though I have to say if you're needing just to get through the week you can't worry about the kids being choosy... just fed...
O.k.... this is what I do:
You have to use the "same" ingredients throughout each meal... i.e. you can use bread for toast in the morning, bread for sandwiches, etc.
I have also found that "potatoes", "pasta", and "rice" can stretch food a lot...
Try:
- Eggs for breakfast... These are cheap, about $2 - $3 for a carton of 18 eggs... with whole wheat bread that you can find for cheap (they usually have whole wheat bread for less, anywhere from $2 - $3, than the whole grain versions)... Pancake mixes can also be stretched or better yet... french toast...
- For lunch... egg salad sandwiches (where eggs are used for breakfast as well and only cost $2 for about 4 days worth of sandwiches and another loaf of bread can cost $2 as well)... I also like to fry or poach the egg and put it between two pieces of toast with a little browned ham or turkey bacon (you can see if they have the "Carl Budding" brand cold cuts which are only around $1 - $2... You can also buy ramen noodles and add eggs to them while still cooking for like an egg drop soup thing... Plus, you can buy hot dogs for $3 and cheap hot dog buns for like $2 - $3...
- For dinner... and here is where it gets cool... you can stretch food by buying potatoes and making mashed potatoes (they only cost about $2 - $3 bucks a bag for like 10 or 12), then buying ground beef, a family size pack, and using that in meatloaf (which you can stretch the meatloaf with bread or bread crumbs or oats, etc.) while using what's left of the ground beef in a chili (where you can stretch that chili by buying and adding more beans - which only cost $1 - $2 a bag...) You can also take the ground beef and potatoes and make a sheppards pie (see... still using the potatoes and ground beef)... You can also make Chicken fricasee... by buying tomato paste ($1 - $2)... a family pack of chicken, which brings like 10 - 12 pieces of legs and thighs... add potatoes, carrots, onions and place in a pot with water, salt, pepper, and tomato paste and let simmer... You can also buy rice and stretch any meal by making a sauce and serving with rice... You can also take that same chicken and use it in another recipe by putting it in the oven with some potatoes, carrots, onions, salt, pepper and making some roasted chicken... You can also use those potatoes (that only cost $2 bucks a bag) and make some mashed potatoes to go with that baked chicken... serve with some rice (see how I keep using the same ingredients for a ton of different dishes?)... You can also take those potatoes as well as those carrots and onions and the mayonnaise you used for the egg salad, as well as some eggs... and make "potato salad" which you can serve with "fried chicken" that you can make in the pan with the bread that you can toast and crumb in the blender or the bread crumbs you use for the meatloaf... or you can even serve the potato salad with the baked chicken.... (See....? So far that's chili with baked potatoes, meatloaf with either mash potatoes or as sandwiches, sheppard's pie, baked chicken with roasted vegetables and rice, chicken fricasee with rice, and fried chicken with potato salad... You can even take those potatoes with a little bit of oil and make oven fries... That's 7 dishes to choose from for dinner... That's pretty good)... You can also use leftovers from one dinner to the next if you have them....
The grocery list would look something like:
- Eggs 2 packs of 18 ($4 or $5)
- Whole Wheat bread (2 loaves) ($4 or $5)
- Ground beef, family pack/large, 2 packs ($8)
- Chicken legs & thighs, family pack/large, 1 pack ($4 - $5)
- Potatoes, 2 bags ($4 - $5)
- Carrots, 2 bags ($2 - $3)
- Onions, 2 bags ($2 - $3)
- Bread Crumbs ($2 - $3)
- Mayonnaise ($2 - $3)
- Beans, 1 bag ($1)
- Rice, 1 medium bag ($4 - $5)
- Tomato Paste, 1 large can ($1)
- Ramen Noodles, 9 packs ($3 - at 3 for $1)
- Hot dogs, 1 pack ($3 - $4)
- Buns, 1 pack ($2 - $3)
- Pancake mix, 1 box ($2 - $3)
- Syrup ($2 - $3)
- Carl Budding Cold Cuts, 2 packs ($2)
That comes out to a total of $63...
Then you could probably rework your list to add things like spaghetti (which is only like $1 - $2 bucks a bag and for one dinner you'll only need two)... then add a can of spagetti sauce which is like $4 - $5... which makes a total of $7 to add to the total of $63 which will then add to $70... and you'll STILL have 30 bucks for whatever else... like milk, cereal... even oil if you don't have it at home... or sugar-free boxes of jello (which only cost $1 each) to make for the kids if they want a little dessert or snack...
If you could find a sale or cut coupons.... you'd save even more....
Do you have any slushee recipies?
wolfdog350
I am really thirsty for a slushee right now! any recipies?
Answer
Slushy Punch
1 banana
1 can frozen lemonade concentrate
1 can frozen orange juice
1 can frozen pineapple juice
1 can frozen limeade
Blenderize banana with 1 can frozen lemonade concentrate. Freeze until slushy. Mix orange, pineapple and limeade juice, diluted as directed on cans. Add frozen banana-lemonade when ready to serve.
Apple Sauce Slush
Description
Great treat to surprise your kids with in their lunch bags.
Ingredients
1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 orange juice
Directions
Mix up applesauce and orange juice in a Tupperware container and put in freezer.
The next day, place in children's lunch bag in the morning before school. This
will help to keep the other foods cool, and will be of slush consistency by
snack time. This will also provide a healthy snack.
Citrus Slush Punch
* 1 1/2 cups Big Chief granulated sugar
* 1 46-ounce can pineapple juice
* 4 quarts lemon-lime soda
* 3 cups cold water
* 1 12-ounce can frozen orange juice
* 1 12-ounce can frozen lemonade
- Heat 3 cups of water and dissolve Big Chief granulated sugar.
- Mix in the remaining ingredients, except the soda.
- Freeze in 2 - 13" ? 9" pans or ice cube trays. When frozen, cut into cubes and put in a container. Keep frozen until ready to use.
- Let stand approximately 1 hour before serving to start thawing. Pour soda over frozen mixture and stir until it can be poured into glasses.
Holiday Slush Punch
2 1/2 cups white sugar
6 cups water
2 (3 ounce) packages strawberry flavored gelatin
1 (46 fluid ounce) can pineapple juice
2/3 cup lemon juice
1 quart orange juice
2 liters lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
In a large pot, boil sugar, water and strawberry flavored gelatin for 3 minutes.
Stir in pineapple juice, lemon juice and orange juice; mix well. Divide mixture
in half and freeze in 2 separate containers.
When ready to serve, place one unthawed container in a punch bowl, stir in 1
liter of lemon-lime flavored beverage and
stir until slushy.
Slushy Punch
1 banana
1 can frozen lemonade concentrate
1 can frozen orange juice
1 can frozen pineapple juice
1 can frozen limeade
Blenderize banana with 1 can frozen lemonade concentrate. Freeze until slushy. Mix orange, pineapple and limeade juice, diluted as directed on cans. Add frozen banana-lemonade when ready to serve.
Apple Sauce Slush
Description
Great treat to surprise your kids with in their lunch bags.
Ingredients
1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 orange juice
Directions
Mix up applesauce and orange juice in a Tupperware container and put in freezer.
The next day, place in children's lunch bag in the morning before school. This
will help to keep the other foods cool, and will be of slush consistency by
snack time. This will also provide a healthy snack.
Citrus Slush Punch
* 1 1/2 cups Big Chief granulated sugar
* 1 46-ounce can pineapple juice
* 4 quarts lemon-lime soda
* 3 cups cold water
* 1 12-ounce can frozen orange juice
* 1 12-ounce can frozen lemonade
- Heat 3 cups of water and dissolve Big Chief granulated sugar.
- Mix in the remaining ingredients, except the soda.
- Freeze in 2 - 13" ? 9" pans or ice cube trays. When frozen, cut into cubes and put in a container. Keep frozen until ready to use.
- Let stand approximately 1 hour before serving to start thawing. Pour soda over frozen mixture and stir until it can be poured into glasses.
Holiday Slush Punch
2 1/2 cups white sugar
6 cups water
2 (3 ounce) packages strawberry flavored gelatin
1 (46 fluid ounce) can pineapple juice
2/3 cup lemon juice
1 quart orange juice
2 liters lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
In a large pot, boil sugar, water and strawberry flavored gelatin for 3 minutes.
Stir in pineapple juice, lemon juice and orange juice; mix well. Divide mixture
in half and freeze in 2 separate containers.
When ready to serve, place one unthawed container in a punch bowl, stir in 1
liter of lemon-lime flavored beverage and
stir until slushy.
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