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My 17yr old daughter is planning to help bail hay this wknd. There will be a lot of people (15-20) there helping. Mostly hugh school kids.
We have been having 85-90 degrees days with high humidity here in Ohio. The bails are expected to be about 90 lbs each.. and they are hoping to get over 1000 bails from this field! This is the 1st time they have harvested this field as they just purchased it last year.
I have a large water cooler (like the kind they have at football games) I plan on filling with ice and water, and "mama" is making food to feed the masses. I would like to help out too.
Any ideas on something I could take out. Pies, lunch meats, corn chips/salsa, watermelon etc. Should I get one of those drink mixes that has electrolites in it for the water cooler thingy? I need ideas for things that will keep in the heat and not sit heavy on thier stomachs.
Thank you in advance.
Answer
First, most of those electrolyte drink mixes are just hype and they contain too much sodium, which makes people thirstier. Ice water is best.
Chips and salsa are light enough, and can stand a warm day, but stay away from cheese dips (heavy and is dairy, which you don't want to expose to too much warmth).
I would also stay away from lunch meats if sandwiches will stay out in the heat for a while. If you are making them, refrigerating them, and transporting the sandwiches directly to a place where they'll be eaten right there and then, you're fine. If not, opt for PB&J.
Carrot sticks with something like a honey-mustard dip is good. Once again, stay away from sour cream dips unless they will be consumed almost immediately. What you don't want is for your kids to come back two hours later and dig into something warmed up like that, which is now a hotbed of salmonella.
Fried chicken is good if either prepared in advance and kept cold, or picked up from KFC and doled out when hot. This must also be eaten quickly. Salmonella again. If you get chicken from some outlet, stick to chicken only. Avoid the sides, because you'll need plastic flatware to eat them, and that makes it more mess to clean up.
Watermelon... sticky, a bit sloppy when sliced. It is fine for poolside, but if you're out in the field you'll just get sticky and dusty. Just say no :)
Other good snacks... cereal bars. Those peanut butter and cracker snacks.
Pretty much all I've mentioned are hand-held foods that don't require any kind of utensils. This makes cleaning easier. You'll just need plastic cups and napkins/paper towels, both of which will fit into a single trash bag. The rest of it (food leftovers and packaging) will fit into another. Note that none of the foods I've listed are particularly heavy.
For 20 people, you're going to want about a gallon of water per person if they'll be working under the sun for several hours. One gallon of water is 8.34 pounds. Twenty gallons is 166.8 pounds, not including the coolers. Make it 175. By the way, those coolers you see at football games are ten gallons. You'll need two.
First, most of those electrolyte drink mixes are just hype and they contain too much sodium, which makes people thirstier. Ice water is best.
Chips and salsa are light enough, and can stand a warm day, but stay away from cheese dips (heavy and is dairy, which you don't want to expose to too much warmth).
I would also stay away from lunch meats if sandwiches will stay out in the heat for a while. If you are making them, refrigerating them, and transporting the sandwiches directly to a place where they'll be eaten right there and then, you're fine. If not, opt for PB&J.
Carrot sticks with something like a honey-mustard dip is good. Once again, stay away from sour cream dips unless they will be consumed almost immediately. What you don't want is for your kids to come back two hours later and dig into something warmed up like that, which is now a hotbed of salmonella.
Fried chicken is good if either prepared in advance and kept cold, or picked up from KFC and doled out when hot. This must also be eaten quickly. Salmonella again. If you get chicken from some outlet, stick to chicken only. Avoid the sides, because you'll need plastic flatware to eat them, and that makes it more mess to clean up.
Watermelon... sticky, a bit sloppy when sliced. It is fine for poolside, but if you're out in the field you'll just get sticky and dusty. Just say no :)
Other good snacks... cereal bars. Those peanut butter and cracker snacks.
Pretty much all I've mentioned are hand-held foods that don't require any kind of utensils. This makes cleaning easier. You'll just need plastic cups and napkins/paper towels, both of which will fit into a single trash bag. The rest of it (food leftovers and packaging) will fit into another. Note that none of the foods I've listed are particularly heavy.
For 20 people, you're going to want about a gallon of water per person if they'll be working under the sun for several hours. One gallon of water is 8.34 pounds. Twenty gallons is 166.8 pounds, not including the coolers. Make it 175. By the way, those coolers you see at football games are ten gallons. You'll need two.
how do i feed a family of 4 on a budget?
cin
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
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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....
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