For my foodstamp challenge I am accumulating some approximate prices. Using receipts from various stores I can approximate:
(prices are not necessarily the cheapest possible)
5 # white bread flour: $3.50
2# bag white rice: $2
1# bag beans:
red: 1.05
white: 1.05
lima: 1.80
kidney: 1.35
great northern: 1
1# bag lentils: 1.05
1# bag split peas: .85
3-pk, 19 oz ea, tofu (Costco): 3.15
12-pk stewed tomatoes (Costco): 7.50
10# large yellow onions (Costco): 3.30
lge bag broccoli (Costco): 3.80
large box mushrooms (Costco): 4.50
As I get more prices I will enter them into this post, to keep them together and make this whole thing less boring to read.
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Monday, September 17, 2007
Friday, September 14, 2007
The recipes for the food stamp challenge
I have developed a list of dinner menus in a general form:
Red beans and rice (one batch = 4 meals)
Noodles & stirfry vegs(2 meals)
Lentil soup & bread (3 meals)
Pizza & salad (2)
Ratatoulle (3)
Stuffed bell peppers & salad (2)
Black beans and rice (4)
Potato soup & bread (3)
Garbanzo beans & bread (3)
Split pea soup $ bread (3)
Chili & salad & bread (3)
That's 32 meals. The number of meals is, of course, approximate.
Lunches
Red pepper grilled sandwich (1)
Vegetable soup & bread (2)
Pizza (2)
Tofu stir fry w/rice (2)
Split pea soup (3)
Rice mix (jambalaya?) (2)
Chili & crackers (3)
Stuffed cabbage (2)
(need more)
Breakfast items:
Potatoes
Oatmeal
Pancakes
Toast & cashew butter
Red beans and rice (one batch = 4 meals)
Noodles & stirfry vegs(2 meals)
Lentil soup & bread (3 meals)
Pizza & salad (2)
Ratatoulle (3)
Stuffed bell peppers & salad (2)
Black beans and rice (4)
Potato soup & bread (3)
Garbanzo beans & bread (3)
Split pea soup $ bread (3)
Chili & salad & bread (3)
That's 32 meals. The number of meals is, of course, approximate.
Lunches
Red pepper grilled sandwich (1)
Vegetable soup & bread (2)
Pizza (2)
Tofu stir fry w/rice (2)
Split pea soup (3)
Rice mix (jambalaya?) (2)
Chili & crackers (3)
Stuffed cabbage (2)
(need more)
Breakfast items:
Potatoes
Oatmeal
Pancakes
Toast & cashew butter
Labels:
food,
food stamp challenge,
groceries,
menu
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