Here's an update on what we have been eating for dinner this week so far.
Tuesday: Burgers and hot dogs on the grill
Wednesday: meatloaf and garlic mashed potatoes
Thursday: leftover spaghetti pie
Here's our cost breakdown:
Burgers and hot dogs on grill:
burger patties: 5 patties - 1 1/4 lbs. = $2.50
buns: $0.50 (used half of a package)
cheese slices: 5 ($2/24 slices = $.08 ea.) = $0.40
hotdogs: 8 ($7/28 = $.25 ea.) = $2.00
Macaroni-tuna salad
pasta: $0.50
tuna: $0.75 (probably too high, but it is a guess)
onion and celery: $.20 (too small of a quanitity to really calculate, so I'll guess)
ranch dressing: $0.10 (used approx. a 1/4 cup)
mayo: $0.20 (again, guessing)
chips (1/2 bag): $1.00
chip dip: $0.25
TOTAL COST: $8.40
Meatloaf and garlic mashed potatoes:
ground beef (1 1/2 lbs.) = $3.00
crackers: $0.12
onion, milk, egg, ketchup: $0.50 (guessing as amounts are too small to calculate)
Garlic mashed potatoes (Steam-n-Mash): $1.00
mixed veggies: $0.00 (free after coupons - yes, I do have a large stash of these!!)
rice: $0.65 (with leftovers for breakfast on Thursday or Friday)
Grands biscuits: $0.50
TOTAL COST: $5.77
Leftover spaghetti pie from Monday night: $0.00
(the full price of the meal was calculate on Monday, so this is just using up what we fixed that night)
canned fruit and jello: $1.50
TOTAL COST: $1.50
My total cost for dinners this week so far is:
Monday: $8.49
Tuesday: $8.40
Wednesday: $5.77
Thursday: $1.50
Total to date: $24.16
Hope your week is going well!!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
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