March 2012
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Lenten SNAP Challenge 2012-Week Five
Counting down on the challenge. This week and next week and then it’s history. Have been eating well and we can’t complain. Got the grill cleaned up and cooked mostly on that. Little kids coming over and eating all my bananas and apples so had to replenish. Having problems with timing of ripeness of tomatoes/bananas/avocados which resulted in an extra trip to store *sigh*. Deal...
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Lenten SNAP Challenge 2012-Week Four
Reviewing week three: Did OK. Proteins $ higher and had to buy expensive nuts but did not break the bank. My Deal O’ the Week was 6 avocados for $2 at “Sprouts” in San Antonio. The plan this week is to make my 1/2 lb nuts *and trail mix* last for at least ten days. We have chicken twice this week…but that’s OK. Haven’t had wings in forever and they are...
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SNAP Challenge 2012-Week Three
Came in way under this week because…….I’m not home. Called away to San Antonio for Gramma duty. I will eat whatever my DD has for the kids (toddlers who eat pretty darn good-steak, salmon, meatballs) and there is always salad since she is a vegetarian.
No bacon this week either *sigh* We did not eat the steak or have the wedding soup or seafood stew—all higher ticket...
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Lenten Challenge-Week TWO
Had a few curveballs this week: still not feeling well, then having to go out of town unexpectedly overnight (three meals institutional food-bleeuch) The food bill for this week looked thus: fruits & vegetables (lettuce, apples, spinach, cauliflower, bananas, avocados, tomatoes, tangerines, lemons, cole slaw, sweet potatoes) $20.79 coffee $4.99 (Eight ‘Clock on sale) proteins $20.87...
