Ha, better late than never, right?
I know, I was planning on posting about our food waste and meal ideas starting from the beginning of the month, and here we are, almost half way through January... Oh well, I'm still a new Mom and I will milk this excuse
I did plan our menu the past few weeks, I just didn't blog about it :) I do not do the assigned days like I used to. We'll be keeping it flexible for a while. Also, on the days that are especially hard, we might grab a pizza or Subway, and I'm fine with that. My sanity is worth more :) But we try to keep this expense low. In January we budgeted no more than $100 for eating out. Since we don't really go out, I think it's doable.
I also finally finished organizing the refrigerator, and the damage was less than I thought. I threw away a couple of eggs and some lunch meat that have been in our fridge... well, I'm not going to tell you how long it's been :) Let's just say, they were way past their prime time...
We also had a couple of freezer burned cucumbers but I have a suspicion that they were already "damaged" when I got them from the store. I didn't know they were bad until I was about to use them in a salad.
And so far our menu looks like this:
Plov, green salad, homemade smoothies (using up fruit from the freezer)
Cabbage and bean soup, rolls
Sweet potato puffs (from the freezer), cutlets, slaw
Sausage and tomato pasta bake (my sis made for us), steamed broccoli, grapes
Leftovers
Stuffed peppers (from the freezer)
Breakfast for dinner
Since we have almost everything on hand, I decided to challenge myself to spend no more than $25 on groceries. That will basically limit us to some produce, bread, milk and, maybe, a box of cereal for the kids because we are running low and after a long night with the babies, cereal is my new best friend...
And what meals are you planning for your family this week?
Wish I lived closer I would bring you a meal and watch that houseful of kiddo's so Mommy could take a shower and nap!!!!
ReplyDeleteWouldn't that be nice? :)Or I would just stop by with my middle boy and let him play with your grandkids while we chat... sigh...
DeleteHi Lena! So good to hear your happenings. I can imagine that it must be difficult to find the time to blog with all your daily mommy duties that must be done. Your menu sounds delicious! For this week I am thinking of making Minestrone soup, Hot Dogs, Chicken Enchiladas and Spaghetti. I made a pot of Chicken Corn Noodle Soup yesterday so the we will be eating leftovers this week also. Hope you guys are all doing well. :) Hugs to you!
ReplyDeleteYum, your menu sounds delicious, my friend!
DeleteYour main objective right now is just to survive and have thriving babies. Enjoy the time with them and your older boys and the rest will take care of itself. With your schedule if that is all you wasted I am impressed. Good luck on your 25 dollar goal and if things go crazy and you don't make that goal it's ok. Goals can change and reset. You don't get a do over with baby time!
ReplyDeleteYou are right :) The only reason why I do this is to keep my sanity. Some structure and goals in life help me to keep going. I do try to soak in as many cuddles as I can every day :)
DeleteI'm very happy to see your menu. That must mean that you have a little time to think about something else other than feeding babies. :)
ReplyDeleteWell, we still need to eat, right?;) I did make plov and soup on Sunday to make it a little easier during the long weeknights. Otherwise this menu, probably, wouldn't happen...
DeleteI LOVE leftovers so I usually make casseroles or big pots of soup/stew that will last for a couple of days - some things like chilli taste better after a day or two so I'm told! I know some people don't like to eat the same things for 3 days but I don't mind. When I've had enough I put the rest into the freezer which is helpful later in the month. That being said I have a beg package of salmon portions to use up next week and a small turkey to cook!
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