What I Ate [on a Budget] Wednesday
Life has been kind of crazy lately, but when isn’t it kind of crazy?
I’ve been running from one thing to the next, including a cooking demo @ Whole Foods with Brittany and Stephanie. SO fun and I’m glad I finally got to join them for one of the classes! We learned how to make all kinds of stuff, so I’ll have to share some of that inspiration soon.
But sometimes when life gets crazy, my budget kind of goes out the window. And even though I’m quite cheap thrifty about most things, I tend to splurge on food products. In an effort to get my spending under control, I’ve made a point of packing my lunches, and I’ve opted for smoothies in the morning (rather than my beloved Greek yogurt + pricey berries).
So here’s a budget friendly day of eating, just in time for the party!
Breakfast:
Banana + soymilk + stevia + Spreadable Peanut Butter Cup Filling and topped with Homemade Granola
Total cost? About $1
Lunch:
Lean Cuisine- On sale, for $2
I actually wasn’t a big fan of this one. I’d give it like… 2 1/2 stars (out of 5). It was really creamy and cheesy, which sounds good, but I’m actually not very in love with cheese. Weird, I know. However, it did a good job of keeping me fairly full until dinner my afternoon snack.
Afternoon Snack
Knock-off Fiber One bars from Target- On sale 2 for $4 (for a box of 6)
Yep. Nothing wrong with generic, in my opinion! If I don’t have an afternoon snack I get grumpy, tired, cranky, and I STARVING by the time I get home. No lie. It ain’t pretty.
Dinner
1/2 burger night at Home Team Grill! Which meant this whole plate of food was only like $5. (Technically free for me, since G-love bought me dinner, 😉 haha) If you live in Richmond, check it out! It was my first time ordering food at Home Team. I’ll give them points for options. You could get any of the burgers made as a veggie burger, so I got the “Medeterianian” burger. Feta cheese + spinach + red onion + cucumber sauce. I actually ended up scraping off the sauce and the feta, because it just didn’t taste right with the veggie burger. It probably would have been better with guacamole… but oh well.
Night Time Snack
Soy Crisps- $2 per bag
I almost always have a snack before bed. Just being honest. So I munched on a few of these babies before going to bed. Yummm.
Nothing wrong at all with generic store brand foods! I love grocery shopping and finding the best deals, it’s a sickness. LOL!
I took three cooking classes with my sister in laws, and it was THE BEST. We were taught some basic tips, and I swear I use them on a daily basis.
It’s crazy how sometimes it’s the BASIC stuff that I’m like “Oh… well that makes things way easier”
DANG! less than 10$! You go girl!
I always have a bedtime snack – usually cottage cheese with some cocoa powder!
I am terrible at being thrifty on my food budget… I’ll admit that I don’t try hard at all to save!
I do snack at night—I try to keep it to a piece of cheese or some nuts. Or wine. 🙂
I’m all about the budget meals… and burgers 😉 I try not to snack after dinner, but I usually do. I usually opt for Vitatops, popcorn, pretzels, or cereal on occasion. Cereal is a bit much though, so I try to shy away from that.
I totally know what you mean! If I buy all the yummy food that I really want, I’d spend a fortune! This looks like a healthy, yummy day of eating though, and cheap too.
I love chopped apples with cinnamon after dinner with nut butter…yum!
Woo Nice job on the budgeting! I am a major snacker all of the dang time so after dinner is a must! I like to have yogurt with cereal mixed in, cottage cheese or a chocolate treat of some sort 🙂
I always have a mug of hot something after dinner–something more substantial than tea, that is. Like hot almond milk with chocolate. Or just chocolate. Perfect after dinner snack 🙂 And there’s no better way to save than bringing your own lunch–lunches out add up so quickly!
I always have to snack after dinner, my fave at the moment is a bowl of frozen fruit with peanut flour sauce, so good!