3 Days of $1 a Day Challenge Food Totals

For some of you who may just be reading my blog for the first time, Paul and I have challenged ourselves to eat for $1 a person a day for 2009. Jackson's food is also included except for his milk. Milk is too expensive to included in these totals and since he is only 14 months old he needs it. It adds about $7 extra dollars a week to our totals, but lately I have been using gift cards or ExtraCare bucks to get our milk. My Mom gives us a lot of their leftovers or homemade foods, so when you see things listed as Grammy and Grandpa's food it is from them. We are on Day 25 and so far we are succeeding in the challenge! It has been tough, but coupons are making it possible!

$1 a Day per Person Food Challenge

Day 25: February 3, 2009

Breakfast
Paul:
Sausage: .07
1 Egg: .10
English Muffin (Manager Special): .10

Jackie and Jackson:
Brown Sugar Oatmeal Pancakes: $.60
Half Apple Juice/Half Water: $.05
8oz Milk

Snack
Gerber Cereal Bars: Free

Lunch
All of Us:
Grammy's Chili: Free
2 Diet Mt. Dews .20
2 Diet Pepsi: .20

Snack
Paul:
Popcorn: .30

Jackie:
Chips: .10

Jackson:
8oz Milk

Dinner

All of Us:
Grammy's Chili: Free
Grandpa's Cornbread: Free

Snack
Paul:
Chips: .10

Total Spent for the Day: $1.82

Day 24: February 2, 2009

Breakfast
Paul:
1 Buttermilk Biscuit: .10
1 Egg: .10
Carolina Pride Sausage: .07


Jackie:
1 Buttermilk Biscuit: .10
1 Egg: .10
Carolina Pride Sausage: .07

Jackson:
1 Buttermilk Biscuit: .10
8oz Milk

Snack
Jackson:
Gerber Cereal Bars: Free

Lunch
All of Us:
Leftover Wacky Mac w/ Sauce: Free

Snack
Jackson and Jackie:
Toast Pizzas
Grandpa's Homemade Bread: Free
Cheese: .05

Jackson:
8oz Milk

Dinner

All of Us:
Rice: .42
Green Giant Asian Steamer: .15
Kidney Beans: .57
Sausage: .25

Snack
Paul and Jackie:
Cookies: .35
Chips: .10

Total Spent for the Day: $2.53

Day 23: February 1, 2009

Breakfast
All of Us:
Brown Sugar Oatmeal Pancakes: $.60
Half Apple Juice/Half Water: $.05

Snack
Jackson:
8oz Milk

Lunch and Dinner
All of Us:
Super Bowl Parties: Free

Total Spent for the Day: $.60