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Posted: July 16 2009 at 8:33pm | IP Logged Quote monica
oh ladies!! you are all at once putting me to shame and inspiring me. our family is small, just the 4 of us, but i have struggled with getting our grocery bill under $100. we dont eat much meat, i try to incorporate lots of veggies, but breakfast and lunch are still a struggle for me. i try to vary our breakfast some, but i dont really like to do anything in the morning, so we usually end up with store bought cereal, which i know is sooooo expensive, even if i get the generic raisin bran. i need to get a good granola recipe and a good place to get stuff in bulk.

but what do you all do for lunch if cold cuts are a no no? do you cook lunch too? do you plan to have leftovers heated up? share your secrets, please!
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Posted: July 16 2009 at 8:49pm | IP Logged Quote teachingmyown
Breakfasts here are:
pancakes (I make the mix the night before)
eggs
frozen waffles
oatmeal
generic cereal
bagels

lunches:
bean burritos
ramen noodles (Yucky, I know, but they kids love them)
mac and cheese
sandwiches-pbj, bologna, cheese, sometimes cold cuts
left-overs

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Posted: July 23 2009 at 7:29am | IP Logged Quote lovebeingamom
Milehimama wrote:

I have cards that I wrote that list stuff my family likes to eat, categorized by main protein. So, my 'ground beef' card lists:
Homemade hamburger helper
meatloaf
spaghetti
taco salad (add beans, make the meat stretch!)
dirty rice
shepherd's pie
sloppy joes
enchiladas
etc.


I started using lentils and rice as a substitute for ground beef, though. 1# of lentils + 1 # brown rice makes the equivalent of 3# of ground meat - for around $1.25!


I love the idea of the cards grouped by main protein with the meals listed that everyone enjoys - I am going to have to try this idea.

As for the lentils and rice as a substitute for ground beef - how does that work???? How do you prepare the lentil/rice substitute and how do you incorporate it into the meal in place of the ground beef? I am very interested in trying .... but don;t think I quite understand.

Thanks for the help!
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Posted: July 23 2009 at 9:13am | IP Logged Quote molly
I want to second the More for Less cookbook and Aldis. I use to shop at Costco, but if you are needing to cut back on your grocery budget, stay out of that place
Aldis is owned by Trader Joes, so you get many of the same products just packaged differently.
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Get out - I didn't know Trader Joes owns Aldis!!

I too use Aldis. Just like the big grocery store warehouses, I can't buy everything I need there so I shop there first and then purchase the rest of the things I need at one of the less expensive grocery stores.

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