The past five days manfriend and I have been “dining on dollars.” As I stated in my previous post, we made a shopping list for five days worth of dinners. The total cost for the five days was $32.24. Let’s take a look at our meals.
Meal one on Friday- Pasta with spinach and Parm. Side of broccoli, Brussels, and carrots.
Meal two on Saturday- Nachos! With chips, cheese, beans, Fage, avocado, artichoke hearts, tomatoes, beefless beef, and salsa.
Meal three on Sunday- Gnocchi with cheese, broccoli, Brussels and carrots.
Meal four on Monday- Quesadillas with spinach, tomatoes, salsa, Fage, avocado, beans, and cheese.
Today’s meal was switched up breakfast style because we are currently on the road to Portland. Meal five this morning- eggs with the rest of the spinach, tomatoes, bell peppers, and cheese. Roasted potatoes, fried plantains, and a PB infested piece of toast.
Everything we ate aside from the eggs, potatoes, toast and plantains was purchased on day one and included in the $32.24 total. We still have half a bag of Brussels, half a bag of carrots, and one of the two bell peppers left. Operation dining on dollars was a great success. For my reward I plan to buy a dozen donuts from Voodoo donuts in Portland Oregon.
I have been dreaming of these donuts since I saw them on both the food network AND the cooking channel!
Q: Do you plan your meals ahead of time, or do you eat day by day?
Woah! Good for you guys! Everything looks great
Now that is dang impressive! I find that veggies are actually really cheap if you buy the right stuff!
I have seen Voodoo donuts so many times on the food network. Oh my gosh, please eat them.
O. M. G. You’re going to voodoo donuts?!?!?! PLEASE take billions and billions of pictures! And stab one of the little men on my behalf
I eat day by day but I think I need to start planning. All of your meals look wonderful and for that price it’s amazing.
Wow. AWESOME job at meal planning. I spend a crap ton at the grocery store, so I should really try to do this more often. Pleassseee show us those donuts!
Awesome dude, it’s amazing how much you can save with a little organising – a budget is your friend! Totally into the planning thing nowadays – wasn’t a big priority when I was single and only worrying about myself… bit different now with 2 hungry boys plus a food obsessed dog to feed
I find a budget + meal planning saves you a lot of time and effort in the long run (man I sound like a GEEK but it’s true)
$32 for 5 days is fantastic! I have such a hard time planning my meals ahead of time but when I do it always saves me a ton. All of these look really good too, I might just print it out and copy you completely haha. My husband will be all impressed. Can you do this every week?
this entire post had me drooling. Seriously those nachos? And that quesadilla loaded with cheese? I dont even remember the last time I had one of those! Great job on all the meals lady!
Ooh, eat a donut for me! Have fun!!
Omg, can you cook for me?? I never meal plan, but it seems like a good idea. I just kind of eat what I’m feeling as I go throughout the day. Have fun in Portland and enjoy those donuts!!!!
I always eat day by day, and I plan for some days. However, I really should really start planning out what to eat for the whole week. It looks like you can save so much more money that way. All of your meals look delicious!
I plan my meals most of the time day-by-day. if i plan to far ahead, i may not follow through ><!
I usually plan out a week or so worth of meals, but not the order. And it invariably gets screwed up due to laziness/eating leftovers/forgetting ingredients.
Wow! I am super impressed with your penny pinchin’ budget dinners! That’s amazing!
I am in awe of your blogging dedication! Completing this entire post via your phone on a road trip. ALB
your eats look amazing amazing amazing!
i love the brussel sprouts! i cant get enough of those
no way… five meals for only 32.24?! im impressed
everything looks gourmet too, im hungry!!!
ahaha and it made me smile real big when u said u got excited from my comment
Thats an awesome price for all that yummy food! Im diggin the nachos though- those look insanely delicious!
Planning makes food prep so much easier and less stressful! I tend to plan out my weekly meals.
All your eats look incredibly delicious…made me crave gnocchi!