I just did the math. $25 a week is only $3.57 a day. I'm already over budget. Way over budget.
Before I give up this project, I am reminding myself that there are a few extenuating circumstances. First of all, I'm using up fresh food in the fridge that wasn't cheap (the gorgonzola cheese, pate and Ace bakery). By about week three, it will all be gone and I'll be working with a depleted fridge and cupboard.
Second of all, I've been using individual servings from the freezer and haven't been tracking how much it cost me to make the dish that I divided up into individual portions, so this is a guestimate.
That said, here's what I ate today:
Breakfast - 2 cups of coffee - cheap (not my usual standard) .40 for the pot. .10 for the cream. Total .50
1 banana - about 5 ounces - bought at .59 (which isn't a bad price) about .25
1 small glass of orange juice - from concentrate - .30
1 muesli bagel - .60
lunch - 2 pieces frozen pizza bought on sale - $1.50
1 small glass milk - about .40
snack - 1 pear, 10 grapes, baguette with pate and gorgonzola cheese - about $2
supper - 1 bowl of borscht with yogurt - about .50
salad greens (about .29) with cherry tomatoes and cucumber (about .40) and half an avocado - .65 (a splurge which will not happen often ... 1.25 for an organic avocado is a little pricey)
Total for the day: 7.39
I'm shocked. At this rate, I'll spend almost $50 this week. And this substandard coffee is a drag.
Maybe I'm estimating high ... hope so.
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