Update on my oldest’s assignment (she had a budget of $60 to come up with a weeks worth of meals for a family of 6)
She worked on her meal planning all day yesterday and wouldn’t let me see until afterwards lol
So she came up with 4 breakfasts (a couple of them will give leftovers to use another day), 2 lunches that can be gone back and forth with, 4 dinners (a few of them will give leftovers). She made sure to do interchangeable recipes so she could make the most of what she gets..
She looked at what we had and what she would need (keep in mind we have our own garden and make a lot from scratch so she decided what she wanted to put the effort into and what she didn’t want to deal with.
What she got from the store:
Sausage
Kielbasa
Potatoes
Rice
Cheese sticks
Sliced cheese
Salad mix
Frozen broccoli
Chicken
Mandarin oranges
Bananas
Cucumbers
Pasta
Tortilla
For a grand total of… $58.90! She came in under budget and did amazing I’ll put the meal plan she came up with in the comments
So she came up with 4 breakfasts (a couple of them will give leftovers to use another day), 2 lunches that can be gone back and forth with, 4 dinners (a few of them will give leftovers). She made sure to do interchangeable recipes so she could make the most of what she gets..
She looked at what we had and what she would need (keep in mind we have our own garden and make a lot from scratch so she decided what she wanted to put the effort into and what she didn’t want to deal with.
What she got from the store:
Sausage
Kielbasa
Potatoes
Rice
Cheese sticks
Sliced cheese
Salad mix
Frozen broccoli
Chicken
Mandarin oranges
Bananas
Cucumbers
Pasta
Tortilla
For a grand total of… $58.90! She came in under budget and did amazing I’ll put the meal plan she came up with in the comments
