First the obvious. I haven't eaten out at all. it really just doesn't fit the budget. I could get something off a dollar menu at Taco Bell in a pinch but it hasn't been necessary. The quality just wouldn't compare either! =P
I've also noticed, there have been some days that I over-ate. Some food are so dang filling AND cheap. Peanut butter is probably the best example and probably why it's an inferior good in economic terms.
Lastly, I've been eating less meat overall. This wasn't so much a conscious choice, just when it boils down to it there are excellent replacements for much less cost. Think avocados, black beans, quinoa, and peanut butter.
This is a dish I had a couple days ago. It was not only delicious but easy to make. Pasta isn't as expensive as I thought. I'm using Dreamfields low carb pasta so the blood sugar spike isn't too bad. Mixed with some broccoli, pepper, and butter. It is approximately $1.38 for the pasta and broccoli.
Now on to my average cost for the first 15 days. Totaling up each day and dividing by fifteen days brings me to $3.43 average per day. There were four days I went over $4 a bit, not by much, and I'm still well under that on average.
Some of the meals/foods I've enjoy so far are bananas, whole wheat bread with PB and agave syrup, breakfast tacos, fajita tacos, turkey salad, pasta, broccoli, mixed vegetables, lima beans, black beans, eggs, carrots, and apples. Some days the meals end up being pretty random and others everything just works out well.
I'm signing off today with today's meals and another picture, because tacos are so damn good!
Breakfast $0.90
Buttered Whole Wheat Toast - 13cents
Peanut Butter with Agave - 29cents (I know...I'm weird)
Applesauce - 18cents
Coffee - 30cents
Lunch $1.43
Two tacos with 1/2 avocado, pico, beans, and bell peppers
Snack $0.78
Coffee 30cents
Banana 15cents
Mixed Nuts 33cents
Dinner $1.31
Pasta 63cents
Lima Beans 28cents
Broccoli 40cents
and more PB + Agave 29 cents
Total Cost $ 4.71
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