Is it possible to come up with a month long meal plan for $30 anymore? I wondered about that so I decided to put it to the test. Yes, it is still possible to have healthy, nutritious and satisfying meals on a slim budget in this day and age and this is what I came up with.
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| Simple Pasta Dinner |
The shopping list is simple and assumes we all have some spices and oil in the cupboard, but even still for a little extra you could add some spice packets and a small bottle of oil if you need for not too much more. This plan doesn’t include drinks, but I’m a water drinker so it was completely fine with me.
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| Recently these were on sale for .89/lb |
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| This is based on store brand products You could even get this for less if you hit the sales just right |
I spaced out the meals to repeat on a weekly basis rather than daily so it makes for more variety and less boredom eating the same things over and over again. There were only a few leftovers, but all in all it is an easy way to pull a meal prep and plan together, (you practically make all these meals at once and then you are done for the month), save some money and challenge one to really think outside the box and get creative.
Do you think you could manage to do something like this? Would you even want to?
Sure, I'd want to -- but right now...got other fish to fry. This will be especially helpful, though, in January for us, when life looks a bit more snowy, and I don't have much work. (Few people ask for appraisals in January. Fortunately.) My one problem: Husband loves desserts!
ReplyDeleteI love desserts too! ;)
DeleteThere for awhile I was doing $50 a week in groceries, which included cleaning supplies, wine, flowers, and other stuff. It was working out OK and I had some very easy dinners. Some weeks were even cheaper. Nowadays, I am giving myself a break from cooking all of my meals. When I order out, I usually package up half of it for a future meal.
ReplyDeleteSometimes you need to take a break from cooking. Enjoy!
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