I am backtracking a week to see what I ate, where, and how - to make sure I am not missing something in my efforts to save $, and eat fairly healthy.
Monday - May 25th:
Parents house - $0
Health Factor - Good
Tuesday - May 26th:
Parents house - $0
Health Factor - Average
Wednesday - May 27th:
Fruit, Miso Soup, Sesame Pannacotta (shot size) - $0
pinkberry-style frozen yogurt with strawberries + mochi - approx $5
pirate's booty white cheddar popcorn - whole bag - $4 approx (520 calories approx....)
2 cookies + green tea - $4
Health Factor - ridiculous!
Thursday - May 28th:
Fruit, 1 veggie maki roll, maybe more pannacotta (shot size)- $0
Salad with baked falafel and hummus - $8
Health Factor - Average
Friday - May 29th:
Fruit, 4-5 shrimp dumplings, 1/2 cup fat free vanilla frozen yogurt with chocolate sprinkles - $0
1 piece of bread, grilled asparagus, parsnip filled gnocchi with pesto made from beets, a sliver of almond pannacotta, 1/3 of a cannoli, 1/3 of an apple crisp with a bit of vanilla ice cream - $33
Health Factor - Average
Saturday - May 30th
Bowl of Mangoes - $2.50 ish
4 slices of friend-made banana bread with chocolate chips throughout the day
mojitos - $20
Health Factor - Ridiculous
Sunday - May 31st
Brunch of Hummus, Babagounous, rice, tabouli, pita - $0
Mac n' Cheese (small size) - less than $6
2 bite sized lindt chocolates - less than $1 i think
Health Factor - Bad
Monday - June 1st
Miso Soup, Salmon Cucumber Maki Roll, Green tea - $0
Lentil Soup with roasted corn + 1 cup fat free yogurt- $0 (made at home! woo)
Health Factor - Average
money spent on eating out: $80
money spent on groceries: $0!
times i used my kitchen to make a meal: 1
how i used to spend: $10 dollars for lunch, $15 for dinner - $25 a day * 5 - 125
a $45 savings during my recent ''take notice of my monies' phase of life.
Health factors: 1 good, 4 averages, 3 bad (2 being ridiculously bad)
now, to go back to my vacant fridge. If I were to buy groceries - I would buy approx $20-30 dollars of groceries. Essentially saving maybe another $20, which isn't much. Although, perhaps saving calories, as I would not be as inclined to eat cookies for dinner.
In conclusion, will I start grocery shopping? Probably. Will I eat in more? I will attempt. Will I drink my dinners in the form of calorie-laden mojitos? Well, my dears, that's one vice I simply refuse to let go.
In regards to health, I don't believe I am eating enough. Though, to be fair, my lunches + breakfasts are generally 600-800 calories total of light japanese fair. My dinners are decidedly lame. and the fat content is high, and protein is incredibly low throughout the day.
that being said, i don't think i eat out that much - and when i do its decidedly health or portion conscious (generally) -- This week I will aim for only 2 days of outside eating. It helps that I'll be at Parents Home, where everything is $0, for 3 of the 7 day week.
i have my doubts anyone has read thru my entire tirade. which is fine b/c frankly, this post was more for me than for my readers.
2 comments:
pack of bread ~$2
lettuce ~$2
something yummy to put between bread ~$3
cheese ~$1.50 for 10 slices (2 weeks)
fruits (apples/oranges)or yogurt ~$3
You could save a lot on lunch by packing lunches. That above is approx $11.50 for a work week, and I'm sure the bread and cheese would last you two weeks, so we're talking maybe $16 for two weeks.
I'd consider some other measures if you really want to save. Then you could spend your money on something much more exciting than a daily meal :)
I enjoyed it very much. I'm currently trying to do the same thing. -Liz
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