![]() So for a 2 person household, and if you add back in the portions from the brunch, it equates to 7 days of meals.Ĭost per person per day (assuming 7 days): $5.If you’ve never budgeted before-or you’re wondering how your spending compares with everyone else’s-you might wish you could see some recommended budget percentages, national spending averages, and other helpful stuff like that all in one place.Īnd listen, I’m not about to give you a one-size-fits-all budget percentage guide. My husband drinks the smoothies for breakfast, I skip breakfast so that I only eat in an 8 hr window in a typical day. The above plan would make 21 lunch or dinner portions (NOT counting the brunch, which was a 5 portion brunch). Microwave Trader Joe’s Indian vegetables in a box for 2 minutes. Rice with Indian veggies: Heat rice in rice cooker. When 1 minute away from done, add in spinach and briefly wilt.īreakfast smoothies: Blend yogurt with frozen berries (also from Trader Joe’s), cut up oranges (we have some left over), banana.īurrito lunch: Follow package instructions from Trader Joe’s to prepare a frozen burrito Sausage and spinach scramble: Cut up the already-cooked chicken sausages. Cook ground beef with seasonings (salt, pepper, red chili flakes) in olive oil until done. ![]() Pasta with ground beef, cheese: Boil water, pop in spaghetti pasta for 10 minutes. Ravioli: This is a pre-made package of ravioli from Trader Joe’s. I use ginger powder instead of sliced ginger. Skip the sage, nutmeg, and pumpkin seeds. I use chicken bouillon to make chicken stock. I’ll share my secrets later □īutternut squash soup: I made an Instant Pot version of this soup. Tortilla soup: I make a modified version of Rick Bayless’s Sopa Azteca that is very economical. Close the top of the half when the bottom is solid. Add in toppings (bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, spinach). Other than the brunch, which took 1 hour to make, almost everything else you see here can be made in 30 minutes or less of active cooking. Keep in mind that because no one shops with an empty kitchen, many recipes use other things I already have on hand (e.g., chicken stock, rice), so anyway, it works out on a week to week schedule When I write “General” it means that this item could either be consumed as a full meal on its own, or could be applied to a variety of recipes. The only mistake I made was buying milk thinking I needed it for brunch. So pay attention more to the items being bought. For those of you who aren’t in high cost cities, keep in mind that NYC prices are often double that of anywhere else in the country. ![]() So essentially for the most part, my grocery costs are extremely predictable week by week. These stores don’t run a lot of discounts as they’re mostly private label / fresh aisle. I live in NYC, so I shop almost exclusively at Trader Joe’s, Associated Groceries (Hispanic focused ethnic grocer), or in Chinatown. I used to get this down to even about $30 per person per week, but we would often just eat chicken and rice for 5 days which ends up being pretty boring A mark of “1” means that it is a shelf stable item You’ll see that I make sure that whatever I buy can be kept for at least 1 – 2 weeks if possible. At any moment, I could be traveling for work, so I don’t like my groceries to spoil. Keep as much of it shelf stable as you can. ![]() I never grew up drinking caffeine so my body never needed it, but as an adult I also strongly believe you can break the habit (the withdrawal part is the worst). Fun fact, you can work crazy hours and never depend on caffeine. I drink mostly water and my husband gets a coffee budget. No fancy recipes (save for the tortilla soup, which to me is fancy), not very heavy on red meats, we don’t do pork and shellfish in our home I ‘m so used to it now that this is mostly in my head, and I don’t actually write it out in Excel, but you could do this via pencil and paper. Below is a real life example of a grocery plan I drew up for 1 week in January. ![]()
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