Still have one of those. 14 y.o. eats more than hubby and I combined.Maybe someday I'll be able to do that. lol Once the kids are out of the house.
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Still have one of those. 14 y.o. eats more than hubby and I combined.Maybe someday I'll be able to do that. lol Once the kids are out of the house.
Dreams in Pink- I've been there and it is tough. I do like to cook and that helps some. Start with what you have. Most of us here have chickens. A couple of dozen eggs a week goes a long way if you use them in different ways. Use limited meat- easier for meat eaters to adapt to than no meat. Put the meat on top where it shows- like bacon sprinkled on top of a quiche or a good sized scoop of meat sauce on top of pasta. Try to figure out what people in the family do like the taste of so it doesn't seem so awful to have less meat. Flour is cheap and goes along way for biscuits, crepes, pancakes, Beans, rice, potatoes are much cheaper than meat. A nice thick bean soup with carrots, onion and a bit of bacon or ham is a hit at our house.
Instead of a chicken breast each for dinner, top a big baked potato with a big spoonfull of chopped chicken breast in a little bbq sauce and another spoonful of cheese, (salsa and sour cream are good too if you have it). One chicken breast then feeds 3 or 4 people. Add a salad from the garden or whatever veggies are getting ripe. .Don't throw anything out if it is still edible. Freeze bits and pieces of leftovers for homemade frozen dinners or to add to homemade soup.
Hang in there- better times will come.
Hmm, I'm not sure how well that would go over here. Bf does the bulk of the cooking. Cutting back on meat would make a huge difference in our grocery bill for sure. Right now, this month, things are especially tight... we had some unexpected expenses and we are only going to have about $150 for groceries... I have NO idea how we are going to make that work. I'll keep ya'll posted.. if I don't starve to death.
You can do it...just need to be a little creative...I've been through many times that were very tight.....it always amazes me how little money out takes to get by on when you have to.