S/O of the $1.50 per day

[jbug_4]

I don't have any bulk stores near me either- and I am in the US. One of our stores offers a bulk section, but its a no go for us because dd has allergies. There is too much of a risk for cross contamination. Luckily Walmart does sale tiny packages of some stuff- more cost effective to buy the bigger package but when you only have so much money to spend on one trip you then thats all you got. Its a little mini cycle.

Anybody doing this with a family- check out the link that mdenver posted like 2 pages ago. It has some recipes that could probably be worked in pretty easily. Won't work for me with the individual plan, but with more money it could work. And the recipes look pretty good. I book marked the site to use for my regular shopping.

[2+2macht4]

Originally Posted by altuttle The stores were Tesco, Sainsburys, and ASDA. All of that stuff is the generic store brand as the national brands were a lot more expensive. Cheddar cheese here is crazy but I managed to score it for 50% off. it is usually 4 Pounds+ for 350-400 grams (which I dont think is quite a LB). Right now at the exchange rate that would be about $6.64 US. I was wondering what stores are close to you cause I was trying to see what the difference in cost from Pound to Euro was.

I shop mainly at aldi and lidl. I watch netto for produce and meat sales and short sale foods.

I have access but rarely venture into edeka, penny, kaufland.

[nrsenadenos]

Whole Foods is the only store that stores stuff in bulk here where you could buy 10 cents worth of rice...and they are too expensive for the budget.

It actually saddens me that there are people that have to try and eat this way everyday...particularly with so much stuff that goes to waste here in the States. I've been trying to be more conscious of what we're buying so we have less getting wasted, but even then I'm guilty of overbuying...

[phridae]

Originally Posted by Serenajean1 Holy sheep where do you shop. Its funny some stuff that is expensive in the US is cheaper here, but what is dirt cheap in the US costs more here. I do not want to talk about what cheddar cheese costs here It is a very rare treat

I'm in Wisconsin. If I could send you cheese, I would!

[phridae]

Okay. I went to the store and got some prices.

I would do this with my $7.50
2lbs of banana (.39/lb) =.78
1lb of rice .58
1lb of lentils .98
2 packages of ramen (.18/each) = .36
1 can tuna .50
16oz frozen mixed veggies .98
18oz oatmeal 1.64
Season salt .50
1dozen eggs 1.14

$7.46

Breakfasts would be oatmeal, an egg, and a banana (Not sure how many banana's I'd get, but I think 2lbs would be plenty?)
Snacks would be hard boiled eggs with season salt
Lunches and dinners would be ramen, each package mixed with half a can of tuna, then either rice and veggies, lentils and veggies, then lentils and rice with veggies. All seasoned with seasoned salt. I had to get that, haha. Otherwise everything would be so bland!
I'm assuming I'd have more than 5 bananas, and more oatmeal that I'd eat for breakfast, so that would full any gap and provide extra snacks to keep me full.

[phridae]

Here are all the prices I gathered at my store, if anyone else wanted to play around with them.

Banana .39
Carrots 1lb .64 2lbs 1.48
Celery .98
Garlic 3.38/lb
Onion .88/lb
Rice .58 1lb 1.08 2lb
Lentil .98lb
Black bean 1.38
Pintos .99
Can whole toms 1.24
Can diced toms .68
1lb elbow pasta .82
1 14.5oz can broth .78
Ramen .18
tuna .50
16oz mixed veggies .98
42 oz oatmeal 2.18 ( oatmeal prices for both quick cooking and old fashioned, no difference)
18oz oatmeal 1.64
Raisns 15oz 1.84
5lb flour 1.68
16oz oil 1.28
26oz salt .44
2.62oz pepper 1.00
Garlic powder.74
Chili powder .50
Season salt 4.75 oz .50
4lb sugar 2.28
sugar 20oz 1.32
Fruit cocktail 15.25 oz .98
black tea 100ct 1.35
1dz eggs 1.14
6 eggs .58
Margarine .92
Butter 2.78
15oz tub spread .98
14 oz ring bologna 2.74
Hotdogs .75/8

[Bethany89]

Originally Posted by phridae Here are all the prices I gathered at my store, if anyone else wanted to play around with them. Banana .39 Carrots 1lb .64 2lbs 1.48 Celery .98 Garlic 3.38/lb Onion .88/lb Rice .58 1lb 1.08 2lb Lentil .98lb Black bean 1.38 Pintos .99 Can whole toms 1.24 Can diced toms .68 1lb elbow pasta .82 1 14.5oz can broth .78 Ramen .18 tuna .50 16oz mixed veggies .98 42 oz oatmeal 2.18 ( oatmeal prices for both quick cooking and old fashioned, no difference) 18oz oatmeal 1.64 Raisns 15oz 1.84 5lb flour 1.68 16oz oil 1.28 26oz salt .44 2.62oz pepper 1.00 Garlic powder.74 Chili powder .50 Season salt 4.75 oz .50 4lb sugar 2.28 sugar 20oz 1.32 Fruit cocktail 15.25 oz .98 black tea 100ct 1.35 1dz eggs 1.14 6 eggs .58 Margarine .92 Butter 2.78 15oz tub spread .98 14 oz ring bologna 2.74 Hotdogs .75/8

You could mix up some tortillas and have lentils and black bean tortillas with some diced tomatoes and

[nrsenadenos]

Originally Posted by phridae Here are all the prices I gathered at my store, if anyone else wanted to play around with them. Banana .39 Carrots 1lb .64 2lbs 1.48 Celery .98 Garlic 3.38/lb Onion .88/lb Rice .58 1lb 1.08 2lb Lentil .98lb Black bean 1.38 Pintos .99 Can whole toms 1.24 Can diced toms .68 1lb elbow pasta .82 1 14.5oz can broth .78 Ramen .18 tuna .50 16oz mixed veggies .98 42 oz oatmeal 2.18 ( oatmeal prices for both quick cooking and old fashioned, no difference) 18oz oatmeal 1.64 Raisns 15oz 1.84 5lb flour 1.68 16oz oil 1.28 26oz salt .44 2.62oz pepper 1.00 Garlic powder.74 Chili powder .50 Season salt 4.75 oz .50 4lb sugar 2.28 sugar 20oz 1.32 Fruit cocktail 15.25 oz .98 black tea 100ct 1.35 1dz eggs 1.14 6 eggs .58 Margarine .92 Butter 2.78 15oz tub spread .98 14 oz ring bologna 2.74 Hotdogs .75/8

You have some cheap prices! Just looking down the list...bananas run around 54 cents a pound here, a dozen eggs is like $1.75, not sure about 6, hotdogs are at least $2 for an 8 count package, onions tend to run $1.49 a pound, all of our spices are at least $1 per container or more, tub spread cheap stuff is $1.50...15 oz. cans of tomatoes go on sale for $1 a can, not sure the everyday price, ramen runs about 27 cents a package, canned tuna about 79 cents...1 pound pasta on sale is $1...that's just the stuff I buy often enough to know about what they run.

Which does go to show that where you live/what grocery stores you have available will greatly impact what you can buy for your food budget.

[phridae]

Originally Posted by nrsenadenos You have some cheap prices! Just looking down the list...bananas run around 54 cents a pound here, a dozen eggs is like $1.75, not sure about 6, hotdogs are at least $2 for an 8 count package, onions tend to run $1.49 a pound, all of our spices are at least $1 per container or more, tub spread cheap stuff is $1.50...15 oz. cans of tomatoes go on sale for $1 a can, not sure the everyday price, ramen runs about 27 cents a package, canned tuna about 79 cents...1 pound pasta on sale is $1...that's just the stuff I buy often enough to know about what they run. Which does go to show that where you live/what grocery stores you have available will greatly impact what you can buy for your food budget.

No joke. 25 miles away at another walmart (these prices were from walmart) eggs are .15 more expensive, ramen is 18/cents each 1lb bag if rice is 82 cents. Bananas were .49/lb yesterday.
And .75 cents hot dogs are not hot dogs you want to read the ingredients on.

[alyssa&rylan's-mommy]

Okay, there's 5 of us, so $7.50/day- I would spend $2.50 on a bag of potatoes, $2.50 on stewing beef, and $1 each on carrots and turnip- $7 total and make beef stew. Bonus: This would feed us for at least a couple of days!