The challenge is on! The 7-Day $100 challenge that is. As a recent follower of the Paleo diet, I am constantly hearing, "it's too expensive to eat that way." I'm here to set the record straight, and prove that you can follow this diet without leaving a giant dent in your bank account.
Below I have documented my food purchases for the week, totaling up to $104.00 (I lost track at some point, and I'm going for honesty.) Throughout the week I will recap what I'm cooking each and every meal, and will hopefully prove by the end of the week that it is possible to feed 2 grown adults on $100.
Stay tuned!
Below I have documented my food purchases for the week, totaling up to $104.00 (I lost track at some point, and I'm going for honesty.) Throughout the week I will recap what I'm cooking each and every meal, and will hopefully prove by the end of the week that it is possible to feed 2 grown adults on $100.
Stay tuned!
Eastern Market
Eastern Market is where the majority of the money went this week. As far as meat for the week, I purchased;
(1) ham hock
(2) pounds of bacon
(4.5) pounds of pork butt
(4) Italian sausages
Total: 30.00
Fruit & Veggie Purchases;
(1) ham hock
(2) pounds of bacon
(4.5) pounds of pork butt
(4) Italian sausages
Total: 30.00
Fruit & Veggie Purchases;
(1) pineapple (5) apples (5) bananas (4) oranges (5) carrots (1) red onion (1) bag romaine lettuce (1) pomegranate | (1) head cauliflower (2) heads broccoli (5) tomatoes (5) sweet potatoes (3) cucumbers (1) celery (2) bags of spinach Total: 34.00 |
Whole Foods
I passed on my favorite Suja juices this week, at $7.00 a pop they are NOT going to fit into this challenge. I guess I will have to get out the juicer and create my own mixes this week if the craving hits.
While at WF I made the following purchases;
(3) avocados
(1) carton organic chicken broth
(3) cans fire roasted tomatoes
(1) rotisserie chicken
(1) can organic pumpkin puree
total: $22.00
While at WF I made the following purchases;
(3) avocados
(1) carton organic chicken broth
(3) cans fire roasted tomatoes
(1) rotisserie chicken
(1) can organic pumpkin puree
total: $22.00
Devries
At Devries we got in and got out with our coffee. No stops at the cheese counter this week...we will meet again after the Whole 30 my delicious Cotswald.
Total: 10.18 (Not included in the food budget for the week)
Total: 10.18 (Not included in the food budget for the week)
Rocky's
Rocky's, Rocky's, Rocky's...you da best! If you haven't been, Rocky's is a bulk store in Eastern Market that has just about anything you could want. This week we came out with;
(1) pound of almond
(1/2) pound of walnuts
(1/2) dried apricots
(1) pound walnut meal
Total: 18.00
GRAND TOTAL FOR THE CHALLENGE: $104 (sorry my math was off at some point, but go with me.)
(1) pound of almond
(1/2) pound of walnuts
(1/2) dried apricots
(1) pound walnut meal
Total: 18.00
GRAND TOTAL FOR THE CHALLENGE: $104 (sorry my math was off at some point, but go with me.)
Pictured: 1. organic pumpkin 2. organic chicken broth 3. fire roasted tomatoes 4. 1 pound coffee 5. rotisserie chicken 6. 2 bags of spinach 7. 5 sweet potatoes 8. walnuts, almonds, walnut meal 9. pineapple 10. bananas 11. pomegranate | 12. 4 oranges 13. 3 avocados 14. 5 apples 15. 5 roma tomatoes 16. 2 cartons of eggs 17. 2 heads broccoli 18. 5 carrots 19. 3 cucumbers 20. cauliflower 21. romaine lettuce 22. celery |
Off to prep some food and create some meals, time to get this challenge rolling!
Do you set a food budget for the week?
Do you set a food budget for the week?