I woke up this morning energized and ready for the day. Fun food Wednesday was definitely a nice treat, and I have to admit that I even hugged my professor last night (I think all the sugar went to my head!). Oh, and my advisor gave me a bag of pita chips that were leftover (double score!). So, I was extra coherent this morning and had the brilliant idea of bringing rice to school with me as an afternoon snack. I ended up cooking a huge pot of white rice while I was getting ready. I took my rice and pb&j to work with me for lunch and afternoon snack. My dog, Chloe, loves rice too, so I let her have about 1/2 cup with her dog food.
Today, I followed the same basic menu: oatmeal for breakfast, pb&j for lunch, ramen for dinner. My coworker gave me a diet coke at lunch today (thank you, Nancy!) and I had way too much candy. One of the worst things about being a teacher is the unlimited access you have to candy! There are stashes of free candy all over my classroom! I have a ton of leftover Valentine's day candy and bag of mini candy bars that my dad bought for the kiddos. I have no idea how much candy I ate today, but someone told me that you need fat to feed your brain...so consider this brain fed! My goal for tomorrow is not only to stay under $1 for food, but to stay away from the free candy.
Here is what I spent on food today:
oatmeal- $.014
pb&j- $0.32
rice -$0.07
ramen- $0.10
(only 1 serving today)
total- $0.63
*p.s. I am drinking coffee, but it was a Christmas gift and is therefore free
(thanks dad!)
Do you think you could work in some frozen fruit to eat with your oatmeal? I eat blueberries with my oatmeal and I think the bag is only about $1.20 or so (it makes the oatmeal much yummier).
ReplyDeletethat sounds awesome! I'm going to the store this weekend for more ramen, so I will look and price. Thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeleteHey Cuz you should check this out: http://www.neighborhoodfruit.com/
ReplyDeleteThis is a map of LA showing where you can find free fruit. People that have fruit trees on their property that are easy to access (front yard) and want to share with the world can post the location.
All you have to do is go to the site, plug in your zip code and go for a walk!