Chicagolandia
The goal is to spend $1 a day (per person) on food. Here's what my week looks like:
Monday
Breakfast: granola bar ($.16), yogurt ($.20) and glass of iced tea ($.03)
Lunch: salad ($.99 lb. bag broken down into 6 servings $.16) topped with chicken (free) and salad dressing (free)
Snack: Pretzels (1 lb. bag = $1.00, 24 pretzels = $.08)
Dinner: Roasted chicken drumsticks (.11/lb. serving = 1/2 lb. = $.05) chicken rice ($.50 a box - 1/3 box = $.16) and applesauce (free) and 2 brownies ($.11)
Total - $.95

Tuesday
Breakfast: yogurt ($.20), granola bar ($.08) and water (free)
Lunch: salad ($.16), dried cranberries (.09), dressing (free)
Snack: granola bar ($.08)
Dinner: boneless skinless chicken breast, cubed and pan-fried ($.99/lb. $.15 servings) with mashed potatoes and gravy ($.18/servings), corn ($.39/can - $.10)
Total: $.99

Wednesday
Breakfast: cinnamon raisin bagel (pkg of 6 for $.79 = $.13), butter spray (free) 1 banana = $.11
Lunch: leftover chicken ($.18), 2 sliced of bread ($.05), mayo (free), brownie ($.06)
Snack: Brownies ($.05), raisins ($.11)
Dinner: french toast ($.21), turkey bacon (free), applesauce (free) syrup ($.08)
Total: $.98

Thursday
Breakfast: yogurt ($.20), banana bread (.10)
Lunch: mexican rice ($.06), refried beans (.08), chicken ($.10),
Snack: tortilla chips ($.10), salsa (free)
Dinner: spaghetti (free) with meat sauce ($.26), 2 brownies ($.10)
Total = $1.00

Friday
Breakfast: english muffin ($.16) banana ($.08)
Lunch: bread - turkey and cranberry sammich ($.22), crackers ($.11)
Dinner: roasted chicken stuffed with rice ($.17) salad ($.16), green beans ($.10)
Total: $1.00

Saturday
Breakfast: 2 eggs and 2 slices toast ($.15), banana ($.08)
Lunch: spaghetti (.20) 3 cookies ($.20)
Dinner: pork roast with potatoes(free), carrots (free) ($.30)
Total: $.93

Sunday
Brunch: Ham and swiss sammie ( $.23) with chips (free), pickles ($.11)
Dinner: Red Rice ($.10), beans (free), tortillas (free), and ground turkey ($.25), lettuce ($.10), black olives ($.15), tomato (free)
Total: $.98
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