Eat From The Pantry Challenge (March 2011)

During the month of March 2011,

our goal is to spend as little as possible

on groceries and eat from our pantry/freezer.

We've got quite a stockpile going

from couponing in Jan & Feb,

as well as a freezer full of meals

from my dear mother in preparation

for baby #6 joining our family in

just 7 short weeks!

Health Issues & Low Grocery Budget

Ok...so we've been cruising along for about 10 weeks averaging $60 a week on food.  We've been surviving but not thriving.  Mom is currently 31 weeks pregnant with baby #6 and was recently diagnosed with pregnancy induced anemia.  Children #3 and #4 are both gluten-intolerant.  Child #4 is a very picky eater and has been losing weight.  Her BMI barely registers on the growth charts for her age.  Husband is craving meat and mentions how much he misses pork chops, hamburgers, grilled chicken, etc.  It looks like we are going to have to increase our meat consumption which will raise our weekly average.  No way around it.  : )  We'll see what we can find on sale...

One Dollar Per Pound

An interesting thought from the "Ultimate Cheapskate"

is to not buy any food that costs over a $1 per pound.

1 lb = 16 oz

Cheese is probably the toughest.
Here is a link with 50 healthy foods under $1/lb

It really puts things in perspective to remember that

1 Snickers Bar From Aldi = $0.99
Or
Enough Oatmeal To Feed The
Family Breakfast For A Week = $0.99