Challenge Day: SNAP $15 Budget

Breakfast:

Basic Breakfast Sausage

• 1 lb lean boneless pork ($2.99)
• ¼ lb fresh pork fatback ($0.38)
• Salt*
• Pepper*
• Nutmeg*
• Dried sage*

Banana Smoothie

• 4 bananas ($0.59)
• 6 c ice*
• 2 c milk ($0.38)

Toast

• Bread ($0.44)
• Butter or jam*

 

Lunch:

White Bean Soup with Veggies

• 1 c dried white beans($1.40)
• 6 c chicken stock ($0.99)
• 2 carrots ($0.08)
• 1 medium turnip($0.63)
• 1 potato ($0.38)
• 1 celery stalk ($0.12)
• Parsley*
• Rosemary*

Carrots with Ranch Dressing ($0.49)         

Yogurt ($0.74)

 

Dinner:

Chicken and Vegetables

• 1 lb + 4 oz chicken thighs, boneless & skinless ($2.49)
• ½ c chopped onion ($0.41)
• 10 oz cut green beans, frozen ($1.29)
• Butter*
• Garlic powder*
• Pepper*

Rice ($0.51)

Canned corn ($0.50)

*I assumed they already had these ingredients.

=$14.81 This price assumes that they used this week's coupons and grocery deals.

 

Unfortunately I ran out of money before I got to dessert, which was rather unfortunate because I had planned baked pears. However, if the family had wanted dessert, they could have substituted the breakfast sausage (which was a bit expensive) for plain old scrambled eggs. It was a little surprising to see how cheap individual ingredients could be, but when added together it can get to be a lot of money. -Deidra A