A Frugal Breakfast
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Under current circumstances, there are only a couple of expenses that can really be controlled. First among those is food.
As in most areas, I would previously spend money on what I wanted without giving it a second thought. To help save money, as well as to help me be more conscious about spending, I’m trying to keep my food expenses under $100/month. I’ve never actually tracked my food expenses before, but I know that in the past it has been more than that. (Primarily due to fast food.)
So, with a goal of $100 a month, that means I can average a little over a dollar per meal, though less than that is good.
One of my standard breakfasts recently has consisted of one bagel, one apple, and one orange. Let’s see how that adds up.
Oranges are $0.33 each. Apples are $4.88 for a bag of 13. Bagels from the sale rack are about $1.15 for a bag of 4 or 5. So…
$0.33 = Orange
$0.38 = Apple
$0.29 = Bagel (assuming 4 per bag)
That brings the grand total for my standard breakfast to exactly $1.
That’s definitely a cheap breakfast, but where’s the protein? I’m struggling with trying to figure out how to eat cheap AND healthy. The apple and the orange are good! Where are you getting 39 cent apples?
Posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 10:35 pmI would need cream cheese…
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 10:05 am@her every cent counts: No protein in this breakfast, but I also have a bit of cereal with whole milk sometimes, not to mention lots of protein in my lunch and supper. I’ll post my Red Beans & Rice recipe a little later.
I got the 38 cent apples at Wal-Mart. Not the best I’ve ever had, but they’re decent.
@SavingDiva: I do put a bit of cream cheese on my bagel sometimes, but the amount is negligible in the cost of the meal (roughly 5 cents.)
Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 3:08 pm