Monday, March 8, 2010
So today started off late as I slept through my alarm so by the time I was up and ready to go I didn’t have breakfast until 11:30am. It was more of a brunch and I just had some pasta with a tomato cream sauce with diced tomatoes. I used a quarter of the fucilli in a package that I got for $1.72, so the pasta cost $0.43. I used half a can of sauce which comes to $1.43 and $0.50 for half a can of diced tomatoes. So the total cost of that meal is $2.36 and included 2 servings of grain products and 1 serving of vegetables. I had two glasses of water with it and 2 more glasses of water throughout the afternoon. I then went grocery shopping and despite my plans to make a casserole tonight I really wasn’t hungry when I got home so I just ate a Chef Boyardee Spaghetti and Meatballs which was $1.80 and includes 1 serving of grains and 1 serving of protein. I then had a glass of milk, which was $0.62, and a glass of V8 juice, which was $0.55. These drinks got me a serving of dairy and 2 servings of vegetables. I am going to have another glass of water before bed. So my total cost for the day was $5.33 but I only had 3 servings of vegetables, 3 servings of grains, 1 serving of dairy and 1 serving of meat.
Sarah Baker
