September 21, 2010

Apples for Dinner

Ug! I feel like we are moving one step forward and then two steps back. We were on track for a good day until the evening turned into a school shopping misadventure. Ed and Celia returned late from shopping. I had eaten leftovers so they foraged in the kitchen nibbling apples, bagels and peanut butter.

ED
Breakfast
Latte
Granola
Milk
Strawberries

Lunch
Turkey and Swiss on Whole Wheat English muffin
Cherry tomatoes

Dinner
Toasted bagel with peanut butter
Apple

Total Daily Expenditure: $5.90


JAMIE
Breakfast
Latte

Lunch
2 fish tacos

Dinner
Salmon patty
Quinoa and Chard
Strawberries
Milk

Total Daily Expenditure: $12.93




CELIA
Breakfast
Rice Crispies
Milk
Strawberries

Lunch
Turkey and Cheddar on Whole Wheat English muffin
Cherry tomatoes
Nectarine

Dinner
Apple with peanut butter

Total Daily Expenditure: $5.46





Lessons Learned and Observation

Sometimes life get’s in the way of eating right. Today was one of those days.

I met a friend for lunch at a restaurant in Old Town – killing my budget. My Zocalo grilled swordfish tacos (the BEST in town) were delicious but the bit of cabbage on them didn’t contribute much to my veg total. 

Ed and Celia grabbed a less-than-ideal dinner on the run.
Had he eaten a real dinner he would have done very well for the day.

The end result was a low cost day that lacked our nutritional basics. 

1 comment:

  1. Killing your budget? But lunch was on me! Even your average person gets taken out to lunch now and again.

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