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*I don't actually buy cartons of eggs. I don't use them often enough, so I buy the egg whites in the tiny container. They last longer and I don't really like the yolks anyway. For the lasagna, I buy the family size frozen entree. It's $7.95, but since I can stretch it out 3 meals it comes out to 2.65 a serving. On Friday I added a chicken breast because usually I have a smaller amount left. For my PBJs I buy uncrustables (well actually the Sam's version: Jamz). They are amazing! I can throw them in my book bag and by the time I'm ready for lunch they're thawed and ready. I don't like thawed bread, but you honestly can't tell.
My meals are much healthier when I'm not in school, but honestly right now this is the best I can do with working 15+ hours a week and take 16 hours of classes. I also need my sleep. If I don't have 8 hours I am not a happy girl!
What this menu doesn't include are my snacks that I randomly eat. I love the laughing cow cheese wedges (last forever), hummus, grapes, pineapple and natural peanut butter that I make at Fresh Market (I buy most of these snacks at Fresh Market). I also eat popcorn when I want something salty. For my drinks I alternate b/t water (at school, I just refill my bottle), diet pepsi or Diet Dr. Pepper (yes I still have some of these) and juice. I usually have soda in the am. That's when I crave it.
The items I buy can be a bit expensive especially since I shop at Fresh Market. But my snacks last me such a long time. That's one of the bonuses of being single. You can 'splurge' on your groceries because you don't have to worry about your family gobbling them up. Also, when I buy my fruit I get what's in season (during the summer I pick strawberries and blueberries and a local farm at home) so that's cheaper too.
Does anyone know which store is better in regards to selling local foods. Unlike my hometown, the town my college is in doesn't have a local co-op. We do have Fresh Market and Whole Foods. I prefer to buy foods that are as local as possible (there are some farmer's markets around, but they are either closed for the season or so far away that I can't justify using the gas). I may do a CSA, but I don't want to get too much food that I waste it.Labels: food |
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Those premade frozen PB&J things always seemed very gross to me. I do keep a bag of string cheese in the lab where I work for those dayd when it isn't possible to escape at lunchtime, and laughing cow cheese is a favorite indulgence, especially the onion kind.
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I always thought they were gross, but I was babysitting one day and the kids had them for lunch and so I tried them. They are really VERY good! Taste just like reg. PB&J
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Name: Renee
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posted by Renee at 
Those premade frozen PB&J things always seemed very gross to me. I do keep a bag of string cheese in the lab where I work for those dayd when it isn't possible to escape at lunchtime, and laughing cow cheese is a favorite indulgence, especially the onion kind.