Calorie Countdown - Thrifty Thursday, how do you save money on food?

My new solution is just don't eat. It the anorexic solution to your pocketbook woes. Everyone is talking about it.

Not really, although I wish I didn't want to eat, that would be nice. I had a few caramels last night and they were way too good. I dreamed about candy alllllll night.

Food today.

B - English muffin (100cal whole grain) with peanut butter

L - pita/turkey/hummus sammich again. I eat it so often I started buying two packages of each at the store.

S - myoplex RTD if I can choke it down, I had a hard time finishing one yesterday

D - chicken and beans/veggies

I dont spend much money on my food..
Its a hungry hubby and 2 teenage boys .
I use every coupon i can it sure helps.

I was so thirsty yesterday I was shampooing carpets something i havent been able to do myself in years (i used to supervise).lol
Anyway i grab a mug i thought had ice water in it and it was big red(soda pop) i thought i was gonna blow up..wwwhhhheeewww
Ill look first next time...
B/f   cottage cheese
lunch/ tuna and tomato and cottage cheese
Dinner the same as lunch...

I hit Super Walmart after seeing Mom this morning, we don't have many of these in So Cal.,  my goodness they are so much cheaper than the stores near me! I think I will go out of my way to drive there to shop. Heck I even found Sugar Free Chocolate Chips from Hershey's!! Score!

Pre B - SF NF Brown Sugar Cinnamon Latte

B - 1 pkg of new Nabisco fruit crisps - no protein but only 100 calories, terrible morning.

S - nothing

L - Vietnamese shrimp spring rolls, these are loaded w/veggies and shrimp and not fried

S - Greek yogurt

D - steak, salad, couple bites of baked potato

S - ?

Hi all.  I've been lurking, but I decided today that I should finally introduce myself, and post my menu too.  I'm Lesley from New Jersey, and I am exactly one month out from my RNY, and I am feeling great! 

Here's my menu du jour:

B - Syntha 6 strawberry milkshake

L - chicken chili with 2% cheddar and a dollop of Greek yogurt

S - SF pudding cup

D - seared scallops with tomato-basil puree

S - cottage cheese

Welcome Leslie!! Glad you joined us!

We save money by actually eating what we buy!  We used to do a lot more impulse buying - picking up things that looked good, but that weren't on the grocery list or that would fit well with our menu plans.  So we go to the store more often, but overall we buy less. 

We also manage to save when we eat out, often sharing one appetizer and one entree, or getting one appetizer and a couple side salads.  In the old pre-surgery days, we'd order 2 appetizers and 3 entrees between 3 people, eat about half of what we ordered, take the rest home, sometimes eat it, sometimes not.  I like the new routine much better!!!

Kellie

I tried saving money by venturing into different protein bars. It didn't work out so well - no sugar alcohol issues this time, but they were way too tasty (or maybe just different) and I ate about 5 yesterday. I'm slipping into old, bad eating patterns of late night grazing. We also had Chinese takeout last night and I hit the sesame chicken after Clay went to bed. I need to go to bed when he does, at least for now, I think.

Today's a new day.

B - MF Smore's Bar
S - MF shake
L - MF chicken & rice soup
S - MF shake
S - MF pudding
D - Roasted chicken, grilled zucchini
S - MF Chai Latte

Since I have been "preop" dieting and my husband decided to do it with me - we are saving a ton on groceries.

B - Protein Shake
L- Protein Shake
S- Protein Shake
D - I have been hungry for tuna salad.  So I am going to mix up some tuna with lf mayo and a tbsp of sweet pickle relish.  Salad with lt ranch.

I have a big presentation tonight at City Hall.  We are giving the city a check for $750K for the Theatre renovation.  We still have $250K to raise, but we've got pledges for the rest of it.  So dinner????

B - SBD protein bar
S - pumpkin (tall) latte from STarbucks.  Not sure what sugars were, but I didn't dump and it was gooooooood!
L - grilled chicken salad with balsamic vinagrette on side.  It had mandarin oranges and strawberries too
S - Somthing from starbucks again. 
D - ???  Wendy's chili
S - Unjury protein shake

will need the shake tonight.  A little low on protein for the day.