Veggie Burgher: Week 12: Project Food Budget

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Week 12 of Reluctant Vegetarian's Project: Food Budget

Goal: $75
Actual: $115.04

$54.89 of this went to stocking up on staples from Trader Joe's. I've priced these items out at other places and, unless there's a crazy sale, have found they're cheapest at Trader Joe's:

olive oil (1 liter for $4.99)
vegan chocolate chips ($2.29)
frozen organic strawberries for smoothies ($1.99)
cocoa powder ($2.29)
organic maple syrup ($7.99)
lemons and limes ($.39 each)
bananas ($.19 each)

$60.15 went to these meals for the week:

Creamy Mushroom Fettuccine
Pizza Hummus
Lasagna with Roasted Cauliflower Ricotta and Spinach (an unfortunate flop--ended up throwing most of it out and wasted a lot of ingredients)
Gravy Bowl: Baked Tofu, Brown Rice, Steamed Kale, and Chickpea Gravy
Salads with Sundried Tomato Walnut Dressing
Two test recipes for the next Happy Herbivore Cookbook

As always I made my weekly batch of whole wheat bread.

Happy budgeting to my fellow food budgeters!

2 comments:

emilyApril 2, 2011 at 4:53 PM
as far as going over budget, it's not that bad. and i bet since you stocked up on staples, that the next week will be a lot lower.
Stephanie April 3, 2011 at 6:00 PM
That's a great price for chocolate chips! Vegan or not. I'd crap if I had to pay that much for olive oil, though. We go through a lot so Costco is my friend there.