Heather and I were trying to decide how economical the cooking we did on Sunday was. Fortunately I hadn’t thrown out the receipts yet, so I did a little spreadsheet work.
Let me explain a few details here, some things I had to estimate the price of, because we didn’t use the entire package. The “Mexican Blend Cheese” comes to mind, although I think there were some others. Some things, like the fresh parsley, I just counted the entire cost, because we didn’t save the rest. There is also a question of how much the seasonings for some of these items cost, but I didn’t think that was worth the effort to try and figure out.
(Editors note, I just let Excel generate these tables, and they are really ugly, probably shouldn’t look at the source on this one)
| Chicken and Potatoes |
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| Item: | Price: |
| Boneless Chicken Breast | $17.40 |
| B Size Red Potato | $3.96 |
| Total Price: | $21.36 |
| Servings: | 10 |
| Unit Price | $2.14 |
| Enchiladas: | |
| Item | Price |
| Whole Grain Total Shells | $3.19 |
| Ground Beef | $2.05 |
| Cream of Chicken Soup | $0.88 |
| Enchilada Sauce | $1.20 |
| Mexican Blend Cheese | $1.84 |
| Refried Beans | $1.32 |
| Total | $10.48 |
| Servings: | 7 |
| Unit Price | $1.50 |
| Lasagna | |
| Item: | Price: |
| Ground Beef | $2.05 |
| Ricotta Cheese | $2.35 |
| Sliced Mozzarella | $4.72 |
| Red Sauce | $3.46 |
| Egg | $0.08 |
| Parsley | $0.99 |
| Noodles | $1.75 |
| Parmesan cheese | $2.00 |
| Total: | $17.40 |
| Servings | 12 |
| Unit Price | $1.45 |
The conclusion is, not too shocking, but we do in fact save quite a bit eating stuff we pre-made. The challenge is having enough variety that we don’t feel like we are eating the same thing every day for two weeks 🙂
-Jordan
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