Day 14

BREAKFAST - Eggs Benedict
English Muffin - $0.16
Eggs - $0.32
Ham - $0.08 (half portion)
Spinach - $0.12
Sauce - $0.50
Total: $1.18
Can eggs benedict be made in a healthy way and still taste amazing?  Drum roll please ... not a chance.  Come on, let's face it, eggs benedict is a white English muffin, Canadian bacon (ham, basically), and eggs with a creamy (fatty), delicious sauce poured all over it.  If you wanted to try and make it "healthy," well then it just wouldn't be "eggs benedict" anymore now would it?  It would be like trying to call Miller Lite a beer, when in reality watery beverage that resembles beer.  


So this is where "everything in moderation" comes into play because I wanted to try and do one of our family's favorites, eggs benny, for under a buck.  I came soooo close!!  Oh well, leftovers for lunch (FREE) and I'll make up the difference.  Oh yes, and Benny invited Flor to the party so it was more of an Eggs Benedict/Florentine mash-up happening.  A little healthier, I guess?  




LUNCH - Baked Chicken Leftovers with Spinach
Chicken and Potatoes - Scraps left over from dinner last night
Spinach - $0.12
Total: $0.12
This is not the most beautiful lunch I have eaten but it was tasty and $0.12!!  Need I say more?

DINNER -  Smoothie and Popcorn (yes, popcorn)
8 oz apple juice - $0.25
8 oz water - Free
10 almonds - $0.10
1 banana $0.14
Non-fat plain Greek Yogurt - $0.40
2 strawberries - $0.10
2 Tbs Flax - $0.03
2 oz Raw Spinach - $0.12
Total for smoothie - $1.14
Popcorn - $0.20 (I honestly have no idea but we buy the kernels in bulk and air pop them, so I cannot imagine it is more than that)
Total: $1.34
Hudson and I wanted to watch a movie together while Noe was at her friend Jack's house.  And it was also dinner time.  Hudson asked if we could have smoothies and as for the popcorn ... what would a movie be without popcorn? 
My smoothies are so jam packed full of goodies that it really is a complete meal.  And although we went a bit over on dinner and breakfast, with our $0.12 lunch, we are still under budget for the day. 

BREAKFAST - $1.18

LUNCH - $0.12

DINNER - $1.34
total: $2.64