WIS, WWA | Cafeteria prices = up
We all got an email this week alerting us to an upcoming 10% hike on cafeteria food, across the board. Sooo, it just got a little extra motivating to be a lunch-packer! 🙂
What I Spent
I spent:
- $35 at Safeway
- $99.92 at Aldi
- $9 at Giant
So, $148, which is a lot more than I've spent the last few weeks!
What We Ate
Saturday
We had green salads with chicken.
Sunday
I boiled a bag of cheese ravioli, topped with jarred sauce and some Parmesan cheese.
And I made a simple green salad.
Monday
I got a rotisserie chicken, made some potato wedges, cut up some veggies, and called it good.
Tuesday
I made a batch of stuffed shells and froze half of them for a future meal. Such a nice feeling; my future self will be very appreciative!
I also prepped some egg bites for breakfasts the next few days.
Wednesday
Workday ⅓! I had egg bites, toast, and some fruit for breakfast.
For lunch, I ate mashed potatoes and rotisserie chicken.
After work, well...you already know. 😉
Thursday
Work again! A lather, rinse, and repeat on all fronts.
Friday
Shift 3/3 for me, and I'm switching it up very slightly; still egg bites for breakfast, but for lunch, I'm having leftover stuffed shells.
Odds are good that cereal will still be calling my name before bed, though. 😉
Happy Friday everyone!
This week's eats:
Saturday: I ordered Indian food
Sunday: I went to my friend's place for dinner and she made courgette pasta. We ate a lemon cake she baked for dessert.
Monday: Cheese and potato frittata with green salad on the side
Tuesday: Aubergine and spinach pasta bake with green salad on the side
Wednesday: Leftovers with garlic bread
Thursday: Burritos with mixed veg, black beans, brown rice and sauce
Friday: Undecided. Possibly salad with some eggs and potatoes.
Your lunches always look very tempting.
Easy meals here every day, with sourdough bread being replaced by wholemeal crackers to reduce food waste (warm and humid).
For dinners we had soup, salads, pasta pesto, all with fruits as sides. One day eldest and I had sushi as husband was away. At my request, eldest picked up the sushi instead of having it delivered. I gave him a cooler with a freezer element to keep things cold. And then I realized that if nights get too hot for sleep, I can pre-cool the bed!
Anyway sushi was delicious and we have no tummyaches.
Today will be omelet and remaining fruits and raw veg, and then tomorrow morning earliest I will do a vegetable run. I am thirsty but not hungry. We keep cold water (as is and with fruit infusion) and I may try steeping tea in cold water, I read somewhere that it is tasty.
Enjoy the weekend!
It's been a very yummy week here!
Monday was nuts, but I was smart enough to pre-game/make cumin lime chickpea salad the night before. That with naan was dinner.
Tuesday it was cool enough to use the oven, so I made Four Cheese, Four Bros pizza from the TMNT pizza cookbook. The leftovers make an excellent breakfast!
Wednesday was shakshuka. I prefer chickpeas to white beans, so that's what I used. I need to make this more offen--soooo good!
Thursday was Tandoori mahi-mahi in the crockpot (wrap in foil, cook for 1 1/2 hours = perfect fish every time) over cilantro lime rice.
Tonight through Sunday are my husband's nights to cook. I know tonight is burgers, and tomorrow is likely venison steak. Sunday remains a surprise!