Is this a Challenge or just plain good sense?
You need some background information.
My husband and I are new to living on a pension and just having the two of us to feed.
Our two offspring no longer come visit or raid our fridge much,
But we have been experimenting with ways to keep to a thriftier budget.
You could say that our upbringing allows us to understand that saving and doing without luxuries (like owning a car less than 5 years old) is pretty easy. Hell, I still drive a 2002 Mazda with pride.
So the grocery flyer last week advertised ground beef in a family-sized pack for a VERY good price. In Canada, it was $8.13/kg as opposed to regular price of $12.53/kg.
"Hey, honey," I said, "I bet we could enjoy ground beef for a WHOLE MONTH without getting tired of it." And so our challenge began.
***** Note: we are NOT talking a Big Mac every day!!!!
No, no, no. We have always been partial to cooking our own meals. We rarely do fast food, and can't afford a restaurant meal too often, so our habit is that we buy groceries and COOK. When she was young, my daughter leaned to cook as we pretended to be filming a cooking show. We still enjoy doing that.
The most important Background Information involves our location to groceries. We have ONE grocery store in town. Otherwise it is a 30 minute drive in my Mazda to the next town with one grocery store. Anything to do with FOOD might be a challenge! And maybe this helps answers your question of "Why don't they eat out every night?". We only have about 4 hum-drum restaurants in town.
But, who needs to eat OUT when you can cook and eat surrounded by family at HOME?
These images help give you a sense of our family and food.
You need some background information.
My husband and I are new to living on a pension and just having the two of us to feed.
Our two offspring no longer come visit or raid our fridge much,
But we have been experimenting with ways to keep to a thriftier budget.
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| The family a few years ago |
You could say that our upbringing allows us to understand that saving and doing without luxuries (like owning a car less than 5 years old) is pretty easy. Hell, I still drive a 2002 Mazda with pride.
So the grocery flyer last week advertised ground beef in a family-sized pack for a VERY good price. In Canada, it was $8.13/kg as opposed to regular price of $12.53/kg.
"Hey, honey," I said, "I bet we could enjoy ground beef for a WHOLE MONTH without getting tired of it." And so our challenge began.
***** Note: we are NOT talking a Big Mac every day!!!!
No, no, no. We have always been partial to cooking our own meals. We rarely do fast food, and can't afford a restaurant meal too often, so our habit is that we buy groceries and COOK. When she was young, my daughter leaned to cook as we pretended to be filming a cooking show. We still enjoy doing that. |
| Kootenay Market |
The most important Background Information involves our location to groceries. We have ONE grocery store in town. Otherwise it is a 30 minute drive in my Mazda to the next town with one grocery store. Anything to do with FOOD might be a challenge! And maybe this helps answers your question of "Why don't they eat out every night?". We only have about 4 hum-drum restaurants in town.
But, who needs to eat OUT when you can cook and eat surrounded by family at HOME?
These images help give you a sense of our family and food.
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| cooking with family |
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| another family fun food creation |
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| ooops |
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| Christmas 2017 |
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| Turkey with the family in 2011 |
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| making tortiere |
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| our own Pear tree grew fruit 2016 |
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| from our garden |
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| more 2017 family eating without manners |
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| and more cooking fun while camping |
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