I currently have two jobs: full time Health Coach during the day, part time Research Associate at night. Add onto that I'm training for a triathlon which involves double workouts a couple days a week. It's temporary but it leaves me with limited time for food preparation, which seems to really be key in saving money. I have ingredients to make felafel pitas with tabouleh on the side. I just get home so exhausted I don't want to make it. So I endure meal after meal of the freaking Midwestern Pasta Salad instead. Ugh.
I am also running dangerously low on coffee. I'm out completely at home and probably have enough to last two more days at work. It's not going to last me through the week. Like alcohol, coffee is an unnecessary luxury I'm simply not willing to give up. So do I not count it in the food budget too? Excluding alcohol feels like cheating so excluding coffee too really feels like cheating. I'm trying to see if eating healthfully on $150/month is actually possible. I know alcohol and coffee are extras, and they don't take the place of something else that could be healthy. In other words, if I didn't drink coffee, I wouldn't drink something else in the morning instead. I don't know... Another option would be to drink that funk nasty tar coffee work provides for free, I think it's called the "Business Blend." But ick.
Breakfast
Yogurt parfait:
Nancy's nonfat yogurt
Frozen mixed berries
Bob's Red Mill granola
Coffee with vanilla creamer
Lunch
Midwestern pasta salad (yes, AGAIN and it's finally gone)
Snack
Granola bar
Dinner
Salad with mixed greens, walnuts, gorgonzola, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar
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