Which I can't bear to look at, or I'll be tempted! My seasonings! There's more downstairs, A whole Costco freight load of stuff. For two people. This is my food security, it's a visual thing, I am comforted seeing there is food to eat. The root of this "insecurity" comes from being five, six years old, when my father worked construction. In the winter there was no work for him and the meager unemployment check did very little to feed a family of four or keep us warm.I'm learning how to be resourceful, so far eating pretty tasty stuff and yesterday I was not very hungry. Probably feeling still full after being a glutton on Sunday. I've been to three stores so far and I have $20 left. My first stop was QFC, it was on the way. I bought 1 organic gala apple for $0.42, a can of organic sweet corn for $1, a tiny box of organic vanilla low fat milk for $1, and $2 bought 0.2 lb. of Organic Ballard Blend coffee. I'm just enjoying my coffee! Thanks Diana for the tip to expresso grind it and use it in a French press. Good yield, and tasty! At Grocery Outlet I bought a box of Annie's Mac & Cheese and a 7 oz. bag of spiced flaxseed organic yellow corn tortilla chips for total of $1.98! Later, after work, I stopped at the Ballard Market, knowing at least I could get a few things in bulk. Meaning buying little ity bitty amounts. For a total of $8.23 I was able to buy 0.39 lb. of organic black beans, 0.26 lb. of organic steel cut oats, 0.01 lb. of organic breakfast tea, 0.26 lb. of NW raspberry honey, 0.13 lb organic EVO, 1 can of chunk light tuna, 1 very large organic banana, 0.08 lb of organic baby spinach, 3 cloves of garlic and my happiest deal, a 62 oz box of organic Rice Dream!!!
To be fair I must mention I am using coupons, I had a free coupon for Franks Red Hot Sauce!!!!!! I put that on everything, well all most. Also I use my QFC and Fred Meyer member cards for the store deals. These cost nothing to join, just signing up, and you earn points, for future food purchases and now gas! Really, 10 cents off a gallon at Shell. Don't forget your bags, most markets give you $0.05 refund per bag you use. PCC takes that and donates it, which is okay too
Yesterday I started off with coffee and a bowl of steel cut oats with some sliced banana a drizzle of honey and a splash of Rice Dream. I had soaked my black beans the night before and in the morning cooked them up nice and soft with a large smashed garlic clove. A large cup of beans with a cup of corn became my dinner with a bunch of tortilla chips and lots of Franks Red Hot sauce! I was going to eat an apple later but work got real busy. I had a large cup of tea with Rice Dream instead. When I got home I felt hungry for protein so I drained the water out of my tuna can, gave it to my sweet dog, he loves the taste of tuna water. To the tuna I added a few drizzles of EVO and lots of salt and pepper and ate it with more chips, yum. I didn't finish though, about a 1/4 cup left, as well as more black beans and corn.
I've
slept nearly 12 hours last night. I needed it! I'm off today so I'll venture out to see what I can buy next. Hunting for some more protein and good produce. Fred Meyer here I come. I've got coupons
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