Monday--September 27th, Day 1

Today I firgued I spent approximately $9.20 for today's meals.

Today's menu:

Breakfast--$.75
My breakfast: mini whole wheat bagel with peanut butter
Daughter's breakfast: Pancakes, milk
Husband's breakfast: doesn't eat breakfast

Lunch--$2.76
Our Lunches:  Turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread, small salad, strawberries & grapes

Snack--$.47
yogurt

Dinner--$5.22
Homemade spaghetti sauce with whole wheat noodles.
Veggies you ask? zucchini from my garden, frozen broccoli, cooked and pureed, then hidden in the sauce.  The only way to get veggies in the hubby without him knowing.

So far so good.  I did miss my Diet Dr. Pepper this morning.  For some it is a cup of coffee, for me it is wonderful bubbliness that gets me going in the morning. Small things, I know. 

I did get hungry mid morning but that is nothing unusual.  The biggest thing I had to deal with today is my daughter asking for more to eat and that she is hungry (staaaarrrrrrrrving--as she puts it--and I reassure her she is not, which she replied "yes, I am."--you can see how this ended).  She is a growing bottomless pit that never seems to be fully satisfied.

So I know that she is not starving and that she is getting the nutrients she needs, I calmly explained that there are children without as much food as she has.  At eight, I am not sure she fully understands, as this is not a situation she has ever had to encounter. 

I can't imagine those that do not have the money to feed their children and worry about how they will get the food they need.  I could do without but would feel so guilty if my daughter truly was without.