I need to get moving on these challenge rules or I'm just going to be making them up as I go along. Here goes:
Pantry Challenge:
Main point: to not spend money on groceries for the month of August.
1. Veggies that come in the CSA box each week are certainly allowed.
2. Fresh fruit purchases are allowed.
3. A few meat purchases are allowed, if I have gone through what we have here.
4. I can use the bread coupons I have, since it's not spending money.
5. I can pick up one or two items to try a new recipe.
I'm allowing fresh fruit/veggie purchases because I've been really trying to push to have us eating more of them and it's not something I can stock up on. The CSA membership has been great for this! The other point of this is to expand the "regular" foods we eat, so picking up a few items to use a bunch of pantry items is still working toward the goal.
We have the first thing that's going to mess up the no-spend/pantry challenge. My mom is giving Ronan one week at summer camp for his birthday and the week he's going is this coming week (Aug 3-7.) I'm going to need to pack him a lunch and I did not buy lunch materials on my grocery trip. I'm not sure what we'll do.. I may have to make an exception to buy juice boxes and a few other things.
Friday, July 31, 2009
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