Hi Friends!
Just popping in for a quick recap of what I ate during day #2 of the #surviveon35 challenge! In case you missed it, to see what I ate on Day 1, CLICK HERE! I was selected to participate in a challenge sponsored by Anytime Fitness and given $70 to buy groceries for this challenge.
Breakfast
Like I said, I’m a cereal girl at heart.
So I’ll definitely be eating it a few times this week.
Kroger brand Toasted Oats with skim milk & blueberries
Whole wheat toast w/ natural peanut butter and sliced bananas
Hot water with lemon
AM Snack
Carrot sticks
Hard boiled egg
Reduced Fat Triscuits
Side note- I’d never really looked at the label for Triscuits before,
but they only have 3 ingredients plus 3 g fiber & 3 g protein per serving!
That’s better than a lot of the crackers I looked at!
Lunch
Burrito Salad
Lettuce
1/2 c brown rice
1/2 c black beans
1/4 c sweet potatoes
onion & tomato
topped w/ a little cheese
These are one of my favorite lunches! I blogged about them last month
CLICK HERE to read.
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Served with a side of sliced strawberries!
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PM Snack
Applesauce
Celery sticks with peanut butter
Dinner
Lentil Pot Pie
Strawberry Spinach Salad
Lentil pot pies are one of my favorite meals! Major comfort food and so easy to make! I blogged about them waaaay back in October of last year, but I realized I never posted the actual recipe. SO, I went back and updated the post just for you guys! CLICK HERE for the recipe.
For the challenge, I didn’t buy puff pastry. Instead I bought a can of refrigerator biscuits. Just bake them on a baking sheet along with the pot pies (you’ll probably have to take them out before the pies are done) and then pop one on top of your pot pie. Tastes just as good 🙂 Also, I didn’t buy butter for the challenge so I subbed oil and it worked just fine. I used the frozen veggies I bought, which were a mix of green beans, peas, corn and carrots. I added garlic, onion and half a russet potato!
All together now:
Not pictured: a couple handfuls of cereal and triscuits while making dinner and a bowl of cereal before bed 🙂
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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I just spent hours this morning looking for new lentil recipes – this is *definitely* going on the ‘to make’ list!
awesome! let me know what you think!!
looks super yummy and healthy!
again… your food kills me!! Can I just move in? 😉 you are killing this challenge!!
thanks friend! come visit any time!
I love all of the things you’re eating – protein and it doesn’t look like boring, cheap eats. that pot pie is soooo good-looking. I’ve been craving lentils, so this may happen soon.
you would LOVE it!!! so good.
that lentil pot pie sounds so good! random question – is there a reason you buy regular whole carrots? wouldn’t the already peeled and chopped kind be less expensive and more convienent? just curious! 🙂
i used to buy baby carrots to snack on. now i buy regular ones and cut them into sticks because i think they taste better. plus you can get a pound for .79 and sometimes the 3 lb bags go on sale for $2.00. however, having the prechopped ones in the mixed frozen bag was definitely very convenient for the pot pie!
Everything looks so delicious and healthy!!! You are killing this challenge! Truly amazing!
thank you so much 🙂
Judging by this meal, I would never have guessed you were on any kind of budgeted challenge. Way to go! Keep up the good work
awesome! that’s my goal 🙂 thanks for the support!
This is a great day of eating. All healthy and yummy good! You’re doing so well with this challenge!
OMG talk about GOOD EATS on a budget!!! This is so awesome!! I have to try the lentil pot pie & the burrito salad. Yummy! Question on the burrito salad…. could you swap out the brown rice for quinoa instead to give you even more protein? Just wondering. I love brown rice but quinoa is also a fav :-). Thanks! You are doing great on the challenge 😀
Quinoa would be great also!!
Yum again!! I’m definitely adding that salad to my menu next week 🙂 Can’t wait to see your grocery list.
Everything looks great! I love seeing what creative things you come up with especially on a budget! I had no idea Triscuits only had 3 ingredients. Very good to know 🙂
This all looks so amazing! So the challenge is $35 A day!?! Why is my grocery bill so dang expensive then? I’m def going to use these ideas for my budget! Looking forward to seeing what else is happening this week!
<3 Sam
The challenge is $35 per person for the week, not per day!
I”m especially loving your breakfast recipes! I wasn’t much of a breakfast-lover until I got to university and often struggle to make budget-friendly, yet creative breakfasts. (We usually have eggs and toast). Keep up the good work on the “Survive on 35” challenge!
thanks! i’m a cereal girl, but i’m doing my best to show you guys there are a lot of things you can make!