Comments on: Menu Plan Monday – Pantry Challenge Week 3

By: Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom

Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:19:01 +0000

@nana29, I love it! I enjoyed making warm breakfasts last week...and hope to do more warm breakfasts in the future! Because it does keep costs down, no doubt about that!!!

By: nana29

nana29 — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:05:12 +0000

I need to change my name now to nana210! Having raised 5 children who all loved to eat, I know first hand how meal prep and planning can be overwhelming. But I always planned menus for a month at a time (paycheck came once a month) and breakfast was usually hot because it cost less. Homemade pancake mix made in large batches, oatmeal, rice, and cream of wheat served with various toppings. My kids tell me now how thankful they are that I served them warm breakfasts and good food. They weren’t always that positive when they were at home!

By: Stockpiling Mom

Stockpiling Mom — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:31:18 +0000

Stopping by from MPM! This week we incorporated Healthy Weight Week in our menu. I am new to the group but not to menu planning. Thanks so much for your insight!

http://www.stockpilingmom.com

By: The Prudent Homemaker

The Prudent Homemaker — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:53:08 +0000

Good for you!

When we first started living from our pantry exclusively, we ate the cereal with reconstituted powdered milk. Then when the cereal was gone, it was gone–and I’ve never looked back. We went from there to lots more oatmeal, muffins, crepes, etc.

I buy my oats in bulk bags of 25lbs. Including borwn sugar, butter, and any toppings (raisins or nuts, but sometimes home canned peaches) we’re at $1 or less for breakfast for 6 of us (my husband usually eats leftovers or potatoes for breakfast); a little more if we include home-canned peaches).

As we lived 27 months from our pantry and garden before, we also had a lot of fruit salad for breakfast, made from canned fruits.

We had about 10 months to shop again, and now we’re back to eating from the pantry and garden.

Besides oatmeal, homemade hash browns and diced potatoes, and eggs (when we were shopping) here are some of the other breakfasts we have, from items in our pantry:

http://theprudenthomemaker.com/breakfast.aspx

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:57:46 +0000

Isn’t it funny how it feels like deprivation to be without cold cereal and milk? When in reality your family is so fortunate to have a mom who will make them all of those wonderful, delicious breakfast foods this week. I say bravo to you!

By: Kelleigh @ Kelleigh Ratzlaff Designs

Kelleigh @ Kelleigh Ratzlaff Designs — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:17:47 +0000

Yeah, right! I eat cold cereal for breakfast, lunch and snack!!

By: Anjanette

Anjanette — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:26:32 +0000

My family allows ourselves a half gallon of milk and one box of cereal a MONTH! The other days we eat oatmeal, smoothies, or eggs and toast – more of the latter than anything else. We actually have a dedicated “egg skillet” that sits on top of the stove at all times and is used for nothing else! It’s a lot of eggs (usually more than 2 dozen a week), but it’s hard to find a cheaper source of protein – especially since we eat organic!

By: Becky @beckydell.blogspot,com

Becky @beckydell.blogspot,com — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:49:02 +0000

Woo-hoo for Friday!! Dinner together and a playdate earlier that day. How much fun is that!:) I can’t wait to eat whatever you devide to bring! Have fun in Indy.

By: Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom

Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:20:22 +0000

@Paula Hoping my boys go for it too! They love their Rice Chex!

By: Paula

Paula — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:09:34 +0000

I think my son would die without his cold cereal! He begs for it every morning now.