You have a family of 6. You only have $20 left to your name. What meal are you gonna prepare that will feed everyone? This meal must include a beverage that cannot be water. 🤔
Why can't the beverage be water? It's the healthiest option and plentiful, and I can assure you that if I am pinching pennies I am not wasting any money on a beverage with no nutritive value. The idea is to get food into the family's bellies. What gets prepared is also dependent on what other ingredients are already on hand.
As the head of house for a family of 8 budgeting is for meals can become very interesting. One of our favorite go to meals on a budget is what we call hot dog casserole. You put baked beans on the bottom of the pan, cut up a few packs of hot dogs and mix them in, then top with whatever potato product you may have available. For drink I would recommend getting some packets of Kool-aid or some of the cheap boxes for flavor packets for water and that gives everyone a variety of drink options if you get 2 or 3 different flavor. Another option is what we call breakfast casserole. You can use any breakfast meat of your choice, then you mix in eggs, add the potato products on top and bake. At the end you add a little bit of shredded cheese and finish baking.
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I'd go right to Trader Joe's and get a big pack of Brown Jasmine rice!! And some tomatoes and some cheese. I'd go to Earth Fare and get as much Grass fed grass finished ground beef that I could. Then I would get some kidney beans to soak!!!! I'd make the best rice and beans with beef!!!! I'd go to town on that dish!!!! And water is best for you!!!!
