Okay, so the whole point of doing the Meat vs. Veggie thing was this...
1. to see if my hubby could handle it :P
2. to see if it is more cost effective to eat meatless more often
Evening 1: Brussel Sprout and Mushroom Fettuccine
Total for 3 people was $11.45 (or $3.82 a person).
Savings of $5.00 (or $1.67 a person)
Hubby-liked
Me-liked
Jay-major dislike
Overall Verdict: Will make again, but have back up plan for Jay.
Evening 2: Enchilada Evening
Total for 4 people $11.81 (or $2.95 a person)
Savings of $5.00 (or $1.67 a person)
Hubby-liked
Me-liked (despite how it looked)
Jay-liked
Overall Verdict: make again, with some recipe tweaking.
Evening 3: Night off (Frozen Pizza)
Total for 2.5 people $8.99 (or $3.60)
Savings $0.00
Evening 4: Spaghetti and Beanball Brilliance
Total for 5 people $9.74 (or $1.95 a person)
Savings of $1.97 or $0.39
Hubby-loved
Me-loved
Jay-loved
Friends-liked it
Overall Verdict: Make it again-we LOVED IT!
Evening 5: Perogie Prerogative
Total for 2 people $3.32 (or $1.66 a person)
Savings of $5.00 (or $2.50 a person)
Nothing special but I LOVED it!
Evening 6: (meat) Cabbage Rolls
Total for 6 people $19.02 (or $3.17 a person)
Major hit-LOVE LOVE LOVE.
Evening 7: Mac and Cheese From Scratch
Total for 4.5 people was $7.98 (or $1.77 a person)
Savings of $5.00 (or $1.11 a person)
Tasty meal, which is one of our regular, "If we are gonna skip meat, this is the meal to do it..."
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Cost for a week of dinners: $72.31
The great thing about the price of this weeks dinners was that 2 of the nights we were able to have our friends over to enjoy it with us! That's always a win in my book.
Also, that's the equivalent of eating out 3.6 time in a week at a fast food place in town...
Savings: $21.97
If we were to make this habit, and have 2 meat dishes on average a week, we'd save $1142.44 a YEAR!
Cheapest Meal of the Week (per serving)--> Perogies
Most Expensive Meal of the Week (per serving)--> Brussel Sprout and Mushroom Fettuccine
Best Meal of the Week (Hubby's Choice)--> (No brainer) he loved the cabbage rolls, but he said if he was going for one of the meatless dishes, the Brussel Sprout and Mushroom Fettuccine was really great.
Best Meal of the Week (My Choice)--> Brussel Sprout and Mushroom Fettuccine (I know-shocking, but it was new!)
Best Meal of the Week (Jay's Choice)--> Spaghetti and Beanball
1. to see if my hubby could handle it :P
2. to see if it is more cost effective to eat meatless more often
Evening 1: Brussel Sprout and Mushroom Fettuccine
Total for 3 people was $11.45 (or $3.82 a person).
Savings of $5.00 (or $1.67 a person)
Hubby-liked
Me-liked
Jay-major dislike
Overall Verdict: Will make again, but have back up plan for Jay.
Evening 2: Enchilada Evening
Total for 4 people $11.81 (or $2.95 a person)
Savings of $5.00 (or $1.67 a person)
Hubby-liked
Me-liked (despite how it looked)
Jay-liked
Overall Verdict: make again, with some recipe tweaking.
Evening 3: Night off (Frozen Pizza)
Total for 2.5 people $8.99 (or $3.60)
Savings $0.00
Evening 4: Spaghetti and Beanball Brilliance
Total for 5 people $9.74 (or $1.95 a person)
Savings of $1.97 or $0.39
Hubby-loved
Me-loved
Jay-loved
Friends-liked it
Overall Verdict: Make it again-we LOVED IT!
Evening 5: Perogie Prerogative
Total for 2 people $3.32 (or $1.66 a person)
Savings of $5.00 (or $2.50 a person)
Nothing special but I LOVED it!
Evening 6: (meat) Cabbage Rolls
Total for 6 people $19.02 (or $3.17 a person)
Major hit-LOVE LOVE LOVE.
Evening 7: Mac and Cheese From Scratch
Total for 4.5 people was $7.98 (or $1.77 a person)
Savings of $5.00 (or $1.11 a person)
Tasty meal, which is one of our regular, "If we are gonna skip meat, this is the meal to do it..."
_______________________________________
Cost for a week of dinners: $72.31
The great thing about the price of this weeks dinners was that 2 of the nights we were able to have our friends over to enjoy it with us! That's always a win in my book.
Also, that's the equivalent of eating out 3.6 time in a week at a fast food place in town...
Savings: $21.97
If we were to make this habit, and have 2 meat dishes on average a week, we'd save $1142.44 a YEAR!
Cheapest Meal of the Week (per serving)--> Perogies
Most Expensive Meal of the Week (per serving)--> Brussel Sprout and Mushroom Fettuccine
Best Meal of the Week (Hubby's Choice)--> (No brainer) he loved the cabbage rolls, but he said if he was going for one of the meatless dishes, the Brussel Sprout and Mushroom Fettuccine was really great.
Best Meal of the Week (My Choice)--> Brussel Sprout and Mushroom Fettuccine (I know-shocking, but it was new!)
Best Meal of the Week (Jay's Choice)--> Spaghetti and Beanball
--Just a thought--
Have you ever thought about this...if 2 people eat out at Subway or A&W (or equivalent), every night (I know, I know, who really does that) it would work out to somewhere between $140-$175 a week. That doesn't even include lunch and breakfast---YIKES!
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