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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Those with $100/week budgets please give examples of your meals and links to recipes.  Truly interested.[/quote]

I will get a whole chicken from aldi that usually has a $2 off coupon attached to it bc it goes bad in a day or two. I’ll put it in the oven with carrots (that I peel and slice for .89 a bag and I use maybe [b]4 out of 10[/b]), sliced potatoes (I use maybe [b]3 out of a 10 lb bag[/b]), celery ([b]2-3 ribs[/b] $1 for the whole thing), one clove of garlic (.99 for the whole bulb), and seasonings and either a few cubes of chicken broth seasoning and water or a can of chicken Broth (.47)  we have roast chicken on night one. Next day I might make chicken chili (cans of beans, tomatoes, chicken and seasonings). We might have burritos another night (beans, cheese, chicken, lettuce, tomatoe, etc). I use the bones and skin to make broth. I will then make a soup with the broth for another part of a dinner dinner.  Kid lunches are leftovers. Kid snacks may be tortilla with sauce and cheese or just cheese (leftover from burrito night). If I have lettuce from sandwiches, I’ll make lettuce wraps using ground beef, turkey or chicken - whatever is cheapest. I’ll bake a few potatoes from the 10 lb bag. I buy a bigger package with discount stickers on it and divide it and freeze the rest.  We have fruit and veggies that are on sale. Last week was pineapple, oranges, mandarin oranges, cauliflower and broccoli etc. This week will be mangoes, bananas, blueberries, etc.. [/quote]

Again SMALL children.
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I have two teens. They are heavily into sports as well. We don’t need 6-7 lbs of meat for a meal. We have edamame, smoothies, beans and cheese in addition to some meat. Maybe you can’t do it. Maybe your kids eat differently.  But be open that it works for others. [/quote]

You must have kids with growth endocrine problems. No family of 4 with teens are splitting 3 potatoes a night, 4 carrots, 2 ribs of celery, a can of broth and a roasted chicken with a clove of garlic and enough chicken left over for chili the next day. The menu is laughable.

You are full of sh!t and just making crap up. [/quote]

It’s about 5 pounds of chicken with roasted veggies as a side with milk. Again, it works for us.  If it doesn’t work for you, it doesn’t. I said that. Ps you’re kinda nasty. [/quote]

You eat the bones?

Seriously,  3 potatoes, 4 carrots, 2 pieces of celery and a clove of garlic for 2 teens and 2 adults? It's kind of funny.[/quote]

When summed up it is funny! That's about the kind of meal my boys would eat as a snack. The actually quite often destroy a rotisserie chicken between the two of them and that is just picking and snacking.[/quote]

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