{"id":9862,"date":"2013-02-28T00:01:34","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T05:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=9862"},"modified":"2013-02-27T14:31:04","modified_gmt":"2013-02-27T19:31:04","slug":"freezerpantry-challenge-final-week-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2013\/02\/28\/freezerpantry-challenge-final-week-update\/","title":{"rendered":"At Home with GCH: Freezer\/Pantry Challenge – Final Week Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We made it to Week 4! \u00a0Yay!!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Are you still with me? \u00a0If so, I’d love to hear what your biggest challenge was? \u00a0How did you deal with it?<\/p>\n

I have to be truthful and say that I blew this last week, and purchased snacks for our foster boys, instead of making them myself. \u00a0My only excuse is that I was so absolutely exhausted, I just wanted convenience! \u00a0Convenience spoke LOUDLY to my ears, and to my wallet! \u00a0But even with this, we still only spent an additional $13.75 for snacks and milk this last week! \u00a0Not too bad!<\/p>\n

TOTAL SPENT ON GROCERIES FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY: $204.02<\/strong>. Again, this was without meat purchases. \u00a0BUT, I will say this…that may seem like a lot to spend for groceries if we are not including meat, but if you could see how much food I have left over not only in my freezer, but in my pantry, you would see that I still have a few weeks worth of groceries left over! \u00a0So seriously, I think we did pretty good!! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I still have 2-1\/2 cases of canned vegetables left over. \u00a0We still have tons of potatoes, rice, and pasta left over. \u00a0We have at least a couple of weeks of cereal left over. \u00a0I will need to purchase tomato paste, spaghetti sauce, and things like that…but overall, I still have a ton of groceries left over! \u00a0So the total of $204.02 will carry over into March and save us money during March as well! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

The other thing I would like to add to this is that on the 13th of this month, we added two more mouths to feed! \u00a0We have the pleasure of having two of the most adorable little foster boys in our home, who will be staying with us for a while. \u00a0So our meals went from 1-2 meals a day for my husband and I, to three meals a day for all four of us, and two snacks a day for the boys! \u00a0So not only did we spend less, but we fed more!<\/p>\n

So, in conclusion, this is what we found during this challenge:<\/strong><\/p>\n