Day 8

Breakfast: Standard bowl of cereal and milk. $0.30


Lunch: Microwaved "baked" potato with margarine. $0.20

Dinner: cabbage ($0.08), tofu ($0.60), rice ($0.05), some kind of chinese shoots which are very cheap ($0.10), soy sauce ($0.02) hot sauce ($0.05), egg ($0.12). $1.02

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late night snack: 1/5 frozen cheesecake. $2.

GG The end. :)

Day 7

Breakfast: 3 eggs ($0.36) 1 piece toast ($0.10). $0.46


Lunch: Standard turkey sandwich (still delicious) $0.51, bowl of split pea soup ($0.09). $0.60


Snack: Banana. $0.09


Dinner: pita ($0.25), lentil soup, which Mike made ($0.36). $0.61

Late night snack: Rice ($0.14), lentil soup ($0.10), pita ($0.25). $0.49

Late late night snack: 1/4 bag of microwave popcorn. $0.10




Days total: $2.35

Total rollover: $0.90

Cutting it close...

Here's how mike did

Day 6

Breakfast: Bowl of cereal and milk. $0.30

Lunch: 3 egg ($0.36) omelet w/ 0.5 oz of cheese ($0.14). $0.50

Snack: Bowl of split pea soup. $0.09

Dinner: 1/3 pound spaghetti ($0.33) w/ two tbsps homeade pesto - basil, parmesan, olive oil, pine nuts, garlic ($0.45). Note: pesto is NOT cheap...I wasn't planning on eating it but it was there in my fridge so I couldn't help but have a small amount. $0.78

Days total: $1.67
Total Rollover: $1.25

Here's how mike did.

Day 5

Breakfast: Bowl of raisin bran ($0.22) w/ skim milk ($0.08). $0.30

Snack: Banana. $0.09

Lunch. Exact same turkey sandwich as the last 3 days....$0.51 (btw I look forward to this meal every day)


Snack: 1/4 cup of rice with splash of soy sauce. $0.03


Dinner: Whole wheat spaghetti ($0.33), onions ($0.02), garlic ($0.02), fried egg ($0.12). $0.49



Late night snack: Split pea soup (split peas, turkey stock, onion, garlic, carrots) $0.09
BTW this was DELICIOUS, the best thing I've had in 4 days. I have to say, it's tough to find something as delicious and as cheap as lentils.


Dessert: Yogurt w/ jelly. $0.35


Day's total: $1.86.

Total rollover: $0.92

Here's how mike did.

Day 4

Breakfast: turkey broth. $0 (price of turkey was priced into the meat so the stock is free)

2nd Breakfast: Turkey broth w/ small serving of rice. $0.04


Lunch: Turkey sandwich. 2 slices bread ($0.20), mayo ($0.06), 4oz turkey (0.25). $0.51



Dinner: 8 oz turkey ($0.50), gravy (0.05), rice (0.10). $0.65.


Late night snack: Leftover tofu fried rice, 1/3 portion. $0.30


Total: $1.50

Total rollover: $0.78

Here's how mike did.

Day 3

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal ($0.14), sugar ($0.05), 1 banana ($0.09), coffee ($0.07). $0.35


Snack: 16 oz milk. $0.31

Lunch: 2 pieces dry toast ($0.20), 1 tbsp mayo ($0.06), 4oz leftover roast turkey ($0.25). $0.51


Snack: 2 peanut butter crackers. $0.10




Dinner: Thai stir fry rice with tofu. Tofu ($0.40), lemongrass ($0.10), soy sauce ($0.03), suguar ($0.03), garlic ($0.05), rice ($0.20), thai chiles ($0.04), thai basil ($0.05). $0.90


Day's total: $2.17. Surplus $0.28

I went over by $0.17, so I had to dip into the surplus.

Here's how mike did.

Day 2

Breakfast: Oatmeal with sugar ($0.10), 2 eggs ($0.24), dry toast ($0.10). $0.44




Lunch: 12oz milk ($0.22) leftover pork and cabbage from last night ($0.35). $0.55



Since we started this competition the day after thanksgiving, there was one great benefit.

So, dinner: 14oz Roast turkey leg ($0.45) w/ gravy ($0.01) and rice ($0.15). $0.61


Days total: $1.60. Total amount rolled over: $0.45

Here's how mike did.