2026. Buying and Eating: April 11-30

 Allocation:   20 x $13 =$260

Cushion $535.27 + 56.81=$592.08 as of April 30

YTD as of end of April:  87 days + 17=104 days

YTD Grocery.  $206.59 +138.49=345.08       $3.32/day        $1.66/person/day   As of April 30

YTD Eating Out.   48,50+25.70= $74.200         $0.71/day           $0.36/person/day  as of April 30

YTD Grand Total.    $335.73 + 164.19 =$499.92        $4.81/day          $2.41/person/day as of April 30

What We Ate:

Ham steak, butter beans, cheesy potatoes, pears with bleu cheese, honey glazed carrots ;         Mexican pizza and fresh fruit salad;       Steak on the grill, baked potato , spinach salad ;     Homemade split pea soup;    Oven roasted ham, cheesy potatoes , apple sauce , zucchini , garlic bread;     Ham loaf , macaroni and cheese , spinach salad ;       Ham salad sandwiches on homemade bread ;     Pizza         Spaghetti and meat sauce       Huevos rancheros, refried beans  corn (2)        spinach and seafood quiche. Dauphinois potatoes -)

Low carb days:     A few pounds followed us home from vacation.

Roast beef with onions over steamed cabbage, broccoli, salad, cottage cheese and onions ;     Garlic chicken and almonds salad;     Mexican meat and cheese salad;     Marinated pork loin, zucchini, yogurt and blueberries;  Asian stir fry, cottage cheese and cantaloupe ;     Philadelphia cheese steak salad;     Lemon chicken, broccoli,  Greek salad;     Pepperoni salad;     

What We Bought:

Aldi:   Frozen vegetables (5), cream, plain yogurt, feta, cottage cheese, bleu cheese, cream cheese (2), avocados (2), mushrooms (2), sweet peppers (3),:romaine hearts (3), zucchini (2), broccoli crowns (2), grape tomatoes, cantaloupe, English cucumber, carb control wraps   $49.43  for low carb

Aldi:      Spiral ham, eggs (3)   $14.86    $0,77/# for ham

Walmart.       Fresh spinach      $1.97

Tops  Breyers ice cream, chicken thighs (6.25#), ground beef (5.25#)cheese (3)$36.74 good meat sales

Tops:  eggs (3), oj       $6.96

Aldi:   Greek yogurt, pink lady apples (3#),  mandarins (3#)   10.00    Fruit on sale

Aldi:   Pork schnitzel, avocados (2)    $10.49  a treat

Sanders:     Italian bread, pumpernickel bread,potatoes (5##)  bologna$8.04     All on sale

Eating Out 

Lunch with the ladies  $15.86   Panera

Lunch with Mike  $3.28     Sams

Mike’s breakfast with Gannon guys      $6.56