@Sandy Shopper wrote:
Food that is nutritious but doesn't need to be cooked: cottage cheese, yogurt, tuna and some other canned fish, fruit salads, veggie salads, some lunch meats, applesauce, whole grain crackers, Breakfast Essentials (in milk), pork & beans, etc.
I bought large amounts of eggs, butter, yogurt, bread, bagels, croissants, oatmeal, just add water pancake mix, fresh fruit, nuts, crackers, cake, vegetables, animal crackers, peanut butter, tuna and other canned fish, chicken, ground turkey, paper goods, soups, rice mixes, chocolate, etc. I asked her what she wanted. So, like four pounds of butter, five dozen eggs, ten pounds of chicken breast, 30 rolls of toilet paper, a good six pounds of nuts, boxes upon boxes of things. There isn't much to "cook."
I need to buy her toothpaste, shampoo, soap, all of that stuff. It will be indefinite every two weeks until they can leave the house. I'm happy my job pays me and I can work from home.
I'll do it as long as I need to. The other thing that bothers me is she has these alley cats that she feeds some duck/quail who knows what $40/small bag cat food. I don't want to buy that. This appears to be another good $600 month (?) as it is, whatever, but the cat food puts me over the edge of annoyance.
We spend about $40-50/week on food. I cook everything and we eat normal portions. I shop sales and don't buy packaged food, and the above amount includes buying in bulk for sales.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/29/2020 03:04AM by Niner.