IN the effort to eat better and cleaner with my family i have decided to TRY only purchasing items that have 5 ingredients or less… SOO up and at the store by 6:00 yesterday morning (KID FREE mind you!:) I wondered the ailes looking for items on my list all the while checking and counting how many ingredients were in each item… LUCKY for us we tipically eat really well and dont buy tons of junk food.. we never buy candy, sodas or juices (expect whole OJ). BUT even with all that we are still in need of an upgrade!:)
Hope superman is on board!:)
Here is what i got that was in the rules.. WELL the one rule..
obeying the 5 rule
We already bought organic prior to this switch so that wasn’t a big hit .. Total cost $90.00 ( i had 4 coupons but FORGOT to use them)
Here is what i purchased NOT within the rule
FAIL! 🙂
Total cost $10.00 ( yes i know i could make my own tortillas and taco seasoning but not today.. i will one day… baby steps people:)
But as i was shopping for bread i COULD not find one that had less than A BILLION things in it..(i make bread at home so i know you dont need gum paste..) SO i decided right there in the bread aisle to come home and make our own sandwiches bread..from then on..(MMMM lets see if this sticks).. 3 hours later the house smelled yummy and we had this for lunch.. GOOD clean homemade whole wheat bread!
only 6 ingredients… AND I know and can say all 6!
Then i headed to Publix where i get all our meat.. Still trying to figure out if Boars head is good or not.. but today i just bought it.. next time i will know;? This will last us more than a month!
Sorry for the blurry pic.
1 whole greewise chicken
1lb boars head lunch meat
8 breast of chicken
1 lean beef
1 all natural ground turkey
So for food this week and 6 dinners, 6 lunches & 7 breakfasts for 5+ people i spent $$138.00 BUT please know the meat will last a LOT longer more like a month!
Well lets see how this new adventure goes.. i plan on making granola bars also .. my goal is to buy things with less than 5. But when baking something or making it it can have more.. (i buy organic mostly anyways!:) SOO who wants to join me?!?!
~jessica
houseofkent.wordpress.com 
So want your bread recipe!!! Sounds awesome!!!!
Hey Allison!! Here is my recipe! i did use a bread maker but if you go to the original link (it is in the post) she did it without one!:) it is SOO yummy! https://houseofkent.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/new-bread-recipe-yummy/
Oooh please post your bread recipe! I just bought 5lbs of organic wheat flour to start making our bread and need a recipe. Love your new shopping idea! Best of luck!
hey girl!!! this is just one of the recipes i have been using..(this is great for sandwiches!!) https://houseofkent.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/new-bread-recipe-yummy/
WAY to go for buying organic wheat!! (we have to do a spilt of 2 cups wheat 1 cup white..) 🙂
Do you use a bread maker? And why publix for meat and not Kroger? Publix says natural but not always organic. I find more selection at Kroger and they send me coupons.
Hey Amber!! Yes i do use a bread maker! (a birthday/christmas gift from my sister!) here is the recipe https://houseofkent.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/new-bread-recipe-yummy/
I buy publix because i like it better:) and they had boars head..up until recently kroger didnt carry that… I also buy greenwise organic meat… not sure kroger carries organic meat.. BUT I TOTALLY COULD BE WRONG! i just really like publix meat!:)
How do you go a whole month on that amount of meat with five of you? Do you eat meatless a lot? Just curious cuz that would a weeks worth in my house with my bottomless pit children!!!!
Total auto-correct fail!!! It’s Ceci not Cecil!!! And my email is cpost not cpist!!! Hahhaha!!!