What We Ate/Consumed (Sept 12-18)

Week 2 (in a row) of chronicling what we're eating. This has been such an interesting exercise for me. I'm hoping it will help me see a good average for what we consume on a weekly basis--a help if I'm buying up extra of something on sale or just trying to buy enough for the week. It's also shown me that we're eating too many sweets again! Two weeks ago, we were eating hardly any dessert, but that has crept back in (and will creep back on our waistlines if we're not careful!). This doesn't always factor in hubby's lunch--he takes leftovers and occasionally eats out.

*indicates food that was grown by me or a local farmer

Meals/Dishes from the following list included:

• Butternut Squash Soup
• Cornbread (twice)
• Roasted Vegetable Soup
• Roast Chicken and Potatoes
• Chicken and Sausage Pasta
• Pizza (with leftover sausage and bacon)
• homemade chicken stock (10 cups; some in the freezer now)
• Banana Snack Cake
• homemade crackers
• Apple Dutch Baby
• 4 cups tomato pasta sauce for freezer

Protein Sources (includes dairy)

• 16 oz. cheese
• 4 oz. cream cheese
• Parmesan (4 ounces?)
• 5 oz. tofu
• 1 pound bacon
• 19 oz. Italian sausage (4 ounces leftover by end of week)
• 1 chicken (4 pounds or so) (1.5 cups leftover by end of week)
• 5 slices Canadian bacon
• 25 eggs
• 20 slices American cheese
• 2 g. milk (includes milk used for yogurt)
• 5 small yogurts

Starches (flours, breads, etc.)

• 1/2 loaf homemade bread
• 1/2 loaf storebought bread
• 3 cups pancake mix
• 2.75 cups cornmeal
• 10 cups flour (white whole wheat and regular white)
• 5 English muffins
• 1 cup popcorn kernels
• 1 pound penne

Produce

• 1 butternut squash*
• 2 butternut squashes
• 2 pounds carrots
• 1 red pepper
• 9 garlic cloves
• 7 large tomatoes*
• 2 pints cherry/grape tomatoes*
• 1 box frozen spinach
• 2 onions
• 2 celery stalks
• 1 pound potatoes*
• 3 cucumbers*
• 1 can Great Northern beans
• basil*
• thyme*
• rosemary*
• 10 apples
• 11 peaches
• 4 c. grapes
• 10 bananas
• 1 small can pears
• 2/3 cup raisins

Condiments/Baking Supplies (includes butter, oil, etc.)

• 1 pound butter (probably more...)
• olive oil (a lot)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• baking powder/baking soda/vanilla
• peanut butter
• jelly*
• syrup (homemade)
• 1 cup pecans
• 1 cup pesto (homemade--from the freezer)
• 1 cup pizza sauce (homemade--from the freezer)

Ready-made/Storebought Food

• 1 box Wheat Thins
• 1 box ice cream sandwiches (6/box)
• 1 package cookie dough
• 1/2 box cereal

Beverages

• coffee (2+ cups/day)
• tea (2+ cups/day)
• wine (4 glasses)
• water

Eating Out

• date night at Thai restaurant ($25) (we ate off this for several days)

Trial Week

Week 1