Today I made supper for 13 cents from OLD shops

[MillieH]

I don't always think of how much my food costs when I'm eating it but today I did. I made Spaghetti with meat sauce using the following ingredients:

1 x Ragu Spaghetti sauce @ .99 Giant Tiger paid with overage from Olay soap ~ washed my hands with that free olay soap after
1 x Lg tin tomatoes @ .99 paid with overage from Olay soap
1 lb lean Ground Beef from RCSS with overage/points from Buitioni Pizza , (had 1/2 of a free pizza for lunch )
1 x Pkg Barilla Spaghetti @.88 used .75 insert coupon (expired now)
1/2 x pkg Europes best Veggies free with $2 insert coupon (expired)

This made 6-8 servings

I have enough ingredients to repeat this at least 8 times

Its pretty amazing when you look beyond the initial shop and see how much those savings are showing up daily.

[Shwa Girl]

I don't always think of how much my food costs when I'm eating it but today I did. I made Spaghetti with meat sauce using the following ingredients:

1 x Ragu Spaghetti sauce @ .99 Giant Tiger paid with overage from Olay soap ~ washed my hands with that free olay soap after
1 x Lg tin tomatoes @ .99 paid with overage from Olay soap
1 lb lean Ground Beef from RCSS with overage/points from Buitioni Pizza , (had 1/2 of a free pizza for lunch )
1 x Pkg Barilla Spaghetti @.88 used .75 insert coupon (expired now)
1/2 x pkg Europes best Veggies free with $2 insert coupon (expired)

This made 6-8 servings

I have enough ingredients to repeat this at least 8 times

Its pretty amazing when you look beyond the initial shop and see how much those savings are showing up daily.

Now that's a "Happy Meal".
Sorry McDonald's

[MillieH]

lol that made me laugh!! thanks.. I don't know if the meal was happy but the cook is :O)

[r0c0upons]

way to go! thanks for posting the breakdown, it's cool to see!

[joandstef]

Totally agree! DH and I do the caculations most meals - just to reinforce the idea that eating at home is cheaper than buying / going out. It has really helped us save and realize that yes we can have a nice meal at home for less than 1 main at a restaurant.

[torontogal12]

I love brags like this!! Great work, so helpful and so cheap!

[Shwa Girl]

lol that made me laugh!! thanks.. I don't know if the meal was happy but the cook is :O)

There is no way McDonald's could have put the meal(s) together as economically as you did. Yours probably taste better too.

[terrarankin]

Ok I love this brag! Thanks for sharing

[ticul]

Love your brag. Thank you for sharing.............

[Shwa Girl]

eating at home is cheaper than buying / going out. It has really helped us save and realize that yes we can have a nice meal at home for less than 1 main at a restaurant.

Plus you know exactly what's in it. And sometimes things happen in the restaurant kitchen that people don't know about. Until later. When they are stuck in the washroom.

Remember the CNE and the Cronut burger incident this summer...

http://wpmedia.o.canada.com/2013/08/...0&h=365&crop=1

[Momof3girlies]

Love your brag!!

[Patty Smyth]

There is no way McDonald's could have put the meal(s) together as economically as you did. Yours probably taste better too.

Yeah and hers was real food !!!

WTG for cheap meals!!

[Shwa Girl]

Yeah and hers was real food !!!

WTG for cheap meals!!

Yes. Real food. Nice and healthy ingredients.

[coupon girl]

awesome cheap meals

[Lavender Lady]

Great brag! Thanks for the breakdown. Quality meal made with love, sitting at the table with family-can't buy that!!