TL Days 4 -14

Day 4: I made some Thai Sweet Potato Soup with bread.

Day5: I took some more of my Thai Sweet Potato soup with homemade Guacamole with Chips.

 

Day 6: I had the rest of my soup and Guacamole.

 

Day 7: I made a salad and had Naan bread with sour cream, my favorite!!.

 

Day 8: I didn't have any lunch today. Didn't feel like eating.

 

 

Day 9: I had the rest of my salad with bread.



Day 10: I made some chicken noodle soup from scratch and had some bread.

 

 

Today's total: $3.50

Day 11: I had the rest of my soup and had some bread!!!!

Day 12: I had to break down and got some McD's. I got a large Cherry Berry Chiller + Large Fries for $6.00. Too much if you ask me, the reason why I'm taking that lunch. No photos!!!!

Day 13: I make a chicken salad recipe I got from Men's Health. I also brought some rice pudding I brought from the Amish Market....yum, yum.

 

Today's total: $5.00

Day 14: I took the rotisserie chicken I brought and make a wrap. I had the rice pudding from yesterday also.

Today's total was $3.50

TL Day 2 and 3

Day 2 did not start of as planned so it was going to look like a repeat of Day 1....

 

Which would have been a failure!!!!

 

This did not happen as there was a company lunch so this is what is going to be a fusion post. We went to Oyamel Cocina Mexicana. It had a very interesting design and had lots of animals!!! I got the sandwich (Pancita y Jitomate) which reminded me of Mojo's sandwiches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I also had a chance to go to the new Walgreens in Chinatown. It is nice to know that this space is occupied as it was a CVS years before. No real suprises but a convience non the less.

 

 

 

Now onto Day 3. I decided to take some chicken with bread and a salad. I never ate the salad but did eat everything else which was delicious if I do say so myself. Frying chicken is alot of work and I understand why it is much easier to go to KFC or Popeye's. I will post my recipe but you need to give yourself a night or day to complete the task as it takes some work.

 

Can we say Success!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

BREAKDOWN

 

4 pieces of Chicken: $2.60

2 pieces of bread: $.40

Salad: $1.50

 

Total: $4.50

 

 

www.oyamel.com



 

 

 



TL Day 1

Today was the first day that I took lunch. Sunday was Easter and 99.9% of the stores were closed so Monday couldn't be my start day. Before I continue I will admit that today was a total fail. I did not prepare and as they say: if you don't plan, then you plan to fail. I went to the store today and have a better plan for tomorrow but today just sucks!!!!!

 

Now here is the breakdown from left to right:

 

Wild Cherry: $.57 

Tuna Salad: $.89

Cherry Fruit Rollups: $1.00

 

For a grand total of:

 

$2.46

Experiment- Eating Out vs Taking Lunch

I have decided to start an experiment. Since I work downtown I have option of taking my lunch or eating out. I want to see how much I spend over a month if I eat out every day and then take my lunch for a month and see what the differences are from a wallet standpoint as well as a physical and emotional state and come up with a analysis on what is a good option moving forward. I started this week but did not post until today so you get a 2 for 1 special......THUMBS UP!!!!!


DAY 1- FEB 4, 2013

For Day 1, I went to a food truck called Cirque Cuisine and had the Kale & White Bean Stuffed Sweet Potato. I also tried the potato chips. I got 2 sodas from work to complete the meal for a total of $16.76. The sweet potato was delicious and is highly recommended. This is the whole reason that you go to a food truck. You go for something different and exciting!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://twitter.com/Cirquecuisine

 

 

 

DAY 2- FEB 5, 2013

For Day 2, I went to another food truck called Tasty Fried and got a 4 PC Meal with a Can Lemonade for a total of $10.00. The chicken was good and well worth a try. I promise I am going to mix it up and not just go to the food trucks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://twitter.com/tastyfrieddc