Food Stamp Diet Day 1: Dinner

Unless I wind up making something later for a snack, Day 1 will come in at $2.382 per person.

Black Bean Soup and Cornbread
4 servings of soup$1.405
1/2 cornbread recipe$0.380
2 T. margarine$0.066
pitcher of ice tea$0.066
2 T. jelly$0.066
Total for 2 servings$1.98
per serving$0.99

Beans And Cornbread

Here’s the breakdowns for the soup and the cornbread:

Cornbread
2 eggs$0.19
1 1/4 c. milk$0.15
1/4 c. oil$0.08
1 1/2 c. cornmeal$0.19
3/4 c. flour$0.05
1 T. baking powder$0.05
1 t. salt$0.00
2 T. sugar$0.02
total cost$0.75
4 generous servings @$0.18
Black Bean Soup
16 oz. black beans$0.79
3 T. oil$0.06
1 onion$0.67
4 carrots$0.66
4 celery$0.59
1 t. garlic powder$0.01
salt$0.00
pepper$0.01
Soup Cost$2.81
4 generous servings @$0.70

I forgot to pull these out to three decimal places before I marked them up, so they are to two decimal places. Also, I’m starting to think I will use all the cooking oil. It’s no big deal though — it fits within the limits anyway.

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