Shop My Pantry: Week Four & Five

Aka: almost done and getting a little sick of looking at the same foods all the time

Sunday's food!

Sunday: my dad bought me spring rolls again, so that's another $5.99 spent from my budget. They were really delicious, and it was good to have some fresh veggies in my life. There was also food at church, but it was gumbo, Caesar salad, cheese cubes, and king cake... So I could only eat rice. It was kinda depressing because I was starving by 1:00. I think because of that I ended up eating way too many crackers (the whole box... Oops).

Monday & Tuesday

I ate so much this week... I think I was getting sick of eating the same things over and over again...

Tuesday & Wednesday

On Wednesday I stopped at Racetrack And bought myself a giant coke icee and two 50 oz bottles of water... I was nearly falling asleep driving and this was my way of staying awake: sugar, caffeine, and fluids.

Wednesday & Thursday & Friday

I tried some new jerky this week... The maple bacon is still one of my favorites!

Friday & Saturday & Sunday

That avocado toast was the best thing I'd eaten in a lotng time! The white stuff is tofu and pesto sauce that I blended together and ate on rice cakes... Amazing!

Sunday & Monday

On Sunday, after church, I went to dollar tree and bought some food ($9 worth of crackers, peanut butter filled pretzels, dried fruit, and chips). I also went to Zoe's Kitchen And Starbucks with my friends. I'm now officially over my budget for the month! Oops!

Tuesday foods

I'm going to do a separate post tomorrow about my reflections on this challenge. For now, know that I'm not doing it again next month!

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