Weekly Goal: Buy No Food

In an effort to train myself to be more resourceful with the food I already have in my house and to stretch my money, this week I am taking on the challenge of spending no money on food. I should explain that I get paid weekly and that I bought a few groceries before this pay week started as well as ordered a $20 bag of local produce through a program at my work. I usually end up going to the grocery store every day and spend an average of $150 a week on groceries since I started my new diet. Often, I end up throwing out a lot of produce that I don't end up using before it goes bad. So it's time to get creative and discover ways to use everything I have and make it last through the week.
The produce I received this week includes:

Eggplant
Kale
Carrots
Onion
Rosemary and Thyme
Peppers
Green Beans
Tomatoes
Zucchini
Corn on the Cob




Last night I used most the tomatoes to make a pasta sauce. I froze the beans because I have no idea how I will use them yet. I may use the peppers with quinoa and some of the other veggies to make stuffed peppers and freeze the extras.




I also want to make a stew or soup that I can also freeze. I have beans, so vegan chili is always in the cards. The trick will be to not get sick of something.

I'm not sure how long I can stretch it, but it will be an interesting test. It's going to take some planning and prep. The hard part will be not buying any chocolate, something I usually end up getting almost every day. Luckily I do have lots of frozen bananas and can make a delicious banana ice cream (frozen bananas, almond milk, agave nectar in a food processor. So easy!).

 Or better yet, peanut butter banana ice cream! Yes please!!