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Protein on Any Budget! (Family of 4)
Posted byOur second example of Protein on Any Budget is for a Family of 4:
Meet the Smith Family!
The Smiths are a family of 4 from the South.
Net Annual Income: $42,003.78*
(which is $3,500.32 per month)
Monthly Expenses: $2,520
Mortgage ($1,200); utilities ($270); car payment(s) ($300);
insurance ($150); cell/cable/int/ect... ($300) ; gas ($300); school/sports ($120)
This leaves the Smiths with $860.32 leftover each month.
(This is $215.08 a week for groceries.)
Weekly Protein Grocery List**:
Breakfast and Snacks
Yogurt (28 cups) ------------------ $20.00
Milk (2 gallons) ------------------- $8.00
Eggs (2 large cartons) ------------- $4.00
Almonds (2 large cans) -----------$14.00
Sunflower Seeds (6 bags) ---------$12.00
Lunch
Peanut Butter (2 jars) ------------ $7.00
Bananas (12 medium sized)-------- $2.40
Wholemeal Bread (2 loaves) ----- $5.50
Baked Beans (4 cans) -------------- $5.00
Spinach (2 10 oz. bag) ------------- $4.00
Canned Tuna (8 cans) ------------- $6.00
Dinner
Cheddar Cheese (2 pound) ------- $9.00
Broccoli (4 pounds) ----------------- $6.40
Porkchops (6lbs) ------------------- $27.00
Chicken Breast (6lbs) -------------- $21.00
Pasta (4 boxes) ---------------------- $4.00
Salmon Fillet (2 large) ------------- $22.00
Beef (5 lbs Sirloin Steak) --------- $35.00
Total: $212.30
($2.78 left over in budget!)
* Income information is based off of census data, but adjusted to regional and demographic parameters stated: http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/p60-239.pdf
** Prices are rounded up from author's recent shopping receipts (dating from November 9, 2011 thru March 14, 2012), but they are not based on a specific store or grocer. All prices rounded up to simulate potential sales tax.
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