Protein on Any Budget! (Single Parent)
Posted byOur first example of Protein on Any Budget is for a Single Parent Households:
Meet Joe!
Joe is a single father in the Midwest
Net Annual Income: $23,302.55*
(which is $1,941.88 per month)
Monthly Expenses: $1,555.00
rent ($800); utilities ($150); car payment ($150);
insurance ($85); cell/cable/int/ect... ($250) ; gas ($120)
insurance ($85); cell/cable/int/ect... ($250) ; gas ($120)
This leaves Joe with $386.88 leftover each month.
(This is $96.72 a week for groceries.)
Weekly Protein Grocery List**:
Breakfast and Snacks
Yogurt (14 cups) ------------------ $10.00
Milk (1 gallon) ------------------- $4.00
Eggs (1 large carton) ------------- $2.00
Almonds (1 large can) ------------- $7.00
Sunflower Seeds (3 bags) --------- $6.00
Lunch
Peanut Butter ----------------------- $3.50
Bananas (6 medium sized) -------- $1.20
Wholemeal Bread ------------------- $2.75
Baked Beans (2 cans) -------------- $2.50
Spinach (2 10 oz. bag) ------------ $4.00
Canned Tuna (4 cans) ------------- $3.00
Dinner
Cheddar Cheese (1 pound) ------- $4.50
Broccoli (2 pounds) ----------------- $3.20
Porkchops (3lbs) ------------------- $13.50
Chicken Breast (3lbs) ------------- $10.50
Pasta (2 boxes) ---------------------- $2.00
Salmon Fillet (1 large) ------------ $11.00
Total: $90.65
($6.07 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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