Food expense

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For an idea of where my expense of $8 a day comes from this is what my crew have on their menu plan today.

AM Snack...W.W Cranberry, banana and zuchinni bread with apple slices and water
Lunch...Cajun Sweet Potato and Salmon Chowder...corn, sw.pots, salmon, onions, carrots, kale, cream, stock followed by fresh fruit....bananas, strawberries and water
Afternoon snack is Apple cinnamon pancakes and water...I make a could 40-50 in one go, on a weekend obviously lol, freeze them between wax paper and then they get reheated quickly in the toaster.

So as you can see, this is where my expense comes from and all my food except the corn and cranberries are organic. Today was a day that was $7 and change.

Years ago I tried to do my food incorporated with my families groceries but find it is to complicated to keep track of accurately and at tax time separating it is a huge headache. That's why now everything is separate. I even have separate sundrys like herbs, spices, flour and other grains. I have staple ones I use and if a recipe calls for anything more than a pinch of something fancy from my own stock then it gets left out.