Week 3, Day 2

Today was a more normal day. This morning I went off to class without eating anything which was a mistake. That meant that I was so starving by the time that I got home that I had grand ideas of just what I wanted to stuff my face with, namely bran muffins. Bran muffins? I know, I know. Weird and gross and they make you poop or something but that's what I wanted.
A long time ago (when I was first pregnant), I had the same interest in bran muffins but I didn't do much baking that first trimester and so I never used the box of bran that I purchased. First thing when I got home was to search my cupboards to find that bran. I found the graham crackers that I was looking for for Pearl. I found an old (but still good!) package of pecans that I don't even remember getting which made me extremely happy because now we can have soda cracker pie this weekend! But still, no bran. This made me sad but I still wanted those muffins so because Pearl was still napping, I made a mad dash to Kroger and found a decent package of Organic Wheat Bran for $1.28. When I got back, Pearl was awake so she played in her Johnny Jump Up in the kitchen door way while I whipped up these bran muffins:
They're actually really pretty good. I knew I should have dipped the frozen blueberries in flour to keep them from bleeding but it wasn't that big of a deal (instead of being blue though, they're green which is kinda fun!).

Here is what they work out to be:

1.5 cups wheat bran ($0.42)
1 cup milk ($0.33)
1 apple made into sauce ($0.48)
1 egg ($0.07)
1/2 c brown sugar ($0.11)
1/2 c white flour ($0.03)
1/2 c whole wheat ($0.00- we were given some free wheat to grind)
1 tsp baking soda ($0.01)
1 tsp baking powder ($0.01)
1 cup frozen blueberries ($0.68)

Blueberry-Bran Muffin total: $2.14

This recipe only made 12 muffins and they were alright. We only ate 6 and so they'll last us another breakfast or snack or something. I think if I made them again I would use less blueberries (only because I felt like they were a bit overpowering- I feel like they're the dessert part of the meal and there should be a dessert portion, that makes me a weirdo, I know. I got this recipe off of AllRecipes but I think next time I feel like making muffins I'm going to make another one I like better. This afternoon I purchased a small amount of powdered milk at the same price (but lower quality) that I will get powdered milk at Sam's and that will do a lot to make food prices stay low.

For lunch, I had an apple and some peanut butter. It was delicious! Have I ever told you how much I LOVE Jiff extra crunchy peanut butter? Because I do. A lot. Paul wasn't feeling well so he didn't eat anything. I'm really starting to get worried that the things he things are colds coming and going are actually a full blown case of mono. He slept from 3-7 and is ready to sleep again at 10. Tomorrow we will definitely be calling the doctor to make an appointment.

During Pearl's second nap I made bread again. Usually Thursdays are my bread days but since we were gone last Thursday, I didn't want to make the same mistake I made two weeks ago and make bread on Wednesday only to let it sit and get a little less delicious while we were gone. Here are some pictures:
As you can see, my recipe makes a lot of bread. It's kind of embarrassing that we go through about 3-3.5 loaves a week but it's delicious and healthy and we do eat it two meals a day so that has to count for something.

For dinner we had leftover chicken fajita soup (there's at least one more dinner left in that too). I had a piece of fresh bread with my soup and Paul had 3 so dinner wasn't free tonight but it's not that big of a deal. After I cut up all of the loaves, I realized that I get more slices than I thought I did so it's cheaper but I'll just leave my accounting the way it is.

Here is how today turned out:

Breakfast: ($2.14)
Lunch: ($0.58)
Dinner: ($0.12)

Day 2 total: $2.84
I feel very full so I think that total is fabulous!