Hunger Action Week Wrap up

 

 

 

The Hunger Action Week is over now and I am happy we did it again this year and that we once again managed to stay well within the budget. Only $47.08 of the allotted $62.00 for 5 days. The best thing is except for snacks, we didn't exactly skimp on any meals and we managed to have pretty well balanced meals as well. I also managed to get in some meat and seafood in AJ’s diet, but the fact that I am a vegetarian and that our meals were predominantly vegetarian is what helped us a lot in terms of saving money. Apart from that, meticulous planning, knowing where to buy, what to buy, how to cook and what to cook is what will help you keep your food under budget. The only pinch that we felt was that of not being able to go out and eat if we suddenly wanted to and not being able to entertain, not that we entertain a lot on weekdays. But even things like telling friends to drop by for a cup of evening tea was something we had to not do during these 5 days.

Another major thing I realized that I had this time was fear and anxiety – as in what if I'm not able to reach home on time to cook, how will i manage to cook if I'm not keeping well, what if something i make gets spoilt or burnt or i add salt twice without realizing or something like that and there will be no back up of a take out? Not that any of these things happen that often or have even ever happened, its just a what-if thing always nagging you. The only solace was that, this was just for a week! But i understand it is not so for many people out there and my heart goes out to them. I once again am glad that I was able to be a part of the Hunger Action Week this time around too. Thanks to Yuri and the rest of the UWKC team for making this happen.

This is how we did on our last day on the challenge : A total of just $2.92 

Morning : Coffee - $0.18, Cereal and milk for both of us - $0.50

Lunch : leftovers from the day before

Dinner : Maggi Noodles - $0.66, Omelet - $1.03 ( I wasn't really keeping well that day, hence we had to resort to instant noodles) 

Evening Coffee : $0.18 ; Banana for snack : $0.37

Again, here is where you can find all of my last year’s Hunger Challenge Posts and a list of the blogs participating in this year’s Hunger Challenge can be found here. Pls click on the link on my sidebar to donate!