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March 2011

March 2011

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Simple Low cost "comfort food" Meal

Simple and Low cost comfort food…

Turkey Meat loaf and creamy veggies


I purchased turkey for $2.29 a pound.

The bag of veggies were from the huge bag Normandy Blend at Walmart for $7.50. Which last’s for about a week and half. And that is having veggies for at least 2 meals daily. For four people.


Onions we buy a bag weekly. Chopped whatever veggies I had and put in the meat loaf. (onions, celery) - We have used frozen spinach, shredded carrots- whatever you like. But we never use crackers or bread crumbs for the meat it isnt needed.

And just made a cream sauce with a tiny bit of heavy cream and shredded cheese. And seasonings.- (whatever you like) I used Cayenne pepper to give it spice.


The Home made cream sauce is a lot better than a can of Campbell’s cream soup. The sodium in can cream is terrible. A small container of cream is $ 1.25. I keep on hand to make easy sauces. Adding more veggies than sauce though. Just to give it flavor. Very simple- and low cost.  The cans of soup have so much sugar in them.






A meal like this will make Patience feel fuller longer than Traditional Mac and cheese. It is all about having what you like but modifying to be healthier.She of course eats the veggies with no sauce or cheese too. I just wanted to prove you can make your own Home made weight watchers type meals at home at a fraction of the price. We always use Sugar free Ketchup.