It really tastes as good

As I mentioned yesterday, Scott loves cereal for breakfast so I tried to find cereal that was inexpensive but also nutritious, and tasty. Unfortunately, finding nutritious, tasty and thrifty cereals are harder to find than you'd imagine so I tried to fill my first two criteria and I'll work on finding cereals that meet all three.

I did not stockpile coupons prior to starting this process. While our first day of eating on the cheap was Tuesday, I bought a few necessary groceries on Monday night, so I allowed myself to go through the coupon pages on Monday afternoon. One of the coupons that I clipped was for $2.00 off of two bags of off-brand cereal. My local grocery store doesn't carry this cereal, so I started looking for other grocery stores that did. Thank goodness for the Internet. I found a grocery store located less than a half mile from Scott's office that was offering the cereal in 40 ounce bags for $2.99. With my coupon, we got cereal for $1.99 a bag! That's 5 cents per 3/4 cup serving! Needless to say, Malt-O-Meal Berry Colossal Crunch has become a family favorite. It tastes exactly like Crunch Berries, which are utterly delicious. I know that cereal this sugary is more suitable for dessert than breakfast, but when eaten alongside healthier foods or instead of even worse foods, it's not too bad. And besides, I'm not trying to punish my family. Everyone needs fun and familiar foods. So here's my thought for today, Malt-O-Meal makes awesome cereal. Buy it, you'll save money.

Here's what we ate today...

Breakfast
- SKC&G Oatmeal with brown sugar,2 Oranges, Banana
- S&K Tea
- C&G Milk
$1.15

Lunch
- SKC&G 2 cans of Progresso Tomato-Basil soup, 2 Grilled Cheese sandwiches (4 slices of bread, 1Tbsp margarine, 4 ounces of cheese) Carrots, 2Tbsp salad dressing
- C&G Milk
$2.74

Dinner
- SKC&G 5 egg omelet with about 3 oz. cheese, 1 Tbsp margarine, Cereal, Milk (we LOVE breakfast-for-dinner night!)
$1.97

Dessert
- G Milk
- S&K Yogurt
- Connor said he was full and didn't want dessert, but wanted to get a glass of water "all by himself"
$0.81

Total for the day, $6.67

Can I mention how delicious a glass of milk tasted after not having any since Monday? Seriously, don't know what you got 'till it's gone--for sure!

I know that our total for the day seems low, but we really ate a ton and lunch and dinner were favorite meals that Connor requested. Tomorrow we're going to have a revised game-day feast in honor of football playoffs.

Tomorrow, tea for two