$10 Challenge

[Wifezilla]

This was inspired by an interesting piece of spam that showed up on the forum this morning. It was hawking prepackaged food. But I thought we could come up with a much better list of things to buy at a much better price with way more nutrition.

So assuming you could squeeze $10 per paycheck out for prepping, what could you get for that $10 for long term storage and possible barter?

Here is what I bought on a recent shopping trip...

$2.72 4 1lb bags of pinto beans @ 68 each
$2.76 4 small cans of organic tomato paste 69 each
$2.00 2 jars of chili powder $1 each
$2.00 2 jars of dehydrated onions $1 each
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$9.48

 

[TanksHill]

Your too good. I will have to think on this one.

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[Mackay]

$5.00 - 2 cans cans chicken breast - 25 oz ea.(walmart)
$1.39 - 2 pounds red beans
$1.39 - 2 canns diced tomaotes, one is with Jalepenos
$ .45 - 1 pounds ww flour with instructions to make torillias
$ .33 - one package onion soup mix
$ 1.53 - one pound brown rice, or more if its white rice
$ .75 - one can of corn or other canned veggie

 

[noobiechickenlady]

Great idea!
We're going grocery shopping this weekend. I'll try to remember to take notes.

 

[the funny farm6615]

i just bought 50# of potatos at the local amish store for $6.29 and i think i am going back to get 2 more to can.

 

[Mackay]

i just bought 50# of potatos at the local amish store for $6.29 and i think i am going back to get 2 more to can.

Thats a real doal!

 

[Wifezilla]

$3 2# organic steel cut oats
$3 2 cans of natural coconut cream (Faraon is my favorite...no added sugars)
$4 2 lb of strawberries (for drying)
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$10

That's quite a few breakfasts right there. The dry strawberries are kind of a luxury, but stocked food should be nummy too

 

[Wifezilla]

$2.98 Canned clams
$1.59 Coconut cream
$3.00 small can of shrimp
$2.00 dried carrots or other dried veggies
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$9.57

This may sound spendy, but there is a load of nutrition in this mix. You can make darn good chowder out of these ingredients in about 2 minutes If you add fresh veggies and fresh caught fish to it the price per serving goes down even further. I also add some old bay seasoning when I make it.

 

[i_am2bz]

This would make a good contest; how many different items can you get for $10? Or how many different meals can you make for $10?

 

[hillfarm]

I would spend the ten dollars on a trash magazine, a few candy bars and some tampax.

Cuz if the world is ending. Everybody is gonna die if I have to suffer any more than I already do.