More Warm Up Challenges

Warm Up Challenge #5 - Set Yourself a Meal Schedule
This isn't such a difficult challenge for me as I've already been scheduling my dinners & breakfasts for over three weeks. The only challenge for me is deciding on a healthy option to eat for lunch. Since I'm still on holidays this week I think I'll eat either a healthy choice meal or Michelle Bridges recipe when at home and that I'll try to have sushi for lunch when I'm out (taking note of the calories on the packaging of course). I have muesli for breakfast every morning already and I have bought ingredients to make Pork Chop with cauliflower mash; Cauliflower, spinach & ricotta bake; and Baked Spinach & Pumpkin Cous Cous over the next three days. I'll then check the contents of my fridge & write up a meal plan for the next week.

Warm Up Challenge #6 - Track How Much You Spend on Food
This challenge is mainly aimed at showing how much more you spend when eating out. I can estimate the prices of some of my favourite items off the top of my head...
Chiller (any type) from Gloria Jeans = $5-6.50 (depends on size)
Sushi = $8 (8 pieces)
Big Mac + medium diet coke = $8
Katsu Chicken = $10.50
Vegetarian stir-fry noodles (Hans) = $9
Small Coffee Chill = $2
Large Coffee Chill = $3.60

If I ate these things everyday for each meal they would add up quite a bit. I know that when I was living with my partner we spent an average of $175 per week on food & only ate out for lunch once a week. This averages out as only $12.50 per person per day--- an amount I might have spent on only one meal eating out. It just goes to show that making your own food is the less expensive option.