Shopping List and Daily Menu

Southwestern Stuffed Peppers 

I went grocery shopping yesterday. I spent 24.58; here's what I bought:

• 5 lbs onions
• 5 lbs carrots
• Peeled Garlic 
• Collard Greens
• 5 lbs potatoes
• Green Beans ( I scored 2 lbs for 1.00 from the reduced produce bin! )
• Cilantro
• Summer Squash
• Jalepenos
• Canned Chipotle
• 2 lbs Brown Rice
• Lemon Juice
• 1 lb Chickpeas
• 1 lb Split Peas
• 1 lb White Beans

I am going to attempt to quit coffee. I have enough left for several pots and will start gradually reducing how much I drink. I drink two big cups a day at this point. As much as I love coffee, it is too expensive to fit into my budget, plus I want to give my body a break from caffeine

My menu yesterday was pretty simple. 

Breakfast: Green Smoothie ( collards, chia, oats, banana )

Lunch: Southwestern Stuffed Peppers with Sunflower Sour Cream

Dinner: Rice Pasta with Marinara, TVP, Raw Slaw

Our local ethnic store  ( Lo's ) has rice pasta for $1.19 a package which is a great deal. I have 2 packages of rice pasta in my pantry which will definitely come in handy in the future.  I went through my freezer yesterday and I do have a nice stock of frozen bananas. My local Market Basket has them on sale 3 lbs for 1.00 about every 6 weeks or so and I buy a bunch to freeze. I have all the makings for my Sugar Free Banana Bread, so stay tuned for that delicious recipe!