Pasta, pear salad, lemonade from the bistro - $6 Chocolate bar, soda - $2.50 Louche brownie - free Fried chicken dinner - $12 including tip and drink
I blame the louche brownie.
Grilled cheese, chocolate milk - $5.45 Diet Coke - $1.25 Soup, salad, bread, chocolate mousse, lemonade from the bistro - $6 Cereal treat from the bistro - free Dirty martini at YulBiz - Jello bar - $10 with tip Crackers at Jello Bar - free Another martini at Jello Bar - $10 with tip Corn puffs at Jello bar - free Beer at Jello bar - $6 Bacon cheeseburger, poutine (shared) and sugar pie à la mode (shared) at La Paryse - $18 Smelly burger hands - free
Welsh Rabbit a.k.a. Welsh Rarebite, bacon, tomatoes Vitamin Water - $2.50 from a subway dep Hummus and crackers, Perrier Fish sticks, leftover veggies
Notice the "is it hot enough?" finger mark right in the middle of the mashed potatoes.
Blueberry cobbler Money spent on food today: $2.50
Eggs, waffles, bacon, maple syrup, OJ
I made hummus and a blueberry cobbler in the afternoon, with staple goods I had in the USE NOW, PLEASE pile since I cleaned the pantry: chick peas and blueberry pie filling.
I had some hummus with crackers and celery in the afternoon.
Dinner was a steak, glazed carrots and some mashed potatoes, followed by a piece of the delicious cobbler. Money spent on food today: 0
Cheese toast, juice
I went out to lunch with some work friends. We chose Mega-Bytes, a local dinner with the most awesome logo and menu in the history of ever. I guess they cater to geeks a lot. Pea soup Bread Fish and chips, soda
We skipped the included dessert. Lunch was $18 including a generous tip to the nice waitress.
Homemade ravioli stuffed with cheese, nut pesto and prosciutto, with parsley brown butter.
Cheese toasts and OJ Diet Coke - $1.25 Banana from the bistro - free Polenta, veggies, salad, bread, yogourt with oats and berry from the bistro - $6 Cookie, from Sébastien - free Stale snack mix from the bistro - free
I barely ate any. Chips and soda - $2.50
A shuttle picked us up to go to Crea, the annual gala for Quebec's advertising community. Vodka shooter on the shuttle Chicken salad Shrimps in egg cups
Random, but cute Beer
Carpaccio cups
Flowers stuffed with salmon mousse
Everyone likes eating flowers, no? Well, Véro and Nathalie did. Red wine Seafood salad in lime cups Pasta salad Beet chips Salad Couscous Pear dessert canapés Cheese cake bite with fruit sauce Disgusting apple cooler
From August 24th, 2009 to August 24th 2010, I photographed everything I ate and made notes of the cost.
This included all the food and drink costs for the year.
And yes, I counted booze.
Grand total: $10 295.92
What is this blog about?
This is not a food blog.
Well, it kind of is. But mainly, it’s about the amount of money I use to feed myself, day after day. Why? Because I just don’t know. I (almost) never check prices when I buy food. I love to cook and I can easily feed six guests for less than 30 bucks (wine is extra, people), but I also spend ungodly amounts of money on grocery, then throw away a fifth of it. It has never been so easy to buy good food, but it often comes at a price. And it is even easier to buy cheap, unhealthy junk food that has an undeniable cost on our health. Where does my food budget go? How do the choices I make impact my budget, my health and the health of the planet?