Freezer Pantry Challenge – Day 25
January 25, 2010 by christine
Filed under Freezer / Pantry Challenge
Breakfast: Ham & Eggs & Banana Smoothies
Lunch: There was a potluck at church with the sewing ladies – we joined them.
Dinner: Matt cooked Homemade mini corn dogs, tator tots & apple slices.
Here’s his corn dog batter recipe:
1 C. flour
1 1/2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
2 T. sugar
3/4 C. cornmeal (he used corn bread muffin mix)
1 egg
3/4 c. plus 2 T. milk
I also made my blueberry muffins again today, but changed one of the cups of flour to a cup of oatmeal. That was really good! I might even use 2 c. oatmeal, 2 c. flour next time – we’ll see! The kids are hooked on those right now! Soon we will be out of blueberries, so then they will have to live without. I have a couple more bags left. They went on sale for $1 a pint last summer and we froze a bunch!
I think Matt will be making a Sam’s Club & grocery store run tomorrow.
Hey, do any of you have a yogurt maker machine that you like? If so, what brand is it? Do you like homemade yogurt as much (or better than) store bought? I soon plan to completely change my eating habits – I am looking at the PRISM Weight Loss Program, which does no sugar and no flour for the first six weeks! EEK! So that will probably be next month’s challenge for me. Anyone tried that before? (or interested in trying it?)
C-
I don’t have a yogurt maker but I do make all of our yogurt. I make a slightly sweet vanilla one for us, but you could easily do it plain and add fruit or sweetener later for the kids. Or do some of both. I do 4 pints jar at a time, so 1 or 2 of those could be plain.
Here’s a link to my recipe/method
http://anothermamakitchen.blogspot.com/2009/03/making-yogurt.html
The homemade corn dogs sounds fantastic! I made homemade chicken mushroom soup, I did have to buy some noodles tho. Its a big batch and will last a few days for lunch. Baby food was on sale as the store is phasing out the brand. I know it would be so cheaper to make it myself but I am so busy with the family of 6, jar food is easier for me, soon she will be on table food so thats a good thing, a few more months and I wont have to buy formula either which would be nice too.
I have a wonderful Breakfast lagagna its not frugal but its a kid pleaser and a great one to bring to a morning pot luck or having guests. If you would like I will share it with you.
Do you have a to use milk or yougert when making a smoothie or does that just make it a slushie?
I make yogurt in my crockpot.Here is the link http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/10/you-can-make-yogurt-in-your-crockpot.html
It turns out really good every time I make it.
Peggy
(who fell off the challange wagon over the weekend)
I have never made homemade corndogs, but they sound deliciously bad for you.
My husband makes mini peek-a-boo dogs using Pillsbury Crescent Rolls and the Hillshire sausages. It’s super easy, you just roll out the dough from the can, and cut the triangles smaller to roll the smaller dogs (and cheese) in. Bake until the dough is golden.
Just thought I’d share.
Shannon
I highly encourage any and all in the Prism weight loss program..it’s stupendous..it gets you readjusted to eat like God intended rather than the food industry wants us to so they can make money…the first week is a rough go as your body works through it’s addiction to simple carbs..but after that w/o cheating I can honestly say you start feeling better by about the second week..more energy, younger, just more healthy. In ’98 I lost 62 pounds via Prism and became one of their leaders…by being involved for so long both through my journey and leading others I had months of retraining our whole family in healthier eating. The food choices are “REAL” food so I only had to cook once for the entire family..so much easier..I learned to cook with whole grains, sweets are fruit based, side dishes are whole carbs, veggies, things that sustain you for so much longer than what most American are packing away.
I accumulated cookbooks & recipes that retrained me into cooking with whole wheat, using WW pastry flours, frying without oil, etc…..registered dieticians such as Sandra Woodruff are a great start…and eventually, when you go through the process(after the first 6-12 weeks) when you start adding healthy carbs search out the more interesting whole grains..quinoa, barley, etc. for your soups, sides, casseroles..and recipes that give you the food counts in each listing..and/or do the math (via a calorie count book) so you know what your recipe has/I still have hand written notes in my books. A food scale/calorie book/and journal note still sits on my counter…
End result..I’m middle aged, in a small size, do manual labor at my employment, have more energy than a lot of the younger people I work with…it’s so worth it…and you will be actively teaching your kids how to eat properly..my teenagers now are still VERY healthy eaters..and I owe it to Prism that retrained what I knew about food..it was enforced learning.