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Cost Comparisons of Two Meals

1) Creole and 2) Chicken with Cranberry Mustard Sauce in enough quantity to cook for two families. Here is the comparison chart:

Creole

When purchased for 2 families--The meal cost approximately $11.00 per family. (Efficiencies were in splitting the onion, celery bunch, green pepper, bacon package and Andouille sausage.)

When purchased for 1 family-- The meal cost approximately $17.00 per family.

Chicken with Cranberry Mustard Sauce

When purchased for 2 families-The chicken dish cost $9.00 per family. (Efficiencies were in the splitting of cranberry juice, onion, and package of dried cranberries.)

When purchased for 1 family-The chicken dish cost $13.00

Conclusion based on using this concept four days a week (M-Th)

Average cost of cooking together =$10.00 a meal or $40.00 for 4 meals per week

Average cost of cooking alone = $15.00 a meal or $60.00 for 4 meals per week

Savings $20.00 a week, $80.00 a month if switching from cooking alone.

Note: Eating out at $20.00 a day saves about $40.00 a week, save $160.00 a month.

Creole Recipe

4 cups chopped tomatoes with juice (I use canned)

1/4 cup celery, diced finely

1/4 cup green peppers, diced finely

1/2 cup onion, diced finely

1 cup Andouille sausage, diced

1/4 cup hickory smoked bacon, diced finely

1/4 teaspoon each: oregano, thyme, basil, cayenne, salt, white pepper, and black pepper

Tabsco pepper sauce to taste

Saute bacon until crisp. Add Andouille sausage and saute for 5 inutes. Add celery, green peppers and onions. Saute until soft, about 10 minutes. Add spice mix, tomatoes and cook for 45 minutes. Season to taste with Tabasco. Serve over rice.

Wasted Food

The stats on wasted food from www.endhunger.org are pasted below:

96 billion pounds of food are wasted each year

According to a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, we waste 96 billion pounds of food in America each year. That turns out to be:

263,013,699 pounds of food wasted each day...

10,958,904 pounds wasted each hour...

182,648 pounds wasted each minute...

3,044 pounds of food wasted in America each second!