Feeding your family for 1 month under $200.00!!

So, budgets are tight for most us right now, right?! Why not save a buck, or for me $800.00!! Yes, I use to spend abut $200.00 a week on foods! 

After cleaning out my refrigerator and cupboards last night I found myself depressed at the empty sight and thinking..."I really need to go to the store... ugh that will be $300.00 to stock backup!" I almost had a panic attack when I saw that all my usual "staples" were gone! Ahhhhhh what are we going to eat?! 

So, My "non-dramatic" self kicked in and said "TRY SOMETHING NEW" mix and match things that you have and DO NOT go to the store!! So I sat down with a list of everything I had. Somehow I had to make these few random things (that are left over for a reason) last me and my family of 3 till November 9th!! 

I am a cook! I LOVE to cook and by cook I mean REALLY cook! So this is going to be hard!! But, if I can pull this off, my wallet will not only thank me but it will change the way I shop from here on out! Now because of the contents that I had (aka bottom of the barrel) this by no means going to be our healthiest month ever... But, it will be our cheapest!! So don't judge!! 

The only thing I will be buying in the next month is milk, a couple fresh veggies and bread... everything else is already there!! Also, this means that I have to use left overs... SO NOT use to that! Not to mention this is not the best meal plan if you are on a diet! :] But I promise every meal will be yummy!! 

Here is my list of what I have to work with!!

2 bags of elbow noodles

2 steaks

2 chicken breast

2 bags of eagle eye chicken veggie pasta

1/2 gallon of tomato basil soup 

2 loafs of garlic bread

10-15 red potato's

1 large corned beef from Costco

1 bag of black beans

1 pkg of tortillas

1 block of cheddar cheese

1 tube of Chorizo 

1 family size orange chicken meal

4 onions 

2 cucumbers

1 head of broccoli

1 head of Cauliflower

1 stock of asparagus 

2 loafs of bread

1 pkg of bacon

1 head of garlic

and all my normal spices and so on....

So wish me luck!! This should be fun!! I will post my foods everyday along with recipes!!

Love you for reading -Tamara