Recently, we had some friends from church that had an out of town funeral and would be home for about half a week before heading out for a scheduled family vacation. The traveling was exhausting, not to mention emotional, and the last thing we wanted them to have to do between the funeral trip and getting ready for a much needed vacation was to have to go grocery shopping. So, we put together a quick basket for a few days of fast meals. They really enjoyed it! And it was a lot of fun putting it together. The fruit and vegetables were from our Milk & Honey Organics basket for that week.
What’s in the Box:
- Loaf of English Muffin Bread (from Publix)
- Florida’s Natural Orange Juice
- Organic Milk
- All-Natural Sliced Cheese
- Mixed Baby Greens
- Jar of Homemade Potato Corn Chowder (enough for 2)
- All-Natural Sliced Turkey
- Container of Homemade Guacamole
- Homemade Cheese Quesadillas (wrapped in foil for a fast reheat)
- Organic Onion
- All-Natural Sour Cream
- Organic Yogurt Cups
- Organic Broccoli Head
- Organic French Roast Whole Bean Coffee
- 1 dozen Eggs
- Organic Apples and Plums
Ideas for Meals:
- Quesadillas + Guac + Sour Cream + Onion + Salad
- Soup + Sandwich
- Sandwich + Salad
- Eggs + Toast + Juice
- Yogurt + Fruit
- Sandwich + Broccoli
- Coffee + Milk (not a meal, but very important!)
I’m posting this as much for myself as for you all. I want to remember what we put in the basket, so we can do this again, maybe for a new mom, a sick friend or a special break for someone. It’s a great way to get your children involved in serving others too. Be creative and see how many variations you can create in one small box on a budget. This whole box cost us just less than $30.
Aw that’s such a great idea – and a perfect combination of groceries for a few days of delicious and quick meals! And that’s incredible that the box was less than thirty smackers, wow, well done.
Yes, the $30 does not include the produce, since that came in my basket that I get from M&H from blogging for them. It also doesn’t include the ingredients for the soup or quesadillas, as I had that on hand. If you paid for everything in the basket without having things on hand, it might add up to $50, which would still be a good price for this amount of food. After writing this post, I looked back and thought this might be a good standard, budget-friendly grocery list.
that would be great to come home to! 🙂