Recipes for feeding 6 on $6.50/day

The challenge is:
Family of 6.
Must be well balanced.
$45 for the week.
$6.50 per day.
$2.15 per meal.

Give me a breakfast, a lunch and a dinner that all fall under $2.15 per meal.

 

if anyone can do that they are my hero.

I spend $200/wk on a family of 4.

Eggs and fruit for breakfast.
Meat balls and spaghetti for lunch or dinner.

Quoting Captain Obvious:"   if anyone can do that they are my hero. I spend $200/wk on a family of 4."

I spend $400 a month for a family of three and that includes house hold items too such as cleaners, paper towels, diapers, toilet paper, etc.

Quoting Captain Obvious:"   if anyone can do that they are my hero. I spend $200/wk on a family of 4."

I can do $65-100/week pretty easily for my family of 4.

The family this is for doesn't have a choice though.

Quoting I♡C.:" Eggs and fruit for breakfast. Meat balls and spaghetti for lunch or dinner."

Eggs are awesome for breakfast..or any other meal! Oranges are pretty cheap right now...

Pasta is also a good idea, thanks.  

Quoting Punk Rock Princess {EBFT}:" I can do $65-100/week pretty easily for my family of 4. The family this is for doesn't have a choice though."

Our average is 80.



Let me think on this.

I know I'd do a rice/bean dinner, and a breakfast dinner once a week if I needed to cut it down even more. But let me think on specifics...it's hard for me to imagine cutting it down even further.

Do you have an Aldi? If not, Idk.how to do pricing

Quoting sassy chef:" Our average is 80. Let me think on this. I know I'd do a rice/bean dinner, and a breakfast dinner ... [snip!] ... I needed to cut it down even more. But let me think on specifics...it's hard for me to imagine cutting it down even further. "

Right?

Quoting Jude ♥ JGL:" Do you have an Aldi? If not, Idk.how to do pricing"

No they don't, just guessing is fine.  

Quoting I♡C.:" I spend $400 a month for a family of three and that includes house hold items too such as cleaners, paper towels, diapers, toilet paper, etc."

please teach me.....

watching... i need to cut my budget down.

id say buy in bulk but idk if they could all at once?

rice, beans, pasta, eggs

Hmm let me try...
(All off brand--Best Choice or Aldis/Walmart brand whatev)
Grocery list: Fruit (whatever is on sale) $8 worth, eggs (2 dozen) $4, chicken breast pack $4, sandwich turkey meat $2.50, bag of pasta $2, rice $1, bag of frozen vegetables $2 each broccoli, peas, mixed veggies. Peanut butter $1.50, bread $2.50, cream of mushroom $0.75, cream of chicken $0.75, chicken broth $2, beans $2, milk $3, red potatoes 2 lbs $2

Breakfast: Cereal and milk,
fruit and eggs
toast and peanut butter and boiled eggs


Lunch: peanut butter and banana sandwich,
buttered pasta with peas, piece of fruit
turkey sandwich

Dinner: broccoli&rice casserole with mushroom soup
vegetable and pasta bake
beans and rice
chicken, rice, mixed vegetables and roasted potatoes

I tried.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Ꭶwan♥Nemö:</b>" Hmm let me try... (All off brand--Best Choice or Aldis/Walmart brand whatev) Grocery list: Fruit (whatever ... [snip!] ... with mushroom soup vegetable and pasta bake beans and rice chicken, rice, mixed vegetables and roasted potatoes I tried."</blockquote>



Chicken breast pack for $4?! Last time i bought chicken i was on sale and still $1.99/lb. we got 5 breasts for $11.57

Quoting Amberchik78:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Ꭶwan♥Nemö:</b>" Hmm let me try... (All off brand--Best ... [snip!] ... Chicken breast pack for $4?! Last time i bought chicken i was on sale and still $1.99/lb. we got 5 breasts for $11.57"

It is here. Im in Kansas City, MO our cost of living is pretty low.
I buy these for $3.99 and just 4 packs at a time and that lasts me a month.