The $10 Food Day #3: 4 recipes (breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack) all for less than $10. Repin to save!

Are you convinced yet? Convinced that you can feed your family for less than $10 a day? It’s true and it’s not as hard as you think.

If you’re new to my $10 Food Day series, here’s what you can expect: Four recipes, enough to feed four people, all for less than $10 – for the entire day. Here’s what I paid:

So as you can see, not only are we meeting the $10 challenge – we’re beating it. My hope is that I’m providing you with enough options to come up with a menu that will please your whole family. Browse through past $10 Food Day posts and feel free to mix and match menu items. More options make it easier to stick to a $10 food budget.

 

The $10 Food Day #3 Menu

I had a lot of fun planning this particular menu. For breakfast, we have a unique and tasty two-ingredient pancake that your kids will love. For lunch, a lovely black bean soup recipe from popular food blogger Michael Natkin’s cookbook, Herbivoracious. For dinner, a huge batch of cheesy polenta with marinara sauce that reminds me of deep dish pizza. And for a snack, a delicious batch of cookies that bring me back to my childhood.

Breakfast: Banana-Egg Pancakes

These banana-egg pancakes cost just $1.15 for four servings. Get the recipe here.

Banana and egg pancakes recipe

Lunch: Black Bean Soup With Orange-Jalapeño Salsa

$2.85 for four servings. Get the recipe here.

Black bean soup recipe with orange jalapeno salsa

Dinner: Pizza-Style Polenta

Polenta that tastes a lot like pizza! Just $3.15 for six to eight servings. You’ll even have leftovers. Get the recipe here.

Pizza-style polenta recipe

Snack: Leftover Pie Crust Cookies

There’s no need to wait until you make pie to make these cookies. Just $1.25 for a large batch. Get the recipe here.

Leftover pie crust cookies recipe

Total Cost Of $10 Food Day #3: $8.40

All four recipes cost just $8.40. As usual, there is a little money left over to supplement the menu with fresh fruits, vegetables or beverages.

 

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