Comments on: The Cost of a Homemade Happy Meal

By: The Motherload » Crispy Baked Chicken Tenders

The Motherload » Crispy Baked Chicken Tenders — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:01:59 +0000

[...] my kids love my homemade Happy Meals (and I love the cost on them), last week I wanted to switch up our Friday pizza routine so I decided to make fancy gourmet [...]

By: Stop blaming mothers « Fast approaching middle age

Stop blaming mothers « Fast approaching middle age — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 02:13:04 +0000

[...] eat at restaurants. They’re too expensive. Even going to McDonalds isn’t cheap. Amy at The Motherload broke down the exact cost of a Mickey D’s Chicken McNugget Happy Meal vs a homemade version. [...]

By: Candi

Candi — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 05:37:07 +0000

This is such a great post! I would have thought it actually cost more to make a healthy version of the happy meal. We stopped eating fast food years ago & now my kids think it’s gross.

By: The Motherload » Retro MomAdvice 03.18.10

The Motherload » Retro MomAdvice 03.18.10 — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:01:30 +0000

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By: Belinda @zomppa

Belinda @zomppa — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:34:59 +0000

Sorry for the late comment but I just saw this post and it’s terrific! Hope you don’t mind I did a shout-out: http://tinyurl.com/yb8on29

By: Happy Meal | Zomppa - Food, Meet People

Happy Meal | Zomppa - Food, Meet People — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:16:27 +0000

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By: tamika

tamika — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:35:00 +0000

Milk here in Florida is between $2.75 at Wal-Mart, and $4 at the gas stations. A 2.5 # bag of frozen chicken breast tenderloins is about $6. If you want french fries, you can find a 5 # bag of potatoes sometimes bogo @ like $4. Just pick in season produce for cheaper and healthier substitute for a savings. Then, go to Dollar Tree for some party favors. BTW, love the milk bottle idea and the trays.

By: Christi

Christi — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:23:00 +0000

you say "For me, it is hard to get out of the mindset that I shouldn't have prepackaged foods in my house. "

there's a difference between food that's easy to prepare and those crappy Lean Cuisine dinner things.
Pasta and a jar of sauce, premade (or homemade and frozen) pizza dough with a can of tomatoes and some veggies from the freezer, quesadillas all can be made from pantry items

I'm thinking I should move to Indiana though. Milk for $1.99 -unheard of here. It's $4.29 at the supermarket and $2.99 at the gas station.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:12:00 +0000

I love it!! When we eat out (usually wendy’s) I order my son the $1 chicken nuggets, share my fries with him and bring a juice box. The toys are horrible and I had been throwing them out. This inspires me to eat at home more. It is so much better.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:42:00 +0000

Sara- Those are my favorite glasses in the world and they are those little jugs of iced coffee you can buy at the supermarket. I peel the labels off of the Aldi ones and use them for the kid's drinks. Thrifty AND green!!

Christi- I wonder if they would stay hot in a thermos? That might be something to try for the kids and to save a little money.

Thank you all for these comments!