So how do I feed a family of 6, sometimes 7, on a Primal diet without breaking the bank? Simple, good old-fashioned thrift. Something our great-grandparents did without a thought. Sure we do splurge on some expensive cuts of meat, I mean, I cannot imagine not having a nice, juicy rib-eye every now and again. But for the most part, I have to be a bit more creative and settle for the cheaper cuts. Enter the chicken....
Now granted, a nice, free-range, naturally fed, non-medicated bird is a bit more spendy than that factory produced, flavor enhanced, shrink wrapped impostor in the grocery isle. However, stop for a moment and count the number of meals that one healthy bird will give you:)
Meal #1 - Roast chicken. Good old-fashioned oven roasted, no crap shoved up it's butt, no spicy rubs or marinades, just a naked, natural roast. Heavenly and couldn't be easier.
Meal #2 - Chicken salad. Very simple to make and goes well on top of a salad. I used a mayonnaise that is as close to primal as I could get, but do plan to make my own in the future.
Meal #3, 4, 5, 6 - Soup. No bull-shit additives, little salt, natural, healthy veggies straight from the garden. It does take a few hours of simmering to get the full flavor, but oh so worth it! Commercial soups got nothin' on this stuff. We had this for dinner, then the kids took some for lunch the next day, and Pudge and I enjoyed some for lunch today. That leaves just enough for another school lunch. Four meals from that one pot of soup!
I really wish I'd snapped pictures of each meal I made with that chicken last week, but alas, it just didn't sit uneaten long enough:) There you have it, all that for $8. Works out to $1.33/meal or about $0.22/serving.
What's your favorite cheap Primal meal?
