Well, we made it successfully through last week without too much turmoil. At the start of the week, I wasn't sure that my littlest guy was on board with us. One afternoon I asked him what he wanted for lunch and gave him the choices I had listed. He answered, "No I don't want that...I want a hamberger." After a little convincing, he accepted something on the meal plan. :)Here are the grocery totals for last week:
$8 at Meijer--- that I mentioned previously
$3 for milk and yogurts
Grand total of $11 for last week.
Then, I stopped at Walmart Saturday night and picked up more yogurts, fruit, veggies and cheese for this week.
Total of $10 for this week
But, I still have to pick up milk for this week(probably around $3).
Here is our meal plan for the week:
Sunday
Out
Monday
Breakfast:
Cereal
Lunch:
Leftovers
Dinner:
"Cracker Barrel Breakfast"---Sausage Biscuits and gravy, eggs, leftover Hash brown Casserole
Tuesday
Breakfast:
Waffles
Lunch:
Grilled Cheese, Chips, Bananas---Salad for mommy
Dinner:
Potato Soup in Crockpot and crackers
Wednesday
Breakfast:
Eggs and toast
Lunch:
Tuna Salad, Pears
Dinner:
Leftover Soup
Thursday
Breakfast:
Cereal
Lunch:
Quesadillas, Apple Slices---Salad for mommy
Dinner:
*New Recipe* Stuffed Green Peppers ** ( with frozen peppers from my friend's garden), Mac n Cheese, Corn on the cob
Friday
Breakfast:
Waffles
Lunch:
Chicken Nuggets, Carrot sticks
Dinner:
Honey Chicken and Veggie Stir Fry **(I'm adding extra broccoli) with Brown Rice
Saturday
Breakfast:
Oatmeal and Toast
Lunch:
Sandwiches or leftovers
Dinner:
Turkey Dinner (cooking a turkey that I've had in the freezer for close to a year), mashed potatoes, green beans, stuffing
***I'm really excited about the turkey because I should have some left for meals next week. :)
Desserts:
Jello, Pudding, Break and Bake Cookies, Warm Delights, Hostess Cakes
Snacks:
Chex Mix, cereal, PB & J sandwiches/crackers, yogurts, apples, oranges, bananas, pears
**If you haven't noticed All Recipes. com is my favorite online recipe resource.**
I'll give the final update at the end of the week. So how has your family done with their grocery budget this week/month?
Great job!!! I am doing this for February!! I'm already looking for recipes. :) (Also, did you see the post on Cincinnati Cents that she's going to start posting recipes based on what's on sale in the area? I think that will be great!)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lisa! It's been fun especially taking a break from all the grocery shopping. I was just telling hubby we may be able to make it through the first week on February, too. He loves the savings! You'll have to post your results. :))
ReplyDeleteOh, yeah...I did see that I CC. Can't wait...it should be very useful! :)I wish our store's prices were as low as the Cincinnati area.
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