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December Grocery Haul
   Week 1


   Kroger12-1-17 ($31.29)
Free Items: Jello Choco Late and Yasso Yogurt Bars



Kroger 12-5-17 ($30.17)
Note: Charged for 1 extra item (not pictured) and money will be refunded next week. ($3.99)
Free Items: Ritz Crackers 



Aldi 12-5-17(33.16)


December totals:
Week 1 = $94.62

Menu Plan - Week 1 and Tentative Week 2


Sunday
Chicken
Rice
Spinach Cakes
Salad
Monday
Leftovers

Tuesday
Fish Tacos
Cole Slaw
Pico De Gallo
Fruit
Wednesday
Kielbasa
Potatoes
Peppers/Onions
Salad
Thursday
Leftovers
Friday
Chicken Parm.
Pasta
Salad
Saturday
Shrimp and Green Beans
Salad
Fresh Fruit

Sunday
Potluck
Pumpkin Rolls

** Make Pumpkin Rolls
Monday
Chili
Salad
Rolls
Tuesday
Mexican
Salad
Chips
Wednesday
Left Overs
Salad
Thursday
Pasta
Sausage
Salad
Friday
Fish
Salad
Rice
Broccoli
Saturday
Hamburgers
Salad
Fries
Breakfast Choices; 
Waffles, Cereal w/ Milk, Yogurt w/ Granola, Eggs, Oatmeal, or Oatmeal Bake
Lunch Choice: 
Dinner Left Overs, Cheese and Rolls, Fruit, Vegetables w/ Dip, Hard Boiled Eggs, Turkey (from freezer), Salads

Stock Up Items: 
Toilet paper
Slim Jims (Swim Meets and Trip at end of month)
Sugar 

How do we shop?  

I plan out 2 weeks worth of meals with the second week being tentative and subject to adjusting the following week based on what we ate and what is in the pantry.  I shop for staples and stock up items each week.  However, if the things we use are not on sale, we do not have an immediate need and/or money is a little too tight, I will not pick them up.  However, I try to be under my $100.00 per week budget which includes food, household items and pet care times, so when sale items make sense for us to purchase we will have the money in our budget to take advantage of it.  

We are a family of 3 (2 adults and 1 child) and  have dietary restricts which require that we try to eat as clean as possible because a lot of processed foods have negative effects on 2 members of our family.  Therefore, we need to eat more fresh fruits, vegetable and higher quality meats.  We attempt eat a few vegetarian meals a week so we can afford the fish meals that are recommended for our family members.   As we are on a journey to eating cleaner and maintaining a reasonable budget, we ask for your patience and support through helpful, creative, and positive comments.  












  

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