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Meal Plan #113


Our meals need to be nutritious, clean, flexible, quick and cost effective. Between our work
schedules and after school activities, we need to carefully plan our meals so that we do not end up
ordering out.  
What did we spend? 

Week 1: (We went on vacation, so when we got home at the end of December we didn’t have
anything in the refrigerator/freezer, so we needed to restock.    These 2 shopping trips represent
what we needed for the end of December and the first several days of January.) 
Kroger: $51.88
Aldi: $48.91
Rebate: $1.10

Week 2: 
Kroger: $15.29
Giant Eagle: $1.50
CVS: $0.27
Rebate: $6.00
TOTAL: $117.82 - 6.10 = 111.72
Let’s take a look at what we ate this week. 
Breakfast Options: 
Pancakes
Homemade Yogurt 
Hard Boiled Eggs 


Tuesday- New Year’s Eve
We enjoyed a snacky dinner this evening.
Chicken Wings
Jalapeno Poppers
Salad
Vegetable Sticks w/ Dip
Wednesday
Hosted a potluck game night. 
 We provided the following:

Pulled Pork
Coleslaw
Veggie Tray w/ Dip
Deviled Eggs 
Thursday
Left Overs 
Friday 
Hamburgers
French Fries
Vegetable Tray w/ Dip
Salad
Saturday 
Vegetable Stir Fry w/ Peanut Lime Sauce
Pot Stickers
Salad
Sunday
Kitchen Closed 
Monday
Chicken Cacciatore 
Pasta
Green Beans
Salad
Bread 

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