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Menu Planning- #123



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.  
WOW- It’s high this week!    Here is why: 
- Kroger started their 5x digital sale this week,  had great Friday/Saturday
sales and my ability to go out next week for a regular grocery shopping trip is very limited, so we decided to do the bulk of our grocery shopping for this week and next.   The goal is to only need to pick up a few fresh items (e.g. fruit/vegetable) 
-In addition, Meijer has their 10/10 get the 11th free this week and Turkey Burger is included, so with that being half price, we had to pick up enough to get us through to the next time it will be on sale.  
What did we spend? 
Week 1: $187.95
Kroger: $11.26
Kroger: $143.37
Meijer: $33.62
Rebates: $9.40
Kroger cash: $5.50
Hormel Snacks $0.50 x 5 = $2.50
Good Fats $0.75 x 2 = $1.50
Starbucks $.75 x 2 = $1.50
Week 2 
Kroger: 
Aldi: 
Rebate: 
Week 3- 
Rebate: 
Week 4-
Rebate:
Total: $187.95
Rebate Total: $14.90
Final Total: $173.05
Grocery Shopping Tip:
When produce is sold by the bag, it is important to select your bag
carefully.    Since all of the bags are the same price, selecting the
heaviest bag with the freshest produce is key to getting the best value for
your investment.  For example, if 3 lb onion bags are on sale for $1.00,
then check for quality. Finally weigh each bag to see which one weighs
more.   

Here is what I found this week at Meijer:   After selecting the freshest
onions, I weighed them and discovered they ranged in weight from 3.065
to 3.405. Although I didn’t pay any less for the onions, I didn’t pay any
more for almost ½ lb of onions.   
Low
High
Let’s take a look at what we ate this week. 


Breakfast Options: 
Bagels w/ Cream Cheese
Muffins
Cereal
Eggs
Monday
Burgers
French Fries
Corn
Salad
Tuesday
Lentil Tacos
Salad
Chips w/ Salsa
Wednesday
Pasta
Salad
Thursday
Spanish Chicken
Rice
Broccoli
Salad
Friday 
Pizza
Salad
Saturday 
Jambalaya
Cole Slaw
Corn Bread
Sunday
Left Overs
This week’s rough plan: 
M- Butter Chicken
T- Enchiladas
Wed- Pasta 
Th- Sandwiches
F- Pizza
Sat- Sandwiches
Sun- Sandwiches 

* Indicate that the recipe is a new one for our family.    
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