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. We try hard to keep our
total food and household products to under $100.00 per week.
Goal: $400.00
What did we spend?
Week 1- $127.50
Kroger: $44.77
Aldi: $82.73
Rebates
IBOTTA:
Week 2- $53.15
Kroger: $19.82
Meijer: $33.33
Rebates:
IBOTTA:
Week 3-
Kroger:
Aldi:
Rebates:
IBOTTA:
Week 4-
Kroger:
CVS:
Rebates:
IBOTTA:
Total: $180.65
Rebate Total:
Final Total:
NOTE: Rebate total DOESN’T include Kroger Cash or Refunds because they
will come off of the Kroger Bill automatically the following week. In addition, I
don’t count CVS as part of the grocery bill because I normally use gift cards and ECB to get my items for free, so in the end the money is usually to my benefit.
Grocery Shopping Tips: WOW! This week and next week are great
Thanksgiving sales at Kroger. You can really stock up for the year on canned
goods. (creamed soups, Green Giant canned vegetables, Gravy, etc. are all
on a mega sale and can be picked up for under $0.50 each.) Be careful
because it appears that baking goods are on sale, but traditionally their best
prices are at the beginning of December- so RESIST. Meijers also has good
deals this week too! (10 for 10) You can pick up a box of Cheerios for $0.50
when using a coupon.
Let’s take a look at what we ate this week.
Breakfast Options:
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Yogurt
Cereal
Bagels
Monday
Baked Chicken
Broccoli and Cauliflower
Buttered Noodles
Tuesday
Chipotle Mexican Takeout
We used a gift card.
Wednesday
Chicken Cacciatore
Pasta
Salad
Thursday
Hamburgers
French Fries
Salad
Friday
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Stromboli
Salad
Saturday
Grilled Shrimp*
Rice
Salad
Sunday
Chinese Stir Fry
Rice
Wonton Soup
This week’s rough plan:
M- Kielbasa
T- Enchilada Casserole *
W- Jambalaya
TH- Leftover Night w/ Salad
F- Pizza
Sat- Greek Chicken
Sun- Dragon Noodles*
* Indicate that the recipe is a new one for our family.
What is your family having this week for dinner?
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