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Menu Planning #158

 

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- $91.45

Kroger: $91.45

Rebates

IBOTTA: $0.35


Week 2-

        Kroger: 

Rebates: 

IBOTTA: 


Week 3-186.92

Kroger: 

Rebates: 

IBOTTA:


Week 4-

Kroger:

Rebates: 

IBOTTA: 


Week 5 


Total: $91.45

Rebate Total: $.035

Final Total: $91.10


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.   


COUPON ALERT-   

Kroger - $11.00 off $110.00 

IBOTTA: Several $10.00 earn more deals 


Grocery Shopping Tips:  Plan your trips for multiple weeks, so you can remain

in your budget.   For example, I have just received the $11/$111.00 from Kroger. 

So, I am planning on looking at some deals to see how I can maximize my

grocery budget by spending less 1 week and then spending a little more the next

to reach the target bill of $110.00.   In addition, I will be looking closely at the

IBOTTA deals because the bonus deals this month are AMAZING.   


     

Let’s take a look at what we ate this week. 

NOTE- If you want to see the recipes, just click on the picture to see the link. 



Breakfast Options: 


Yogurt

Cereal

Hard Boiled Eggs


Monday


Coconut Shrimp

Coleslaw

Green Beans


Tuesday

* Turkey Enchiladas

Salad

Chips w/ Salsa 

 

Wednesday

Pasta

Salad

NOTE- Homemade Gravy makes this dish delicious.  

Thursday


Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Vegetable Sticks

Salad


Friday

Stromboli

Salad


Saturday

Hamburgers

Roasted Potatoes

Green Beans

Salad

Nice Cream


Sunday

* Cajun Sausage and Rice Skillet

LO Green Beans

Salad


This week’s rough plan: 


M- Quesadillas 

T- Chicken and Gravy* 

W- Dragon Noodles

TH- Sandwiches

Fri- Pizza

Sat- Chili Lime Shrimp

Sun- Mexican Corn Soup 


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


What is your family having this week for dinner?


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