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Menu Planning #161

 

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- $108.74

Kroger:$108.74


Week 3:$133.66

Kroger: $133.66


Week 4-$47.79 $63.17

Kroger: $18.33
 Aldi: $29.46

        Kroger: $15.38


Total: $333.85 $397.02

Rebate Total: $.35

Final Total: $381.29 $396.67


** We left $18.00 in our budget to pick up some country style ribs for New Year’s day before our next main grocery shopping trip.  Updated weekly grocery shopping on 12/30/20 for the New Year's Meal. Unfortunately we were unable to get country style ribs, so we picked up a pork loin instead.


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:    Go grocery shopping the day after Christmas because there are usually more items that are on manager’s discount.     Happy Shopping. 

     

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: 

l

https://sweetlifeonabudget.blogspot.com/2018/11/making-yogurt-101.html

Yogurt

Cereals

Cranberry Breakfast Cake


Monday


Cajun Sausage Rice Skillet

Green Beans

Salad


Tuesday

https://sweetlifeonabudget.blogspot.com/2019/05/pizza-277-per-pie.html

Pizza

Salad

 

Wednesday

Hamburgers

Roasted Potatoes

Green beans


Thursday


Seafood Gumbo

Garlic Bread

Ice Cream


Friday (Christmas)


Lasagna 

Salad

Garlic Bread


Saturday

Leftovers


Sunday

Leftovers


This week’s rough plan: 


M- Shrimp Casserole 

T-  Tacos

W- Jambalaya 

Th- Finger Foods

Fri- Ribs

Sat- Leftovers

Sun- Chicken Parmesan 


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


What is your family having this week for dinner?


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