Menu Planning #226

 

Meal planning is essential to eating healthy, keeping the grocery bill down, and maintaining your sanity throughout a workweek.   In addition to meal planning, I try to prepare meals as much as possible over the weekend.   This helps to lower my stress during the week.    However, if we have a busy weekend, I try to plan simple or crockpot meals.      


Our grocery bill has been reaching or surpassing $200 a week for a while and this month, I am going to try to bring that price tag down.  In addition to spending so much money on groceries, we have also been eating out more often.    It is time to change our ways.  Our goal is $150 per week and only eating out 1 time in the month of November.     


Week 1 = $169.10- 10.35 (IBOTTA) = $158.75 

Stock Up Items included:

  • 5 bags of Nestle chocolate chips:  $1.99 x 5 = $9.95 - $2.00 (coupons) = $7.95.  

  • 4 Boxes of Pasta: $0.79 x 4 = $3.16 - $1.40 (coupon) = $1.76


Eating Out Solution:   

  • Frozen pizzas were on sale this week for $3.99.  I picked up 2 frozen pizzas for Friday evenings, so that we will not be tempted to eat out on a Friday.   

  • In addition, I picked up 2.5 pounds of chicken wings for $ 5.99, so we do not need to give up our chicken wing/pizza night. 

 

Meal Preparation Plan

  • Hard Boiled 18 eggs

  • Hummus

  • Potato Soup 

  • Egg McMuffin Sandwiches 

  • Vegetable Preparation for weeknight meals


NOTE- 

1- Click on the picture and get a link to a post sharing the recipe. 

2- Although all prices were correct at the time of the blog postings, the current cost of preparation of these dishes may be higher due to inflation and/or location.     


Breakfast Options: 


Hard Boiled Eggs

Egg McMuffin Sandwich

Cereal


Monday


Chili

Corn Bread


Tuesday

Leftovers


Wednesday


 Kroger Sushi Night


Thursday


Pizza

Salad


Friday

Sausage

French Fries

Pepper and Onions

Broccoli


Saturday


Beef Stew

Salad


Sunday

Potato Soup

Salad


M- Hamburgers

T- Crock Pot Tacos

W- Sheet Pan Dinner

Th- Sandwich Night

Fri- Pizza

Sat- Roasted Chicken

Sun- Chili  


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


If you are interested in last week’s Menu Plan, the link is below. 

What is your meal plan for this week?


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