Menu Planning: #229
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 = 193.10
Week 2 = $277.84
Week 3 =$138.26
Week 4 =
$101.98 (Eating out Replacement, Stock Up Items, Christmas Gifts)
$109.02
Stock Up Items include: Since we went to a specialty store that has great prices on some of our holiday and pantry favorites at rock bottom prices, we picked up some extras.
10 Mama Pad Thai Bricks (These are great for adding a few ingredients and replacing a takeout meal.)
1 Coffee Flavoring Syrup
5 Small boxes of Belgium Candy for Gifts
3 Noodle Bowls (Authentic Options for my son to try as a replacement for Bowls that are at least $1.00 in the grocery store.)
Stroopwafels for Christmas Treat (We selected the smaller version which was $1.00 cheaper per box.)
Walnuts (Incredible price)
Reduced Fruit and Vegetables
Eating Out Solution:
Invested in better ingredients and cooked at home.
I became ill during the week, so sandwiches and leftovers to the rescue.
Monthly Total: $820.20
Meal Preparation Plan
Hard Boiled 12 eggs
Cut up Vegetables for the week
Cleaned out the refrigerator and froze what we wouldn’t be able to eat.
Shopped my refrigerator and pantry
Hummus
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
Leftovers
Tuesday
Ravioli
Salad
Wednesday
Sandwiches
Thursday
Turkey
Macaroni and Cheese
Roasted Vegetables
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Friday
Mussels
Riced Cauliflower
Saturday
Turkey Stoup
Salad
Bread
Sunday
Cajun Shrimp
Pasta
Salad
Bread
M- Stir Fry
T- Kielbasa
W- Taco Night
Th- Sandwiches
Fri- Pizza
Sat- Butter 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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