Menu Planning: #252

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.

April USDA Low Food Plan

According to this plan, our family would have a budget of $191.80 per week. Given our health concerns, we struggle to maintain this budget, but I am going to try to make this happen.

Cost-Saving Tip of the Week: Meal Planning is a great strategy to offset the rising prices at the grocery store. I take a look at what I have in my freezer and refrigerator to start planning. Then I review the grocery store flyers online to see what items are a good price this week. I finalize my list and try to pick up the loss leaders for the week for my pantry/freezer. For example, last week I picked up 5 boxes of cereal at a rock-bottom price for the pantry.

Here is what we did this week to make our week easier:

Breakfast Options:

Hard Boiled Eggs

Yogurt

Cereal

Monday

Southwest Chicken

Tuesday

Fajitas

Salad

Chips w/ Salsa

Wednesday

Pasta

Homemade Gravy

Chicken Parmesan

Salad

Thursday

Wings

Friday

Sandwiches

Fruit

Vegetable Sticks

Saturday

Pizza

Salad

Sunday

Baked Chicken

Rice

Vegetables

M- Kielbasa

T- Pizza

W- Pasta

Th- Mississippi Beef

Fri- Pulled Beef Sandwhiches

Sat- Tacos

Sun- Grilled Shrimp

* 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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Menu Planning: #245

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