Monday: Ham and Potato Quiche, English muffins, pineapple
Tuesday: Chicken Tortilla Soup, salad
Wednesday: Leftovers
Thursday: Chicken Spaghetti Casserole (make half/freeze half), broccoli
Friday: Southwest Chicken Roll-ups, Spanish rice (recipe to come!)
Saturday: Date night!
Sunday: Left-overs or breakfast
Whole chickens were on sale this week, so my menu is largely based off of that. I'm hoping to use the meat from a chicken for the soup, casserole, and southwest roll-ups. I may not have quite enough, but I will supplement with boneless, skinless chicken breasts as needed.
Store 1: Valley Produce Market
Broccoli: $1.34
10 lbs potatoes: $1.19
Romaine hearts: $1.99
Pineapple: $1.69
Grapes: $1.58
Cucumber: $0.33
Acorn squash (for baby food): $0.70
Gala apples: $1.21
Pitas: $0.79
Total: $10.82
Store 2: Ralphs
Sour cream: $1.50
Tortilla chips: $1.79
Whole chicken: $4.25
Total: $7.54
Store 3: Food4Less
Diced green chilies: $0.79
Enchilada sauce: $1.00 (I was planning on making my own enchilada sauce, but this was cheaper than the ingredients I was going to use for homemade)
Baby oatmeal (I would prefer to make my own, but baby is picky about texture): $1.25/box
Pinto beans (bulk): $2.01
Red beans: $1.79
Sweet potato (for baby food): $1.29
Baby carrots: $0.99
Red bell pepper: $0.79
Frozen corn: $1.99
Frozen green beans (for baby food): $1.00
Total: $14.15
Store 4: Sam's Club
Enchilada sauce: $1.00 (I was planning on making my own enchilada sauce, but this was cheaper than the ingredients I was going to use for homemade)
Baby oatmeal (I would prefer to make my own, but baby is picky about texture): $1.25/box
Pinto beans (bulk): $2.01
Red beans: $1.79
Sweet potato (for baby food): $1.29
Baby carrots: $0.99
Red bell pepper: $0.79
Frozen corn: $1.99
Frozen green beans (for baby food): $1.00
Total: $14.15
Store 4: Sam's Club
1% milk: $3.28
Skim milk: $2.75
6 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts: $11.98
Heavy whipping cream: $4.17
Tortillas: $3.68
Total: $25.86
Grand Total: $58.37
I came in $0.68 cents above budget, and I still have to buy one more ingredient for a special (secret) Father's Day treat, but I was $4 under last week, so I'll be using that excess to cover this week's overage.
Skim milk: $2.75
6 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts: $11.98
Heavy whipping cream: $4.17
Tortillas: $3.68
Total: $25.86
Grand Total: $58.37
I came in $0.68 cents above budget, and I still have to buy one more ingredient for a special (secret) Father's Day treat, but I was $4 under last week, so I'll be using that excess to cover this week's overage.
4 comments:
Do you use coupons or just buy based on sales?
I mostly base my meals around sales, and occasionally use coupons. Couponing can be pretty time-consuming, but there are websites that can help. moneysavingmom.com has a coupon database that will help you find specific coupons.
Pineapple here is usually $3.99! And milk is up to $4.79 at the regular grocery store. We live in the country and it's a 45 min drive to the store I really like. There aren't really any discount stores around here except for a Costco, but that's even farther from our house.
-Monica
Oh my! Pineapple run $3.99 here. I've never seen potatoes that cheap. There was a great sale a while ago that was 5 pounds for $1, but 10 pounds for that price?! And grapes are always around $4 a pound too :( I think we need one of those produce stores around here!
-Monica
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