Brigette’s $68 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan for 6

Aldi

3-lb bag Mandarin Oranges – $2.37

Vanilla Ice Cream – $2.49

2 3-lb bags Fuji Apples – $4.74

32-oz jar Unsweetened Applesauce – $1.89

2 bunches Bananas (5.25lb @ $0.38/lb) – $1.99

5-lb bag Grapefruit – $1.95

1 head Cauliflower – $1.99

10-lb bag Potatoes – $3.49

1 3-lb bag Sweet Potatoes – $1.79

2 cans Green Beans – $0.98

Sliced Pepperoni – $2.19

Parmesan Cheese – $2.49

3-head pack Garlic – $0.79

Mini Sweet Peppers – $2.29

Organic Arugula – $0.89

Baby Carrots – $0.99

32-oz Nonfat Greek Yogurt – $3.69

2 Tomatoes – $1.49

2 24-oz Cottage Cheese – $4.58

Grape Tomatoes – $1.69

Artisan Lettuce – $1.99

Romaine Hearts – $1.99

Heavy Whipping Cream – $1.69

2 16-oz cartons Egg Whites – $3.98

1 pkg Rice Cakes – $1.29

1 Green Olives – $1.29

Total: $57.00

Harris Teeter

1 Family-Size box Honey Nut Cheerios – $2.64, used $0.75/1 printable (doubled) – $1.14 after coupon

6 Larabars – $6.00, used 2 $0.75/3 printable (doubled), plus receive $0.75 from SavingStar – $2.25/6 after coupons and rebate

4 boxes Muellers Elbow Pasta – $3.40, used 2 $1/2 printable – $1.40/4 after coupons

1 Huggies Wipes – $2.00, used $0.50/1 Huggies Wipes, exp. 3/26/16 (SS 02/28/16) (doubled), plus $0.50 evic – $0.50 after coupons

2 cans Dole Pineapple – $2.58, used $0.75/2 printable (doubled), plus $0.75 evic – $0.33 after coupons

3 Parmesan Cheese Blend (I just happened to notice these were marked down to $0.97 each! Of course, this was after the Aldi shopping trip where I had already gotten parmesan cheese :)) – $2.91

1 Dannon Light and Fit 4-pk Yogurt – $1.40, used $1 off (3) Dannon Light & Fit Greek Yogurt Single Serve Cups or (1) Multipack or Quart, exp. 3/31/16 (SS 02/21/16 R) – $0.40 after coupon

2 Sorrento Ricotta Cheese – $3.99, used 2 $1/1 printables, NLA – $1.99/2 after coupons

Total after coupons and rebate: $11.06

Weekly Total: $68.06

Weekly Menu Plan

Breakfasts

Cereal x 2

Oatmeal with Fruit x 3

Toast, Scrambled Eggs/Veggie Omelettes x 2

Lunches

Baked Sweet Potatoes, Apples, Almond Butter on Rice Cakes

Build-Your-Own-Tossed Salad (Lettuce, Raw Veggies, Hard Boiled Eggs, Shredded Cheese, Nuts), Oranges

Macaroni and Cheese, Peppers, Bananas

Leftovers x 4

Dinners

Venison Roast in the Crockpot, Roasted Carrots and Potatoes, Almost Famous Breadsticks

Chicken Gravy over Rice, Steamed Broccoli, Homemade Applesauce

Homemade Pepperoni Pizza, Italian Cheese Bread, Tossed Salad, Chocolate Sheet Cake and Ice Cream (Birthday Meal/Company Dinner – my baby is turning 2! Which makes me very happy and very sad all at once. :))

Barbequed Meatballs (I made this a couple of weeks back, and it is back by popular demand!), Homemade Macaroni and Cheese, Roasted Cauliflower

Taco Salad, Homemade Yellow Rice

Baked Potatoes topped with Ham, Shredded Cheese and Broccoli, Easy Whole Wheat Bread

Leftovers