Brigette’s $79 Grocery Shopping Trip, Zaycon Order, and Weekly Menu Plan for 6

I’m excited and oh-so-ready to get back into regular meal-planning, grocery shopping, and couponing after spending the last few months slightly less organized! Lots and lots of travelling, health issues and sickness have made a regular schedule almost impossible, but I *think* I see the light at the end of the tunnel – and I’m ready to try again. 🙂

Zaycon 

I absolutely love Zaycon! I buy all of our boneless, skinless chicken breasts there, and have always been very pleased. I’ve also been happy with Zaycon‘s ground beef, and I am planning on trying their whole chickens (new!), as well as boneless chicken thighs when they are offered in my area soon (Have any of you tried either of these yet?). It’s much easier than grocery shopping as it is quick, and I never even have to get out of my car! It does take some work once I get home to bag and freeze the meat since it comes fresh and in large quantities – but at this price, for this quality – I can do a little packaging work! 🙂

40lbs Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts @ $1.69/lb – $67.60 (no tax either, people! I know some of you are used to always paying tax on food. :))

Total: $67.60, but I used referral credit, so my total was FREE!

Aldi

2 loaves Bread – $1.70

2 heads Cauliflower – $4.98

3 dozen Eggs – $2.25

1 3-lb bag Gala Apples – $2.99

1 5-lb bag Jasmine Rice – $4.89

2 2-lb bags Shredded Cheese – $11.78

1 pkg fresh Chicken Drumsticks (@ $0.69/lb) – $3.57

2 cans Green Beans – $0.98

3 pkgs Baby Carrots – $2.98

1 2-lb bag Red Grapes – $1.98

1 20-oz pkg Zucchini – $1.99

1 bag Nacho Chips – $1.19

2 cans Diced Tomatoes – $0.98

1 Spaghetti Squash – $1.49

1 Butternut Squash – $1.49

1 large Smoked Ham – $9.33 (I will use this for several different meals over the next few weeks – what I don’t use this week I will freeze)

1 bunch Bananas (2.37 @ $0.44/lb) – $1.04

1 container Old Fashioned Oats – $2.39

1 container Quick Oats – $2.39

1 Artisan Lettuce – $1.99

1 pkg Romaine Hearts – $1.99

3 16-oz containers Egg Whites – $5.97

1 gallon Milk – $1.99

Total: $72.33

Harris Teeter

1 32-oz container Simply Pure Coffee Creamer -$2.00, used $0.55/1 printable (doubled), plus $0.55/1 Harris Teeter evic – $0.35 after coupons

1 Kind Granola Bar – $1.25, used $0.75/1 catalina coupon (doubled) – FREE after coupon

1 box Tiny Toast Cereal – $2.50, used $0.75/1 printable (doubled) – $1.00 after coupon

1 jar Prego – $1.98, used $0.50/1 printable (doubled) – $0.98 after coupon

1 box Zing Stevia packets – $1.99, used $1.50/1 Born Sweet Zing Stevia Sweetener, exp. 11/13/16 (RP 08/28/16) – $0.49 after coupon

1 jar Kraft Parmesan Cheese – $3.50, used $0.75/1 printable (doubled) – $2.00 after coupon

1 24-oz container Cottage Cheese (B1G1) – $1.74

1 box Pillsbury Toaster Strudel – $1.67, used $0.50/1 Pillsbury Toaster Strudel Pastries, exp. 10/29/16 (SS 08/07/16) (doubled), plus receive $0.50 back from Checkout 51 – $0.17 after coupons

1 1-lb pkg Land O’Frost  Deli Meat – $3.97, used $0.75/1 Land O’Frost Premium Bistro Favorites or Canadian Bacon, exp. 10/16/16 (SS 08/28/16) (doubled) – $2.47 after coupon

Total after coupons and rebate: $9.20

Weekly Grocery Total: $79.33

Weekly Menu Plan

Breakfasts

Homemade Granola x 2, Cereal or Oatmeal x 3, Toast, Eggs and Fruit x 2, Toaster Strudels and Eggs (Saturday morning treat :))

Lunches

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Carrots, Apples x 2

Build-Your-Own-Tossed-Salad x 2 (Lettuce, Assorted Fresh Veggies, Hard Boiled Eggs, Shredded Cheese, Nuts, Raisins, Deli Meat, etc.)

Leftovers x 3

Dinners

Meat Potato Quiche (using chopped deli meat), Roasted Cauliflower, Apple Spice Muffins

Pancakes, Eggs (My 9-yr old plans and makes dinner once a week now, so this is what she chose.)

Chicken Gravy over Rice, Sauteed Zucchini, Leftover Apple Spice Muffins

Venison Roast in the Crockpot, Carrots, Baked Potatoes, Pumpkin Crescent Rolls

Ham and Bean Soup, Buttermilk Cornbread

Oven Fried Chicken, Green Beans, Mashed Potatoes

Leftovers