Gretchen’s $133 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan for 6

Aldi

1 pkg Chicken Breasts – $8.79

1 pkg Pie Crusts – $0.99

2 gallon Eggs – $2.67 each

1 gallon Milk – $3

1 Spiral Ham – Marked down to $8.79

1 Yogurt – $2.29

1 bag Frozen Blueberries – $4.39

1 bag Potatoes – $4.89

1 lb Butter – $3.18

1 pkg Bacon – $3.89

1 pkg Zucchini – $2

1 box Instant Oatmeal – $1.65

1 Spreadable Butter – $3.49

1 bag Tortilla Chips – $1.89

2 pkg Chicken Breasts – Marked down to $5.02 and $4.55

1 Grape Jelly – $2.39

2 boxes Honey Grahams Cereal – $1.79 each

2 cans Tuna – $0.84 each

1 pkg Shredded Cheese – $3.79

1 bag Steamed Green Beans – $0.95

1 box Cake Mix – $0.98

1 bag Whole Almonds – $5.99

1 bag Chocolate Chips – $1.99

2 pkg Chunk Cheese – $1.99 each

1 pkg Romaine Lettuce – $2.69

1 Taco Seasoning – $0.42

1 bag Baby Carrots – $1.19

2 bag Apples – $2.89 each

1 Mini Packs Raisins – $1.59

1 pkg Cinnamon Raisin Bagels – $1.95

1 bag Mini Peppers – $2.89

1 Cantaloupe – $1.69

5 Avocados – $0.55 each

2 Seedless Cucumbers – $0.89 each

1 bag Mandarins – $2.69

Total: $115.46

Sara Lee Bakery Outlet

1 Sara Lee Dinner Rolls – $1.19

4 pkg Bread – $1.29 each

Total: $6.35

Grocery Outlet

1 box ThinkKids – $1.50

2 boxes Annie’s Mac & Cheese – $1.49 each

1 pkg Chi-Chi’s Tortillas – $0.50

1 box Justin’s Almond Butter – $3

1 box Annie’s Cheddar Bunnies – $1.69

1 box Annie’s Bunny Grahams – $1.49

Total: $12.15

Total for all groceries: $133.96

Menu Plan for This Week

Breakfasts

Cereal, Eggs, Bacon, Bagels, Yogurt

Lunches

Mac & Cheese/Apples x 2, Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches/Pirate’s Booty/Carrot Sticks x 2, Chicken Nuggets/Veggies/Fruit, McDonald’s (my son’s birthday lunch choice), Leftovers

Dinners

Smoked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Rolls, Zucchini

Date Night (kids will eat mac & cheese)

Taco Bar, Chips & Guacamole

Ham, Fried Potatoes, Apples, Biscuits, Green Beans

French Toast, Eggs, Bacon (birthday dinner of choice for my son)

Pizza, Breadsticks

Mexican Lasagna, Fruit Salad