Gretchen’s $63 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan for 5

Aldi

1 gallon Milk – $2.76

1 bag Chocolate Chips – $1.29

1 loaf Bread – $0.66

1 dozen Eggs – $1.53

2 dozen Cage Free Eggs – $2.25 each

3 Half & Half – $1.49 each

1 bag Chicken Breasts – $6.99

1 pkg Flour – $1.49

1 box Mac & Cheese – $0.34

1 pkg Applesauce Cups – $1.19

1 MooTubes Yogurt – $1.55

1 box Kids Krunch Cereal – $2.19

1 box Chocolate Puffs Cereal – $1.45

1 box Instant Oatmeal – $1.19

1 bag Tortilla Chips – $1.25

1 box Crackers – $2.15

1 bag Salad – $2.19

2 pkg Strawberries – $1.99 each

Total: $42.66

Harris Teeter

5 cans Libby’s Vegetables – $0.51 each

1 Cucumber – $0.99

4 bags Harris Teeter Tortillas – $0.84 each

1 Cantaloupe – $2

1 Whole Chicken – $4.75

1.83 lbs Red Grapes – $2.73

2 boxes Simple Truth Organic Popcorn Bags – Marked down to $1.99 each

Total: $20.36

Total for both stores: $63.02

Menu Plan for This Week

Breakfasts

Cereal, Eggs, Yogurt, Oatmeal, Cinnamon Rolls (from the freezer), Fruit Smoothies

Lunches

Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches/Chips/Grapes x 3, Mac & Cheese/Carrot Sticks/Applesauce Cups x 2, Peanut Butter & Crackers/Sliced Apples/Cucumbers x 2

Dinners

Grilled Chicken, Steamed Broccoli, Cantaloupe, Toast (using up old bread)

Sour Cream Enchiladas, Fruit Salad, Toasted Bagels (leftover from a couple of weeks ago)

Rotisserie Chicken in the Crock Pot, Steamed Peas, Biscuits

Spaghetti, Tossed Salad, Homemade Garlic Breadsticks

Bean Burritos, Chips & Salsa

Homemade Cheese Pizza, Breadsticks, Tossed Salad

Pancakes, Eggs, Fruit Smoothie