Aldi
3 dozen Eggs – $1.99 each
1 Spreadable Butter – $2.99
1 bag Frozen Blueberries – $3.85
1 pkg Bacon – $3.99
1 lb Butter – $3.86
1 gallon Milk – $3.06
2 Half & Half – $2.39 each
1 Pasta Sauce – $1.45
1 pkg Chocolate Chips – $1.99
1 bag Avocados – $3.39
1 bag Mini Peppers – $2.95
1 bag Apples – $2.49
1 pkg Applesauce Cups – $1.45
1 pkg Peanut Butter Crackers – $1.15
1 pkg Yeast – $0.86
1 bag Mandarins – $3.49
1.89 lbs Zucchini – $2.44
1.49 lbs Bananas – $0.63
1 bag Oyster Crackers – $1.09
1 bag Kettle Chips – $1.65
1 pkg Grape Tomatoes – $2.69
1 Jelly – $1.95
1 American Cheese Singles – $1.89
1 Sandwich Bread – $0.99
1 bag Caesar Salad – $2.79
1 bag Mini Cucumbers – $1.89
Total: $65.73
Ingles
2 pkg Steak – Marked down to $3.15 and $4.59
1 box Organic Salad – Marked down to $1.49
1 Half & Half – Marked down to $1.50
1 Stonyfield Baby Yogurt – $4.98 (Yes, this is terribly expensive but I wanted to introduce my baby to yogurt and I love this brand.)
Total: $15.62
Liquidation Store
2 boxes Cereal – $1.99 each
1 box Cocoa Puffs Bars – $0.99
1 pkg Food for Life English Muffins – $1.59
Total: $6.56
Total for all groceries: $87.91
Menu Plan for This Week
We will be out of town several days this week so I only have to plan meals for five days.
Breakfasts
Cereal, Eggs, Yogurt, English Muffins
Lunches
Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches/Veggies/Chips x 2, Mac & Cheese/Mandarin Oranges, Cheese/Crackers/Fruit/Veggies/Granola Bars x 2
Dinners
Grilled Steak, French Bread (from freezer), Steamed Zucchini, Caesar Salad
Chicken & Rice Bowls with Toppings
Out to Eat
Spaghetti, Biscuits, Sauteed Zucchini, Tossed Salad
Pancakes, Eggs, Bacon, Fruit Salad
Use the stoneybrook yogurt to make your own yogurt. It’s very easy and cheap and you can control the sugar. Homemade yogurt tends to be runnier so I put it in sippy cups for my babies when I was introducing milk.
Oh I’ve never done this before but I like this idea. Do you have a recipe you love? I would LOVE to try this for my little one. – Gretchen, MSM Team
I had to Google it to find an actual recipe. I’ve done it so much that I don’t need a recipe. This looked straightforward: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017991-creamy-homemade-yogurt
I often make it in my instant pot if I want to make a lot (at one point my kids would go through a gallon every couple weeks). But if you’re only making a little a quart jar with a lid works well.