Gretchen’s $52 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan

Walmart

1 Ivory Bodywash – $0.97, used $0.25/1 printable – $0.72 after coupon

1 bag Great Value Chocolate Chips – $1.98

1.02 lbs Roma Tomatoes – $1.37, received $0.20 back from Ibotta – $1.17 after rebate

1 Pineapple – $1.29 (Price matched to Aldi)

2 Cucumbers – $0.29 each (Price matched to Aldi)

4 Avocados – $0.29 each (Price matched to Aldi)

3 pkg Strawberries – $1.29 each (Price matched to Aldi)

Total after coupons and rebate: $10.77

Homeland

1 Oscar Meyer Natural Turkey Lunchmeat – $3.49, used $0.75/1 printable (doubled) – $1.99 after coupon

1 box Ritz Crackers – $2.50, used $1/1 printable (doubled) – $0.50 after coupon

1 box Wheat Thins – $2.50, used $1/1 mailer coupon (doubled) – $0.50 after coupon

2 Reynolds Baking Cups – $0.89 each, used $1/2 printable (doubled, no longer available) – Free after coupon

1 Simply Lemonade – $2.29, used $0.75/1 printable (doubled) – $0.79 after coupon

2 3 Musketeers – $0.65 each, used $0.50/2 printable (doubled) – $0.15 each after coupon

1 Juicy Juice Apple Juice – $2.50, used $0.75/1 printable (doubled) AND $0.50 back from Ibotta – $0.50 after coupon and rebate

2 Oscar Meyer P3 Protein packs – $1.25 each, used $1/2 printable (doubled) – $0.25 each after coupon

Hunts Super Snack Pack Pudding – $2.89, used $1/1 printable (doubled) – $0.89 after coupon

Total after coupons and rebate: $5.97

Dillons

1 gallon Dillons Milk – $2.64, received $0.20 back from Ibotta – $2.44 after rebate

1 bag Kroger Brown Sugar – $1.99

1 bag Baby Carrots – $1.79

1 bag Psst Sugar – $2.19

1 box Kroger Dish Detergent – $3.29, used $2/1 mailer coupon – $1.29 after coupon

2 Angel Soft Bath Tissue – $1 each, used 2 $0.55/1 printable – $0.45 each after coupon

1 Ham Steak – $2.50

1 bag Kroger Frozen Hashbrowns – $1.99

1 Kroger Cottage Cheese – $1.50

1 Kroger Sour Cream – $1

1 dozen Dillons Eggs – $2.27

2.04 lbs Bananas – $1.20, received $0.25 back from Checkout 51 – $0.95 after rebate

1 Romaine Lettuce – $0.99

4 Horizon Mac & Cheese – $1 each, used 2 Buy One Get One Free printable – $0.50 each after coupon

1 bag Kroger Frozen Chicken Breasts – $6.99

1 bag Kroger Flour – $1.79

1.05 lbs Peaches – $1.34

2 White Rain Kids Bodywash – Marked down to $1.09 each

Total after coupons and rebates: $36.10

Total for all grocery stores: $52.84

Menu Plan for This Week

Breakfasts

Cereal x 2

Toast & Eggs x 3

Fruit Smoothies & Pumpkin Muffins x 2

Lunches

Cheese/Crackers/Veggies/Fruit x 2

Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches, Carrots

Turkey Sandwiches, Fruit Salad

Macaroni & Cheese, Carrots, Avocados

Baked Potatoes with Cottage Cheese, Steamed Broccoli (from freezer)

Leftovers

Dinners

Salad Bar x 2 (When it’s hot outside, we love to do this meal since it doesn’t use the oven.)

Venison BBQ Meatballs, Butterhorns, Green Beans

Taco Salad, Strawberries

Chicken Stir-fry, Rice, Avocados

Ham and Hashbrown Casserole, Pineapple

Venison Roast, Potatoes, Carrots, Biscuits