Gretchen’s $62 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan

Aldi

1 bag Navel Oranges – $1.99

1 pkg Flour Tortillas – $0.99

1 pkg Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips – $1.79

1 pkg Baby Carrots – $0.99

2 Cucumbers – $0.59 each

1 lb Butter – $2.69

1 pkg Frozen Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts – $5.49

1 pkg Cheese – $1.69

1 loaf White Bread – $0.79

1 loaf Wheat Bread – $0.99

1 gallon Milk – $2.40

1 Pure Maple Syrup – $6.49

2 dozen Large Eggs – $0.89 each

1 jar Spaghetti Sauce – $1.19

1 pkg Red Grapes – $1.58

1 pkg Roma Tomatoes – $1.49

2 pkg Strawberries – $1.29 each, used $0.10 Mobisave rebate – $1.24 each after rebate

Total after rebate: $36

Dillons

5 boxes Kellogg’s Cereal – $1.88 each, used $3/5 printable AND $0.50/1 e-coupon AND $1/2 Checkout 51 rebate AND $0.25/1 Ibotta rebate and $0.75/1 Ibotta rebate – $0.78 each after coupon and rebates

1 Sunbelt Granola Bars – $2.50, used $0.75/1 printable – $1.75 after coupon

1 Jennie-O Ground Turkey – $1.99

2 Kroger Frozen Orange Juice Concentrate – $1 each

1 pkg Kroger Sour Cream – $1.25

1 pkg Frozen Peas – $0.88

2 Yoplait Yogurt – $0.60 each, used $0.50/2 printable – $0.35 each after coupon

1 bag Kroger Spinach – Marked down to $0.99, used $0.25/1 Checkout 51 rebate – $0.74 after rebate

1 lb Kroger Ground Beef – $2.99

1 Kroger Cottage Cheese – $1.25

3 Annie’s Mac & Cheese – $1 each, used $1/3 catalina coupon – $0.67 each after coupon

2 bag Apples – Marked down to $0.99 each

1 bag Green Peppers – Marked down to $0.99

1 bag Kroger Flour – $1.79

1.64 lbs Bananas – $0.97, used 20% off SavingStar.com rebate – $0.78 after rebate

1 Pineapple – $0.99

1 Romaine Lettuce – $0.99

Total after coupons and rebates: $26.98

Total for both stores: $62.98

Menu Plan for This Week

Breakfasts

Cereal x 2

Eggs and Muffins (from freezer) x 3

Oatmeal, Fruit

45 Minute Cinnamon Rolls, Orange Juice

Lunches

Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches, Tossed Salad, Fruit Salad

Salad Bar

Mac & Cheese, Carrot Sticks

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Sliced Veggies

Baked Potatoes, Cottage Cheese, Sliced Fruit

Leftovers x 2

Dinners

Lasagna, Tossed Salad, Biscuits

Easy Country French Toast, Scrambled Eggs, Fruit Salad, Orange Juice

Homemade Pizza, Tossed Salad

Chicken Fajitas, Fruit

Grilled Tilapia, Steamed Peas, Amish White Bread

Chicken & Rice, Green Beans

Leftovers