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
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