I ended up being out of town some of last week and wasn’t able to do a grocery shopping trip for last week. So we basically were out of almost everything. Our meals were getting really creative by the end of the week. Because of this, I had quite a huge grocery list this week!
Aldi
4 dozen Eggs – $0.98 each
1 gallon Milk – $2.19 (I usually make our milk last longer by adding water to it once it gets down to half a gallon about mid-week.)
2 Half & Half – $1.55 each
2 bags Frozen Chicken Breasts – $5.59 each
2 box MooTubes – $1.55
1 bag Frozen Tilapia – $3.79
1 bag Frozen Strawberries – $1.89
1 bag Spinach – $1.19
1 bag Mini Cucumbers – $2.19
1 box Chewy Granola Bars – $1.15
2 cans Green Beans – $0.49 each
1 Grape Jelly – $1.29
2 pkg Strawberries – $0.99 each (I wanted to purchase more but a lot of the strawberries were either already moldy or looking old.)
1 can Refried Beans – $0.75
1 pkg Green Peppers – $1.99
1 bag Chocolate Chips – $1.69
1 Flour Tortillas – $1.25
1 pkg Pazazz Apples – $2.79
2 cans Tuna – $0.79 each
1 Unsweetened Applesauce – $1.95
1 can Black Beans – $0.48
3 boxes Mac & Cheese – $0.33 each
1 box Cheese Crackers – $1.49
1 bag Sugar – $1.57
1 pkg Cream Cheese – $0.79
1 canister Raisins – $2.89
1 box Graham Crackers – $0.99
1 bag Tortilla Chips – $0.89
1 lb Ground Turkey – $1.89
1.70 lbs Roma Tomatoes – $1.89
1 loaf Bread – $0.95
2 lbs Ground Beef – $1.89 each
Total: $68.14
Kroger
1 Green Leaf Lettuce – $1.49
4 boxes Mott’s Fruit Snacks – $0.99 each
1 box Kroger Peanut Butter Cereal – $1.49
2.36 lbs Bananas – $1.16
2.24 lbs Bananas – Marked down to $0.87
1 bag Kroger Potato Chips – $1.25
1 Kroger Ice Cream – $1.79
1 Mom’s Best Cereal – $3.29 (This is the ONLY cereal my two little boys will eat. They ask for it every single morning.)
1 bag Clementines – $3.99
4 bags Kroger Shredded Cheese – $1.88 each
1 bag Frozen Peas – $1
Total: $27.81
Total for both stores: $95.95
Menu Plan for This Week
Breakfasts
Cereal, Spinach Smoothies, Eggs, Oatmeal, Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Lunches
Mac & Cheese, Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches, Cheese/Crackers/Veggies, Apples & Peanut Butter/Hard Boiled Eggs, Tuna Salad Sandwiches, Leftovers
Dinners
Tossed Salad Bar with Chicken
Grilled Chicken and Tilapia, Biscuits, Fruit Salad
Baked Chicken Taquitos, Chips & Salsa, Steamed Peas
Spaghetti, Tossed Salad, Green Beans
Crepes, Strawberry Smoothies, Scrambled Eggs
Homemade Cheese Pizza, Breadsticks
Barbecue Meatballs, Homemade Bread, Steamed Broccoli
By the way, Silas turned 11 this week. And after being the baby of the family for all those years, with the addition of Kierstyn and Champ, he now has moved up to middle child status.
Roadside Produce Stand