We Spent $68.87 on Groceries This Past Week (Kroger, Aldi, Big Lots)
Want to see what we bought for this week’s $70 grocery budget? I’m currently challenging myself to stick with a $70 budget for our family of seven. This includes almost all of our breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners + most household products (toiletries, laundry soap, etc.).
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I’m loving getting back into the swing of bargain shopping again! This week, I went to Kroger twice plus Aldi and Big Lots. Here’s what I got…
Kroger Shopping Trip #1:
- Salad Greens — marked down to $1.79
- Greek Salad Kit — marked down to $1.69
- 2 jars peanut butter — $1.50 each
- Peppers — marked down to $0.99
- Grapes — $1.52
- Total with tax: $9.53
I went to another Kroger later in the week and found crazy egg markdowns!
Kroger Shopping Trip #2:
- 5 boxes Kellogg’s cereal — $1.69 each when you buy 6 or more participating items + get $0.75 back from iBotta = $0.94 each after iBotta rebate
- Godiva Pudding — marked down to $0.79
- 2 Yoplait Yogurt 8-packs — marked down to $2.19 each
- 5 blocks/bags cheese — $1.49 each when you buy 6 or more participating items
- 2 Nourish bowls — marked down to $0.99 each
- 3 cans Pringles — $0.99 each when you buy 6 or more participating items
- Capri-Sun — $1.79 when you buy 6 or more participating items
- Dole Spinach — marked down to $0.79
- 2 30-count eggs — marked down to $0.69 each
- Kroger brown eggs — $0.99
- 3 bags avocados — marked down to $0.99 each
- 2 bags nectarines — marked down to $0.99 each
- Milk — $2.59
- Kroger cookies — $1.29, used $1/1 digital coupon = $0.29
- 3 2-lb packs of strawberries — $1.88 each
- Total with tax: $47.22
BigLots Shopping Trip:
- 2 loaves bread — $1.40 each
- 1 pack hot dog buns
- Total with tax: $4.48
ALDI Shopping Trip:
- Oats — $2.39
- 3-lb bag of Fuji Apples — $2.99
- Tortilla Chips — $0.89
- Bananas — $0.89
- Total with tax: $7.64
Total spent on groceries: $68.87
Our Menu Plan This Week
Note: When you see the meals below, please remember this: I buy ahead often. Which means that when I find a great deal on something I know we’ll use, I buy as much as I can afford in our budget to have on hand.
This means that you aren’t going to see all of the groceries my shopping trip that I used to make all of the meals we ate.
Please also remember that I’m putting this out there and it’s not a perfectly balanced menu. This is just really what we ate — and I hope that it encourages you to see the real-ness and lack of perfection here.
Dinners:
Sunday — Sausage, Scrambled Eggs, Toast
Monday — Crockpot Rotisserie Chicken, Twice Baked Potatoes, Salad, Grapes
Tuesday — Chicken & Noodles, Oranges, Cheesy Garlic Bread
Wednesday — Sausage/Potatoes/Peppers in the Crockpot, Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Thursday — Breakfast Casserole, Roasted Potatoes, Grapes
Friday — Leftovers, Fruit Salad
Saturday — Peanut Butter & Honey Sandwiches, Strawberries, Pringles (we are taking a short little in-state road trip this weekend to visit my sister and her family who currently live in Johnson City so we’re eating this on the road!)
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28 Comments
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There was also a Kroger cash back offer for $.75 on the frosted mini wheats. I think you have to add it before you go, though.
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I am curious as to when you buy paper products/laundry products/diapers etc. I know you include this in your grocery budget, but I don’t see these in the purchases you share except for the occasional bottle of shampoo… (Unless missed a big purchase at some point??)
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It is a small world. My grandfather was from Johnson City and my grandmother was from Turkey Town – when it was a mining town and now a park.
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I think it’s wonderful that you’re now a family of 7, but maybe you should note that 2 are babies (who aren’t even eating the food you buy right now). I’ve noticed many readers seem to get discouraged when their budget isn’t as low as yours, and if someone sees “7 people” without realizing the context, that may continue to happen – and I know that’s not your intention!
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Love shopping the Woo Hoo and 99 cent produce specials at Kroger. Really helps my budget. Excellent find on eggs!!!
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I KNOW YOU ARE EATING HEALTHY- IT SHOWS! I’M INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU TYPICALLY EAT FOR THE DAY. MANY BLESSING TO YOU AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL FAMILY.
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69 cents for 30 eggs each is crazy! We have chickens and that’s cheaper than having chickens!
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You’re lucky your Kroger takes coupons off of Markdowns mine doesn’t.
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What about the meat you purchase? How do you calculate that into your grocery budget? I don’t see a whole chicken or kielbasa type sausage in the items purchased. Do you spend one whole weeks worth on just meats but from a previous week not shown? Meat is always the most costly item in my budget.
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What kinds of stuff do you and your family eat for breakfast and lunch? I love seeing your dinners because it gives me inspiration for my menus!
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You’ve probably said before, but I’m curious what your plan is for that many avocados.
How do you use them all up before they go bad? Is there a way to make them last longer?-
I don’t know if she will do this, but they do freeze. And if you add a little lemon juice they won’t discolor. We mix with salsa and make very easy guacamole or put on salads.
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Thanks, Diane!
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Love this – thank you for sharing as always! We love sausage, potatoes, and onions in the crockpot.
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Question: how often do you usually go to the store?
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