Alright- so if you're just tuning in, click here to read all about this
Grocery Budget Challenge I am embarking on.
Let's recap.
Week #1 was a disaster. DISASTER!!!
If you remember, my weekly goal is $150. Last week, I spent $189 at
Safeway and then went to
Grocery Outlet and spent another $60. AAAAHHHH!!! Not good!
I was super prepared and had my meal plan and my grocery list ready. However, I did not account for items that I needed to stock up on and I did end up buying $30 worth of items for my Father-in-law.
Clearly I am still learning.
This week I have revised my meal plan in an effort to make up for the colossal suckiness that was last week. So that means I am going to be feeding my family from the items I have already stocked up on in my fridge, freezer and
pantry. I will only be going to the grocery store to buy more Halloween candy for the trick or treaters because my family ate all the Halloween candy I bought 2 weeks ago. Seriously- ate it ALL! And I will be using some of my grocery money to buy the pizza for our Pizza & Beer get together with neighbors on Halloween night.
Week #2
Monday
Baked Potato Soup *double batch
Hasbrowns, turkey sausage, avocado & fresh fruit for breakfast
Tuesday
Macaroni & Cheese with Green Salad *double batch
Pumpkin Bread & fresh fruit for breakfast
Wednesday
Crockpot Taco Soup
Toast w/peanut butter & fruit & yogurt smoothies for breakfast
Thursday
Pizza & Beer- It's HALLOWEEN!
Toast w/peanut butter & fruit & yogurt smoothies for breakfast
Friday
Leftovers
Pumpkin Bread & fresh fruit for breakfast
Saturday
Meatballs, Rice and roasted veggies
Toast w/peanut butter & fruit & yogurt smoothies for breakfast
Sunday
Spaghetti with Marinara Sauce & green salad *double batch Marinara Sauce
Pancakes *double batch
I will be sending my husband to work with leftover soups- both Baked Potato and Taco. I will also send him with some leftover Cheese Enchiladas & Beans- would you believe he'll eat this cold! Cold?!? If I run out of leftovers- PB & J it will be! If you remember- my son and I eat leftovers for lunch too. This saves me from having to buy lunch items- at least for this week!
You'll also notice that I'm baking Pumpkin Bread again this week. My boys can't get enough of it! And they've requested that I bake more- thankfully I have enough pumpkin and eggs! Did you also see that I have 4 meals that I will be adding to my
freezer stockpile this week! WooHoo!
Now all I need to do is stick to my budget!
*Want to go back and see what happened on
Week #1?
