Friday, May 23, 2014

Gretchen's $58 Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan

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:: Gretchen’s $58 Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan

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Aldi

1 Frozen Peas – $0.95

1 bag Gala Apples – $2.99

2 Strawberries – $0.99 (I noticed when I got home I was charged for 3 packages of strawberries instead of 2.) :(

1 Rice Cakes – $1.29

1 Mini Marshmallows – $0.89

1 Flour Tortillas – $1.19

1 Pineapple – $1.29

1 bag Tomatoes – $0.99

2 Cucumbers – $0.49 each

1 Cantaloupe – $1.29

1 loaf Bread – $0.99

1 Mild Salsa – $1.69

Total with tax ($1.25): $18.76

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Dillons

1 gallon Milk – $3.09

1 Kroger Sour Cream – $1

4 Land O Lakes Spreadable Butter – $1.88 each, used 2 $0.50/1 printable and 2 $0.40/1 coupon from the 4/13 SmartSource insert – $1.43 each after coupons (We LOVE this butter!)

1 Kroger Frozen Orange Juice Concentrate – $1.59

1.57 lbs Bananas @ $0.59/lb – $0.93

1 Kroger Cream Cheese – $1

1 Kroger Shredded Cheese – $2

1 dozen Dillons Eggs – $1.69

1 Hillshire Farms Sausage - $3.99, used $3/1 e-coupon – $0.99 after coupon (I’ve never bought this before but couldn’t resist trying it after this great price. We’ll see how we like it!)

0.54 lbs Broccoli @ $0.99/lb – $0.53

2 Lettuce – $0.99 each

4 Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce – $1 each, used 2 $1/2 coupon from the 5/18 SmartSource insert – $0.50 each after coupon

2 Chocolate Chex Cereal – Marked down to $1.89 each, used $1/2 coupon from the 5/4 SmartSource insert – $1.39 each after coupons

1 Raisins – $1.79

1 Psst Crackers – $1.19

2 Kroger Cream of Mushroom Soup – $1 each

1 Quilted Northern Bath Tissue – $5.99, used $1/1 printable - $4.99 after coupon

Total after sales and coupons: $40.02

Total for all grocery items: $58.78

Menu Plan for this Week

Breakfasts

Pancakes, Homemade Granola, Cereal, Eggs, Juice

Lunches

Cheese Quesadillas, Tossed Salad, Crackers/Fruit/Veggies, Mac & Cheese, Leftovers

Dinners

Sour Cream Enchiladas, Chips and Salsa, Fruit Salad

Salad Bar (This is one of our favorite dinners in spring/summer!)

Pasta Salad, Sliced Apples

Poor Man’s Steak (using deer meat), Biscuits, Green Beans, Tossed Salad

Scrambled Eggs and Sausage, Fruit Salad

Italian Chicken, Texas Roadhouse Copycat Rolls, Steamed Broccoli

Leftovers (I’ve been trying to do better about eating up the leftovers in our refrigerator vs letting them go to waste. It’s worked pretty well to do one night devoted to just eating leftovers. And I enjoy having an night off from cooking!)

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