Sunday, March 31, 2019

$70 Grocery Budget: Kroger Deals & Sprouts Weekend Deals

I’m currently challenging myself to stick with a $70 grocery budget for our family of five. This includes almost all of our breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners + most household products (toiletries, laundry soap, etc.). For live updates, be ...

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$70 Grocery Budget: Kroger Deals & Sprouts Weekend Deals

I’m currently challenging myself to stick with a $70 grocery budget for our family of five. This includes almost all of our breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners + most household products (toiletries, laundry soap, etc.).

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Kroger Shopping Trip #1:

  • 2 Aussie Conditioning Treatment — $1.99 when you buy 5 participating items, used $2/2 Kroger Digital coupon = $0.99 each
  • 2 boxes of Orville Redenbacher popcorn — $0.99 each when you buy 5 participating items
  • 1 Bertolli Pasta Sauce — $1.29 when you buy 5 participating items
  • 1 bag potato chips — marked down to $0.99
  • 2 packages of Beef Fajitas — marked down to $3.99 each
  • 2 dozen organic eggs — marked down to $1.49 each
  • Olive Oil Spray — $2.99
  • Vitamin D Milk — $2.49
  • Total with tax: $27.06

Kroger deals

I went to Kroger again on Friday to grab the Special K bars that were part of the Friday & Saturday deal.

Kroger deals

When I walked in, I saw this sign for this 4-day sale that I didn’t know anything about!! Plus, I found that they had pineapple and cantaloupe on sale for $0.99 each!

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Kroger Shopping Trip #2:

  • 5 boxes of Special K Bars — $1.49 each with Friday-Saturday deals
  • Flour — marked down $1.39
  • 3 bags of sugar — $0.99 each
  • Ghirardelli Chocolate Chips — marked down to $1.50
  • Organic Greens — marked down to $2.99
  • 2 Grapefruit — marked down to $0.99
  • Organic canned tomatoes — marked down to $0.49
  • Pumpkin Spice Sparkling Cider — marked down to $1.39
  • Half & Half – $1.79
  • Asparagus — $0.89
  • Kroger cereal — $1.49
  • 3 tubs of Purity Ice Cream — $1.99 each
  • 2 cantaloupe — $0.99 each
  • 2 pineapple — $0.99 each
  • Total with tax: $35.41

Sprouts deals

And I got an email from Sprouts with a coupon to scan at the register to get some GREAT produce deals. (This coupon is also available in the app, if you have the app.)

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Sprouts Shopping Trip

  • 2 Blackberries — $0.99 each
  • 8 cucumbers — 4 for $1
  • 8 pounds of oranges — $1 per pound
  • Total with tax: $6.22

Total spent on groceries: $64.97

Cashback earned this week: 75 points for submitting my receipts to Fetch rewards,$0.25 back from iBotta for submitting my receipt

    
 

   
   
   

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Brigette's $84 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan for 6

My older sister, Brigette, shares her shopping trips and menu plans every week! You can go HERE to see all of her weekly menu plans and you can go HERE to read all about her family! Aldi 1 3-lb bag frozen Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts – $5.39 2 ...

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Brigette’s $84 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan for 6

My older sister, Brigette, shares her shopping trips and menu plans every week! You can go HERE to see all of her weekly menu plans and you can go HERE to read all about her family!

ALDI grocery shopping trip
Aldi

1 3-lb bag frozen Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts – $5.39

2 cans Chicken Breast – $3.10

1-lb roll Sausage – $1.89

1 pkg Sliced Pepperoni – $1.95

1 pkg String Cheese – $1.95

1 16-oz carton Heavy Cream – $1.55

1 32-oz carton Half and Half – $1.55

2 32-oz cartons Nonfat Plain Greek Yogurt – $6.58

4 individual Flavored Greek Yogurts – $2.36

1 16-oz bag Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese – $2.15

1 large canister Quick Oats – $2.29

2 boxes Honey Nut Oats – $2.30

1 box Crisp Rice – $1.15

4 dozen Eggs – $3.12

1 16-oz carton Egg Whites – $1.69

2 cans Green Beans – $0.76

1 bunch Bananas (1.81lbs @ $0.34/lb) – $0.62

1 bag Radishes – $0.49

1 10-lb bag Russet Potatoes – $3.49

1 large jar Unsweetened Applesauce – $1.89

1 pkg Romaine Hearts – $1.89

1 Cauliflower – $1.99

4 Avocados – $1.96

1 pkg Mushrooms – $0.89

1 Pineapple – $0.99

1 3-ct pkg Multi-Colored Peppers – $1.99

1 large tub Organic Spring Mix – $3.99

2 pkgs Mini Cucumbers – $2.38

1 3-lb bag Pink Lady Apples – $3.99

2 pkgs Baby Carrots – $1.50

1 pkg Broccoli Crowns – $1.69

1 pkg Grape Tomatoes – $1.15

1/2 gallon 1 % Milk – $0.78

1/2 gallon Orange Juice – $1.59

1 can Garbanzo Beans – $0.48

1 jar Salsa – $0.99

1 large jar Grape Jelly – $1.09

1 jar Chicken Bouillon Cubes – $1.69

1 bag Nacho Tortillas Chips – $0.75

1 packet Taco Seasoning Mix – $0.29

1 jar Pasta Sauce – $0.85

1 bag Four Tortillas – $0.65

1 loaf Sandwich Bread – $0.65

2 bags frozen Riced Cauliflower – $3.78

Total: $84.27

Grocery Total for the Week: $84.27

Weekly Menu Plan

Breakfasts

Veggie Omelets, Cereal, Oatmeal, Scrambled/Fried/Hard Boiled Eggs, Yogurt, Fruit, Toast

Lunches

Cheese Quesadillas, Applesauce, Carrots x 2

Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches/Rice Cakes, Carrots/Cucumbers, Apples/Bananas x 3

Leftovers x 2

Dinners

Pancakes, Sausage Patties, Scrambled Eggs

Meatloaf (I use a mix of mostly ground venison and some ground hamburger), Green Beans, Mashed Potatoes

Taco Chicken Casserole (I’ll sub plain greek yogurt in place of sour cream), Tossed Salad, Pineapple

Pepperoni Pizza, Breadsticks, Fresh Raw Veggie Platter with Greek Yogurt Ranch Dip

Slow Cooker Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup, Biscuits

Baked Potato Bar (Fried Bacon, Roasted Broccoli, Plain Greek Yogurt, Salsa, Shredded Cheese, Avocado, Garbanzo Beans), Pineapple

Leftovers