Saturday, July 3, 2021

This Week's $56 Grocery Shopping Trip and more...

I noticed that Kroger raised their prices on milk. Have you noticed that at your store? Ours had been $2.69-$2.89 a gallon, but all gallons were $3.09 this past week. I was excited about the butter sale! $1.99 is my stock-up price, so I bought 4 lbs to ...
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This Week’s $56 Grocery Shopping Trip

I noticed that Kroger raised their prices on milk. Have you noticed that at your store? Ours had been $2.69-$2.89 a gallon, but all gallons were $3.09 this past week.

I was excited about the butter sale! $1.99 is my stock-up price, so I bought 4 lbs to last until the next sale! (I always stick it in the freezer.)

Kroger Shopping Trip

  • 4 lbs. butter — $1.99 each
  • Simple Truth Eggs — $2.79
  • Colgate Toothpaste — $1.99, used a $2/1 digital coupon = free after coupon
  • 4 Kroger yogurts — marked down to $0.19 each
  • 2 packages Tofu — on closeout for $0.50 each
  • 1 box graham crackers — on closeout for $1.15
  • 2 boxes Kroger cereal — $1.49 each
  • Bread — $2
  • Kroger sausage — $2
  • Flax seed — on closeout for $0.69
  • 2 lbs. ground turkey — marked down to $2.89 each
  • 2 packages King’s Hawaiian Rolls — marked down to $1.79 each
  • Italian bread — marked down $0.79
  • Bananas — marked down to $1.29
  • 2 bags peppers — marked down to $0.99 each
  • 2 bags limes — marked down to $0.99 each
  • 1 bag cucumbers — marked down to $0.99
  • Milk — $3.09
  • Strawberries — $2.50
  • Tub of spinach — marked down to $2.79
  • 2 boxes Betty Crocker mug cakes — marked down to $0.79 each
  • Zevia 6-pack — marked down to $1.89
  • Gerber baby food — marked down to $0.29
  • 2 Tuna pouches — marked down to $0.49 each
  • 2 Buffalo Tuna pouches — marked down to $0.39 each
  • Total with tax: $56.34

I used one of the packages of tofu in place of cottage cheese/ricotta cheese in Ziti .

I didn’t have any mozzarella cheese, so I just made do with what we had!

We love Energy Bites — and I especially love that I can make them based upon whatever we have on hand! This time, I added in some dried fruit I had gotten on closeout recently. (Some of us thought that added a delicious flair to them. Others in the family said it ruined them!)

    
 

Brigette’s $96 Grocery Shjopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan

Aldi

2 gallons Milk – $3.18

1 32-oz carton Half and Half – $1.55

1/2 gallon Unsweetened Almond Milk – $1.79

1 32-oz carton Greek Yogurt – $3.19

5 single-serving cartons Greek Yogurt – $2.95

1-lb box Butter Quarters – $2.59

1 pkg fresh Chicken Drumsticks ($0.99/lb) – $6.35

1 16-oz pkg Deli Meat – $2.49

1-lb Country Sausage – $3.05

2 boxes Annies Macaroni and Cheese – $2.38

1 box Cocoa Rice – $1.45

1 box Rice Squares – $1.55

1 family-size box Honey Nut Crisp Oats – $2.49

1 box Crisp Rice – $1.45

1 family-size box Frosty Flakes – $2.19

1 jar Onion Powder – $0.95

1 jar Dried Parsley – $0.95

1 jar Dried Oregano – $0.95

1 bag Frozen Strawberries – $2.95

1 3-ct pkg Garlic Heads – $1.19

1 Seedless Watermelon – $3.69

1 bunch Bananas ($0.38/lb) – $1.02

2 cans Green Beans – $0.94

1 large tub Organic Spring Mix – $3.59

1 bag Cherries ($1.19/lb) – $3.51

1 tub Artisan Lettuce – $2.89

1 3-lb bag Pink Lady Apples – $3.99

1 3-lb bag Fuji Apples – $3.29

1 3-lb bag Red Onions – $2.19

2 bags frozen Broccoli Florets – $1.70

1 bag Baby Carrots – $0.89

1 bag Spinach – $0.99

1 can Dill Pickles – $1.15

1 jar Salsa – $0.95

2 cans Tomato Paste – $0.82

1 jar Organic Preserves – $2.29

1 jar Strawberry Jam – $1.69

3 8-oz chunks Cheddar Cheese – $4.35

1 16-oz bag Shredded Mozzarella Cheese – $2.59

1 16-oz bag Shredded Cheddar Cheese – $2.59

1 can Parmesan Cheese – $1.99

1 12-oz pkg Chocolate Chips – $1.19

1 16-oz box Rotini Pasta – $0.75

1 bag Rice Cakes – $1.89

2 loaves Honey Wheat Bread – $1.80

Total: $96.83

Bush-N-Vine

(local CSA – we have a weekly membership that some dear friends gifted us with)

Cucumbers, Eggplant, Tomatoes, Green Pepper, Corn on the Cob, Blackberries, Cherry Tomatoes, Beans

Weekly Grocery Total: $96.83

Weekly Menu Plan

Breakfasts

Everyone is responsible for making/cleaning up their own breakfasts. Choices include:

Cereal, Oatmeal, Scrambled/Boiled/Fried Eggs, Toast, Fruit, Yogurt

Lunches

Deli Meat Sandwiches, Apples, Cucumbers x 2

Peanut Butter and Jelly on Rice Cakes, Blackberries, Pepper/Grape Tomatoes

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Carrots, Apples x 2

Leftovers x 2

Dinners

Homemade Pasta Sauce with Sausage over Rotini, Tossed Salad, Green Beans

Grilled Chicken, Broccoli, Cucumber/Tomato Salad, Corn on the Cob, Watermelon

Venison Meatloaf, Easy Fried Eggplant, Biscuits, Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole

Date Night Out (for our 16th anniversary! -kids eat Macaroni and Cheese at home)

Homemade Pepperoni Pizza, Tossed Salad, Watermelon

Venison Roast in the Instant Pot, Mashed Potatoes, Cherries, Broccoli, Ultimate Double Chocolate Brownies

Leftovers (or Pancakes)