Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Gretchen's $90 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan for 5

I am so excited to be back to shopping for deals and groceries after welcoming our sweet baby girl (after 3 boys!) and taking a couple of months off for maternity leave! The last few months of pregnancy were rough and I'd mostly just stuck to getting ...
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Gretchen’s $90 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan for 5

I am so excited to be back to shopping for deals and groceries after welcoming our sweet baby girl (after 3 boys!) and taking a couple of months off for maternity leave! The last few months of pregnancy were rough and I’d mostly just stuck to getting groceries at Aldi.

However, I’m looking forward to trying to find deals again as the prices of groceries just keep increasing here in North Carolina. I found some great items this week and even discovered a new to me liquidation store that has amazing deals!

Aldi

1 Extra Virgin Olive Oil – $3.89

1 Spreadable Butter – $2.29

2 pkg Chocolate Chips – $1.29 each

1 pkg Crackers – $2.15

1 pkg Stew Meat – $5.16

2.34 lbs Bananas – $0.87

1 pkg Frozen Blueberries – $3.85

1 pkg Cheese Ravioli – $2.85

1 can Refried Beans – $0.79

1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup – $0.50

2 dozen Cage Free Eggs – $2.25 each (We’ve recently discovered that these are so much better than the regular eggs and don’t cost that much more!)

1 gallon Milk – $2.76

1 Half & Half – $1.49

1 bag Frozen Peas – $0.57

1 bag Rice – $1.89

1 carton Vanilla Yogurt – $1.89

1 box Chocolate Cereal – $1.45

1 Flour Tortillas – $1.55

1 bag Kettle Chips – $1.49

1 bag Spring Mix – $1.89

1 bag Spinach – $1.19

2 boxes Mac & Cheese – $0.34 each

1 Pineapple – $1.69

1 loaf Bread – $0.66

2 cans Tuna – $0.69 each

1 Strawberries – $2.39

1 Fruit & Grain Bars – $1.35

1 Cherry Pie Filling – $2.15

1 Cucumber – $0.99

1 Peanut Butter – $1.55

Total: $58.44

Harris Teeter

5 bags Shredded Cheese – $1.35 each

2 Kraft BBQ Sauce – $0.84 each

2 Blue Bunny Loaded Sundaes – $1.64 each, used 2 $0.75/1 printable (doubled) – $0.14 each after coupon

2 Oikos Triple Zero Yogurts – $1, used 2 $0.55/1 printable (doubled) – Free after coupon

1 Just Crack An Egg – $2, used $1/1 HT e-coupon AND $0.50/1 Ibotta rebate – $0.50 after coupon and rebate

1 Naan Pita Bread – $2.50, used $1/1 printable – $1.50 after coupon

2 Cantaloupes – $1.99 each

1 Green Cabbage – $0.60

1 bag Peppers – Marked down to $1

1 bag Potatoes – Marked down to $1

1 bag Organic Apples – Marked down to $1

Total after coupons and rebate: $18.32

Liquidation Store

1 box Simple Mills Gluten Free Muffin Mix – $0.99

1 Hot Sauce – $0.99

1 box Organic Rice Cereal – $1.39

2 boxes Great Grains Cereal – $1.99 each (This isn’t the cheapest price but it happens to be my favorite cereal and it’s been a long time since I’ve seen a deal on it!)

1 box Cinnamon Toast Crunch Protein Bars – $1.99

2 bags Malt-O-Meal Cereal – $0.99 each

2 loaves Sara Lee Bread – $1.29 each

Total: $13.90

Total for all groceries: $90.66

Menu Plan for This Week

We have lots of chicken and ground beef in our freezer that I found marked down at Target a couple of weeks ago that I’ll be using this week.

Breakfasts

Eggs, Yogurt, Cereal, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins, Toast, Fruit Smoothies

Lunches

Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches/Fruit x 3, Mac & Cheese/Veggies x 2, Cheese/Crackers/Turkey/Carrot Sticks, Tossed Salad Bar, Leftovers

Dinners

Grilled Chicken, Leftover Biscuits from freezer, Steamed Broccoli, Cantaloupe

Stew Meat, Potatoes, Cabbage, Sliced Apples

French Toast, Eggs, Fruit Smoothies

Cheese Ravioli, Tossed Salad, Homemade Rolls

Bean Burritos, Rice, Fruit Salad

Baked Chicken Drumsticks, Baked Potatoes, Steamed Peas

Homemade Cheese Pizza, Breadsticks, Tossed Salad

   
 

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