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Gretchen’s $87 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan for 6

From Street Kid to Foster Dad (a conversation with Peter Mutabazi)

Gretchen’s $87 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan for 6

Aldi

3 dozen Eggs – $1.99 each

1 Spreadable Butter – $2.99

1 bag Frozen Blueberries – $3.85

1 pkg Bacon – $3.99

1 lb Butter – $3.86

1 gallon Milk – $3.06

2 Half & Half – $2.39 each

1 Pasta Sauce – $1.45

1 pkg Chocolate Chips – $1.99

1 bag Avocados – $3.39

1 bag Mini Peppers – $2.95

1 bag Apples – $2.49

1 pkg Applesauce Cups – $1.45

1 pkg Peanut Butter Crackers – $1.15

1 pkg Yeast – $0.86

1 bag Mandarins – $3.49

1.89 lbs Zucchini – $2.44

1.49 lbs Bananas – $0.63

1 bag Oyster Crackers – $1.09

1 bag Kettle Chips – $1.65

1 pkg Grape Tomatoes – $2.69

1 Jelly – $1.95

1 American Cheese Singles – $1.89

1 Sandwich Bread – $0.99

1 bag Caesar Salad – $2.79

1 bag Mini Cucumbers – $1.89

Total: $65.73

Ingles

2 pkg Steak – Marked down to $3.15 and $4.59

1 box Organic Salad – Marked down to $1.49

1 Half & Half – Marked down to $1.50

1 Stonyfield Baby Yogurt – $4.98 (Yes, this is terribly expensive but I wanted to introduce my baby to yogurt and I love this brand.)

Total: $15.62

Liquidation Store

2 boxes Cereal – $1.99 each

1 box Cocoa Puffs Bars – $0.99

1 pkg Food for Life English Muffins – $1.59

Total: $6.56

Total for all groceries: $87.91

Menu Plan for This Week

We will be out of town several days this week so I only have to plan meals for five days.

Breakfasts

Cereal, Eggs, Yogurt, English Muffins

Lunches

Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches/Veggies/Chips x 2, Mac & Cheese/Mandarin Oranges, Cheese/Crackers/Fruit/Veggies/Granola Bars x 2

Dinners

Grilled Steak, French Bread (from freezer), Steamed Zucchini, Caesar Salad

Chicken & Rice Bowls with Toppings

Out to Eat

Spaghetti, Biscuits, Sauteed Zucchini, Tossed Salad

Pancakes, Eggs, Bacon, Fruit Salad

From Street Kid to Foster Dad (a conversation with Peter Mutabazi)

I loved this conversation with Peter Mutabazi — a single foster dad who has such a heart for kids. In this episode, he shares a little about his heartbreaking but also inspiring story of being abused by his dad as a boy and finally making the decision to run away — having no idea where idea where he would go. He ended up living on the streets near a bus station for a few years until one man walked into his life and changed everything.

You will want to not only listen to what he shares of his story on this episode, but you’ll also want to get a copy of his book, Now I Am Known. I left this conversation so convicted by his passion for others and how one person can make such a difference in another person’s life.

In This Episode

[00:35] – I announce today’s guest, Peter Mutabazi.

[01:04] – Peter gives us some background information about himself.

[01:42] – Learn a little bit about Peter’s childhood.

[03:30] – Peter discusses his reasons for running away from home when he was ten.

[04:41] – When was Peter finally able to escape survival mode?

[06:18] – Peter shares about getting an education.

[08:32] – I discuss the title of Peter’s book.

[10:37] – What can a parent do to foster worth and value in God within children?

[13:36] – Peter touches upon how to get where he is today.

[15:23] – How did Peter decide to start fostering children?

[18:24] – Peter has fostered 27 children in five years!

[19:45] – Peter gives advice to prospective foster parents who are scared to pursue it.

[23:08] – I love how Peter says that birth parents are my ally, not my enemy.

[24:12] – How does Peter reconcile the brokenness in the world with God?

Books
Now I Am Known: How a Street Kid Turned Foster Dad Found Acceptance and True Worth by Peter Mutabazi
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