Friday, March 31, 2017

Healthy Oven-Baked Sweet Potato Fries and more...

As most of you know, I completely revamped my lifestyle and diet about 7 months ago. And it's totally changed my life in some really profound ways. I've tried a lot of new things as part of that — including […]

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Healthy Oven-Baked Sweet Potato Fries

As most of you know, I completely revamped my lifestyle and diet about 7 months ago. And it’s totally changed my life in some really profound ways.

I’ve tried a lot of new things as part of that — including vegetables for breakfast! — and have found some recipes and food combinations that I absolutely love.

These Healthy Oven-Baked Sweet Potato Fries have become a family favorite. They are very simple to make (only two ingredients!), you basically can’t mess up the recipe (well, you probably could, but you’d have to try pretty hard!), and they are packed with nutrition!

A word of warning, though: these are crazy addictive. And when you know that they are healthy, it’s hard not to just keep eating and eating them until half the pan is gone. Ask me how I know! 😉

Here’s the very simple recipe…

    
 

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

Aldi

1 8-oz pkg Deli Sliced Muenster Cheese – $1.89

1 2-lb bag Shredded Mozarella Cheese – $5.89

1 2-lb bag Shredded Cheddar Cheese – $5.89

1 1-lb bag Oven Roasted Turkey Deli Meat – $3.19

1 box Honey Crunch Oats – $1.49

2 boxes Raisin Bran – $3.58

2 cans Green Beans – $0.98

1 can Baking Cocoa – $2.19

1 pkg Sliced Pepperoni – $2.19

1 gallon Whole Milk – $2.27

2 64-oz cartons Orange Juice – $3.38

1 bag Nacho Cheese Chips – $1.09

2 1-lb bags Fresh Asparagus – $2.98

1 pkg Romaine Hearts – $1.99

2 pkgs Broccoli Crowns – $2.38

1 bag Flat Leaf Spinach – $1.49

2 heads Cauliflower – $4.58

2 bags Mini Sweet Peppers – $3.98

1 bag Radishes – $0.99

1 16-oz jar Organic Olive Oil – $3.99

1 dozen Eggs – $0.89

1 pkg Zucchini – $2.49

1 2-ct pkg Tomatoes – $1.69

1 bunch Bananas (2.19lbs @ $0.39/lb) – $0.85

2 16-oz cartons Egg Whites – $3.98

1 Pineapple – $0.99

1 pint Grape Tomatoes – $1.89

Total: $69.19


Harris Teeter

3 15-oz bags Galbani String Cheese – $7.03, used 3 $1.00/1 printables from galbanicheese.com – $4.03/3 after coupons

1 4-lb bag Dixie Crystal Sugar – $2.50, used $0.55/1 Dixie Crystals Granulated, Poly Bag Brown or Powdered Sugar – 3-26-17 SS; Includes Granulated, 4 lb or Poly Bag, 2 lb Only; DND (exp. 04/30/17) (doubled) – $1.40

2 Quaker Real Medleys – $2.50, used $1.00/2 Quaker Real Medleys Oatmeal – 3-12-17 RP (exp. 04/23/17), plus receive $2.00 rebate back from Checkout 51 – $0.50 MM after coupon and rebates

3 boxes Kellogg’s Special K Nourish – $5.97, used 3 $0.50/1 printable (doubled) – $2.97/3 after coupons

1 Atkins Harvest Bar – $1.00, receive $1.00 rebate from Checkout 51 – FREE after rebate

2 boxes Horizon’s Organic Fruit Snacks – $3.98, used 2 $0.55/1 printable (doubled) – $1.78/2 after coupons

10 Yoplait yogurts – $3.70, used 2 $0.50/5 printable (doubled) – $1.70/10 after coupons

3 pkgs Trident Gum – $2.08, used $1.59/3 printable, plus receive $1.50/3 back from Ibotta$1.01 MM after coupon and rebate

Meal Deal:

     1 pkg Hormel Bacon, used $0.50/1 Hormel Black Label Bacon Product – 3-12-17 SS (exp. 05/08/17) (doubled)

    1 16-oz Half and Half

    1 10-ct box Seattle’s Best Hazelnut K-cups, used $1.00/1 Seattle Best Coffee K Cups – 3-19-17 SS; Includes 10 or 16 ct (exp. 05/19/17)

    1 pkg Thomas English Muffins

    1 dozen Eggs

~$7.99 for all 5 items after coupons

Total after coupons and rebates: $18.36

Weekly Total for all Groceries: $87.55

Weekly Menu Plan

We have lots of fruit leftover from previous weeks that need to be used up!

Breakfasts

Cereal x 3

Toast, Smoothies x 2

Oatmeal with Apples x 2

Lunches

Veggie Omelets, Fruit x 2

Baked Potatoes with Broccoli and Cheese x 2

Leftovers x 3

Dinners

Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Sandwiches on English Muffins, Roasted Broccoli

Taco Salad (this is a weekly staple at our house since the children continue to beg for it – I can’t complain since it is SUPER simple to make! We use ground venison for taco meat), Fruit Salad

Chicken Gravy over Basmati Rice, Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower, Tossed Salad

Sub Sandwiches (I’ve been craving these for some unknown reason :)), Fresh Veggies with Ranch Dip

Grilled Chicken, Grilled Asparagus, Garlic Cheese Biscuits (I don’t have any Bisquick so will have to come up with a homemade concoction to substitute)

Upside Down Pizza (I’m going to use pepperoni instead of hamburger), Green Beans, Fruit Salad

Leftovers

    
 

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