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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I had planned to do a full Freezer Cooking Day on Tuesday, but I only ended up making a double batch of Turkey Meatballs and 4 pans of Baked Oatmeal.
I’m planning to make a double batch of Southwest Rollups tomorrow and then I’ll share more about my freezer cooking this week in tomorrow’s post (and show you an update on how our freezer is filling up!)
Remember those potatoes I got marked down? I turned half a bag of them into Oven-Baked Crinkle Fries — which we all LOVED! I made them similar to my Sweet Potato Fries recipe, only I used Olive Oil and then sprinkled them with salt and garlic pepper.
(My friend, Melissa, gave me this Crinkle Cutter and it is the best EVER. It makes chopping and eating veggies and fruits so much more fun and interesting!)
Thursday’s ALDI Shopping Trip — $32.42
- 1 gallon water –$0.79
- 3 lb. boneless chicken breasts — $5.99
- 2 cans refried beans — $0.75 each
- 1 bag onions — $0.99
- Iceberg lettuce — $0.85
- 1 bag of mini cucumbers — $1.99
- Milk — $2.69
- 2 bags of frozen peas — $0.95
- Baby lettuce — $1.89
- Baby carrots — $0.99
- Radishes — $0.49
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil — $2.99
- 2 bags frozen broccoli — $1.19 each
- Pasta Sauce — $0.99
- 1 can black beans — $0.55
- 1 can diced tomatoes — $0.45
- 3 boxes of Mac & Cheese — $0.33 each
- Pure Cane Sugar — $1.95
- Total with tax — $32.42
Total spent so far this week: $68.60
Curious what we’re eating this week? Check out this week’s $70 Menu Plan here.
