On Saturdays, I share my menu plan for the upcoming week along with a photo of my groceries and a tally of my spending. My goal is to spend $100/week for our food, toiletries, and cleaning products. I’m currently in the midst of trying to buy more local, sustainably-produced food while sticking to my budget. Can it be done? I don’t know, but I’m going to try, and I’ll share what I learn as I go along.
I went grocery shopping last week (last Saturday, in fact), so this week I didn’t have to do a regular grocery shopping trip. Love, love, love that.
I did take a picture of last week’s groceries, though, so here you go.
And yesterday after I went to the gym, I stopped at Aldi to pick up some more produce, as we were running low…I got spinach, grapes, carrots, pineapples, grapefruit, strawberries, and an avocado.
Last week at Aldi, I spent $88.60,I spent $34.08 yesterday at Aldi, and last week at Weis, I spent $53.79. So, my two week total is $176.47. That’s definitely under my $200 goal, so I’m pleased with that.
Saturday
- Pizza…I haven’t decided for sure what kind I’m making, though. (here are the pizza recipes I’ve posted, in case you want to take a peek)
Sunday
- French Toast
- Fried Mush
- eggs for those who so desire
- maybe some sausage
Monday
- Tortilla Soup
- Skillet cornbread
- fruit salad
Tuesday
- Shrimp Burgers (from ATK’s new cookbook…I’ll take pictures so I can share the recipe)
- green beans
- grapefruit halves
Wednesday
- Chili Verde (got bumped from last week because I haven’t found tomatillos yet)
- peach slices
- green salad
Thursday
- Oven Fried Fish (another recipe from ATK’s cookbook)
- broccoli
- Braided Cheese Bread
Friday
- Takeout date night for Mr. FG and me, something easy for the kids
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Sara
Sunday 6th of March 2011
Good job.I am doing better with my budget too. For take out day I had Japanese fast food steak and shrimp. It was so good.
Lauren @ The Semi Rural Mum
Sunday 6th of March 2011
MMMmmmMMMmmm Cheese Bread... if only it tasted as good with soy cheese :/ Wish we had a Wholefood's in Aus, the only soy cheese I can get is from a little deli and it's kinda like rubber :( so jelous of you all! lol
Lani
Sunday 6th of March 2011
Tomatillos are best fresh!
Amy
Saturday 5th of March 2011
The recipe I have for Chili Verde is so simple. I throw a roast, 1 chopped onion, 3 cloves of garlic chopped, a bunch of peeled potatos and I pour Salsa Verde on top of it. I find mine in the salsa aisle. The brand is Herdez and it looks like green salsa. I throw all this in the crock pot and let it cook. It is really good. I hope you can find it at your store. It is pretty common here in NM.
Aimy
Saturday 5th of March 2011
I'm thinking of trying one of your pizza recipes with either Spelt Flour or some other flour like Quinoa. This is because of allergies. Wish me luck because I LOVE pizza. Any tips would be welcomed.