Menu and Grocery Spending-A happy report this time.

First, here’s the produce. I didn’t need a lot this week, as we have some left from last week. Every so often, I purposely buy a little less produce than usual so that we will be forced to eat what’s already in the fridge.

And here’s the rest of my food.

After my less-than-stellar over budget shopping last week, it occured to me that I wasn’t quite as over as I thought. I’d neglected to remember that $2.35 of my Aldi total was for a bag of Skittles that Lisey was buying with her own money (I paid for them with the idea that she would pay me when we got home). So, I’m $16.03 over budget for the month, not $18.38.

So, how did I do this week? I spent $47.31 at Aldi and $17.79 at Weis. That is only $65.10, which is $14.90 under budget. Woohoo!

This means that I’m only $1.13 over budget for the month, and I can totally live with that, even if I don’t make it up next week. Whew.

For breakfast this week, we’ll be eating granola, yogurt, and whole wheat toast, with a bit of cereal thrown in.

Lunches will be yogurt smoothies, bread, fruit, raw veggies, and leftovers as necessary.

Here’s what we’re eating at dinnertime:

Saturday

• Chicken and Cilantro Panini (made with my very special panini press)
• Spinach Salad

Sunday

• Instead of breakfast for dinner, we’re having a snacky meal…fruit, veggies, cheese, dip, and probably some jello, which will thrill my children greatly, as jello is something of a rarity around here! :p

Monday

• Tortellini Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken(I had this on the menu last week, but it got bumped. )
• English Muffin bread

Tuesday

• Grilled Hamburgers
• Homemade buns
• Grapes
• raw carrots and cucumbers

Wednesday

• Chicken and Bacon Quesadillas
• Applesauce

Thursday

• Asian Tilapia
• Potato Cubes
• Green Salad

Friday

• Thin Crust Pizza
• Green Salad