It’s the end of another month, so I’m sharing my monthly total, plus my yearly total for grocery spending.
What I Spent
I made a Costco trip, where I bought milk, a pack of toothbrushes, a pack of floss, and a pack of butter for $33.68.
My small Aldi trip cost me $42.25:
and then an unpictured trip to a local store was $21.
Plus it was a produce box week ($33).
So, that puts this week at $129.33.
May Spending Total
Week 1: $104.66
Week 2: $276.89
Week 3: $143.96
Week 4: $129.33
Total: $655.54, or $163/week.
Spending Year To Date
January: $681
February: $650
March: $823
April: $623
May: $656
All told, I’m averaging $163 per week (which, oddly enough, is exactly what I spent this week!)
What We Ate
Monday
Tacos! (the ground beef variety)
Of course, I also made guacamole. 😉
Tuesday
I made Hibachi Chicken and Shrimp, and I am pleased to say that Lisey ate some rice with yum yum sauce.
She was pleased to eat something that wasn’t cold and/or sweet.
(You do actually get tired of that after a while.)
We ate applesauce with our hibachi.
Wednesday
I made BLT salad from my ATK Quick Family Cookbook. To go with that, we had fresh corn and a loaf of English Muffin bread.
Thursday
Well-done grilled hamburgers were our main dish, accompanied by herbed and sauteed green beans and some fresh fruit.
Friday
It’s a pizza night, of course, and I think this week I’m up for making it at home.
This is my go-to recipe for basic pizza dough.
By the way: if you need some main dish ideas, here’s a page I put together with all of my main dish recipes. Just click on the pictures on that page to be taken to the individual recipes.
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loyda
Sunday 5th of June 2016
Curious on your grocery totals .. Is this just food or does it also include cleaning supplies, etc... ?
Nancy
Tuesday 31st of May 2016
2 weeks ago, I tallied what we had spent on groceries to date this year. I was concerned that I hadn't been very diligent with my grocery spending but as it turns out, it hasn't been bad at all. There are 2 adults here - me and hubby - but the youngest just moved home last week from college. So far, I'm averaging $120/week which I consider on target as we've been very diligent in eliminating processed food and sugar from our diet. It takes a lot of work but has been totally worth it because we've reduced our weight, lost inches, increased energy and just feeling better overall. The grocery bill will have to be tweaked now that I've got 3 to feed so I'll have to increase the budget. On the menu this week is: Taco Salad with Black Bean & Corn Salsa w/tortilla chips Cauliflower Fried "Rice", Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Grilled Salmon, Roasted Potatoes, Roasted Green Beans Green Salsa Chicken (crockpot) served over brown rice w/a veggie Burgers on the grill, Oven Fries, Veggies Pizza or a snacky meal
Brooke
Saturday 28th of May 2016
Hello!
Oddly enough, I spent exactly $163 this week as well. To make this even more odd, we also had the blt salad, the hamburgers, tacos, and pizza this week. How crazy is that? Great cookbook is the ATK quick family cookbook. I find myself reaching for it when I didn't know if I would or not before I bought it. I knew after I checked it out from the library for the 3rd time that it was time to commit. Try the lemon garlic chicken and potatoes under the grilled section, they're delicious.
I really enjoy your site! I'm a reader from way, way back when; circa 2008-2009 I believe.
Thanks for blogging. It really does help me stay on track with budget and such.
Kristen
Saturday 28th of May 2016
Oh, that IS funny! We were such kindred spirits this week.
Stacy
Saturday 28th of May 2016
I'm so glad she was able to eat real food!!!! I had mine out about 6 years ago and I was so tired of broth and ramen I could have screamed if it wouldn't have hurt to scream.
Kristen
Saturday 28th of May 2016
Yes. She's getting super sick of drinks and soft foods. Even ice cream and pudding get old after a while!
Suzan
Saturday 28th of May 2016
I should be more disciplined and write our menus down. For two nights running mum has refused to eat the planned meal. This week we have had mushroom risotto, savoury mince, homemade burgers, steak and salad and I can't remember the rest. I have been pretty strict about eating what we have at home as there is an abundance in the freezer and vegetable drawers. The savoury mince will be made into shepherd's pie and into small batches for winter morning breakfasts.
So happy to hear that Lissy feels a little better. When my children were little the doctors were onto eating scratchy foods to debride the wound. It was horrible. I feeel for anyone having this surgery.
God bless.
Kristen
Saturday 28th of May 2016
Yes, I've heard that from a lot of UK readers....I can't imagine eating toast and such after having tonsils out! It just sounds so painful.