What I Spent
Guys, I had a very here-and-there grocery week. And I don’t have much in the way of photos, except that I want to say….
…this special buy organic flour from Aldi is very good. I am SUPER DUPER PICKY about my flour for bread baking (I won’t use Aldi’s regular flour), and this stuff is up to my exacting standards.
And also, Aldi has a larger selection of spices than normal right now, for the holidays. So if your sage is, you know, 4 years old like mine was (!), it’s a good time to get a replacement.
(Not sponsored by Aldi. I just am a big fan!)
Ok, here’s the rundown of my grocery shopping.
Last Friday, I made a $44.45 grocery stop.
On Sunday, I picked up some sausage from a local farm ($45).
On Monday, I babysat for a friend, and stopped by Aldi to buy a few things for dinner ($12.12)
On Tuesday, I stopped at a regular grocery store to buy things to make Pad Thai ($27.63). Thirteen of that was for a two-pound bag of shrimp.
And then on Thursday, I made another quick stop at Aldi because I needed a few things for a meal I was bringing to a friend ($10.67).
Oh, it was a produce box week too ($34).
That brings me to a total of $173.67. Which is a little on the high side, but it does include 10 pounds of sausage, which is definitely going to be spread out over multiple weeks.
My yearly weekly average is $155, so these first two weeks of December are above average.
December Weekly Totals
Week 1: $178
Week 2: $173
What We Ate
Monday
I babysat for friends who were going out for their anniversary, and I brought mac n cheese, oranges, and carrots over to eat with my two small companions.
And Mr. FG picked up Little Caesar’s for himself and the girls (Joshua was at work).
Tuesday
Pad Thai. Since that’s a one-pot meal (veggies! protein! carbs!), I hadn’t planned on a side. But my produce box came with some lovely oranges, so I cut those up and we ate them after our Pad Thai.
Wednesday
I made a pan of potato cubes to use up an abundance of potatoes, I cooked up some of the sausage I bought from the farm, and I made French toast with marked-down bread.
Thursday
I was bringing a meal to a friend who just had surgery, so I made double and brought half to her. She can’t have gluten and her mom is a vegan so, I brought all the fixings for taco bowls: grilled chicken, cooked rice, black beans, salsa, sour cream, cheese, and roasted veggies.
That way, everyone in the house could build bowls to meet their own dietary needs.
Friday
This doesn’t happen super often, but all of our kids have plans tonight, so it’ll just be Mr. FG and me for dinner. I’m gonna need to chat with him about what we want to eat all by ourselves!
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patti
Sunday 11th of December 2016
Monday - crock pot chicken and peppers from budgetbytes.com (served over rice)
Tuesday - chilli and baked potatoes
Wednesday - $8 HUGE pork roast (from Costco Thanksgiving sale) with lawry's seasoned potato cubes and green beans
Thursday - leftover huge pork roast, potatoes and beans!
Friday - Aldi take and bake pizza - I just couldn't get it together
Saturday - cheesy chicken quesadillas
Sunday - huge brunch with eggs, sausage, potatoes & onions and pancakes - the kids are on their own to snack for dinner. :)
Amanda
Saturday 10th of December 2016
That's wonderful to have an Aldi option for flour--anything to keep me from having to go to Kroger. Now that I am thoroughly Aldi-ized, waiting for the Kroger clerks to slowly scan and bag my groceries seems to take a year off my life.
Monday--meatballs, rice, and salad
Tuesday--leftovers
Wednesday--tomato soup and grilled cheese
Thursday--leftovers
Friday--ham and cheese sandwiches with chips (our usual heading-out-of-town-for-the-weekend meal)
Cindy
Saturday 10th of December 2016
Monday: Chicken soft shell tacos and fixings: grilled chicken, black olives, onion, black beans, tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, and salsa.
Tuesday: Salmon, potato cubes sprinkled with olive oil and baked in oven, cucumbers/dipped in hummus
Wednesday: Barbecue pork on whole wheat bun from freezer, carrots/cucumbers dipped in hummus, Sun Chips, and peaches.
Thursday: Veggie Sandwich from Subway: (Pepper Jack Cheese, black Olives, lettuce, spinach, Oil and Vinegar)
Friday: London broil, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy
Suzan
Saturday 10th of December 2016
Aldi in Australia only carries their flour and very few spices and herbs. Once a year they come in on special.
As for meals I have no idea what my family is eating. I left them with ample stores of their favourite things while I float around the Pacific ocean for 8 days. I have been spoiled by the amount of food available. My weight has not gone up yet.
JD
Friday 9th of December 2016
We had meatloaf, beets and cooked greens, with the leftovers another night. Since the pack of beef I used for the meatloaf was over 1.5 pounds we also had burgers one night with Waldorf salad and something. We had home cut and prepared chicken tenders and a big chopped salad. We planned on stew tonight but didn't have time to eat before we were picked up for a trip to see the lights. We ate a sandwich on the road.