What I Spent
I mentioned last week that I really need to keep these last two weeks of July at $100 or less in order to finish up the month on budget.
(I was kind of spendy for the first two weeks!)
Let’s see how I did.
I got my $25 Hungry Harvest box, of course.
I picked up a can of tomatoes and a gallon of milk while picking up Lisey from work ($3.49).
And another day when I picked her up, I got a few things for $8.66.
Finally, I stopped at Aldi and spent $65.47.
So, I ended up at $102.62.
Phew.
I just need to keep this up for one more week!
July Spending
Week 1: $210
Week 2: $187
Week 3: $103
What We Ate
Monday
It was an easy night! I made sloppy joes and cut up some watermelon.
Tuesday
It’s not a super summery dish, but I made a pan of Shrimp Viennese.
We had a green salad with that, using lettuce and cucumbers from my Hungry Harvest box.
Wednesday
I made a grilled chicken tortellini green salad, and I made a batch of potato wedges to use up my Hungry Harvest potatoes.
Thursday
I had buttermilk to use up, so we had waffles with whipped cream and strawberries.
In case you haven’t had this happy realization: waffles with whipped cream and unsweetened fruit are actually lower in sugar than waffles with syrup.
And to me, they seem 1000 times more decadent.
Bring on the whipped cream!
Friday
I normally make pizza on Fridays, but oh man, it’s been so hot here and today promises to be no exception.
This means I’m not especially inclined to heat my oven up to 500 degrees for an hour.
So, I’m going to come up with something cooler to make.
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What have you been eating? And are you sticking to your budget?
Marianne
Saturday 22nd of July 2017
Monday we had leftover tacos and nachos Tuesday I picked up a roasted chicken from Sams Club Wednesday leftovers Thursday Cheese noodles Friday breakfast for dinner with bacon-yum! Saturday sliders We also had salads from our garden for dinner and some veggies. I only spent about $20 this week as we are going on vacation and eating whats left in freezer and fridge. I was super excited that the city we are traveling to has a remodeled Aldi. I based what food I am packing by what I know I can get at Aldi so I don't have to pack as much, I can pick those things up I know we need there.
Renee
Saturday 22nd of July 2017
Pork chops and mashed cauliflower, egg salad sandwhiches and green salad, tacos, scrambled egg and sausage burritos, frozen corn dogs, leftover bob Evans mashed potatoes and green salad ... really glad I had those frozen corn dogs all I wanted was some tacos from our local fancy taco place.
Lorraine
Friday 21st of July 2017
This one of those weeks when the budget and meal plan started out well enough and then it all went to pieces when I made "extra" trips to the store and also had takeout (twice) even though I had perfectly reasonable and yummy meals already planned. Oh well, back in the saddle next week.
Saturday: Steak, green salad and parmesan potato wedges. Sunday: Food Network's summer chicken vegetable soup Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday: Leftover city with meatloaf, asparagus and cheesy potatoes every night and meatloaf sandwiches twice for lunch (No More Meatloaf Ever. Or at least for a good long while). Thursday: Chicken nachos from a local place. So good after all that meatloaf. :-) Friday: Take out chicken and green salad from home.
NH
Friday 21st of July 2017
Our AC was out all week--during which the heat index was 100-110 degrees daily! It was so hot that no one was very hungry, so we got by on a week of grazing on cold things from the fridge--cheese, summer sausage, grapes, baby carrots, cherries, sweet pickles, hard boiled eggs, lunch meat, etc. I'd also made a big batch of pulled pork in the crockpot early in the week, so we had that cold too. And we may or may not have had ice cream for dinner on one or two of the hottest days! Thank goodness our AC got replaced yesterday. Just hanging out in the cool tonight being super grateful and making a meal plan for next week that actually involves the oven and stove!
Kathleen
Friday 21st of July 2017
I recently became a vegetarian again which means my family is now split evenly between meat-eaters and non-meat-eaters. Looking back on this week, I think I've actually cooked more meat than I have in awhile. I think before becoming a vegetarian, I didn't really want to eat meat, but felt like if I cooked it, I had to eat it. Now that I've decided not to eat it, it's easier to cook it for those who do. Kinda wierd.
Monday - leftover grilled chicken, hard boiled eggs, green beans, rice
Tuesday - pasta with goat cheese and mushrooms, broccoli
Wednesday - squash and fennel stewed in tomato sauce, sausage for the meat-eaters, chick peas for the vegetarians, rice
Thursday - grilled bread, grilled squash, mixed garlicky greens, sardines, hummus
Friday - pasta with tomato and parsley sauce, grilled chicken for the meat-eaters, leftover grilled squash, salad