Thursday, July 2, 2009

Grocery Shopping Challenge

Okay, here's the plan.
I need to spend 150.00 or less on my groceries this week, if I want to be able to buy the paint for the kid's bathroom.
Last night I made up my menu with these goals in mind... I need to have
1 Sunday dinner for 10 people that costs 12.00 or less
6 dinners for 7 for 7.00 or less
7 lunches for 6/7 for 4.00 or less
7 breakfasts for 6/7 for 3.00 or less
7 days snacks for 1.00 a day
paper products, cleaning products, dog food
If I come in under 150.00 I can buy some stock up items.

Here is my menu:
Breakfast:
Oatmeal 2x
Grits an eggs 1x
toast with honey or jelly 1x
danishes 1x
pancakes and sausage 1x
(also 1/2 cup of OJ on 3 days and 1/2 grapefruit on 1 day)

Lunches:
Sandwiches and chips 2x
Mac n cheese and beinie weinies 1x
frozen burritos 1x
frozen pizza 1x
leftovers 1x
hot dogs and chips 1x
(not very healthy but...)

Dinner:
Chicken, broccoli and rice casserole

Hamburger and potatoes/ peas and carrots

Chili macaroni/ salad

Tuna pot pie

Pancakes/ sausage and fruit (or whatever else I can think of )

Meatloaf muffins/ cabbage/ corn bread

BBQ chicken/ green beans/ homemade mac and cheese
(also canned fruit on 3 days)

Snacks:
pop corn
jello 2x
pudding with topping 2x
choc. milk
ice cream
homemade cookies 2x

So I'm off to aldis, to see what I can do. I'll be back soon....

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