Jan
25
2013

$125 Budget Weekly Menu 1/25 {+ Easy Recipes!}

by Kimberlee

$125 Budget Weekly Menu –After two years of $100 Budget Menus, we’ve increased the grocery budget to $125 a week for six people including three teens and one pre-teen. See my grocery shopping for this week here.

 Print my FREE Customizable Menu Planning Forms to help plan your meals!

Click here to read how I feed my family for less without extreme couponing in my Save More-Clip Less ebook!   

*Items marked with an asterisk were purchased in previous weeks in the $125 Budget and are in the pantry, fridge or freezer. Click purple links to go to recipes!

 

BREAKFAST

Egg and Cheese Bagel

Homemade Freezer Waffles with DIY Waffle Syrup

Fried Eggs with Spinach,  orange slices

Organic Vanilla Yogurt with Berry Medley, toast with peanut butter

Cheese Toast, fresh cantaloupe slices

Cereal with milk x2

 

LUNCH

Turkey Pepper Jack Grilled Cheese, raw carrots with ranch dressing*

Salad with Italian Chicken

Easy Cheese Quesadillas, green pepper slices

Ham Sandwich, carrots and ranch dressing*

Hot Dogs, baked beans*

BLT, kiwi slices

PBJ, tortilla chips

 

 

DINNER

Crockpot Ribs, baked beans*, homemade coleslaw

Rosemary Roasted Chicken, steamed green beans

Chicken Fettucini (repeat from last week because we ended up having grilled cheese for dinner instead), salad

Chicken Quesadillas, green pepper slices

Breakfast for dinner: Scrambled eggs and bacon*

London Broil, mashed potatoes, steamed green beans*

Chicken Tenders, salad

 

Read what we do about snacks here.

What are you eating this week? Leave a comment or link. :)

Please Note: I post my weekly menu to encourage menu planning and to give meal ideas, not as a nutritional standard. You should feed your family based on your priorities and values. You may not be able to replicate this exact menu for $125 because sales vary by region and you will have different items on hand, but you can save money just by using a menu. :)



If you would like menu planning help, check out eMeals*–weekly menus based on your local store’s sales including recipes and a grocery list! 

Click here and use promo code PEACEFUL for a 10% discount off of eMeals already low prices!

You May Also Enjoy:

Customizable Meal Planners

Easy Meal Planning

More Easy Recipes!






 

 

For more menu ideas, check out OrgJunkie Menu Plan Mondays.

*affiliate link

{ 5 comments… read them below or add one }

Crystal @ Serving Joyfully January 25, 2013 at 9:44 am

Thanks for sharing!

Our Frugal Weekly Meal Plan: http://www.servingjoyfully.com/2013/01/14/weekly-meal-plan-113/

Reply

Delina January 25, 2013 at 10:31 am

I know you buy food from various stores based on prices. How do you suggest starting this? I always end up just going to the 1 store but I feel like it would save $$ if I bought things at certain stores.

Reply

Kimberlee January 25, 2013 at 2:06 pm

A great place to start is to shop at a different store this week and make a note of the prices in a notebook. Shop at a different store the next week to check their regular and sale prices, etc. Another option is to check out Couponmom.com who lists the best sale prices for stores in different cities and then base your menu and grocery list on the store that has the best prices that week. Once you know the regular prices of stores in your area, you can decide what is actually a good sale price. You can read more about how to make a price book and other grocery saving tips in my ebook Save More Clip Less (click here).

Reply

karen b January 25, 2013 at 11:48 am

as usual sounds yummy:)

Reply

MissMOE January 25, 2013 at 12:58 pm

We had fish and chips with coleslaw, ham bone and lentil soup, make your own sandwich, quesidillas with salad, breakfast burritos, and then leftover night!

Reply

Leave a Comment

Previous post:

Next post: