$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.
This week we kept the budget to less than $50 (see my shopping later) by planning super cheap and easy meals, and using what we already have in the freezer, refrigerator and pantry. We will use the remainder of the grocery money for a family outing this weekend including a rare restaurant dinner as a family!
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*Items marked with an asterisk were purchased in previous weeks in the $125 Budget and are in the pantry, fridge or freezer.
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BREAKFAST
Homemade Freezer Waffles with DIY Waffle Syrup
Cereal with milk x2
Egg and Cheese Bagel* (bagels previously purchased)
Yogurt, blackberries
Cheese Toast, banana
Fried eggs, bacon*
LUNCH
Homemade Pizza Bagels* (bagels & cheese previously purchased)
Turkey Sandwich, carrots* and ranch dressing* x2
Nachos with avocado* slices
PBJ, apple* slices with cinnamon
Snack lunch: salami slices, pepper jack cheese, fresh broccoli* with ranch dressing*
Tuna salad
DINNER
Quesadillas, steamed broccoli and cauliflower
Hot Dogs, baked beans
Dinner Out
Penne with meat sauce, salad, garlic toast
Scrambled eggs, bacon**
Roast beef*, mashed potatoes*, steamed green beans*
Crockpot Chili*, corn chips*
**We were able to buy several pounds of bacon from Zaycon Foods (read more about Zaycon here) so you will be seeing that in our menus for the next few weeks.
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. 🙂)
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This totally makes sense now! See we are paying attention to your posts Kimberlee! I’m glad your family got a rare night out to dinner!
Thanks Laura!
Love the idea behind this post. Hubby is working extra shifts for the next few months since we got behind thanks to 3 kids on a competitive soccer league. We traveled every weekend for months and have been getting behind on bills. I am going to make an effort to save money with our groceries too! Grabbing a copy of that free e-book too!
Thanks Mellisa! Good for you for taking control of the situation. 🙂