$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.
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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
Ham & Egg Cups, orange slices*
French Toast, sausage links*
Cheese Toast, cantaloupe slices*
Yogurt, blueberries*, Crockpot Granola*
Blueberry Bagels with cream cheese*
Cereal with milk x2
LUNCH
Banana Berry Smoothie, popcorn*
Avocado, Bacon* and Tomato Sandwich, cucumber slices
Turkey Sandwich, raw veggies with ranch dressing* x2
Nachos with avocado slices
DINNER
Beef and Veggie Soup* (with leftover roast from last week), gluten free cornbread*
Rotini with Italian Sausage Pasta Sauce, Romaine salad, garlic toast
Crock Pot Chili, corn chips (repeat from last week because we had leftovers)
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, canned peaches*, raw veggies and ranch dressing
Chicken Enchiladas, rice, steamed green beans
Baked Ziti, Romaine salad, garlic bread
Cookout with friends (we’re bringing potato 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. 🙂)
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I love your menu planning. I’m pregnant and just entered my 2nd trimester, but I’m still having several days of all-day “morning sickness.” My budget has been blown, I haven’t done a menu in a few months, I rarely cook from scratch these days, and buy take-out way too much. I have a family of 4, with pets, and I was couponing and spending $40-$50 per week for everything. Now, I am around $60 a week, not including take-out, training pants, and wipes. My husband looked bewildered when he asked how much groceries cost and saw how few bags I had. I can’t wait to feel better because menu planning and cooking from scratch are HUGE money savers. Right now, it takes all my energy to go to work and take care of the kids.
Oh, you poor thing. I remember those days. I absolutely could not stand to cook when I was pregnant. Give yourself some grace and maybe just plan some really simple meals so you don’t have to spend too much time around food. Things will get better soon and it’s all for a good cause. 🙂
My husband and I have been doing a lot of juicing since January. While it’s super healthy and we’re both losing weight, all the fruits and veggies we buy can be pretty expensive (8 bags of apples, 10 pineapples in a week). It really does help to shop around though. While there aren’t coupons for fruits and veggies I found apples and pineapples for half the price at walmart this week. Saved me $39 just to shop somewhere other than my usual store.
That is awesome Amanda!
Thanks for sharing 🙂 Here is my simple, frugal meal plan for the week w/ some linked recipes.
http://www.servingjoyfully.com/2013/02/18/frugal-meal-plan-week-of-218/