$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 shopping for this week here.
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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
Baked Oatmeal with Berries and Bananas (new recipe I’m trying–oatmeal & nuts previously purchased)
Homemade Freezer Waffles with DIY Waffle Syrup
Fried Eggs with Spinach, Black Bean and Corn Salsa*
Organic Yogurt with Crockpot Granola and blueberries
Cheese Toast, banana
Scrambled eggs, sausage*
Cereal with milk
LUNCH
Crunchy Chicken Salad, fresh fruit
Banana Berry Smoothie, popcorn*
Turkey Sandwich, carrots* and ranch dressing* x2
Nachos with avocado slices
Tuna Salad* (pickles & mayo previously purchased), celery sticks*
DINNER
Crockpot Ribs, baked beans, homemade coleslaw
Baked Potatoes with bacon*, steamed broccoli and cheese, salad
Greek Pasta Salad, garlic toast
BBQ Chicken*, rice*, steamed green beans*
Pasta with meat sauce, salad, homemade garlic toast
Chuck Roast*, rosemary roasted red potatoes, green beans
Leftovers
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 shopped at Harris Teeter for super doubles this week and cleaned out our freezer!
We are having:
– Hot roast beef on sourdough (I got really cheap) with fries
– Spaghetti w/meatballs, and garlic bread (free bread and meatballs)
– Eggs, hashbrowns, biscuits, fruit
– Chicken, rice, corn
– Chili and cornbread or soup and grilled cheese
Thanks for sharing your menu Tabitha. I am always interested to see what other people are eating. 🙂
Baked oatmeal is fantastic! I can’t eat hot oatmeal due to the texture I just can’t get over. The baked one is wonderful though and a big pan of it lasts me all week!
Do you freeze or refrigerate the leftovers?
I usually just refrigerate it since it’s just me and the hubby. We just cut squares off of it and a few seconds in the microwave to heat it up. I haven’t made two batches at once but I suspect it *should* freeze okay.
The oatmeal looks amazing! I wish I hadn’t just gone shopping, I would have added it to the list!
Oh no–maybe next week. 🙂
The Baked Oatmeal is AWESOME!!!!! We had it last week and my daughters have been asking for it every day!
Can’t wait to try it. It looks amazing!