$125 Budget Weekly Menu –See how I feed my family of six including 4 teens for $125 a week!
This week’s sale items included pork shoulder, bone-in chicken breasts, canned white Albacore tuna, extra virgin olive oil, Classico pasta sauce (our favorite) and Hunt’s diced tomatoes. We spent $145.77 this week because I stocked up on some of these staples, so we are over my weekly goal of $125. Our March monthly total is $277.17.
*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
Delicious, Moist Blueberry Muffins (with a touch of maple syrup – gluten free), boiled egg
Organic Yogurt with Crockpot Granola* and fresh strawberries
Oatmeal* with cinnamon* and raisins*
Cereal with milk x2
Blueberry bagel with cream cheese x2
LUNCH
Homemade Pizza Bagels
Cheese Nachos, cherry tomatoes, avocado slices
PBJ, apple slices with cinnamon x2
Hummus, tortilla chips, green pepper slices
Tuna salad, celery sticks
Ham Sandwich, potato chips
DINNER
BBQ Pork Sliders, Cabbage Coleslaw
BBQ Chicken and Black Bean Tostadas (made with leftover pork), cherry tomatoes, avocado slices
Easy Potato Soup, cheesy biscuits
Breakfast for Dinner: Bacon (from Zaycon Foods) and scrambled eggs
BBQ Chicken, roasted asparagus
Leftovers
Dinner with friends
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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Hi! I have recently become a mom of 4 with children ages 6 mos- 11 years. We are a 1-income family, being my own and my husband is at home with the kiddos! We have never been extravagant spenders, but I have realized that we do need to be on a budget now with more and more expenses, both planned and unexpected! Your site has given me some great tips on how to get started and just ways to think differently as well as plan ahead! I appreciate all the advice and try read up on your ideas whenever I have a few free minutes. Thanks again!
I am so glad that you have found some helpful ideas here Sarah! Thank you for taking the time to let me know. 🙂
Thanks so much! I will be the only one eating gf as well so subbing out should work. Was wondering if reducing gluten gradually will cause me to notices change, or if cutting it completely is the only way to go? I dont have celiac, this is more of an experimental thing to see if it will reduce my symptoms.
It may help to reduce it, but from our experience even a small amount causes a problem. You probably need to stop eating it at all for a few weeks just to get it out of your system. You could then try adding it back a little at a time and see how you feel. Let me know if you have other questions. 🙂
Thanks so much! Where is the cheapest place to buy GF products?
It depends on where you live. Check prices at your local stores and compare them to the GF Deals post I do every week here: https://thepeacefulmom.com/category/gluten-free-coupons/. We find deals at Amazon, Vitacost (click here) and at our local grocery store with coupons. Hope that helps!
I checked out your gluten free menu and it looks like you just sub in gluten free products so your daughter can stay on the same menu? Does this stay in budget? I may have to go gluten free and am very nervous about it!
Hi Jennifer – Yes, for the most part we sub out gf products like bread and pasta. Because she is the only one eating gluten free we can buy one loaf of gf bread, for example, which is more expensive than regular bread, but lasts longer with only one person eating it. If we are over budget on groceries for the week she might have her burger without a bun or eat leftovers instead of gf pasta for a meal. The main way that we stay on budget is by eating naturally gluten free foods like meat, fruit and veggies and basing our menus on what is on sale. You can get my ebook Affordable Gluten Free Dinners for free when you sign up for my weekly Gluten Free eNotes here: https://thepeacefulmom.com/subscribe-by-email/. Let me know if you have other questions. 🙂