$125 Budget Weekly Menu –See how I feed my family of six including 4 teens for around $125 a week!
Well this week I am TOTALLY over budget. We were out of lots of pantry items and I had very little time to go to multiple stores. I was at least able to purchase chicken wings for $1.49 a pound and I found a lot of produce deals, but my total spending for this week was $178.04, or $53.04 over budget.
*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
Banana Pecan Waffles with DIY Waffle Syrup
Fried Eggs with Spinach, Black Bean and Corn Salsa
Organic Yogurt with Crockpot Granola and fresh blackberries
Cinnamon Raisin Bagel with cream cheese
Cereal with milk x2
Cheese Toast, unsweetened applesauce
LUNCH
Very Blueberry Smoothie, popcorn
Apple Sandwiches, pretzel sticks
Easy Cheese Quesadillas, red pepper slices
Turkey Sandwich, cucumber slices, corn chips x2
Leftovers from dinner
DINNER
Mango Salsa Chicken, rice, steamed broccoli
BBQ Chicken and Black Bean Tostadas, cherry tomatoes, avocado slices
Easy Hot Wings, fries
Breakfast for Dinner: Bacon (from Zaycon Foods)* and Scrambled Eggs
Spicy Black Beans, rice
Garlic Shrimp Radiatore, steamed fresh green beans
Chicken Enchiladas, rice, steamed green beans
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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Oh my, I hate it when over budget also. some weeks it just happens though. thanks for posting each week…….. we have got several recipes from you 🙂 cant recall right off which ones though 🙂
Thanks Karen! I’m glad that you are using some of the recipes. 🙂