$125 Budget Weekly Menu – Making a weekly meal plan keeps me sane and helps me to save money and stay on budget. I feed my family of six including four teens for around $125 a week by creating and following a detailed menu plan, shopping at a discount chain and buying sale items at other grocery stores.
This week I spent $108.27 which brings my June monthly total to $317.46, or an average of $105.82 per week.
*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
Cereal with milk x2
Egg and Cheese Bagel
French Toast, sausage
Fried Eggs with Spinach, Black Bean and Corn Salsa
Organic Yogurt with fresh strawberries, cheese toast
LUNCH
Very Blueberry Smoothie, popcorn*
Hummus, tortilla chips green pepper strips
Turkey Sandwich, carrots and ranch dressing*
Homemade Pizza Bagels
Cheese Nachos with avocado slices, fresh peach slices
Rice Cakes with peanut butter and banana slices
Leftovers from dinner
DINNER
Easy Chicken Stir-Fry, rice*
Oven Baked Pork Chops, roasted potatoes, steamed broccoli
Taco Bowls (Beantastic Taco Meat, tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, sour cream and salsa served on corn chips), Tomato Cucumber Salad, watermelon slices
Crunchy Chicken Salad, fresh fruit
Fettucini Alfredo with broccoli, romaine salad
Chicken Enchiladas, rice, steamed green beans
Frozen Pizza
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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