$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.
See my grocery shopping for six people this week here.
*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
Oatmeal* with cinnamon* and raisins*
Oatmeal Pancakes* (dry ingredients previously purchased) with blueberries
Cinnamon Raisin Toast with peanut butter and banana slices
Cheese Toast* (bread previously purchased), applesauce*
Cottage Cheese with fresh blueberries
Cereal* with milk x2
LUNCH
Salad with Italian Chicken and DIY Italian Salad Dressing
Homemade Pizza Bagel* (bagels, pepperoni previously purchased), sliced cucumbers
Tuna Salad* (all ingredients previously purchased), crackers*
Cheese Nachos, avocado slices
Turkey Sandwich, pickles*
PBJ*, pretzels*
Peach Mango Smoothie (peaches & mango previously purchased), popcorn*
DINNER
Sloppy Lasagna Bake (noodles previously purchased), romaine salad
Cheese Burgers, Potato Chips, Tomato Cucumber Salad
Breakfast for Dinner: pancakes and bacon
Chicken Enchiladas, rice, steamed broccoli*
Crunchy Chicken Salad (celery previously purchased), fresh cherries
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Fresh Tomato Cucumber Salad, Tropical Fruit Salad
Frozen Organic Pizza, romaine 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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stopping over via Menu Plan Monday link up.. I like your way of sharing the menu, so useful. I’m definitely saving this, cheese nachos for lunch = yummy! && my budget is 70 Eur per week, for 3!
Welcome Diana! Glad to help. 🙂
Everything sounds delicious! I love having pb&j for lunch! 😉
Thanks Kate!
Do you have a recipe for the tuna salad? Also, for cheese nachos do you just do corn tortilla chips with shredded cheese? Thanks, love folowing your menu plans!
Hi Jennfer – I don’t measure exactly but basically we use 4-5 cans tuna for six people, about 1/4 cup of mayo (we like Duke’s because it has no sugar) and 3 tablespoons of dill pickle relish. You can use sweet pickle relish if you prefer. For the cheese nachos we place the tortilla chips on a cookie sheet, sprinkle shredded cheese on top (we like Colby Jack or Mexican Blend) and broil it for 1-2 minutes until the cheese is melted. Hope that helps.
Thanks!! 🙂