$125 Budget Weekly Menu for 5 {+ easy recipes!}

$125 Budget Weekly Menu for 5 + easy recipes!

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No photos this week as I had limited time to shop but I made a quick list of my purchases so you can see what I bought and how we’re eating it in our weekly menu.

PUBLIX

Boston Butt Pork Roast $1.99/lb

Apple Gate Farms Roasted Turkey Slices $4.99

(6) Starkist White Albacore Tuna 4 pack — 6 oz cans $3.20 each (75 cents per can)

(2) bags Publix Coleslaw Shreds $1.50 each

Udi’s Whole Grain Bread (large loaf) $9.99

(2) 14 oz. cans Rotel .75 each

12 oz. Mt Olive Pickle Relish $2.39

ALDI

produce

(3) green peppers .75 each

(2) cucumbers .55 each

(2) Haas avocados .98 each

3 lbs. bananas 1/34

pint blueberries $2.79

3 lbs. navel oranges $3.29

16 oz. bag flat leaf spinach $1.49

16 oz. bag garden salad .69

3 lbs. red onions .99

meat

(2) all natural ham slices $3.29 each

chicken breasts $5.15

ground beef $7.09

frozen

frozen berries $2.79

pantry items

GF Granola $3.49

Regular granola $1.99

Raisin Bran cereal $3.49

Dry Black Beans 16 oz. bag $2.29

(2) bags Organic Blue Corn Chips $1.69 each

loaf wheat bread .99

dairy

1 lb. butter quarters $2.89

(2) 16 oz. bags shredded cheese $2.79 each

16 oz. container cottage cheese $2.29

1 pack sliced provolone $1.99

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Weekly Total: $127.15

February Monthly Total: $247.82

$125 Budget Weekly Menu

See what we’re eating this week!

*Items marked with an asterisk were purchased in previous weeks in the $125 Budget and are in the pantry, fridge or freezer. Click colored links to go to recipes!

BREAKFAST

Homemade Freezer Waffles (Gluten Free Waffle Recipe here)

Organic Yogurt* with Crockpot Granola (GF Oats) and banana slices

Cheese Toast (GF bread), applesauce

Scrambled eggs, sausage patty*

Cottage Cheese, blueberries

Cereal, milk x2

LUNCH

Greek Salad (romaine lettuce*, shredded chicken, olives, Feta cheese*, Greek salad dressing*)

Rice Cakes* with peanut butter*, apple* slices with cinnamon*

Hummus*, tortilla chips

Turkey Sandwich, cucumber slices x2

Nacho chips with melted cheese, avocado slices, cherry tomatoes*

Tuna Salad, celery sticks*

DINNER

BBQ Pulled Pork, coleslaw

Southern Pulled Pork Soft Tacos* (corn tortillas for GF — tortillas previously purchased), baked beans*, Tropical Fruit Salad*

Homemade Freezer Waffles (Gluten Free Waffle Recipe here), bacon (from Zaycon Foods)*

Spicy Black Beans, rice*

Taco Bowls (Beantastic Taco Meat, tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, sour cream and salsa served with corn chips)

Dinner with Friends

Easy Potato Soup*, GF crackers

Read what we do about snacks here.

What are you eating this week? Leave a comment or link. 🙂

Please Note: 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 meal plan. 🙂) 

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