$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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This week, we’re cleaning out the freezer! I will have to purchase milk/produce/cereal/snacks but that won’t cost more than $35.
Breakfast: bagels, eggs, oatmeal, boxed cereal with milk, bread, english muffins
Lunch: tuna sandwiches, dinner leftovers (turkey sandwiches, turkey pot pies, meatballs/sausage)
Dinners: whole turkey, homemade meatballs & sausage in tomato sauce. stuffed/baked/fried fish, french fries, onion rings, seasoned potatoes, frozen veg, pigs in blanket, french bread pizza*
snacks: fruit salad, canned oranges, granola bars*, rice bars, brownies, bananas, flavored pretzels
*I got a box of french bread pizza and box of granola bars this week for free! Coupons did the trick with those.
Sounds like a great plan Lisa! I love saving money by using what we have on hand.
Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂