$125 Budget Gluten Free Menu + easy recipes!
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Well, my plan to save money for our emergency fund by spending less on food may have slightly backfired. After two weeks of super low grocery budgets I realized that I had cut the budget too far and I had to re-stock so I am over my normal $125 Budget this week by $28.
We were able to save $150 to our emergency fund in the last two weeks just from cutting the grocery budget and thankfully my husband’s paycheck was larger this week so I could cover the extra $28 without dipping into savings.
*To keep costs low for the gluten free items we shop sales, buy GF products from Aldi and order items from Vitacost (click here to grab a FREE $10 credit!).
Weekly Total: $153.50
March Monthly Total: $384.90
$125 Budget Gluten Free 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
Oatmeal with cinnamon and raisins
Oatmeal Pancakes (from leftover oatmeal)
Cereal with milk x2 (GF cereal for GF kids)
Veggie Breakfast Scramble, orange slices
Cottage Cheese, blueberries
LUNCH
Turkey Sandwich, carrots and ranch dressing* x2 (GF bread for GF kids)
Homemade Pizza Bagels (GF bagels for GF kids)
Nachos with avocado slices
PBJ, apple slices with cinnamon (apple slices with peanut butter for GF kids)
Leftovers from dinner
DINNER
Beef Roast, mashed potatoes, steamed green beans*
Beef and Veggie Soup (w/ leftover roast), gluten free cornbread
Baked Potatoes with bacon (from Zaycon Foods)*, steamed broccoli and cheese, salad
Chicken Enchiladas, rice, steamed green beans
Homemade Pizza with 10 Minute Crust* (dough in freezer) (GF crust for kids)
Dinner with Friends
Pasta with meat sauce, salad (GF pasta for GF kids)
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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B: Oatmeal 2x, Toast and PB 2x, Eggs 1x, Yogurt and fruit 2x
L: Veggies, Dip and Hardboiled Eggs
Leftovers 3x (Lentil soup, shepherd’s pie)
McDonalds – I know, i know
Cream Cheese and Olive Sandwiches, Carrots
PB, crackers and fruit
D: Easter Dinner
Lentil Soup 2x
Souplantation
Homemade Pizza and Salad
Gnocchi with Mushrooms and Spinach Salad
Egg Salad, Veggies, Clementines
Thanks so much for posting Ellie! 🙂
Good Day!
Have been following you for awhile now (even before you moved). Love some of your ideas, but there is always one thing that bothers me. I have seen some of your pictures of food and understand that you have teens in your home but some of the portion sizes seem Awfully Small to me. I know that each persons family is different and the prices here in Westchester County, NY are higher but…………… God continue to bless you and yours!
So sorry if my photos caused any confusion, or if you felt frustrated by my posts Bibi. I wasn’t really thinking about portion sizes when taking the photos of the food but more about trying to take a nice picture — haha!
Trust me, no one is starving over here. 🙂 We do not have athletes and my husband is not in a physically demanding job like construction so we probably eat less than some families but we definitely eat. It also helps that we have some fat and protein at just about every meal so we feel full with less food than if we ate more carbs.
I post my menus not to say that everyone can feed their family for $125 but simply to give ideas and to encourage moms to meal plan so that they can spend less on groceries. You should, of course, do what works best for your family. 🙂
Thanks for commenting!