$60-ish Grocery Budget Meal Plan & Grocery Haul

See my $60 grocery budget meal plan for this week.

$60 Grocery Budget Meal Plan

Time for my weekly grocery shopping and meal plan.

My main goal in posting this is to:

Encourage you to make some kind of meal plan to reduce your stress and your budget.
Give you permission to serve super simple meals.
Provide some meal ideas.

I’m sharing what we’re actually eating this week which includes a combination of both pantry items and fresh foods, so hopefully you’ll find something you can add to your meal plan.

THE SECRET TO THE $60 GROCERY BUDGET

The main way I stick to the budget is by purchasing lower priced and sale items in multiples so I have a constant stockpile to work from. Each week I’m purchasing some items for the current week, and some items for upcoming weeks.

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THIS WEEK’S $60-ish GROCERY BUDGET SHOPPING TRIP

Here’s the receipt.

And here’s what I purchased.

I was super happy that I was able to stick so closely to the budget and I was even able to buy a few things for future weeks like the bacon bits, frozen pizza and banana chips.

But then I went back for another bag of these:

I wanted to get a second bag because they were the lowest price I’ve seen in my area for a long time plus they are a special buy which means that they will not be available later (and we really love them!). I place small amounts of the nuts into snack containers and keep them in the fridge. When I’m going to run errands I take a snack bag with me so I won’t buy fast food if I get hungry.

I also ended up getting two bags of dried Great Northern beans (which you’ll see in the meal plan below) and a can of spray oil.

Weekly Total: $74.90

September Monthly Total: $281.40

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$60 Grocery Budget Weekly Menu

This isn’t a fancy gourmet meal plan, but what we’re actually eating this week on our $60 grocery budget.

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

BREAKFAST

Very Blueberry Smoothie, Cheese Toast* x2

Oatmeal x3

Oatmeal Pancakes (from leftover oatmeal)

Boiled eggs, banana

LUNCH

Turkey Avocado Wrap (with tortillas previously purchased) x2

Salad with Italian Chicken (chicken from last week) x2

Tortilla chips* with melted cheese*, avocado slices

Leftovers from dinner x2

DINNER

Taco Salad (gr. beef from 1st week of September, cooked and frozen), corn chips previously purchased)

Great Northern Beans, cornbread* x2 (I cooked a huge stock pot of the beans with a leftover ham bone from the freezer.)

Asian stir-fry veggies,, rice*

Ham and corn chowder, homemade biscuits* x2

Buffalo Ranch Chicken Dip – I skip the sour cream (hot sauce, chicken & cheese previously purchased), tortilla chips*

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

Please Note: You may not be able to replicate this exact menu for $60 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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