It’s been so hectic this past week, I’m already behind on so many things! The one thing I didn’t want to push back was doing our weekly meal plan so I’ll be sharing that with you today, ever so briefly.
This week, we’re going to visit my mom for a few days, so I am purposely planning less meals than usual. This should in turn mean we are spending less money on food, but our stock pile is getting low, and we have no snacks left, so our grocery list will be a bit bigger than the past few weeks.
Meals:
- Fish Tacos & Salad
- Hashbrown Casserole with coleslaw & peas
- Take Out (on the drive to Halifax)
- Rice & Stir Fry (Mom is making it)
- Take Out (on the way home)
- General Tao Chickpeas
- Cheesy Chili Mac
Ingredients:
- Fish
- Tortillas
- Miracle Whip
- Taco Spice Mix (Homemade)
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Lettuce
- Simulated Bacon Bits
- Croutons
- Caesar Dressing
- Hashbrowns
- Cream of Mushroom Soup x2
- Onion
- Plain Greek Yogurt
- Cheese
- Vinegar
- Sugar
- Peas
- Soya Sauce
- Chickpeas
- Vegetable Broth
- Tomato Paste
- Peanut Butter
- Rice Vinegar
- Sriracha
- Sesame Oil
- Corn starch
- Olive Oil
- Broccoli
- Red Pepper
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Green Onion
- Macaroni
- Diced Tomatoes
- Chili Powder
- Flour
- Tomato Sauce
- Kidney Beans
- Black Beans
- Corn
Grocery List:
- Fish – $17.99 at Costco
- Carrots – $3 at Tomavo
- Cream of Mushroom Soup – 4 for $4 on sale at Superstore
- Sugar – $0.55 at Bulk Barn
- Corn Starch – $0.82 at Bulk Barn
- Red Pepper – To be purchased at the end of the week so it doesn’t go bad
- Eggs – $3.99 at Costco
- Pineapple – $3.99 at Costco (although I saw they were cheaper at Tomavo!)
- Vanilla Yogurt – $6.99 at Costco
- Watermelon – $4.79 at Costco
- Popcorn – $5.16 on sale at Costco
- Butter – $3.89 at Costco
- Greek Yogurt – $5.79 for two packages at Costco
- Strawberries – $3.99 at Costco
- Cantaloupe – $3.99 at Costco
- Bran Flakes – $0.80 at Bulk Barn
- Green Grapes – $4.27 at Tomavo
- Purple Grapes – $3.91 at Tomavo
- Lemon x2 – $0.99 at Tomavo!
- Clementine x4 – $1.37 at Tomavo
Total spending so far this week is $80.28. We still need to buy a red pepper, but despite buying lots of snacks this week, we still managed to stay under budget! However, we will be spending money on food by getting takeout both on the way to Halifax and on the way back home, so we’ll have to take that into account when looking at our budget at the end of the month.
Do you have a set weekly budget for your grocery and your outings? We usually budget $100 per week on food, excluding going out to the restaurant or getting takeout. For social outings like those, we have a monthly budget of $100, which would total $25 per week if we went out every week – which we don’t.
Let us know what you’re meal plan is for this week, or what you’re favourite recipe is so that we can try it out!
