I did pretty good this past 6 days of staying out of the stores after that last Sunday where I blew 50% of my grocery budget … then I did the quick stop at Whole Foods on Friday morning and spent $22 …. and then again on Saturday, Hubby wanted to make some Shepherds Pie with shredded beef … WF had their beef roast for $5.99 a pound, same as Publix and I’d much rather shop at WF, you know? So another $45 out the door on Saturday … but have a ton of leftovers for lunches and dinners this week! Score!! I’m pretty happy in that I stayed under the $125 budget I recently put in place for food per week.
I made it a point to prep some food Sunday before I ran out to do some sight-seeing (aka house drive-bys with Hubby) … I grilled up a LOT of zucchini, squash, onions, red peppers and green peppers and cooked 3 HUGE chicken breast (for lunches this week) and sauteed 2 pounds of green beans.
Then I went ahead and made up 3 shepherd pie and green bean containers for lunches, tossed together 3 diced chicken with grilled veggies in another 3 containers. So there you have it, 6 lunches with a choice of which one you want 🙂
Yes, I feel like I accomplished a lot early in the day!
I’m aiming to continue with avoiding the store for the week again til Friday/Saturday … Costco has been calling my name but I am so avoiding it lately … I know I need to renew my membership which will add $110 on to the bill and well, quite honestly, I’m not looking forward to that! So … I will keep making do with what we have while I can!
Here’s what I’m looking at this week:
Sunday – Sheperds Pie and green beans … leftovers from Saturday night … Hubby made enough to feed an army and it was just him and I last night! (FYI … because I’m trying to stay more Paleo, I picked out the corn … the rest of the stuff is acceptable as is for me)
Monday – Princess wants to make Chicken Stirfry. Go right ahead, girly! Chicken in freezer as are the veggies
Tuesday – Surprise, it’s Taco Tuesday! I think I’m going to lean towards the Meatless Tacos … I’ve got all the ingredients, including the coleslaw in the fridge! I’ll probably just have grilled veggies with chicken
Wednesday – Chicken Piccata … I think the Princess was going to make this too 😉 … chicken in freezer, balance of ingedients in fridge and pantry. I will make up a small batch of spiralized zucchini for me and the Princess (what she wants too) in place of the pasta
Thursday – Leftovers! I know that we will have some Shepherds Pie leftover (which will be going in the freezer if we still have a lot left come Wednesday night). I’m sure we will have a few other odds and ends to eat up too! I have a class and seminar this evening and as I’m typing this, trying to remember if it’s 5 to 9 or 5 to 8 … not that the last hour is really going to make a difference at the end of the day!
Friday – Pizza and Wings … frozen pizzas in freezer (taking up space) as are the wings … I think I will just go with a plain Salt & Vinegar Wings. Since I’m trying to stay more Paleo, I will make an egg with tomato frittata for me
Saturday – Hubby’s choice … I have some thick pork chops in the freezer that I might offer up to him since it’s been awhile 😉
What are YOU making this week??
Looking forward to sharing over at Organized Junkie’s Menu Plan Party … go check it out!
