2012 Week#9 $50 Weekly Menu Plan

2012 $50 Weekly Menu Week #9- Have I mentioned lately how much I adore Aldi stores? I am always amazed at how decent their produce is- this week they have spinach on sale for .79, fresh mushrooms for .69, and cauliflower & broccoli for .89 which means cheap healthy meals! Remember when you're checking your favorite store flyers that many stores will price match- which means you don't necessarily have to drive far away to take advantage of decent prices.

This week I purchased fresh broccoli, cauliflower, mushrooms, spinach, 10 cans of diced tomatoes, a gallon of milk, granny smith apples, fresh lemons, ham, sliced cheese, kielbasa, mandarin oranges, green peppers, lettuce, cukes, brown sugar, flour, olive oil, fake nutella (store brand) a few pounds of shrimp, steaks (marked down!) and sour cream. Total Spent $46.13

Here's our dirt cheap menu plan for the week . . .

Monday 27th:

• Breakfast: Maple & Brown Sugar Oatmeal
• Lunch: Chef Salad
• Dinner: Broccoli Garlic Penne

Tuesday 28th:

• Breakfast: Walnut french toast
• Lunch: Leftover Broccoli penne
• Dinner: Sweet & Sour Kielbasa, Garlic Smashed Potatoes, side salad

Wednesday 29th

• Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, raisin toast
• Lunch: Leftover Kielbasa & Salad
• Dinner: 7th Heaven chicken, Baked Potato, Steamed Spinach

Thursday 1st:

• Breakfast: Waffles
• Lunch: Chicken Wraps(preplanned leftovers)
• Dinner: Spinach & Cheese Quiche

Friday 2nd:

• Breakfast: Onion Bagels & cream Cheese
• Lunch: Leftover Quiche
• Dinner: Grilled Italian Marinated Kebabs (Beef, Onions, Green Peppers, Mushrooms) &
  Salad

Saturday 3rd:

• Breakfast: Egg in the Hole
• Lunch: Egg Salad Wraps
• Dinner: Grilled Pork Chops & Black Bean Smothered Sweet Potatoes

Sunday 4th:

• Breakfast: Biscotti & Coffee
• Midday Meal: California Halibut Bake, chipotle Corn, Riced potatoes

Various Snacks:

• Fresh Fruit- Granny Smith Apples, Cinnamon walnut cherry Cheeseball
• Lemon Chiffon Cake
• Hard boiled Eggs
• Blue Ribbon Lemon Bars

Drinks included:

* Iced Tea (Sweet Tea)
* Coffee
* Lemonade
* Copycat Gatorade
* CopyCat Arizona Green Tea

FYI:

The freezer is still fairly full of chicken that we purchased back in November/Dec- but the traditional February sales cycles tells me to be on the lookout for great deals on steaks, pork ribs, seafood etc. I already found oatmeal about half price (it's National Hot Breakfast month)

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