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
Sunday4th:
- 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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