2014 $50 Budget Menu Plan Week #9

2014 $50 Budget Menu Plan Week #9
2014 $50 Budget Menu Plan Week #9

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2014 $50 Budget Menu Plan Week #9: Generally speaking this time of year (right around the Daytona 500) we’re able to score some decent deals on beef, but with the current market prices, this year, we only managed to find 1 marked down filet, which was still $8 a Pound. Since I planned to make a Beef wellington this week, I grabbed it anyway.

We purchased the following: Fresh Pineapple, organic tomatoes, bananas, string beans, bella mushrooms, sweet potatoes, red potatoes, OJ, blueberries, broccoli, coconut milk (canned), mango, Plain Greek Yogurt, lettuce, green peppers, worcestershire sauce, garlic, Lime Juice, Prosciutto

From our Backyard: Fresh Eggs (Getting nearly 2 dozen per day again!)

From our Windowsill: Fresh Celery, Fresh Scallions, Fresh Basil

From the Farmers Market– we decided this week after talking with a fellow last week to bring 14 dozen eggs with us to the Farmers Market and what I got in return was 5 Large Cantaloupe, half a Flat of Strawberries, 3 Giant Onions and a some asparagus. So it appears cantaloupe will be making its way onto the menu plan pretty heavily!

Total spent this week on groceries $58.44

Breakfast Options for this week: Fresh Fruit – Bananas, Fresh Berries, fresh Cantaloupe

As usual We’ll throw together a fruit salad to snack on and eat for breakfast, along with the following choices:

Monday February 24th:

  • Lunch:Crabmeat salad on toasted sourdough bread
  • Dinner: Amish Poor Man’s Steak, Roasted Herb Potatoes, steamed garlicky Green beans

Tuesday Feb 25th:

  • Lunch: Honey Dijon Egg Salad
  • Dinner: Dragonfire Salmon with Pineapple Pico de Gallo on Coconut Jasmine Rice, steamed broccoli

Wednesday Feb 26th:

Thursday Feb 27th:

Friday Feb 28th:

  • Lunch: Anything Goes Veggie Quiche (All the leftover veggies chopped & thrown into a quiche)
  • Dinner: Beef Wellington, Steamed Asparagus spears, Whipped Mashed Potatoes

Saturday March 1st: Late Evening out with Friends

Sunday March 2nd: Leftovers all day

  • Lunch: Fish tacos using leftover whitefish
  • Dinner: Leftover Wellington& baked potatoes

Various Snacks & Desserts:

  • Fresh Fruit Choices Available– Apples, Bananas, Fresh Pineapple, Fresh Berries
  • Lemon Chiffon Cake
  • Homemade Peanut Butter Granola Bars
  • cantaloupe Sorbet
  • Berry Sorbet

Drinks Available:* Iced Tea (Unsweetened or Sweet Tea)
* Coffee
* Hot Chocolate/Cocoa

Less Likely to be used, but still available:

* Copycat Gatorade
* CopyCat Arizona Green Tea
* Lemonade
* Iced Coffee Drinks
* Almond Milk

FYI: The salmon and whitefish are fish that we have caught ourselves. The crabmeat mentioned in this weeks menu is also something we catch ourselves several times per year and then freeze.


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For Further reading/help we recommend the following:

  • $50 Dollar Menu Frequently Asked Questions– There are certain questions that seem to pop up again and again, so rather than be redundant and repeat answers, we’ve put them all in one convenient place for you!

    • Basic QuestionsWhy we don’t provide a shopping list, Random ingredients that aren’t in the shopping list, are groceries cheaper , etc

    • More Questions– more in depth questions regarding dietary guidelines, dealing with picky eaters, junk food and more

    • It Doesn’t Add up– Learn why some items in the Menu plan aren’t listed in this weeks grocery purchase list & how it all comes together

  • February Sales Trendsnot sure what Should be on sale right now? Here is a list of the current Sales trends throughout the month of January so you know what savings to expect and look forward to.

  • $50 Weekly Menu Plan Help across the USADo you find yourself struggling to reduce your grocery bill each month? Check out our Menu plan help across the USA to see if your area has been featured for more 1-on-1 help, if not, feel free to add your request to have your city/state featured.

  • Making Fruits & Veggies Last: At the beginning of each week we prepare the vegetables and fruits to make meal preparation easier during the week and to save money by preventing waste. You can read more about that here.

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Filled with an insatiable wanderlust to see the world, I've dedicated most of my life to saving money where I can so I can afford to see and do the things I want. I dug our family out of debt by reducing our grocery expense to less than $300 a month. You can too!

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