We haven’t posted our menu for a few weeks, so now we are trying to get back into the swing of things around here. We want to start posting them on Saturdays. So here is this week’s menu.
As a recap of how our menu works:
- We don’t necessarily have a day-by-day plan for our lunches and breakfasts or snacks, just our dinners. We have a list of ideas for those meals that week, and so we wake up eating selections from the list. For lunches, we also have a list of possible lunch ideas for that week, but most lunches end up being leftovers, which is why we have a loose plan!
- Although we have stayed within our $240 per month budget (covers groceries, toiletries, household, and diapers), we haven’t necessarily tracked how much each meal costs us and thought it would be fun to figure it out and share it with you as well. We will be laying out the cost of our dinners!
- Desserts are planned last minute as well! We usually crack open a box of cookies, however, we lay out ideas and then sometimes make something special!
- Our Sunday dinner plans are varied, we try to have guests from church over every other week, if we know in advance, we usually put a roast in the crockpot, or prepare a casserole. If it is planned last minute (as many are) we have homemade chilis and stews in the freezer to heat up, frozen entrees and sides to heat up, or lots of pastas to quickly feed a crowd! Thank goodness for a full pantry! Anyway, if it is just us, we usually have leftovers, lunch or snack items, or simple prepared meals! So on our menu, you will find Sunday’s marked with a “?”
- Our goal for this site is to share the deals, freebies, hot finds; but we also want to share how we live as a larger family on a tight budget everyday and ways that we try to live thriftily in every area of life….. so this would be one of them!
Here are the ideas for breakfasts this week:
- Fresh fruit and organic yogurt smoothies
- Quick Oats with honey and fruit
- Breakfast Sandwiches
- Organic Oat Bran Banana Bread
Here are the ideas for lunches this week:
- Leftovers
- Organic Mac and Cheese
- Cheese Quesadilla
- Soup with chips
Here are the snack ideas for this week:
- Apples and caramel dip
- Fruit Tray
- Crackers and hummus
- Carrots and dip
Here are the dessert ideas this week:
- Organic suckers
- Homemade Ice Cream and sundaes
- Homemade popsicles
Dinner Menu:
- Monday: Baked chicken, creamed and mashed cauliflower, baked artichokes, homemade bread and green salad
- Tuesday: Tacos, refried beans, Spanish rice, corn on the cob and green salad
- Wednesday: Pot Roast with Potatoes, onion, and carrots, rolls and green salad
- Thursday: Pot Roast Pie, fresh fruit, coleslaw
- Friday: Grilled Hebrew National hot dogs, fresh fruit, chips, and green salad
- Saturday: Kids night in with Spaghetti and Mom and dad date night out!
- Sunday: Low-key leftovers, soups, sandwiches, etc.!
Monday: Baked chicken, creamed and mashed cauliflower, baked artichokes, homemade bread and green salad
- Chicken package $2.25
- Cream Cheese FREE
- Cauliflower $1.00
- 4 Artichokes $1.00
- Homemade bread and honey butter .69
- Salad with oil and vinegar .80
Total Cost: $5.74 for the whole meal for 6 = about .96 per serving
Tuesday: Tacos, refried beans, Spanish rice, corn on the cob
- 2 lb. ground beef $2.00
- soft shells about .88
- 2 avocados $1.00
- Spanish Rice .32
- Refried beans (dried from a #10 can) maybe .15 worth??
- Corn-on-the-cob $1.00
- Taco toppings (cheese, diced onions, sour cream, salsa) about .80 worth
Total Cost: $6.15 for the whole meal for 6 = about 1.02 per serving
Wednesday: Pot Roast with Potatoes, onion, and carrots, rolls and green salad
- 3 lb. roast $3.00
- Potatoes .35
- 1lb. bag of carrots $1.00
- 1 onion .15
- Rhodes warm and serve rolls .99
- Salad with oil and vinegar .80
Total Cost: $6.29 for the whole meal for 6 = about $1.05 per serving
Thursday: Pot Roast Pie, fresh fruit, coleslaw
- Leftover Pot roast and veggies FREE
- Crust to make pie (1 cup bisquick, milk and egg) about .45
- Fresh Fruit $2.00
- Homemade coleslaw $1.50
Total Cost: $3.95 for the whole meal for 6 = about .66 per serving
Friday: Grilled Hebrew National hot dogs, fresh fruit, chips, and green salad
- 1 package Hebrew National hot dogs $2.49
- Buns .89
- Grapes .99
- Chips $1.00
- Salad with oil and vinegar .80
Total Cost: $6.17 for the whole meal for 6 = about $1.02 per serving
Saturday: Kids night in with Spaghetti dinner and Mom and Dad out
- 1 box spaghetti .12
- 1 can sauce .30
- grapes .99
Total Cost: $1.41 for the whole meal for 4 = about .35 per serving (our date night is not part of our grocery budget)
Sunday: Low key – leftovers, soups, sandwiches = CHEAP
COST SUMMARY FOR THIS WEEK’S DINNERS: Cost for the dinners this week $29.71 for the 6 of us!!
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