I am happy if I stay around $125 per week. However here is the problem. I may only spend $125 on my BIG trip for the week, but then I end up making another three trips to Kroger anyhow and spending AT LEAST another $30 or $40 per trip. Soooooo I guess I'm not really so much "just spending" $125 per week on groceries am I?
My mission this week was to buy enough groceries for five dinners (we usually have an easy night on Saturday where everybody fends for themselves and my mom makes dinner on Sundays), treats for the kids, fruits and veggies, lunch items, breakfast items, and all of our pop, water, and juice for the week. So I made a list and went to town.
These are the five dinners that I planned:
Loaded Baked Potato Soup (double batch)
Tex-Mex Chicken and Rice Soup (double batch)
Meatloaf, Au Gratin Potatoes, Green Beans
New York Strips, Baked Potatoes, Fresh Tossed Salad
Grilled Hamburgers, Mac 'n Cheese, Caesar Salad
I got everything that I needed for the above dinners and all the other items that I listed above. Guess what I spent?
$136.49
Not bad, right?
However, I'm onto my kids' antics. If I put all of their treats in the treat drawer they'll gobble them up in the first three days or so. Soooooooo I only put out half the snacks and hid the rest. Then in four days I'll bust them out just like I made my usual mid-week stop at Kroger for a refill :-)
So here goes. Fingers crossed that we can make it a WHOLE week with only one trip to Kroger for groceries!!
P.S.
Here is the loaded baked potato soup that I made last night!! Sooooooo good!!! Head on over to Mix and Match Mama for the recipe. She has soooooo many fabulous recipes!!
Again, how much do you spend a week? Be honest, how many trips do YOU take a week??
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