Week 1: Budget Grocery Bill Challenge
This week spent $147. Slightly over my goal of $137, however, was still able to get everything organic including fish and chicken.
Here’s a list of the items purchased (note your bill may be less as there were some extra household things that I purchased like paper towels and fruits/snacks etc):
- Frozen Pizza (2): $11.10
- Organic Strawberries: $5.79
- Mixed Organic salad Greens: $3.99
- Organic Chicken Breast (2lbs): $19.74
- Organic Canned Black Beans (2): $2.70
- Salmon Fillets (3 in a package): $13.99
- Grass-Fed Organic Beef: $8.99
- Medjool Dates (12): $4.85
- Cream Cheese: $4.65
- Lemons (4): $2.22
- Roma Tomatos (5): $4.21
- Organic Blueberries: $5.78
- Organic Red Plums (4): $5.46
- Organic Ground turkey: $8.99
- Cremini Mushrooms: $4.39
- Organic Mozzarella Cheese Sticks: $12.25
- Seaweed Snacks (2): $6.49
- Organic Cilantro: $1.69
- Organic Avocados: $7.00
Meal plan for the week using the above groceries and easy 30 minute recipes from the internet is as follows (breakfast is omitted because it’s usually something simple like fruit and yogurt bowl, scrambled eggs or a smoothie):
Monday
Lunch- Salmon Salad (https://www.skinnytaste.com/salmon-salad/)
Dinner- Garlic Marinated Chicken (https://www.budgetbytes.com/garlic-marinated-chicken/) and a simple garden salad
Tuesday
Lunch- Leftovers from Garlic Marinated Chicken
Dinner- Baked Black Bean Taquitos (https://cooktoria.com/baked-black-bean-taquitos/) and garden salad
Wednesday
Lunch- Leftover Baked Black Bean Taquitos
Dinner- Chicken Stir Fry (https://www.budgetbytes.com/chicken-stir-fry/)
Thursday
Lunch- Leftover Chicken Stir Fry
Dinner- Mushroom Tacos (https://sundaysuppermovement.com/mushroom-tacos/)
Friday
Lunch- Leftover Mushroom Tacos or Frozen Pizzas
Dinner- Bun-less Turkey Burgers (https://www.skinnytaste.com/turkey-burger-recipe/) and side salad
Saturday
Lunch- Leftover Bun-less Turkey Burger
Dinner- Korean Beef Bowl (https://www.wellplated.com/korean-beef-bowl/)
Sunday
Today is the day to eat out and grocery shop for the week! Based on the serving sizes above, there should be some frozen salmon filets and leftovers from earlier in the week for a light lunch or a meal for next week.
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