pantry is the same way. So Nathan and I decided to challenge ourselves...really just me... to see if we can ONLY spend $50 a week on groceries for the month of March so that we use up some of our stockpile. This is a big deal, because I ALWAYS spend a lot on groceries! Now, this isn't to say we wont eat out at all, and that's not included, but I'm going to try not to cheat and eat out if I cant easily come up with something to make... So I had my first shopping trip yesterday...
RESULTS
I went to ALDI and spent $52.39... $4.39 of this was on plastic cups and plastic baggies, so I don't know if I should consider that part of the grocery money or not ;-)
Things we needed for lunches, etc:
- Cream Cheese 1.19
- Shredded hash browns 1.49
- Tortilla Chips .99
- Black Beans x 2 1.98
- Peanuts 2.69
- Canned Diced Tomatoes .59
- Canned Olives .99
- Tomato Juice 1.29
- Red Pepper Soup 1.79
- Butternut Squash Soup 1.79
- Cooked sausage patties .99
- Frozen berries 2.99
- Roma Tomatoes .99
- Ricotta Cheese 1.69
- Snack Crackers .99
Extras:
- Plastic cups 2.39
- Plastic baggies 1.99
DINNER 3/5/12 - Creamed Avocado & Lime Pasta and Quinoa Taco Salad
using the elbow macaroni, tomatoes, lettuce and shredded cheese I bought yesterday...
3/6/12 Chilli - using the tomato juice, diced tomatoes, cheddar cheese I bought this week
3/7/12 tonight was a pizza night because Nate was working on his engine until 10pm...
3/8/12 cheesy baked hash browns with the shredded hash brown potatoes and cheddar cheese, grilled sandwiches with the bread, and leftover chilli
3/9/12 Johnny marzetti with the macaroni and cheddar, and the canned green beans for a side
3/10/12 dinner with friends @ a Thai restaurant... Yum!
3/11/12 fish tacos with jicama slaw and black beans & corn... Yum!
