Grocery Haul 2/10/18 Breakdown & Meal Plan for the Week

This is what grocery shopping looks like for me right now. It is my couple hours by myself on Saturdays and I cherish it.

For the past couple of years, Kyle and I have made an effort to be intentional about the food that we eat. We might stray here and there, but we do our best to have lots of fruits and veggies in the house and eat at home as much as possible. Right now our monthly grocery budget is $450. Our goal is to knock that down by at least $50 to put toward paying Kyle's car down faster. This means, I have $100 a week to buy all of our breakfast, lunch and dinner food.

Now this may seem like a lot, but it would be easy to spend way more than this. We are selective on what we can and cannot afford to buy organic right now but a non-negotiable for us right now is milk. It just tastes better. I only buy Kerrygold butter (or the Publix Greenwise version. Again a taste thing.). We eat a lot of real foods. I don't buy boxed anything anymore except for maybe crackers. (I haven't learned how to make those homemade yet.) We buy the staples and then make things from scratch. We don't eat a huge amount of meat and it is mostly chicken. I do buy eggs, but I get those from someone local who has chickens. One day I will have my own. :)

With all of the groceries that I got today and the items I already have in my fridge, freezer, and pantry, I am planning on the following meals for dinner. (Breakfast is usually fruit and oatmeal and lunch is sandwich meat, baked potatoes, sandwich wraps, salad, or leftovers. Snacks are fruit, hard boiled eggs, nuts, crackers and whatever goodies I make from scratch.)

S- Zucchini Lasagna, Garlic Knots, Broccoli

M- White Fish, Grilled Pineapple, Rice, Spiraled Zucchini and Carrots

Tu- Swedish Meatballs with Quinoa, Broccoli, Radishes, and Sweet Potatoes

W- Fried Rice

Th- Chicken Alfredo with Homemade Pasta, Garlic Knots, and Asparagus

F- DATE NIGHT!!! (Raylen can have leftovers.)

S- Cranberry Chicken Salad on Kale Salad

What are you having for dinner this week?