This past week we spent less than $20 on groceries. That hasn’t happened in a long time {or so it seems}. So far this year we’ve spent $877.48, which if we were to stay on track for this year, puts us around the 3rd week in August spending wise. So, we are about 6 weeks of grocery shopping over budget for the year at this point. Yikes!
I guess this means one of two things.
We are going to go over budget. Or, I’m going to have to get in ninja mode and track every single penny. Decisions, decisions.
Last week people were wondering what the heck I was going to do with the 40 pounds of Zaycon chicken thawing in my fridge. Well, I took the easy way out. I put almost all of it in the crock pots, added a few seasonings and called it good.
I tossed the cooked chicken breasts into zip baggies and tucked them away in the freezer to use during the fall and winter months. Chicken soft tacos, lasagna, soup, pot pies, chicken salad and a ton of other things can now be made in a jiffy. Plus, we were able to save 10 pints of concentrated stock. Easy peasy.
19 Eggs – Free!
The HB’s were out of town and one of the perks for feeding and locking up the chickens each night was being able to collect {and keep} all the fresh eggs each day.
Harbor Greens Market $2.72
Cauliflower $1.00 a head, broccoli and tomatoes $0.99 a pound.
Albertsons $4.09
Day old bagels $0.99, bananas $1.90, carrots $1.20
Costco $10.78
If you haven’t tried the Fisher Fair Scone Mix from Costco… you are totally missing out. We LOVE,LOVE,LOVE this just add water mix. We typically stuff ours with raspberry jam {just like they do at the Puyallup fair} but they are really good with cheese and bacon crumbles mixed in as well.
Here are the meals I ate last week {minus snacks}:
Monday
Breakfast – 2 nutella cinnamon rolls
Linner – Chicken soft tacos
Tuesday
Breakfast – Banana, nutella cinnamon roll
Lunch – Eggs benedict {lunch date with The Girl}
Dinner – Bean soup and a leftover biscuit
Wednesday
Breakfast – Banana, oatmeal
Lunch – Croissant with jam and 2 plums
Dinner – Ham and bean soup
Thursday
Breakfast – Breakfast cookie, plum
Lunch – Big Salad
Dinner – Bagel with cream cheese and ham and bean soup
Friday
Breakfast – Oatmeal
Lunch – PB& J sandwich
Dinner – Chicken soft tacos
Saturday {Garage sale day}
Breakfast/Lunch – 2 bananas, granola bar, pb&j sandwich, cookies
Dinner – Scones and the last of the plums
Sunday
Brunch – Scones, bacon and eggs
Dinner – BBQ Chicken
How about YOU? How is your grocery budget coming along so far this year?
~Mavis
Total Spent This Week $17.59
- Total Spent in July $61.14
- Total Spent in June $167.81
- Total Spent in May $299.74
- Total Spent in April $0
- Total Spent in March $136.58
- Total Spent in February $106.85
- Total Spent in Janaury $105.36
Freebies we’ve been gifted or were earned in 2016: $200
- $100 gift card to Whole Foods {Christmas gift from my parents}
- $100 gift card to Trader Joe’s {Christmas gift from my parents}
- 22 packets of vegetable seeds
- Free Zaycon Meat 30 pounds Chicken Thighs, 40 pounds Chicken Breasts
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