Merry Christmas Eve! I thought about taking this whole week off, but decided on a lighter load instead. So there will be only a post today and Friday so we can all enjoy the Christmas holiday.
We had our first family Christmas on Saturday and it was a blast! And then tomorrow we’ll celebrate Christmas at home for a little while before heading to my parents’ house. It’s hard to believe Christmas is already here; did December fly by for anybody else?
This week I was able to get a few things we were out of- like butter, maple syrup, and hand soap. I love the Bath and Body Works foaming soaps but we go through a lot of soap; and the industrial sized bottles at Sam’s go a long way. Butter also freezes well, so I have no problem buying a boatload. Hopefully it’s on sale again next week!
We have a light menu this week too, with visiting Kings Island and trying to finish the meals left in the freezer. Things like that help with keeping my grocery bill low so I can focus on stocking up! Here’s what I was able to buy:
Sam’s Club
Simply Orange Juice: $5.98 (Used for Saturday’s Christmas)
Hand soap: $6.98
Chobani vanilla Greek yogurt: $3.98 (Used for Saturday’s Christmas)
Maple syrup: $9.98
Total: $2.44 OOP thanks to a gift card from Swagbucks!
Aldi
Grapes, 1.79 pounds: $2.31
Loaf of bread: $1.29
Spinach: $.99
Applesauce: $1.89
4 boxes butter: $1.99 each. They all went in the freezer to update my stash!
Strawberries: $2.99
Vanilla yogurt cup: $.29
Baking soda: $.49
Cauliflower: $1.99
Greek yogurt tub: $3.49
2 cans crushed tomatoes: $.65
Zucchini: $1.39
4 cups Greek yogurt: $.79 each
Chicken sausages: $2.99
2 tubs cottage cheese: $1.59 each
Bananas, 3.33 pounds: $1.50
Eggs: $.59
Tomato paste: $.39
Chia seeds: $3.49
Cheese crackers: $1.49
Whipped cream: $2.89
Almond milk: $1.69
Milk: $1.49
Pretzels: $.59
Total: $51.91
Meijer
Antacids: $3.00
Half & half: $1.59
3 packages Reese’s cups: $1.00 each
Reese’s miniatures: $3.99
Total: $11.80
Weekly Total: $66.15
Menu
Lunch is always leftovers. Items marked with an asterisk (*) were purchased in previous weeks.
Dinner
Kings Island
Christmas dinner- bringing these super cute Reeses cup Christmas trees
Spaghetti* with homemade meatballs* (Meat in freezer), French Loaf, steamed broccoli*
Freezer Chicken Fajitas*, grapes
Chicken sausages, roasted sweet potatoes* and brussels sprouts
Carrot Pancakes
Leftovers
Breakfast
High Protein Baked Oatmeal
Scrambled eggs and toast (Going to cook and puree cauliflower and put a couple tablespoons in Allison’s eggs- wish me luck)
Cottage cheese, toast with peanut butter*, banana
What’s on your menu this week? Share in the comments!