This week was super easy! I managed to stock up on lots of frozen veggies and snacks due to some sales, coupons, and Ibotta rebates. To be honest, I wasn’t using Ibotta for awhile because I had zero space on my phone for any more apps. Until I get a new phone in a few months, I decided to delete Spotify where I listened to music; and that freed up a TON of space, so now I have Ibotta again! I only need $4.00 to cash out for a gift card, so let’s see what kind of good deals I can get next week.
I have to make a confession, and I’m rather embarrassed: I don’t think I’ve eaten an actual bowl of cereal since high school. Last week I decided to eat the last of the cereal I was using with yogurt, with milk instead. And a sliced banana. And it was absolutely amazing! I’ve also discovered I prefer whole milk over skim, so we’re now buying that instead. Cereal will now make its way into my breakfast rotation at least a couple days a week!
Two stores this week and I declared myself done! Here’s what I bought and stocked up on this week:
Aldi
2 jugs apple juice: $1.49 each, for Allison’s preschool snack
Bananas, 2.07 pounds: $.83
Russet potatoes, 5-pound bag: $1.99
Yellow onions, 3-pound bag: $1.29
Sweet potatoes, 3-pound bag: $1.69
Red delicious apples, 3-pound bag: $2.99
Vanilla Greek yogurt carton: $3.49
4 cups vanilla yogurt: $.35 each
2 containers sour cream: $.99 each
Dijon mustard: $.89
Chocolate chips: $1.79
Avocado: $.49
Baby carrots: $.99
Broccoli: $1.49
Cauliflower: $1.99
Apple Cinnamon cereal: $1.99
Chicken sausages: $2.99
Grape tomatoes: $1.49
Eggs: $1.02
Baby wipes: $1.49
Raisins: $2.79
Chocolate pudding mix: $.49
Ketchup: $1.49
Milk: $1.07
Total: $41.21
Meijer
Valentines goodie bags: $1.50
2 bottles kids vitamins: $3.39, were BOGO free
Swiss Miss hot cocoa mix: $1.49
Hidden Valley ranch dressing mix: $1.59
KIND bar: Free from a printable coupon (NLA)
2 RXBars: $1.99 each
- Used $1.50/2 mPerks coupon
- Received $.90 back in Ibotta rebates
Peanut butter: $2.39
Cereal: $3.39
2 boxes Larabars: $4.99 and $2.99; one box ended up not being on sale
- Used 2 $1/1 printable coupons
Devil’s food cake mix: $1.19
Valentine M&Ms: $2.79
3 bags frozen veggies, 32-ounces each: $1.67 each
Total: $30.71, plus $1.15 back in Ibotta rebates
Weekly Total: $73.01. Not included above was another gallon of milk purchased at Kroger.
Menu
Lunch is always leftovers. Items marked with an asterisk (*) were purchased in previous weeks.
Dinner
Superbowl party: Veggie platter with the Hidden Valley mix, Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake
Chicken sausages, baked potatoes, roasted broccoli
Sloppy Joes* (Meat and buns in freezer), roasted potatoes
DiGiorno Pizza*
Chicken burrito bowls* (Chicken in freezer): Shredded chicken, black beans*, sweet potatoes
Pancakes
Leftovers
Breakfast
Cereal with sliced banana
Peanut Butter Banana Baked Oatmeal, yogurt
Oatmeal, hard boiled eggs
Also making a Valentines trail mix for my women’s group at church: Pretzels*, marshmallows*, raisins, M&Ms
What’s on your menu this week? Share in the comments below!
Jaime is a Nutrition Coach through the ISSA and professional writer. She has 4 years experience coaching and 9 years experience in writing. She enjoys cooking easy meals, running, and learning more about food.
Jaime specializes in helping women with ADHD learn to meal plan and cook healthier meals without getting overwhelmed.
Cristina
Monday 5th of February 2018
Hi Jaime,
My total for the week was $73.05! I'm getting better at this, I think. I do have a question: I have see in previous posts that you occasionally go out of town on the weekends, so I'm curious how you handle your food budget? Do you add in eating out with weekly grocery money or have a separate "eating out" budget a week?
Jaime
Monday 5th of February 2018
That's awesome, Cristina! We have a separate eating out budget, so when I know there's a day that week when we're eating out, I can use the extra money I would have spent on dinner to stock up on other things we need. I love those kind of weeks!