Menu and Grocery List for the week of June 17th

   This week we came in right under our food budget! We were under by $1.61! But we were out of some household supplies that added up pretty heavily.

 Our menu for this week was pretty simple, also trying to use up things we had in the kitchen already.

Monday: Panini's (easy to grab and go, we're bike riding tonight!)
Tuesday: Manicotti
Wednesday: Enchiladas
Thursday: Baked Chicken Tenders/Baked Potatoes
Friday: Whatever Phillip wants to make, I'm going away on a women's retreat!


We usually head to Aldi first, we have our staples that we get there and then go to Wal-Mart or Kroger for the remainder of the list.

Aldi:
Cucumbers 2x.39
Oranges 1.49 (3lbs)
Fresh Chicken Tenders $3.44 ($1.99/lb)
        *I've never shopped their meat department but this was a pretty decent price so I thought we'd give it a    
          shot.
Toilet Tissue $4.99
Frozen Peaches: $1.99
Mozzarella Cheese: $1.79
Greek Yogurt: $.89 (x2)
Vanilla Yogurt $.39 (x5)
Skim Milk $2.89
Neufchatel $1.19
Romaine  $1,99
Strawberries: $1.69
     Total: $29.66


Walmart:
    Red Grapes  $3.06
    Bananas   $1.23
    Cantaloupe $1.78
    Special K - Vanilla Almond $2.50
    Dannon Greek Yogurt $1x2
   French Bread $1.60
   Bagels: $2.50
   Whole Grain Waffles: $2.98
   Potatoes $1.00
     Total: $18.65


Grocery Total: $48.31


I'm going to try a new strategy for my grocery shopping next week. Well new to me, it's how mom has pretty much always shopped. I've already pulled up the sale ads from each store we buy groceries and I'm working on making the menu around those items, then trying to find coupons to make it even cheaper. We'll see how it goes!