Happy Monday, everyone! Well, it’s time for another Meal Plan Monday! For us, this week is starting off to a sunshiny start here in Dixie. This past weekend was very easy and laid back. We finished our tackling a new weekend warrior project, and this past weekend we cleared off the last of fall and winter debris from our tired garden.
This week’s menu again reflects our need to eat down our food stockpile. As we are having to consume everything we have on-hand first, though we did purchase several items food and home consumables, each of which garnered us back online app rebates for our family meal planning budget.
This week’s shopping haul:
Walmart Neighborhood Market:
- 4 packs bathroom tissue, $0.69 each
- 8 ears of corn, $0.25 each
- Mushrooms, $1.78
- Mint, $1.00
- Cilantro bunch, $0.88
- Italian Parsley bunch, $0.88
- Carrots, $0.88 (Submitted for $0.25 iBotta credit)
- Pineapple, $1.48
- Asparagus bundle, $1.98 (submitted for 20% back with Saving Star App)
- Bananas, $0.48/ lb. (2 lbs.)
- Cantaloupe, $0.99 each
- Cucumber, $0.58 each
- Grapefruit, $0.50 each (Submitted for $0.25 iBotta credit)
- Green pepper, $0.88 (Submitted for $0.25 iBotta credit)
- Strawberries, $1.99 (Submitted for $0.25 iBotta credit)
- Butter Crisp Lettuce, $1.99
- 4 Italian Loaves, $0.57 each
- Pint Light Sour Cream, $0.88
- Luzianne Tea, $1.98 (submitted for $0.50 MobiSave rebate)
- Twinings Irish Breakfast Tea, $1.98
- Palmolive Eco-Fresh Dishwashing Detergent, $1.98
- Total: $19.97 after rebates
Save-A-Lot:
- 1 bags of oranges, $1.99
- Frozen green beans, $0.50 each
- 1 lb. sausage rolls, $0.69 each
- Total: $9.39
Sam’s Club:
- Sabra Hummus 2 lb. tub, $4.98.
- Coffee Cake (for Teacher Appreciation Week), $5.00
- 1 Gallon of 2% milk, $2.38 each
- Half and half, $1.88
- Organic Coconut Oil, $7.81
- Chobani Greek Yogurt, $2.81
- Total: $22.05
Dollar Tree:
- Dish Soap, $1.00 (submitted for $0.10 MobiSave rebate)
- Lime Juice, $1.00 (submitted for $0.10 MobiSave rebate)
- Canned Fruit, $0.50 (submitted for $0.10 MobiSave rebate)
- Jennie-O Turkey Bacon, $1.00 (submitted for $0.10 MobiSave rebate)
- Tortillas, $1.00 (submitted for $0.10 MobiSave rebate)
- Pictsweet Frozen Brocolli, $1.00 (submitted for $0.10 MobiSave rebate)
- Himalayan Pink Salt, $1.00 (submitted for $0.10 MobiSave rebate)
- Horseradish Mustard, $1.00 (submitted for $0.10 MobiSave rebate)
- 9-Volt Battery 2-Pack, $1.00 (submitted for $0.10 MobiSave rebate)
- Instant Potatoes, $1.00 (submitted for $0.10 MobiSave rebate)
- Mis en Place glasses, 3-pack, $1.00 (submitted for $0.10 MobiSave rebate)
- Pepper, $1.00 (submitted for $0.10 MobiSave rebate)
- Vanilla Extract, $1.00 (submitted for $0.10 MobiSave rebate)
- Total: $11.20 after rebates
Winn-Dixie:
- Smoking Wood Chips, $0.89 closeout
- Polar Seltzer $1.99
- Bleach gallons, $0.89 each
- Dr. Bronner’s Tea Tree Castille Soap, $7.99
- Mojo Marinade, $1.00
- Avocados, 2/$1.00
- Total: $14.65
Vowell’s Neighborhood Market:
- 6 Tomato Paste Cans, 3/$1.00
- 4 Tomato Sauce Cans, 2/$1.00
- Rice, $0.69
- Marshmallows, $0.69
- Sweet Potato, $0.39/lb.
- Pasta, $0.50
- Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice, $0.99 weekly special
- Soy sauce, $1.00
- Ketchup, $1.00
- Almond extract, $1.00
- Maple Syrup, $1.00
- Dressing, $1.39 weekly special
- Grape Tomatoes, $0.89 weekly special
- Total: $12.85
Grocery Total: $90.11
Also, I wanted to mention that since the holiday’s I have been using my new favorite menu planning resource, Plan to Eat, and I really think you all might benefit from it as well. It allowed me to better digitize my home recipe binders and I just can’t say enough about this service. Now this week’s meal plan!
Monday
Breakfast: Strawberry, blueberry, and Almond Milk Smoothies.
Lunch: Almonds, celery, carrot sticks, and Crystal Light
Snack: Almonds, and Gala Apple Slices.
Dinner: Smoked chicken breast wraps, with Roma mottoes, spinach, feta, and Greek dressing.
Dessert: Sugar-Free Dulce de Leche pudding cups, with strawberries.
Tuesday
Breakfast: Cereal, with Almond milk.
Lunch: Chicken taco roll-ups; in lieu of taco shells I use Romaine Lettuce Sheets; served with crystal light.
Snack: Strawberries and String Cheese.
Dinner: Freezer Cooking Chicken and Dumplings (modified using smoked chicken); served with steamed broccoli and Crystal Light.
Dessert: Gluten-Free Brownies (modified using stevia and Earth-Balance spread).
Wednesday
Breakfast: Baked Frittata Cups (chicken substituted for sausage); served with Almond Milk.
Lunch: Chicken salad, with walnuts and grapes; served with diet cola.
Snack: Grapes and string cheese.
Dinner: Crockpot Chicken Curry; steamed peas, steamed rice, and crystal light.
Dessert: Gluten-Free brownie sugar-free ice cream sandwiches.
Thursday
Breakfast: Homemade Greek Yogurt topped with Strawberries; served with Unsweetened Almond milk.
Lunch: Chicken salad, with walnuts and grapes; served with diet cola.
Snack: Almonds, and Gala Apple Slices.
Dinner: Stuffed smoked chicken breast sandwiches (breasts split open, stuffed with sliced provolone cheese single, and grilled); served with sweet Potato Fries and Crystal Light.
Dessert: Brownie flurries with leftover brownies.
Friday
Breakfast: Baked Frittata Cups (chicken substituted for sausage); served with Almond Milk.
Lunch: Chicken taco roll-ups; in lieu of taco shells I use Romaine Lettuce Sheets; served with crystal light.
Snack: Strawberries and two pieces of Sugar-Free Chocolate; candy is used as melted drizzle for berries.
Dinner: Crockpot Orange Chicken with Almonds, Steamed Peas, and crystal light.
Dessert: Mandarin Orange slushies.
Saturday
Breakfast: Cereal, with Almond milk.
Lunch: Crockpot Orange Chicken with Almonds, Steamed Peas, and crystal light.
Snacks: String Cheese and grapes.
Dinner: Chicken mole, served with steamed rice, corn, and Crystal Light.
Dessert: Sugar-Free Dulce de Leche Cups.
Sunday
Breakfast: Homemade Greek Yogurt topped with Strawberries; served with Unsweetened Almond milk.
Lunch: Stuffed smoked chicken breast sandwiches; served with sweet Potato Fries and Crystal Light.
Snack: Almonds, and Gala Apple Slices.
Dinner: Chicken mole, served with steamed rice, corn, and Crystal Light.
Dessert: Lemonade slushies.
This week’s meal plan cost: $37.05
This week’s Sunday prep:
- Again this week I wanted to make room in my deep freeze for the upcoming cyclical sales and to get us to the no-spending challenge in place in the next few days. With this in mind, set out to make several new crock pot ready freezer meals, made from stockpiled veggies, pork roast, and chicken breasts already on hand.
- I prepped three meals; Chicken Curry, BBQ Chicken, and Cranberry Pork Roast.
- Also, prepping a week’s worth of breakfasts and lunches on Sunday’s, can be another way save a half hour of time each day time during the week for yourselves; I also find that this helps with my diet as having prepped snacks, ready and on hand, deters me from reaching for not-so-healthy options.
- I checked out this week’s sales ads, and made a shopping list accordingly; this also includes adding, sorting, and organizing coupons too!
So, that’s what we will be having this week. I’d love to hear what’s on your menu as well!
Here’s to Monday meal plans,
