Grocery Day {Piqua Ohio Photographer}

Good Morning!  It's Saturday...that's my grocery day if I don't get there during the week, and I usually don't.  With the lovely weather we've had, I get to go in the morning instead of the afternoon.  My favorite store to shop at is Aldi.  And let me tell you, we eat very well.  A family of 5 at home usually runs around $125 a week, that includes paper products, cat food, cat litter, pop and lunch food.  I refuse to pay $30 a week on lunches at the school.  Of course with the price of food going up so much, I've changed the way I shop, by trying to stretch what I buy out two weeks.

Since I am always looking online for menus for the week, I thought I'd share my menu this week.  I'd say 90% of the menu will come from Aldi.  I had meat in the freezer, bought a large bag of cat food yesterday at the dollar store and a large tub of litter at Sam's club 2 weeks ago.  I do not like shopping at Sam's club....it's expensive.  But, if you have someone who can split things like flour, sugar, bbq sauce, etc, I'd say it would be well worth it!

Week of Feb 6th Menu

Meal #1 (Super Bowl and Carry In)

I get to cheat with this meal. We hav a carry in at church so I don't fix dinner on this day. It's also Super Bowl. I will be making Buzzard Puke (nacho dip) "Velveeta" cheese, hamburger, salsa, olives all from Aldi

Meal #2
Pork Roast (I had bought this on sale at Walmart a couple weeks ago, that means less than $2 a lb)
Mashed Potatoes (probably instant, but I have the real thing on hand)
Green beans, (yuk, but my husband loves them)
Salad (Aldi's bagged salad, you've probably getting served it at the restraunts you eat at!)

Meal #3 (This is my fast food meal)
Hamburgers (Meat from Downtown Market Place last week.  $219/lb, meat went up, it's not the best deal)
buns (from Aunt Millies...59 cents)
French Fries (Sam's club bulk buy...they freeze great and we'll eat them quickly)
Lettuce, Tomatoes, Cheese (bulk from Sam's club, breaks down and freezes great)

Meal #4
Tacos
I usually make my tortilla shells becuase they are so much better than store bought. But this time I want crunchy
Lettuce, shredded Cheese (bulk, broke down and froze from Sam's club), tomatoes, sour cream
Mexican corn (frozen corn, Aldi and salsa (from my garden)

Meal #5
Stir Fry  (all indgredients from Aldi)
Frozen Chicken breasts from Aldi cut into strips
Stir fry veggies (peppers, mushrooms, onions, carrots)
Terriakki sauce
Rice

Meal #6
Chicken Corn Chowder
This is an Aldi exlcusive meal from a cookbook I picked up there a couple years ago.

Meal #7
Brats
Mac and Cheese (the boxed kind, kids like it best)
carrots.

I try to stick the veggies in the meal, or serve salads, my kids handle them better that way!

Is it a healthy menu?  Not entirely.  Does it feed a family of 5 for under $100..you betcha!  Do I exercise daily?  You better believe it...if my kids and husband won't eat it, I might have well thrown that money down the disposal.