I like trying to plan out meals, and I obviously like saving
money, too! The way I make my meal plans is by using things that are on sale
that week or that I already have. Here
is what I bought at Kroger today and there were a couple other things I wanted
to get, but ran out of time, so I will be going later this week. I will show you how you can make many meals
out of the sale items at Kroger this week.
Kroger does this thing called a “Mega Event” where you have
to buy 10 items, but you get $5 off instantly. This is a great deal if you need
10 of the items. Turned out I needed 20,
so I got $10.
I went here to find a lot of the coupon matchups if there
were any - http://www.howtohaveitall.net/kroger/kroger-deals/
Here’s what I got:
Seedless Watermelon - $2.99
Red leaf lettuce - $0.99
Discount bananas (about to go bad, but they look fine to me)
- $0.35
Yellow Peaches – 1.36lb at $0.99/lb = $1.34
Kroger Whole Wheat Bread - $1.09
Kroger Value Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast – ($1.88/lb) -
$4.46
MEGA EVENT (prices are shown with discount of $0.50 off
each)
3 boxes of Ronzoni Pasta – 3 x $0.50 = $1.50
Fiber One Chewy Bars - $2 - $0.50 coupon that doubled = $1
4 Quaker quakes – 4 x $1 = $4– 2 coupons for $1/2 quaker
products = $2 for 4
Milk & cereal
bars - $2 - $0.50 doubled = $1
3 Kleenex – 3 x $1 = $3- $0.50/3 doubled = $2 for 3
4 Del Monte Tomatoes – 4 x $0.50 = $2
Lady Speed Stick Deodorant - $1.50-$1 coupon = $0.50
2 Softsoap hand soap - $1.49 x 2 = $3 - $1/2 coupon = $2
Oscar Mayer Turkey Breast - $2.98-$1 = $2
All this was about $25. I am also going to get some more
things…
2 Birdseye veggies – 2 x $0.87 = $1.74
Smart Balance Milk - $1.99 - $0.75 coupon = $1.25 half
gallon
Here’s a suggestion for those on a tight budget – a shopping
list for you and semi-meal plan!
Red leaf lettuce - $0.99
Bananas – $0.56/lb I think
Yellow Peaches – $0.99 for 1 lb
Kroger Whole Wheat Bread - $1.09
Kroger Value Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast – ($1.88/lb) -
$4.46 was the smallest package I saw
Kroger Skim Milk $2.40
MEGA EVENT (prices are shown with discount of $0.50 off
each)
2 boxes of Ronzoni Pasta – 2 x $0.50 = $1.00
2 Del Monte Tomatoes – 2 x $0.50 = $1
2 Birdseye veggies – 2 x $0.87 = $1.74
Oscar Mayer Turkey Breast - $2.48 - $1 coupon here https://www.facebook.com/OscarMayer/app_242767995836074 = $1.50 (make sure this one rings up right)
Kroger Cheese Singles - $1.29
Mott’s Snack & Go - $1.99 - $1 off coupon http://www.coupons.com/coupons/?pid=15493&nid=10&zid=yn07&plid=ESCRSS3024&crid=cj1041-n3&varb=1721&cid=17544382&afsrc=1
= $1
Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs - $1.99 -$1 coupon https://www.facebook.com/OscarMayer?sk=app_242767995836074&app_data
= $1
That’s a total of $18 for more than enough food for a week!
Here’s your meal plan – assuming you have some condiments:
BREAKFAST options
2 pieces of Toast with PB or jelly or PB with banana
Glass of milk
Fruit – banana, peach
Mott’s applesauce to go
LUNCH options
Sandwich with turkey, cheese, and lettuce – mayo mustard etc
Hot dog on whole wheat makeshift bread bun with cheese
Salad with grilled/pan fried chicken and peaches
Leftover dinner
DINNER options
Grilled Chicken topped with cheese, and veggies; side of
pasta or bread
Hot dogs with makeshift bread bun with cheese, maybe mac
& cheese (Kroger value brand is $0.55) and salad, maybe some veggies too
Pasta with pan fried or grilled chicken, veggies, and canned
tomatoes as sauce. I would do half a can of no salt added tomatoes and half
basil oregano tomatoes and add some spices of your own. And a salad
Sandwich with fruit and milk if you feel lazy
Salad with grilled/pan fried chicken and peaches
Make your own chicken salad – cook chicken, cut into chunks,
add mayo and whatever else you think might be good – I like grapes or celery, I
think many things would be good. Put on bread for sandwich, lettuce for salad.
Happy shopping, thanks for reading our blog!!
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