Farmer's Market

I went to the farmer's market this morning to buy zucchini.  I came home with zucchini, romaine lettuce and a little over a pound of stewing beef.  The beef is organic locally raised and looks amazing.  We are having beef stew for dinner tonight.

Here is the damage:

zucchini - $2
romaine lettuce - $3
stewing beef - $8.72

Total:  $13.72

I normally will not spend that much on meat but I have been wanting to try them and we are trying to eat healthier.  I am hoping my system likes this beef.  "Normal" beef, from the grocery store, upsets my stomach so we are going to try this.  My sweet man has been missing beef so this is a treat for him.

Kroger Run

Well l decided to do my Kroger run today as I work tomorrow night and I have things that I need to do before hand.  Here is what I bought:

2 bags Kroger wavy chips

1 loaf of bread

1 pkg peanut butter crackers

1 bottle vitamins

1 candy bar

1 zone bar (free)

1 bottle of mouthwash (free)

1 container of greek yogurt (free)

1 Jimmy Dean frozen meal (free)

1 bag of almonds

1 frozen pizza

1 16 oz bag of mozz. cheese

1 half gallon milk

1 pound ground round

4 boxes of kleenex

For a grand total of $34.27.  But wait,  I had a $5 gift card that I used so out of pocket was $29.27 !!!  

Previous Total:  $18.77

Grand Total:  $48.04

Left for week:  $1.96

New Name and shopping .....

I decided to change the name to a more realistic one as I was really struggling to keep my budget to $40 a week.  I am still going to try to keep it as close to that as possible.

I did some shopping today:

Farmer's Market:  $5
green beans
new potatoes

Sam's Club:  $47.15
bath tissue
green grapes
gala apples
cooking spray
angel hair pasta
white vinegar

The bath tissue will last at least 6 weeks, so $2.81 a week; the cooking spray will last most likely 12 weeks, so 50 cents a week; the angel hair pasta is for stock up as I already have one box of 6 but it was on sale, so 96 cents a package and the vinegar is stock up also.  Really for this week I spent $13.77.  The rest being for stock up.  I don't get by Sam's Club very often so that is why I stocked up.

Spent so far for this week: $18.77
Goal for week:  $50
Left for week:  $31.23

Farmer's Market .......

This morning I went to the farmer's market and purchased the following:

lettuce
3 cucumbers
new potatoes

$8.00


Krogers:

1 pkg chicken fajita meat (free)
1 pkg pork carnitas (free)
2 limes
1 pkg hamburger buns
bunch of bananas
4 nectarines

$6.85


Total spent:  $14.85
Left for the week:  over $5.84

However, the pork carnitas are for next week.

Meal Plan for June 8 - 14

Here is what I plan to fix for meals.  Subject to life happening.

Breakfasts will be a choice of eggs and bacon, peanut butter toast, cold cereal or hard boiled eggs

Lunches will be a choice of leftovers, sandwiches or mac and cheese

Dinners:

Sunday - BLT's
Monday - my birthday so dinner out
Tuesday - chicken leg quarters, mashed potatoes and veggie
Wednesday - fried fish, corn on the cob and veggie
Thursday - ham, mashed potatoes and veggie
Friday - shake n bake chicken, stuffing, veggie
Saturday - pizza for dh, work for me

I only work two days this week so I have a lot more time to cook.  In the garden I am picking peas, cabbage and kohlrabi.  I have zucchini almost ready and blooms on my tomato and cucumber plants.

Grocery Shop June 7, 2014

Continuing with this weeks groceries here is what I purchased today:

Kroger:

1 pkg chicken thighs (I divided it up into 3 meals)
1 bunch celery
nectarines
mushrooms
1 bag frozen mixed veggies
1 block of colby cheese
1 frozen pizza (I only close 1 night next week)
2 bottles of diet soda

Total:  $23.68
Grand total for week: $29.31
left for week:  $10.69


The chicken thighs will not be used on this week's menu but it was a great price.  Dh asked for soda so I purchased bottles instead of cans.  The cans were very expensive even on sale.

Grocery Shop June 6, 2014

This is my first shop since going back to the $40 a week format.  I have not completed my shopping by any stretch of the imagination but I have started so I thought I would post so I didn't forget.

Farmer's Market:

1 bag lettuce
3 small cucumbers

$3.00

Wal-Mart:

mustard
ranch dressing

$2.63

Spent so far:  $5.63
Left:  $34.37

Dh and I talked and we liked the lettuce so much more from the farmer's market.  We have a market Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.  It costs more than the grocery store but it tastes so much better.  My cucumbers are not in yet so I bought a couple for the salad.

Wal-Mart is somewhere that I rarely, if ever, go but I had purchased some work shirts that did not fit right when I got home.  Back they went and while I was there picked up the two items I knew I needed right now.  Dd was complaining that I didn't have any ranch.  I thought I did but it turned out to be caesar dressing.

I will post next week's menus when I get them finished.