Meal Plan for Feb 16 - 22

I am actually on the ball this week.  It helps that I am starting to feel better.  Here is what we plan to eat this coming week:

Breakfasts:  choice of oatmeal, eggs and bacon, cold cereal or toast with peanut butter or jam

Lunches:  choice of sandwich or leftovers, maybe mac and cheese one day

Dinners:  Sunday - leftovers
               Monday - chicken lo mein
               Tuesday - meatloaf, mashed potatoes and veggie
               Wednesday - fried fish, corn on the cob and veggie
               Thursday - chili
               Friday - crockpot chicken leg quarters, potatoes and veggie
               Saturday - spaghetti with meatballs

Snacks:  pretzels, popcorn or chocolate chip bars

I do believe I have everything I need for this week so I don't anticipate any grocery shopping.

Meal Plan for Feb 9 - 15

Having been sick for over a week has put me behind in a lot of things.  Meal planning included.  Here is next weeks plan:

Sunday - b  eggs and bacon
               l   spaghetti and meatballs
              d   leftovers


Monday - b   oatmeal
                 l   sandwiches/ leftovers
                d   chicken and rice soup


Tuesday - b   eggs and bacon
                 l   sandwiches/ leftovers
                d   crockpot leg quarters, potatoes and veggie


Wednesday - b   oatmeal
                      l   mac and cheese
                     d   fried fish, corn on the cob, veggie


Thursday-  b   eggs and bacon
                   l   sandwiches/ leftovers
                  d   chicken lo mein


Friday- b   oatmeal
             l   sandwiches/ leftovers
            d   date night


Saturday- b   eggs and bacon
                 l   grilled cheese and soup
                d   meatloaf, mashed potatoes and veggie

Snacks will be choice of popcorn, pretzels

Meal Plan for Jan 26 - Feb 1

I know that it has been a few weeks since I have been on here.  Boy have I been busy....  They have given me more days at work so I am having to plan meals even more carefully.

Here is what we plan to have for dinners next week:

Sunday - spaghetti and meatballs
Monday - chicken thighs, potatoes and veggie
Tuesday - taco soup with bread
Wednesday - turkey sausage, potato salad and veggie
Thursday - chicken leg quarters, potatoes and veggie
Friday - chicken lo mein
Saturday - fried fish nuggets, mac salad and corn on the cob

Breakfast will be a choice of:  eggs and toast, muffins, protein shake or cereal
Lunches will be a choice of:  sandwiches or leftovers

No groceries purchased this week.

Boy Have Things Changed .......

this week our lives were changed for the immediate future.  We had two women move in with us who would have been out on the street.  There was no way did I want that on my conscience.  We do not know how long they will be with us but my $40 a week is shot out of the water for now.  I have spent $200 just this week on groceries and supplies.  Dd is eating more at home this week also so we went from 2 adults to 5 adults to feed overnight.  One of the ladies son will be over on the weekend and if he eats as much as his mom I will be in big trouble.  They have said they will help with $ money for food but I have not seen any yet.

I will keep this going as a way to see if I can keep things in checked from this point on.  As soon as it is just dh and I again I will go back to $40 a week.

This disappoints me but what can you do.  Sometimes I am to nice I have been told.

First Shop of the New Year

Dh and I went to Sam's Club this afternoon to look at food ideas for dd wedding in July.  While we were there we picked up:

1 can of ketchup
1 large jar of kosher pickles
1 pkg foil pans
1 box chicken egg rolls
1 box of 6 lbs of angel hair pasta

Total:  $21.51

The foil pans will last me for at least six months so if I remove them my total is approx:  $ 12.00.

Left for the month:  $148.00

Meal Plan for Dec 29 - Jan 4

I think I have a tentative meal plan in place as dh is sick and I am not feeling well.  My oven caught fire Christmas morning so I am dependent on my stove top, crock pot, microwave and George Foreman.

Here it goes:

Sunday:  sausage burritos
               chicken noodle soup and ham for lunch and dinner

Monday:  eggs, bacon and toast
                grilled cheese and soup
                pasta

Tuesday:  oatmeal
                soup and sandwiches
                ham, fried potatoes and veggies

Wednesday:  pancakes
                      hot dogs
                     taco soup

Thursday:  eggs, bacon and toast
                  grilled cheese and leftover soup
                  crockpot chicken, stuffing and veggies

Friday:  oatmeal
              hot dogs
             date night

Saturday:  eggs, bacon and toast
                 soup and sandwiches
                 sausage, potatoes and veggies

Snacks are:  pretzels, popcorn and chips and salsa

Meal Plan for Dec 22 - 28

I am not planning to do any grocery shopping this week as this month has been blown out of the water.  Based on what I have in the house we are having:

Sunday - sausage burritos
             - chicken, potato salad and coleslaw
             - hot dogs

Monday - eggs, bacon and toast
              - grilled cheese and toast
              - sausage, french fries and veggie

Tuesday - pancakes
              - hot dogs
              - chicken leg quarters, stuffing and veggie

Wednesday - muffins
                   - sandwiches
                   - ham, mashed potatoes, carrots, pasta salad and cranberry sauce

Thursday - eggs, bacon and toast
                - sandwiches
                - spaghetti

Friday - muffins
           - sandwiches
           - ham, corn on the cob and veggie

Saturday - eggs, bacon and toast
               - hot dogs
               - chicken, mashed potatoes and veggie

Snacks:  popcorn, chips and dip and pretzels