Menu Monday - New Budget Edition
- Posted by JvW on February 8th, 2010 filed in Uncategorized
Here we are, a week in February and our new one income budget. My husband was out of town all last week, so I cheated on the menu by eating tons of leftovers and mooching meals off relatives. But now I have to get back to cooking and keeping our meals within our grocery budget of $300/month.
I bought a huge packet of bone-in chicken breasts for $0.99/lb yesterday and they’re cooking in the Crockpot as I type. I plan to use them for a few meals this week to help stretch our grocery dollars.
Monday: Roasted Chicken & Veggies
Tuesday: Italian subs OR Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup
Wednesday: Chicken Enchiladas
Thursday: Kielbasa & Potatoes
Friday: Buffalo Chicken Wraps & Sweet Potato Fries
Saturday: Leftovers
Sunday: Valentine’s Day Dinner! Scallops Au Gratin & Ravioli
For more inspiration, check out the menu plans at OrgJunkie.com.
February 9th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
Yum! Your menu sounds delicious! $300.00 is not a lot of money for food for the month! But I’m sure you will be able to do it!
When I’m by myself, I tend to just make pasta, or have cereal for dinner…saves a TON of money. . .:)
February 11th, 2010 at 1:02 am
Sharon - my usual food budget is $300, but I haven’t done a very good job sticking to it. I am trying to be more stringent about staying on budget.
When I’m alone, I do the same thing! Leftovers, cereal, popcorn… whatever’s around for dinner.
February 12th, 2010 at 10:31 pm
Can’t wait to follow your one income progress. Happy V-Day! Sounds yummy! Oh, I like Friday’s meal, too.
October 19th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
Ooooh, awesome meal planning. I am also on a budget, my husband and I do the Zero Budget balance sheet and we calculated $300.00 for groceries our first month of keeping a budget. I’m telling you it was so hard, I was scraping the bottom of the pantry. We decided to bump it up $50.00 more. Can I get some tips on how you plan your month with only $300.00 for groceries?
June 5th, 2011 at 8:32 am
I bought a huge packet of bone-in chicken breasts for $0.99/lb yesterday and they