Monday, June 30, 2008

Trying "The Grocery Cart Challenge"


I am trying to do what Gayle from "The Grocery Cart Challenge" is doing. Her site is a wealth of knowledge. I am truly glad I found it. I have been reading it for a while and this week I thought to myself if she can do it surely I could. Here is my 1st week to spend $50.00 on my groceries.

Oatmeal $3.46
Cream of Chicken Soup $1.19
Rotini $1.19
TP 5.50
Shredded Cheese $3.79
Whole Milk $3.79
Yogurt $1.99
Hash browns $ 2.75
OJ $2.25
2 Loaves of Bread $1.78
Bacon $2.99
Ground Beef $2.65
Chicken Breast $5.74
Whole Chicken $ 5.46
Cucumber $.79
Bell Pepper $1.99
Onion $1.03
Green grapes $1.86
tomatoes (locally grown) $2.39
3lb apples 3.00

Total of 55.60

Not to bad for my first week. Hear is my weekly menu

Breakfast:
Sunday- Orange Julius Smoothies
Monday - Apple Breakfast Bars
Tuesday - Amish Baked Oatmeal
Wednesday - Pancakes
Thursday - Apple Pie Muffins
Friday - Swiss Muesli
Saturday - Oatmeal

Dinners:
Sunday - Cracker Barrel's Potato
Monday - BLT Pasta
Tuesday - Ground Beef Gyros
Wednesday - Whole Chicken Crock Pot Recipes
Thursday - Chili's Chicken Crispers and Honey Mustard
Friday - Fried Rice
Saturday - Crock Pot Red Beans

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Good planning! Need to do some of that myself...