Ok, I am going to try to keep up with this as it is very popular in the bloggy world and a very good idea I might add! I am still having trouble keeping my grocery budget down but am working on it. I don't need to get much for my dinners this week but I find I need to purchase a lot for breakfast and the kids lunches. I am hoping to try making snacks from scratch and weighing if the savings is worth the time.
My DH gets paid on Tuesday's so my menu goes from Tuesday to Monday:
Tuesday - Tuna Melts, Potato Wedges & Fruit
Wednesday - Smothered Pork Chops, Sweet Potatoes & Corn
Thursday - Ravoli, Salad & Bread
Friday - Crockpot Pork Roast, Rice & Broccli
Saturday - Sloppy Joe's, Mac N Cheese & Beans
Sunday - Oven Baked Drum Sticks, Potato Patties & Corn on the Cob
Monday - Burrito Casserole (new)
I tried to come up with 7 days of different breakfasts and here they are:
Muffins
Pancakes
Microwave Omelets
Cereal
Cinnamon Sugar Toast & Fruit
Egg and Cheese Sandwich
Cinnamon Rolls
I also tried to come up with some lunch box snacks:
Granola Bars
Cookies
Chips
Crackers & Cheese
Dried Cereal
Fruit Roll-Ups/Snacks
Veggies (carrots)
Fruit (apples, grapes)
Applesauce
Yogurt
Well, this is what I've come up with for this week. See you again next week (hopefully)
E~Mealz has a point counting dinner menu, so I've recently subscribed to that. I had let my subscription lapse and was doing terribly with my planning!
ReplyDeleteI used to try and plan breakfasts too and finally realized that we are going to have cereal or oatmeal pretty much every morning. I'm not going to cook three meals a day; I'm just not. So breakfast gets the instant treatment.