Week 4 groceries

Week 4 and going strong.  This week there were some sales at Sprouts that I couldn't pass up so I stalked up!  I bought extra boneless skinless chicken thighs and extra ground beef.  The meal plan for this week is as follows:

Stuffed Cabbage

Avocado and Tomato Cauliflower tortilla wraps (grain free)

Chicken with Mango Cherry Salsa

Stuffed Peppers

Baked Yams and grilled chicken thighs

Spinach Meatballs with Mashed Cauliflower

The item I already had on hand from the previous weeks shopping was a head of cabbage, onions, and tomatoes from my garden.

Sprouts Groceries:  $137.60

2 Half Gallon Almond Milk

12 Coconut Yogurts

1 lb Salami

1 lb Turkey Breast

1 bag Bobs Almond Flour ( to have on hand)

2 bags Bobs Coconut Flour ( also to have on hand for Sunday Pancakes!)

5.5 lbs of Lean Ground Beef (4 packages)

9.7 Lbs of Boneless skinless chicken thighs (3 packages)

1 Bunch spinach

Cantaloupe

2 lbs Cherries

Cilantro

5 Green Bell Peppers

5 Hass Avocados

6 Kiwi's

Green Onions

5 Lbs Organic Carrots

3 Organic Cauliflower

2.7 Lbs (6 ) Organic Pears

2.67 Lbs (7) Organic Apples

10 Sweet Potatoes 

3.5 Bananas

6 Yellow Mangos

Heb Groceries:  61.30

5 Dozen free roaming eggs

3 Sunwell Mixed Veggie Chips

A couple dried pineapple rings ( to keep the kids occupied while shopping)

2 boxes of HEB Fruit twists

2 Boxes of Larabars

2 Premade salads for my husband to take to work ( don't ask, I would make them myself but...)

7 Almond Dream Yogurts

With this much food I plan on having plenty of left overs and not a big shopping bill next week.  I won't have to buy meat for a while also.   My total for the week was 198.90.  About $25 of that was extra meat that was bought on sale and used later in the month. 

Week 2 budget experiment and "How's it going"

So week one went great.  We didn't run out of food and had plenty of leftovers that my husband ate for work instead of buying seperate lunches!   Yaa for week one.  Now to be honest if I hadn't gotten sick we might not of had quite as much left overs but it was still plenty.  This week I spent exactly 35.90 on food I don't usually buy and didn't need.  I bought 2 packages of organic hot dogs ( I know what your thinking..I thought this was healthy eating) and  2 boxes of GF Chex cereal that I am taking camping for the kids.  My husband and I will be having tin foil dinners with yams and ground meat.  I also bought a large package of paper towles, hair gel and myself a treat because I didn't have any children with me while grocery shopping.That permits a treat of dark chocolate raisins.

 So my total bill for this week was $221.06.  Minus the $35.90 brings us to a weekly total of  $185.16.  A little bit more then last week but I am trying to buy organic everything while on this budget of $40 per person per week.

Here is the break down:

Sprouts  $70.57
Dark Chocolate raisins
19 Almond Yogurts
Organic canned tomatoes
2 Organic black beans
2 Organic pasta Sauce
Organic Salsa
1 lbs brussel sprouts
1.4 lb Cabbage
9 Organic Avocados
6 Limes
Organic Green Leaf Lettuce
2.35 lbs Organic Pears
3.23lbs Organic apples
Organic Grapes
Sweet Potatoes
Yellow Bananas

HEB $150.49
Paper towels
Gladware Tupperware
Wild caught Salmon
6 Quarts Almond
Maple syrup
Pamela GF Pancake mix
2 Sunwell Veggie chips
L.A. Hair gel
Organic canned coconut milk
1 box of 100 calorie bags of sunwell mixed veggie chips
Organic applesauce
6 dozen Farmhouse roaming eggs
Organic Vegetable Broth
Unsalted organic butter
2 Larabar box of 6
2 boxes of Chex cereal
Organic Bacon
1lb of Deli Turkey
1lb of salome
2 packages of organic hot dogs
Boneless ribs

The meal plan for this week :

 Salmon and roasted brussel sprouts
Hot dogs, chips, tin foil dinners (camping)
Taco Soup
Coconut lime ribs with baked sweet potatoes
Thai Turkey cabbage wraps with carrots
Two nights of Left overs ( yes we had that much)

Stay tuned for  more recipes!

Grocery Experiment Begins

My family and I have been eating gluten and dairy free for quite sometime now.  In fact we eat very little grains at all.  I have always struggled with the amount of money we spend on groceries.  So I decided to see how little I could spend and still eat well.  I found this couple's blog, Koa Strength, that are eating Paleo for $40 a week.  They are a couple and their experiment is to eat on the cheap  not necessarily organic and grass fed. So keep that it mind.  I am hoping to keep my grocery bill for 5 people under $200 per week including organic when I can and good meets.
 My grocery lists will include breakfast, lunch, and dinner for 2 adults and three kids that eat a ton!  I have never been good at cutting coupons because I am picky about the brands I buy.  So the only coupons I use are in store ones or a random one here or there.  I will give you my list and what I didn't buy because I already had it on hand and the prices.  I will do my best to post the meals I cook as I do so.

Today I went to HEB.  I  spent $124.76 and I am budgeting an additional $10 to buy apples and pears at sprouts where they are a lot cheaper.

My List:
4 dozen eggs
5 Sunwell Sweet Potato Chips
2Sunwell Mixed Veggie Chips
2Organic Blue tortilla Chips
2 Unsweetened Applesauce
Large Ketchup
2 lbs deli turkey
1 lb petite cubed Beef
2 HEB fruit twist
4 small limes
10 green Bell Peppers
1 small Cabbage
1 head green Leaf Lettuce
1 Bunch spinach
3.2 lbs Sweet Potatoes
2 small bags frozen peas
4 lbs ground turkey
2 cans black beans
1 yellow squash
2 zucchini squash
3 red Bell Peppers
5 cucumbers
4 Large avocados
5.2 lbs Bananas (about 15)
2 small bags of Carrots
.75 lbs of green beans

I had on hand at home to use for this weeks meals:  4- 5 chicken breast, 2 dozen eggs, onions ( Guess cost $17)

My meal plan:

Breakfast:  One Banana per kid and two to three eggs per person.
Lunch:  Deli turkey, cucumbers, frozen peas (yes my kids prefer their peas frozen)  or leftovers if there is any!
Snack/ lunch rotation:  carrots, apples, pears, sunwell chips, fruit twist

Dinners:
Beef Stir fry
Taco Salads
Stuffed Peppers
Thai Salad
Chicken Taco soup
Chicken Fajita

So here goes week one....we will see how it goes...