Hi! Nice to meet ya! I am Jordon but you can call me Menu Planning Mama! My family and I are learning to stick to a budget and through the process I have learned that I enjoy cooking. I have started doing very exact Menu Planning each grocery trip and I am learning that it really helps me to stick to my budget. Oh what is my budget you ask? We are trying to only spend $50 a week on food for the 4 of us. That doesn't not include formula for Little Football Boy though. We have been doing this for about 5 months now and it is going really well. I shop at a discount store and have really tried to avoid Walmart because I spend too much money there. So here we go, here is my menu for the week:
Monday December 15, 2008
Breakfast- Cinnamon Toast
Lunch- Leftover Chicken, Fries, & Broccoli from Red Lobster
Dinner- Chicken Delight Mashed Potatoes Corn
Tuesday December 16, 2008
Breakfast- Cereal
Lunch- Cracker Sandwiches
Dinner- Chicken Vegetable Soup
Wednesday December 17, 2008
Breakfast- Cinnamon Toast
Lunch- PB&J and chips
Dinner- Pizza & Salad
Thursday December 18, 2008
Breakfast- Cereal
Lunch- Leftover chicken vegatable soup
Dinner- Snacks @ Small Groups (cookies & dips)
Friday December 19, 2008
Breakfast- Cereal
Lunch- Turkey sandwiches and steamed carrots
Dinner- Pot Pies and Corn
Saturday December 20, 2008
Breakfast- Eggs and Bacon
Lunch- Leftover Chicken Vegatable Soup
Dinner- Fried Shrimp and baked fries
Sunday December 21, 2008
Breakfast- Homemade Donuts
Lunch- Potato Soup
Dinner- Leftovers
So this is my plan for the week. By no means does this mean I will actually stick with this plan but it sure would be great if we did! I know that I probably don't make the healthiest things but I am trying. I am a very young mom (20) so I am still learning recipes! I will share my recipes with you as the days go on!
If you are wondering what Cracker Sandwiches are let me explain. They are just our homeade version of lunchables. Cracker sandwiches are just the name that Princess Belle has coined for them.
I normally make Little Football Boy some mashed bananas mixed with rice cereal and a bottle for breakfast. During lunch and dinner he has a vegatable and a bottle. He has a few bottles in between too :) I budget his formula seperately from our groceries because I normally find his formula on Craigslist. He uses the kind that WIC uses and so people usually sell what they have left when their children turn one so I can get a $12 can for usually about $5-6. I usually buy about 10 cans for a month and this has been plenty for him. I am so happy I figured out I could buy formula there though because it has been such a money saver for us.
Well this is all for now. I will post my recipe for Chicken Delight soon. It is a family favorite that my mother use to make :) It has now become one of Mr. Hungry Man's favorite!
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