Project: Food Budget Week 2
You are in for a treat this week 2 of Project:Food Budget! I have included a meal plan plus a grocery list!
After last weeks overspending I am happy to report that we did not take any extra trips to the store. That grocery shop lasted all week: 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 7 dinners, and 14 snacks! (Pat on back.)
Tip of the Week: For quick meal planning use online tools and Apps.
Do you use online meal planners? I like to experiment with different online meal planners. Who doesn’t want to simplify meal planning?
This week I stumbled across ZipList. I was searching for recipe widgets for this site. I updated a recipe using the ZipList Widget. Now you can add this recipe directly to your ZipList! Is that a valuable tool? Would you use it? Let me know what you think.
Wait! There is more. ZipList also has an App. You can meal plan and make a grocery list right in the palm of your hand. The week 2 menu AND grocery list is brought to you by ZipList. Oh, did I mention it is FREE? I wanted to plan a full week of meals using this new tool, so this week is a little heavier in dairy than we typically eat. I will likely substitute with Daiya cheese. Let’s see if this tool kept me on budget…
Week 2 Spending
Woohoo! I did much better this week. This shop even includes toilet paper, rice and beans in bulk.
Menu Plan Week 2
Glazed Sesame Salmon And Wasabi Mashed Potatoes
Linguine With Almond Pesto And Beans
Slow Cooker Black Bean Enchilladas
Asparagus, Zucchini And Chickpea Green Curry
Homemade Pizza
*I decided after I made the menu to exclude the lasagna. Too much dairy for us and dairy is expensive! I will replace it with a leftover night.
Week 2 Grocery List
Click on the link below to print off the grocery list for the week 2 menu. You are welcome;)
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I’ll have to check out that app. Sounds like a good one.
And I sincerely believe that Costco is a total money sucker. We can never leave places like that without spending over $100+ on things we probably never needed.
Way to go on week 2!!
I find that Costco’s prices aren’t always better. You have to be very careful. I have found that frozen berries and almond milk are worth buying there. I am going to limit myself to going 1-2 times per month for those two things.
Wow thanks for the idea! I’ll check on this app! I love trying those too!
I still haven’t got the hang of meal planning and I think I may never. I can only plan 2-3 days ahead at the most. I guess it’s working for me so I can’t complain too much.
I heard of ziplist a couple of weeks ago and I briefly necked it out. I’ll have to reallylook into it again. I use grocery iq app and that’s been really helpful.
Good luck with next week!