So this week, the only deal I could find on meat was hamburger, which lead me to my big batch for the week, chili! We really like chili, I eat crackers with mine, but my husband grew up eating peanut butter sandwiches with it, so my kids did too! That is fine by me, an inexpensive source of protein in the peanut butter ups the belly filling factor of our meal.
Our Kroger sales always start on Wednesdays, and I am excited for this weeks ad. They have 10 pound bags of potatoes for $1.99! That is 20 cents per pound! Cheaper than pasta and rice, we will be eating a lot of potatoes next week. Luckily you can do a lot of things with potatoes!
Another thing that I have been working on in the back of my mind is Thanksgiving. This year we are having our little family plus an older guest. I was really starting to get nervous about turkey prices, but also in next week's Kroger ad they are finally advertising turkey on sale for 49 cents a pound with a $25 purchase! Whew! I had a back up plan though. If I wasn't able to get a turkey, we were still going to do traditional Thanksgiving sides with roasted chicken for the main. Later in the week I am going to do a post about Thanksgiving options, some traditional some not so much!
Here is this week's menu plan, how is menu planning going for you? Are you finding your stride? Share in the comments below, have a great week!
Monday-
- Breakfast- Cinnamon toast, banana
- Lunch- Kids eat at school, us- sandwiches, pretzels, grapes
- Dinner- Chili, peanut butter sandwiches, apple salad (apple chunks stirred into yogurt with cinnamon and sugar to taste)
Tuesday-
- Breakfast- Scrambled eggs, toast, banana
- Lunch- Kids eat at school, us- ham, cheese, spinach roll ups, pretzels, apple
- Dinner- Creamy vegetable soup, bread and butter
Wednesday-
- Breakfast- Peanut butter toast, grapes
- Lunch- Kids eat at school, us- sandwiches, pretzels, carrots and celery sticks
- Dinner- Chili spaghetti, green beans
Thursday-
- Breakfast- cinnamon toast, boiled egg, banana
- Lunch- Kids eat at school, us- Leftover chili spaghetti, canned fruit
- Dinner- Scalloped potatoes topped w/ bacon bits, green onions and sour cream, baked beans, spinach salad
Friday-
- Breakfast- Oatmeal, canned pears
- Lunch- Kids eat at school, us- leftovers or sandwiches, canned fruit
- Dinner- Southwestern Casserole only using 1 pound of hamburger, peas
Saturday-
- Breakfast- Pumpkin apple muffins, boiled eggs
- Lunch- grilled cheese and tomato soup, veggie tray
- Dinner- Black bean burgers, microwave baked potatoes , roasted broccoli
Sunday-
- Breakfast- Pumpkin apple muffins, boiled eggs
- Lunch- Leftovers, sandwiches, whatever fruit and veg we have left
- Dinner- Chicken noodle soup with homemade noodles and without the chicken, haha, crackers
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