Grocery Challenge Week 1

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Grocery Challenge - Week One! How I am going to try to cut my grocery budget in HALF for the month of October. Come and join me! This is week one - complete with my menu, how much I actually spent, and a FREE downloadable grocery list!

So, here we are! Week one of the My Montana Kitchen Grocery Challenge! During this challenge I am trying to cut my grocery bill in half for the month of October. If you missed my original post explaining the challenge, check it out here.

So, I have my menu made out, and I went grocery shopping today. (Tuesdays are always my grocery day.)

Here are the results, as well as my menu for the week.

Here is my menu (a downloadable menu here).

Tuesday:

Breakfast - Carrot Cake Bars (E)

Lunch - Costco hot dog (no bun) (S)

Supper - Taco Salad (S)

 

Wednesday:

Breakfast - Secret Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Shake (FP)

Lunch - Chef Salad, Boiled Eggs (S)

Supper - Dreamfields Spaghetti, Broccoli, WWBB Toast (S)

 

Thursday:

Breakfast - Apple Crisp (E) (using apples instead of peaches)

Lunch - Chicken Salad (S)

Supper - Beans & Rice (E)

 

Friday:

Breakfast - Sprouted Toast with Light Laughing Cow Cheese and Polaner jam (E)

Lunch - Leftover Beans & Rice (E)

Supper - Mexican Stuffed Peppers (S)

 

Saturday:

Breakfast - Omelette (S)

Lunch - Chicken Salad in Joseph’s Pita, Deviled Eggs (S)

Supper - Chicken Stir Fry, Brown Rice (E)

 

Sunday:

Breakfast - Upside Down Pineapple Oatmeal (E)

Lunch - (We eat in our school cafeteria) (XO)

Supper - Leftovers (S) or (E)

 

Monday:

Breakfast - Upside Down Pineapple Oatmeal (E)

Lunch - Leftovers (S) or (E)

Supper - Pork Chops, Pea Salad, Green Beans (S)

 

Things I already have in my pantry/freezer/fridge:

Carrot Cake Bars

Dried Beans

Apples

Oatmeal

Sprouted Bread

Light Laughing CC

Red Peppers

Eggs

Joseph’s Pitas

Canned pineapple

Pork chops

Frozen peas

Frozen okra

Canned green beans

Spaghetti sauce

Brown Rice

Cottage Cheese

Greek Yogurt

Dreamfields Spaghetti

Cheese

Milk

So, for this week, I only had to purchase the following:

Please notice the note to myself at the top of my list - "I will only buy what is on my list!" And I actually kept to it!

I spent $12.42 at Walmart and $30.52 at Costco for a total of $42.92! My goal was $50, so I stayed under that by nearly $7! I was pretty happy!

How did you do this week? What are you eating? Do you have a menu plan? Comment below and let me know!

Now, as a bonus to my readers, I am offering you a free download - a printable grocery list with the "I will only buy what is on my list" quote printed at the top! Download free printable here!

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