Under $30 Grocery List

Hi all! Here is a 7 day grocery list that I made using the prices from my local HEB (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) for under $30! Of course the list is a little feminine so all my male readers might want to adjust; but I found that it was a very hearty menu.
Here are some tips that helped me with stretching the most food out of my dollar:

• Each package of ground meat is about 4 servings
• A package of whole grain pasta is about 7 servings
• Since bread has more loafs than 1 can finish in a week, than you can easily save it for the next week
• 1 can of tomato sauce can come at about 5-7 servings...according to which size can you buy
• The seasoned chicken leg quarters had 4 pieces in it so you could easily eat a piece a day but the the pieces were so big that you could also cut the quarter into 2 so that you have a thigh and a drumstick instead of one HUGE piece. If you decided to divide the quarter, then you can freeze a piece and save it for later
• The small white potatoes can either be cut into quarters and boiled then seasoned or baked. Since potatoes are starchy, than 1 is enough for a serving...feel free to add more if you'd like
• If you have a filter (good for you!) or drink tap water, than you can exclude the water bottles and save $2.70

Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Oatmeal w/ a glass of milk and ½ a grapefruit	Turkey (3 slices), (1 slice) provolone, and spinach sandwich on whole wheat bread smeared with (1/2) sliced avocado and a small navel orange; 1 water bottle	Whole grain spaghetti with ground turkey meat sauce with steamed broccoli; 1 water bottle
Oatmeal w/ a glass of milk a whole small red delicious apple	Turkey, provolone, and spinach sandwich on whole wheat bread smeared with sliced avocado and a small navel orange; 1 water bottle	Ground turkey and red bean chili with pasta sauce; 1 water bottle
Oatmeal w/ a glass of milk and ½ a grapefruit	Turkey, provolone, and spinach sandwich on whole wheat bread smeared with sliced avocado and a small navel orange; 1 water bottle	Whole grain spaghetti with ground turkey meat sauce with steamed broccoli; 1 water bottle
Oatmeal w/ a glass of milk a whole small red delicious apple	Turkey, provolone, and spinach sandwich on whole wheat bread smeared with sliced avocado and a small navel orange; 1 water bottle	Ground turkey and red bean chili with pasta sauce; 1 water bottle
Oatmeal w/ a glass of milk and ½ a grapefruit	Turkey, provolone, and spinach sandwich on whole wheat bread smeared with sliced avocado and a small navel orange; 1 water bottle	(1 baked) seasoned leg quarter with 1 serving of red beans and a small white potato; 1 water bottle
Scrambled eggs a glass of milk a whole small red delicious apple	(1 serving) Brown rice with (1 serving) boiled garbanzo beans and sliced cucumbers; 1 water bottle	Seasoned leg quarter red beans and a small white potato; 1 water bottle
Scrambled eggs with a glass of milk and ½ a grapefruit	Brown rice with boiled garbanzo beans and sliced cucumbers; 1 water bottle	Seasoned leg quarter with a whole grain spaghetti and steamed broccoli; 1   water bottle

Menu Prices:

Breakfast:

-          Raw Organic Oatmeal Packets $1 box- 5 packets (reduced from usual $2.50)

-          ½ gallon of 2% milk- $2.18

-          Eggs- free with in mail Target coupon

-          (2) Grapefruits- 2/ $1

-          (3) Small red delicious apples- 3/$1

Lunch:

-          Whole wheat HEB brand bread- $1.58

-          Sliced turkey package- $2.98 (promotion, buy deli meat, get free pre sliced HEB cheese)

-          (3) Avocado-  .48 each

-          Spinach- $1.28 a bunch

-          1lb bag brown rice- .68

-          Canned garbanzo beans- .58

-          Cucumbers- .78 each

-          (2) 6 pack of HEB Spring Water bottles- $1.35

Dinner:

-          Box of whole grain spaghetti- $1.08

-          Canned natural HEB sauce- $1.09

-          Package of ground turkey- $2.97

-          Seasoned chicken leg quarters- $2.31

-          Canned red beans- .58

-          White potatoes- .98 lb/ 3 ~ 1 lbs

-          Frozen broccoli- $1.47

Total- Pretax- $27.68

Post tax-$29.96

Grocery Shopping- Week 1

Hello world,

About a week ago, I decided to come back home early. When we arrived in town, I went grocery shopping with my family and bought about $150 worth of food and house supplies. (I know that not all people have this same luxury, but this is something that I am thankful for). This week, I was able to barely make a dent into the new groceries we got- thanks to the food I already had in my pantries, freezer, and free food from back home.

This week, I was able to sort out all my food and get an idea of how I want to ration it out:

-Salmon fillets were cut into 3 smaller fillets then frozen for later use

-2 lbs of 90/10 ground beef were seasoned and cooked, then frozen for later use

-1 whole red bell pepper and 1 white onion were sliced and refrigerated

-4 avocados: 2 were picked for immediate consumption and 2 were picked to be eaten once they were ripe

- 1/2 lb of green beans and medium sized white potato where cut/chopped for a dinner I was planning on hosting later this week with a good friend

-2 dozen eggs- 5 of which have been used without my permission thanks to my pesky roommates...luckily, I moved the carton to my mini fridge to prevent anymore thievery from happening

-Almonds and walnuts that I have already measured and put into snack bags for the upcoming month at school

-Eating Clean in College