All You Grocery Challenge - Week 2, Day 3

All You Grocery Challenge - Week 2, Day 3

  

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Chicken Lettuce Wraps: 3 people

Based off of THIS recipe

Ingredients:

Ground Chicken (1lb) - $2.99

Butter Lettuce - $3.49

Dressing:

Minced Garlic (1Tbl )- $.07 (bought jar at $1.50)

1/2 yellow onion (minced) - $.21

Red Wine Vinegar (3 Tbl) - $.05 (bought bottle at $1.46)

Peanut Butter - had on hand

Hoisin Sauce - had on hand

Red Pepper Sauce - had on hand

Pinch of Sugar - had on hand

Pinch of Salt - had on hand

 Water Chesnuts (8 oz.) - $1.09

3 Green Onions (chopped) - $.34

Total Cost: $2.76 per person

+ leftovers for 1 lunch

All You Challenge Goal: $3.57 per person/day

My Goal: $2.86 per person/day

Goal Met? YES (just barely!)

Don't think kids will like this recipe?  Guess again!

  My 22 month old LOVED the lettuce wraps!

 

All You Grocery Challenge: Week 1 Recap

All You Grocery Challenge Week 1 Recap

June 20 - June 26, 2010

Challenge Goal: $25 per person per week

My Goal: $20 per person/week or $2.86 per person/day

Sunday: June 20, 2010

Father's Day Grill: 4 people
Grilled Corn (4) - $1.00
Chicken Fajita Meat (2lb) - $8.44
Flour Tortillas (20 count) - Free
Guacamole - Free
Sour Cream - Free

Shredded Cheese - Free

Total Cost: $2.36 per person

+ lots of leftovers!

Monday: June 21, 2010

Pasta Primavera Dinner: 3 people
Pasta - pulled from pantry
Peas, Carrots, Green Beans - pulled from freezer
Ham Steaks (Cubed) - $2.68
Cheesy Muffins - had all ingredients on hand (made 12), froze 6
Total Cost: $.89 per person
 + ham and muffins leftover

Tuesday: June 22, 2010

Quesadilla Dinner: 3 people

Flour Tortillas - Free (Meal Deal at Grocery Store)
Fajita Chicken - Free (leftover from Sunday's meal)
Shredded Cheese - $2.07
Bag of Coleslaw - $1.33
Cilantro - $.33
Can of Black Beans - $.66
Red Onion - $.69 (only used half)
Red Bell Pepper - $1.78
Lemon - $.22
Total Cost: $2.36 per person
+ lots of black bean salad & coleslaw leftover


Wednesday: June 23, 2010

Turkey Bacon (BTC) Sandwiches Dinner: 3 people
Bread (slices) - $.42 (used 6 pieces @ .07c a piece)
Turkey Bacon - $.52 (only used half)
Tomato - $1.20
Sliced Cheese - $1.25 (only used half)
Bananas (5) - $.55
Total Cost: $1.31 per person
+ 2 bananas leftover


Thursday: June 24, 2010

Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Didn't end up making dinner, life got in the way...
(no picture)
Out to Dinner - BBQ Baked Potatoes: 3 people
Total Cost: $10.05 or $3.35 per person

Friday: June 25, 2010

(no picture - we were on the road)
Deli Chicken Breast Sandwiches Dinner: 3 people
Bread (slices) - $.42 (used 6 pieces @ .07c a piece)
Deli Meat - Free (coupon from manufacturer)
Sliced Cheese - $1.25 (other half of package from Thur. meal)
Yogurt Cups - Free (meal deal from grocery store)
Total Cost - $.56 per person
+ 3 yogurt cups leftover


Saturday: June 26, 2010

(no picture - out of town at birthday party)
Food provided - Hot dogs, chips
Total Cost - $0.00 per person


Recap:
All You Grocery Challenge - $25 person/week
My Week's Goal - $20 person/week
Total Spent: $10.83 per person/week

Wow - Until you see it on paper, you don't really know how much you are saving!!!!

I love this Grocery Challenge!

All You Grocery Challenge: Week 2 Day 1

I'm in the second week of the All You Grocery Challenge.

Goal: $25 per person per week

($3.57 per person per day)

  

All You Grocery Challenge - Week 2, Day 1

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Hamburger & Carmalized Onion Pizza Dinner: 3 people

Ingredients:

Pizza Crust - $1.72

Pizza Sauce - used from pantry

1 lb. Ground Sirloin (90/10) - $3.76

1/2 Red Onion - $.69

Shredded Cheese - leftover form last week

Total Cost: $2.06 per person

had enough leftovers for 2 lunches

All You Challenge Goal: $3.57 per person/day
My Goal: $2.86 per person/day

Goal Met? YES!

  

All You Grocery Challenge - Week 1

I've decided to buckle down and enter the

 2010 All You Grocery Challenge!

The contest runs from June 20 - July 17, 2010.

The Challenge:

"Spend no more than $25 per family member per week on groceries for four weeks"

while...

"Being creative with your menu and providing healthy choices for your family."

My Goal: Spend only $20 per person per week!

So, here's how my shopping went for Week 1: 6/20 - 6/26

# of Items Bought: 35

SubTotal before Coupons: $68.50

Total After Coupons: $41.52

Total Savings: $26.86

Menu Plan for the All You Grocery Challenge Week 1:

What We'll be having for Breakfast:

 Pumpkin Chocolate Mini Muffins

Cascadian Farm's Chocolate Chip Chewy Granola Bars

Bananas

Yogurt with Granola

What We'll be having for Lunch:

Tuna Salad with Kashi crackers

Chicken Breast Sandwiches with Pretzel Sticks

Egg Salad Sandwiches

Amy's Frozen Foods

What We'll be having for Dinner:

Sunday, June 20th: 

Father's Day Meal:

Grilled Chicken Fajitas w/ all the fixins

Grilled Fresh Corn on the Cobb

Monday, June 21, 2010: Pasta Primavera w/ Ham and Fig's Cheesy Muffins

Tuesday, June 22, 2010: Mexican Grilled Chicken Wraps &; Black Bean Salad

(used recipe as guideline to make quesadillas instead)

Frugal Tip: Used leftover chicken fajita meat from Sunday's meal

Wednesday, June 23, 2010: BTC (Turkey Bacon, Tomato & Cheese) Sandwich & Banana

Thursday, June 24, 2010: P.F. Chang's Chicken Lettuce Wraps


Friday, June 25, 2010: Chicken Sandwiches with Yogurt Cups

Saturday, June 26, 2010: Out of Town for Birthday Party 

I encourage all of you to do your own challenge at home

if you're not participating in the All You Grocery Challenge already!

Good Luck and keep me posted on your progress!

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