Lately I’ve been in a mode where I menu plan then grocery shop. Makes sense, right? Make a plan, make a list, buy the stuff on the list. This week I had almost enough to pull off a full week’s menu plan. We still needed a few things from the grocery store, so I went yesterday.
Because I wasn’t spending all of our grocery money on the coming week’s menu plan, I was able to buy ahead. I picked up several packages of meat that I may have bypassed if I was shopping for a plan. But these were marked WAYYY down. I brought them home and popped them in the freezer.
Now that I have a variety of meats (at a huge discount!), I’ll be able to incorporate them into next week’s menu plan. I’m hoping that starts a cycle where I’m buying meat at a really low price and planning menus around what I bought the previous week.
Here’s the plan for this week’s menu.
:: Breakfasts ::
Eggs, Toast & Fruit
Oatmeal & Fruit
Cereal & Fruit
Homemade Granola over Yogurt
:: Lunches ::
Leftovers
Homemade Pizza
Muchy Lunch (popcorn, cheese, fruit, veggies)
Sandwiches & Veggie Tray
:: Dinners ::
Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo based on this Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo recipe
Sticky Chicken with Green Beans & Baked Potatoes
Chili over Baked Potatoes (Chili left from last week’s batch)
Broiled Tilapia Parmesan with Oven Fries & Corn
Breakfast for Dinner: Eggs with Sausage & Peppers, Homemade Bread
Chicken Tostadas (Didn’t get to these lat week)
If you’re looking for some general menu planning inspiration, stop by Menu Plan Monday hosted by I’m an Organizing Junkie.
Jamie at Prepared to Eat says
I prefer to menu plan that way, too. Use up what you already bought at a great price rather than getting an idea and trying to find a good price on what you want.
Jennifer says
I had gotten out of the stock-up habit and kind of fell back into it this week. Now I’m looking forward to planning for next week!
Cinella @ TMB says
Oh yum! We love fettuccine alfredo recipes! Gotta try this one out. Gotta bring back MYOP… I found these great mini pizzas at our grocery store but haven’t seen them, gotta hunt them down!
Stopping by from MPM
-Cinella
Jennifer says
Doesn’t that fettuccine alfredo recipe look easy!? I was amazed. Can’t wait to try that later in the week. Hope you enjoy!