Menu Plan - Week of January 14, 2018


Sometimes breakfast - eggs with spinach, a smoothie (raspberry and banana here), and coffee.  YUM!

I didn't get a chance to post our shopping trip this weekend so here's what I bought; stopping at the store on the way home on Friday so I didn't have to go out in the icky weekend weather (well below freezing, then snow and blowing, yippie!) unless I wanted to. 

Here's what I purchased:
2 1lb packages sliced lunch meat 2 @ $2.69/ea = $5.39
1 1lb sausage $3.69
1 packaged prepared hummus $2.99
2 1lb packages coffee 2 @ $5.99/ea = $11.98
1lb fresh blueberries $2.50
3lb Gala apples $3.69
3lb Anjou Pears $3.99
2lb bananas $1.39
10 cups yogurt $5

Total Spent: $40.62

This is more than I wanted to spend, but we are pretty well set except for milk and maybe some more fruit for the rest of the month now.

Here's what we're eating this week:

Sunday, January 14, 2018:
     Breakfast; Toast with Peanut Butter
     Lunch: At Church (Bible Study)
     Snack: Popcorn
     Dinner: Homemade Pizza and Breadsticks

Monday, January 15, 2018, Martin Luther King Jr. Day:
     Brunch: Breakfast Biscuits (Biscuits, Eggs, Ham)
     Snack: Popcorn
     Dinner: Soup from the Freezer, Crackers from the Pantry

Tuesday, January 16, 2018:
     Breakfast: Toast with Peanut Butter
     Lunch: Leftover Soup
     Snack: Cut Veggies
     Dinner: Gingerbread Pancakes, Blueberries, Bacon

Wednesday, January 17, 2018:
     Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs, Oatmeal Muffins
     Lunch: Wheatberry Salad with Spinach, Cranberries, and Almonds
     Snack: Cheese and Crackers
     Dinner: Sausage, Potato, and Corn Stew, Cornbread, Sliced Apples and Pears

Thursday, January 18, 2018:
     Breakfast: Pancakes, Blueberries and Strawberries
     Lunch: Leftover Stew
     Snack: Cut Veggies
     Dinner: Ham or Turkey Sandwiches, Cut Veggies

Friday, January 19, 2018:
     Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs, Toast
     Lunch: Wheatberry Salad with Spinach, Cranberries and Almonds
     Snack: Gingerbread Cookies
     Dinner: Homemade Pizza and Breadsticks

Saturday, January 20, 2018:
      Brunch: Potato Spinach Frittata
      Snack: Soft Pretzels
      Dinner: Roasted Root Vegetables with Chicken-Flavored Rice, Sliced Apples and Pears

What are you eating this week?

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