$67

This weeks totals go like this . . .

Maceys
3 gallons milk
1 WF bottle canola oil
3 WF tube cinnamon rolls
3 WF tube crescent rolls
1 WF 1/2 gallon sherbet
3 frozen wild salmon fillets
stew meat (marked down)
2 bananas
.70 lbs. broccoli
1.27 lbs red grapes
1 loaf bakery bread

Total: 27.00

Albertsons
2 boxes Kraft Mac & Cheese
2 bottle Welch's Aqua Juice
1 box GM Chocolate Chex
3 Banquet pot pies
2 boxes Premium saltines
1 Albertsons raspberry yogurt
2 boxes Orville R. microwave popcorn
2 boxes Crystal Light to go
2 Ronzoni Bistro meals
2 bags Jet Puff strawberry marshmallows
2 Lean Cuisine
2 boxes Kraft Mac & Cheese Deluxe
1 box Glucerna cereal
1 bag Fast Fixins Popcorn Chicken
1 large pork chop (marked down)
2 Atkins Advantage bars
1 Nerds valentine rope (marked down)

Total: 36.00

Rancho Market
2 1lb strawberries
2 lbs apples
1 lb red potatoes

Total: 4.00

I went over AGAIN, but I am SO loaded with food storage . . . definitely have a 3 + month supply now. Also earned the following in rebates/surveys:

$4.38 Wanchai Ferry dinner kit rebate
$3.00 Kung Fu Panda/Conagra rebate
$3.79 Welch's Aqua Juice rebate
$6.60 in Walgreen's ESR
$3.00 from Dollar Surveys
35 Swagbucks

Also, if you live in Salt Lake or Utah County, Rancho Market has weekly ridiculous produce prices . . . please check it out and take advantage.

Menu Plan Monday 2-23

Here's this weeks menu . . .

Hamburger Gravy w/Mashed Potatoes, Salad, Fruit
Oven Baked Pork Chops, Baked Potatoes, Corn, Fruit
Night Off (Blue & Gold Banquet)
Hula Melts, Curly Fries, Salad, Fruit

Went way over!

Ok . . . I went over, but I really stocked up. I WILL spend less next week!

Smiths
1 can crushed pineapple
2 pkgs. lemonade drink mix
2 Kroger box puddings
4 4 roll pkgs. Cottonelle
1 2pk Kroger biscuits
1 Suave shampoo (free after coupon)
3 gallons of milk
1 Yo-Plus yogurt
1 bunch bananas
1 1 lb. pkg strawberries
1 loaf bakery bread
1 Totino's pizza
1 pkg Dino chicken nuggets
3 red potatoes
1 pkg Oscar Mayer ham
1 Jenno-O turkey smoked sausage
1 pkg mini valentine cookie cutters

Total: 27.70

Reams
medium eggs
6 string cheese
3 oranges
4 grapefruit

Total: 4.50

Big Lots
1 box 100 cal. pack Oreo snacksters
1 pkg Chipotle snack mix
1 box Macaroni & Cheese crackers

Total: 2.40

Albertsons
1 can Blue Diamond Almonds (hubby request)
1 Best Foods light mayo
1 box Albertsons Honey Bunches of Oats(hubby request)
2 boxes Jolly Time microwave popcorn
2 bags Albertsons BBQ potato chips
1 Starkist tuna pouch (free with purchase of mayo)
1 box Betty Crocker fruit stickerz
2 bags Chex Mix caramel crunch
1 8 pk Boost kids drink (free after coupon)
2 pkgs Mentos gum
4 pkgs Albertsons cheese singles
misc. discounted valentine stuff

Total: 25.45

If you live near a Big Lots (I'm in Utah), then check the grocery area once or twice a month. They will discount non-perishables that are near their expiration date by 50%. I have found a lot of great snack food items this way for really cheap to pack with my kids lunches.

Menu Plan Monday - A day late :)

I'm a day late, but oh well . . .

Chicken Enchiladas, Salsa Rice, Corn, Fruit
Hamburger Soup, Cheese Bread, Fruit
Oven Baked Pork Chops, Curly Fries, Green Beans, Fruit
Crockpot Smoked Sausage & Potatoes, Green Beans, ,Fruit
Pizza Hut take out (have gift card . . . will use their Buy Large Get Med. for .01)

$36

Yea! I'm way under my goal this week! Went to Smith's and got . . .

10pk Capri Sun (clearanced)
3 boxes Multi-Grain Cheerios
2 pkgs. 4 roll Cottonelle
2 jars Ragu
2 boxes Fruit Roll-Ups
3 boxes Reese's Puffs
1 bottle Hunt's Ketchup
4 cans Chef Boyardee Ravioli
3 gallons of milk
2 4pks of Yo-Plus Yogurt
1.2 lbs ground beef (marked down)
Tyson chicken legs (marked down)
1.3 lbs. grapes
1 loaf bakery bread
5 cans Alpo dog food (clearanced)
1 Dial Liquid Soap

Total $36.00. I saved 9.90 in MFG coupons. My total savings was 44% overall!

I always look at the sections in grocery stores where they put the mark down meat. Smiths had quite a variety to choose from yesterday, I just didn't have the freezer space for any more! :( There clearance cart had a few really cheap items also!

Walgreens 2/9

Didn't do too bad at Walgreens yesterday. They didn't have any of the cleaning products I need for the rebate . . . will check back later this week for those. Anyway, I ended up with:

2 Bounty paper towels
1 Colgate toothpaste
1 Colgate toothbrush
1 12 oz. Mylanta
1 Joy dishwashing liquid
3 boxes (theatre size) Junior Mints (everyone has a weakness! :) )

Total was $9.00 plus I rec'd a $1 RR. I saved a total of 11.03.

Menu Plan Monday - Feb. 9th

Dinners

Chicken Crescent Rolls, Salad, Corn, Fruit
Asian Beef & Noodles, Fruit
Oven Fried Chimichungus, Tater Tots, Salad, Fruit
Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Salad, Fruit

Went to a grand opening of a new store over the weekend . . . Buy Low. We picked up A LOT of fresh fruit at great prices . . . kiwi, peaches, plums, bananas, pineapple, and pears. So nice to have a variety in the winter!

$63

Well . . . for a family of 5, I went over my "hopeful" amount by $8 . . . not too bad I guess. Also added to my food storage.

Albertsons:

Albertson's Potato Rounds
Albertson's Curly Fries
2 boxes Totino's Pizza Rolls
2 boxes Crunch n Munch
1 Lean Cuisine
2 Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers
2 jars Nalley Pickles
4 Dannon Frusion Smoothies
1 box Quaker Simple Harvest granola bars
2 boxes Arm & Hammer fabric softener shts
1 box Quaker Oatmeal Squares cereal
2 containers Albertson's yogurt
2 pkgs. Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers
1 2.5 bag Tyson frozen chicken breast tenders
1 banana
1 bag Fresh Express salad
Total before coupons $44.00. Total after coupons $27.00.

Macey's

1 container Campbell's V8 Tomato Herb soup
5 grape popsicles
5 moose bars
1 Duncan Hines brownie mix
1 pkg Lynn Wilson tortillas
2 pkgs. Maruchan Ramen
1 bottle Ocean Spray grapefruit juice
1 can Ortega green chilis
1 box Ortega taco shells
2 cans Progresso clam chowder
1 can Spaghettio's
1 can Western Family chicken n rice soup
1 container Western Family cottage cheese
2 pkgs Western Family dry noodle soup mix
1 pkg Western Family spiral mac n cheese
3 gallons of milk
1 pkg Armour meatballs
2 pkgs. Carl Buddig lunchmeat
1 lb. ground beef
1 pkg Tennessee Pride sausage
3 string cheese
1 banana
2 pkgs. baby carrots
1 loaf Macey's bread
6 bars Irish Spring soap
Total before coupons $42.00 Total after coupons $36.00

Unless there are some awesome sales next week, I don't see my budget going over $50. I have enough chicken for the month, and enough ground beef for the next two weeks. A pound of ground beef goes a long way . . . I usually use 1/3-1/2 of the ground beef called for in recipes. Same with the chicken. Also, I still have a bag of apples from a shopping trip last week that need to be eaten.

Meals I can make with the above items:
Crockpot Chicken Tacos
Asian Beef and Noodles
Soup & Sandwiches (twice)
Lasagna
Spaghetti
Pork Chops w/Chicken n Rice Soup
Bestest Hamburger Soup (Recipezaar)
Slow Cooked White Chili w/Chicken (Recipezaar)
Oven Fried Chicken Chimichungas (Recipezaar)
Chicken Fried Chicken w/Milk Gravy (Recipezaar)

2/1-2/7 Walgreen's Deals

I picked up a couple of good deals this morning at Walgreens . . .

Thermacare Heat Wrap $2.49 (free after rebate)
Splenda 100 pckts $2.99 (free after using a$3 coupon)
Pert Plus $3.49 - $1.50 Easysaver coupon - $1 Mfg. coupon = $.99
Plastic Valentine cups 6 for $1 (fill with candy for my kids for Valentine's day)
Hershey's Kisses $1.89 with in-ad coupon

Menu Plan Monday

Meals for the week . . . we usually eat out of the freezer or eat leftovers on the weekends. Stocked up last week . . . hopefully will just have to supplement here and there for the monthly menu I did over the weekend.

Dinners

Monterey Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Broccoli, Oranges
Ziti Pepperoni Casserole, Salad, Pineapple
Chili Dogs, Shoestring Fries
Sloppy Joes, Salad, Chips, Oranges