My $70.52 Healthy Weekly Grocery Shopping Trip & Meal Menu

Last week my family was here from North Carolina! It was an AWESOME time! I had my meals planned out but you know how it goes you eat out and my parents bought dinner and my husband and I went out on a date so I am finally back to schedule here.

This week Tops is not offering gas points ( won’t be for 2 weeks) and I wasn’t too excited about the deals so we went to Aldi’s and BJ’s.

At both stores my 4 year old had breakdowns after. At Aldi’s she was so mad screaming in the car Kenzie and I took our time walking to take the cart back. I can’t even remember why she was so mad.

Then I told her we had to stop at BJ’s if she wanted a ham sandwich.( I kind of made the mistake of mentioning ham sandwiches to them and then couldn’t bring myself to buy the lunch meat at Aldi’s because I hate the caramel color in there.)

So we chatted very seriously about her behavior and screaming. She was calm and said she understood. I was nervous because I knew she was tired.

Oh did we have a meltdown at BJ’s. On the way out. Because of the sticker ripping. (You know at Batavia store there are a couple ladies who give the kids stickers on the way out..)

Her shoe came off. That set her off more and the rest is history. I stayed calm and actually giggled a bit putting the cart back because life as a mother is always entertaining! There is joy even in these moments.

Oh the joys of shopping with your kids!!( You can check out a video I did shopping with them here!) They really are a joy. Even when they try your patience. You can read here how you can experience joy in everyday life! 

Our weekly budget is $65. We are ok if I go over one week to stock up on something or buy meat. The main reason I can stay on a low budget is because I use what we already have and wait for sales! I am feeding a family of four.

My Trip from Aldi’s

1 Seedless Watermelon- $3.99

1- Swai Fillets- $3.99- normally $5.99

2- packs of mangoes $1.69 each

1- 3 lb. bag of apples $3.99

2- Avocados $0.69 each

1- Tropical Mango Organic Granola $3.49

1- Multigrain Tortilla Chips $1.69

1- lb. of butter quarters $2.89

1- White Tortilla Chips $1.19

1 pack of Roma Tomatoes $0.99- this is a great price! I can’t wait for my tomatoes to ripen in my garden- they are all still green!

1- pack of Wild Caught Salmon $3.89

1- container of sour cream $1.29

1- container of Whipped Dressing $1.89

1- gallon of whole milk $2.19

Total: $41.55

My trip from BJ’s Wholesale Club

2 White Whole Wheat Bread $2.99- I didn’t want to buy bread but with the meltdown and the heat I said oh screw it! I was doing SOO good on homemade bread for the last 3 years then the Monk’s bread deal at Tops really got me out of the habit!

1- Organic Pure Maple Syrup $13.99

1- 2 pack of Applegate Black Forest Ham $8.99- see the price?! That is why I struggle with the cheap stuff or the stuff that doesn’t have the extra junk! But for lunch meat we dont have too often and I think it’s worth it to spend a bit more.

Total: $25.97

Public Market Batavia on Thursday by the movie theatre! 

6 ears of corn- $3

Total Spent on groceries this week: $70.52– a smidge over! I am ok with that! 

Now what am I serving this week?!

BREAKFAST–

Homemade pancakes

Cereal

Oatmeal

LUNCH–

 Ham sandwiches

Apples and Peanut Butter

Smoothies

PB&J

Salads from our garden

Cucumber Salad( My mom brought cucumbers from her garden!)

DINNER

Spaghetti and Meatballs( use venison meat)

Venison K-bobs with fresh corn

Squash/Zucchini ( from our garden) Casserole with the Boca burgers I got a few weeks ago( I just browned them up and crumbled them in the casserole kids loved it!)

Garlic Roasted Chicken Breasts with roasted veggies from the garden

Homemade Pizza with fresh herbs from garden

Pool Party Potluck at our house

 Bean Enchiladas with Tortilla chips

What’s on your menu this week? 

Do you see an opportunity to save money on your groceries?