My previous post told you that I had $45 to spend on groceries at Aldi, for two weeks worth of meals and some snacks.
Here's how I did ...
Whole chicken $ 4.14
(2) Swiss rolls 1.98 (Eli takes these in his lunch)
Elbow macaroni 1.69
(2) Crescent rolls 2.98
Sliced pepperonis 1.99
Flour tortillas .99
Bologna .99
Honey smoked ham 2.79
(2) Ground turkey 2.38
(2) 3lb. bags red apples 2.38
Frozen burritos 2.49
Boneless pork chops 4.50
Waffles 1.19
Cream of mushroom soup .59
Tomato soup .49
Avocado .79
Parma rosa sauce mix .59
Chicken noodle soup .49
Sirloin beef soup 1.39
Chicken broth .59
Diced tomatoes .49
(2) Loaves wheat bread 2.38
White bread .79
Penne pasta 1.09
Bran cereal 1.49
Shredded mexican cheese 2.29
Fresh mushrooms 1.29
Pretzels 1.29
Cheese puffs .99
Nacho cheese chips .99
Total spent with tax ~ $54.21
I was very pleased with this! This will take care of all of our meals starting October 19th through October 31st, plus some additional snacks.
Check back on Monday to see what our first week's menu looks like using the ingredients from above.
** Also, Aldi has HUGE pumpkins on sale for $2.49 each! I couldn't resist and got two of them because we didn't have any decorative pumpkins yet. I've been holding out for these from Aldi, because that's where I got them last year. Those were not included in the total above. I had put some money aside for them. We'll get additional small ones at the pumpkin patch when the little guys go with their classes the last week of October.
I'm going to call this trip a Success!
I joined back up with The Grocery Cart Challenge Shopping Roundup this week. I haven't done that in a while. Check out Gayle's site to see some frugal shopping trips!
