June
1 bag chicken breasts
1 lb ground beef
1 lb bacon
4 doz eggs
1 pkg corned beef
lentils
2 pck hot dogs
bell peppers
1 small roast
1 can chick peas (or I can try rehydrating them)
2 bag whole wheat
1 bag sugar
several pck cold cuts--chicken
olive oil
Tom sauce
sour cream
butter
carrots broccoli
mozzarella
bread
cereal
fish--tilapia or salmon or perhaps even shrimp
lb pasta
have, so don't need:
canned tomatoes
mayo
buns
rice
jam
bunch more stuff, but can't...think...more...now
May
1 chicken: 6.00
2 small pork tenderloins: 6.00
3 dozen eggs: 3.00
1 bag white flour: 1.19
2 bag whole wheat flour: 6.00
2 bag sugar: 5.00
lettuce: 4.00
2 bags spinach: 2.40
2 lb carrots: 1.50
russets (10 lb): 2.87
red potatoes (5 lb): 2.50
2 lb cheddar: 7.00?
Parmesan: 2.00?
2 16-oz bag mozarella: 6.00
pint cream: 1.87
cream cheese: .50
2 cans tuna: 1.00
quinoa: 1.92
black beans: .55
2 cans chick peas: 1.32
cold cuts: 2.00
sour cream: .99
olives: 1.18
80 oz things of PB: 16.50
1 can corn: .55
ketchup: 1.19
12 loafs bread: 10.68
12 gallons milk: 23.88
oatmeal: 1.99
1 syrups: 1.29
jam: 2.00
8 boxes generic cereal: 14.32
4 lb butter: 9.96
4 mac and cheese: 1.16
tomato soup: .49
raisins: 1.50
4 apple sauce: 6.50
3 can peaches: 3.82
1 bag frozen fruit: 3.00
4 bag choc. chips: 7.20
saltines: .89
Rough sub-total: 174.00
I already have:
bacon
hamburger
a little sour cream
some PB
some jam
sweet potatoes
onions
some cheddar
some Parmesan
garlic
cocoa
some choc. chips
April
So I did lousy sticking to my menus last month. I'm not sure how I did so lousy because I know I wasn't running to the store all over the place, but anyway.
Here's a list of what we'll need per my menu (may I stick to it and have some discipline for goodness sake) with approximate costs.
2 chickens to roast: $10
1 bag white flour: 1.19
2 bag whole wheat flour: 6.00
2 bag sugar: 5.00
lettuce: 2.00
2 bags spinach: 2.40
6 dozen eggs: 6
2 lb carrots: 1.50
1 pork roast: 7.00
1 package bacon: 2.50
barley: 1.80
sweet potatoes: 1.87
russets (10 lb): 2.87
red potatoes (5 lb): 2.50
onions (2 lb): 1.88?
2 lb cheddar: 7.00
Parmesan: 2.00
2 16-oz bag mozarella: 6.00
pint cream: 1.87
cream cheese: 2.00
2 cans tuna: 1.00
quinoa: 1.92
black beans: .55
2 cans chick peas: 1.32
garlic: 1.00
corned beef: .49
cold cuts: 2.00
sour cream: .99
olives: 1.18
2 small steaks: 10.00
Dr. Pepper (no idea--1.00???)
3 80 oz things of PB: 26.22
1 can corn: .55
ketchup: 1.19
12 loafs bread: 10.68
12 gallons milk: 23.88
oatmeal: 1.99
cocoa: 2.50
3 syrups: 3.87
jam: 2.00
8 boxes generic cereal: 14.32
4 lb butter: 9.96
4 mac and cheese: 1.16
tomato soup: .49
raisins: 1.50
4 apple sauce: 6.50
3 can peaches: 3.82
1 bag frozen fruit: 3.00
Total: 215.63 (which leaves nothing left for other produce)
I have already:
pasta
lentils
rice
lemon juice
chicken buillion
yeast
baking soda and powder
spices, vanilla
Thousand island dressing
swiss cheese
sauerkraut
a pumpkin
mayo
mir whip
mustard
ketchup
canola oil
olive oil
March
This month I'm really trying to get this whole $6/day thing (yes, I've been trying all along, but this month I'm trying to build off of the things I've learned/failed in), or really close, so I'm trying to be very organized in our eating. I'm going to try to list every single item I think we'll eat with an estimate of cost beside it. The exception might be the fruits and vegetables we buy just to eat on the side or as snacks. I'll be listing things even if we already have them so I can give myself a better idea of how much we'll be spending on what (you know, before we spend it).
Basics:
3 large large things of PB (I think they're 80 oz.): 26.22
10-12 loaves bread: 9.79
4 boxes mac and cheese: 1.16
4-6 boxes cereal: 7.00
1 container oatmeal: 1.99
partial box malt-o-meal: .50?
2 5-lb bags whole wheat flour: 5.52
1 5-lb bag white flour: 1.19
1 5-lb bag sugar: 2.49
4 bags chocolate chips: 7.16
1 bag brown sugar: 2.30
1/2-1 bag powdered sugar: 1.30
1 10-lb bag russet potatoes: 2.89
yeast: .50-1.00
canola oil: 1.99
baking soda: .25
baking powder: .25
vanilla: .25
1-2 bottles syrup: 2.58
1 grape jam: 2.00
1 blackberry jam for Kip: 1.98
4 dozen eggs: 4.00
12-15 gallons milk (ouch ouch ouch): 23.88
1 frozen concentrate apple juice: .92
2 bags spinach: 3.38
2 lbs. carrots: 2.00
1/2 bag onions: 1.00
1 bunch broccoli: 1.25
1 pint cream: 1.65
a jillion (about 10) bunches bananas: 10.00
1 3-lb bag apples: 2.99
1/4 lb cold cuts: 2.00
mayo: .75
Miracle Whip (generic): .75
1 box Saltines: .79
4 containers (28 oz I think) applesauce: 6.00
raisins: 2.00
1 can tomato puree: 1.36
tomato sauce: 1.50
2 lb pasta: 2.00
4 lb butter: 9.20
2 cans tomato soup: 1.00
1 bag frozen fruit: 2.00
2 lb sharp cheddar: 7.50
cocoa: 1.00
2 bags shredded mozzarella: 4.00
2 cans peaches: 2.78
1 lb honey: 3.00
For specific meals:
Frozen spinach: 1.50
Frozen peas (?)
Quinoa: .50
1 can black beans: .77
1 can tomatoes: .20 (home canned, so only cost of lid)
pesto: .10 (homemade)
2 cans tuna: 1.00
1 small pumpkin: 1.40
sweet potatoes: .40
1 lb beef: 3.00
2 humanely treated chickens: 15.00
1 pork roast: 6.00
1/4 lb bacon: .50
8 oz sour cream: .50
brown rice: .50
a bit of Parm or asagio(sp?) cheese: .50
lentils: 1.00
barley: .25
8 oz cream cheese: .79 (sale)
swiss cheese: free since someone gave us some
chicken bullion: .50
Total with all that: $160.25, which leaves me with 45.75 to spend on more produce and other things. Which seems very doable, so we'll see how we do, now won't we. Keep your fingers crossed for me, will you?
Experimental stuff:
Millet
Mung Beans
February
I've been not feeling well, so this is very rough.
Shopping list:
kale
raisins
roast
2 whole chickens
bacon
yogurt
chocolate chipes
may
cereal
oatmeal
moz cheese
parm cheese
cottage cheese
red potatoes
white flour--1
wheat flour--2
sugar--2
cream--2 C
PB
lentils
frozen spinach
ranch powder
broccoli
shaped pasta
2 cans tuna
hamburger
cold cuts--corned beef
What we already have:
miracle whip
chicken breasts
a bit of pepperoni
potatoes
carrots
beets
lettuce
butter
spices
pumpkin
rice
January
This is a wee bit rough. I'm still figuring it all out. These are the things I know I'll need for the month and I usually buy them at the beginning of the month. Of course there may be other things I buy, most likely fruits/veggies and the staples like flour and sugar if I have mis-estimated them.
Walmart:
1 Peanut Butter--80 oz.
2 Tomato Sauce--29 oz. (I get the sauce or puree; nothing with chunkies as my kids won't eat it)
2 Whole Wheat Flour--5 lb.
2 Applesauce--large
2 Pasta--1 lb.
1 Dry White Beans--1 lb.
Fruits/veggies that are cheap
Aldi:
4 dozen Eggs
1 White Flour--5 lb.
1 Granulated Sugar--5 lb.
2 Chocolate chips--12 oz bag
2 Tuna--5.5 oz.
4 Tomato soup--14.5 oz (I think that's the size)
4 Butter--1 lb each
4 box Mac and Cheese
1 Baked Beans--14.5 oz.
8-10 boxes cereal
1 plain yogurt--32 oz.
1 syrup (maybe, if there's enough moola)
Any other fruits/veggies that are cheap
Asian Store:
Spinach
Any other veggies that are cheap
Bread Store:
Bread-- 8 loaves
Weird places:
-We get raw milk from Rose Hill Dairy. We pay $17/month for our share of the cow. If that doesn't provide enough milk for us (and in January it probably won't), we'll get it from Aldi or CVS.
-Ground beef--Rivertown Meat
-Potatoes--where ever they're on sale
Basics I Already Have:
I'll replenish these as I run out. And, yes, I plan to count the approximate cost of them as I use them.
Jam
Honey
Brown sugar
Powdered sugar
Oatmeal
Cream
Condiments
Rice
Chicken
Butternut squash
Shallots
Garlic
Spices
Pumpkin
Sweet potatoes
Cheese--we got a bunch from our sweet friends who just moved.
Oil
Sour Cream
Yeast
Cocoa
Cream Cheese
Chicken Stock
