Happy weekend! For me, that always means meal planning and grocery shopping. The menu is made and the grocery shopping is partly done. A torrential downpour sometimes makes you cut your shopping trip short after the first store. 🙂 (The rain actually first hit when I was a still a mile from home on my run this morning. I was SOAKED! We then got soaked running to and from the car at Aldi a couple hours later.)
Meal planning is pretty simple in my house. It keeps me sane and helps things be manageable. If you missed my post on 7 different ways to menu plan, be sure to check it out here!
I always hit up Aldi, a couple local grocery stores depending on their sales, and sometimes get one or two things from Wal-Mart. Even with all the stops I can be done shopping within an hour. Yay for smallish town living, I suppose!
This Week’s Deals
Some weeks the ads are great and some weeks I find loads of markdowns and others none. Here is a brief summary of what I found:
I was excited to see spaghetti squash on sale this week! Our favorite spaghetti squash recipe is making an appearance on the menu this week. Seriously, it’s so good! It’s a great introduction to adding spaghetti squash to your diet.
I found a few packages of bagels half off. I bought some to have in the freezer for easy breakfasts for the kids.
There was also a rack of baby back ribs marked half off. I bought those and put in the freezer to use later this month.
Easy Meal Plan
Saturday
Community Event
Chicken Thighs
Sunday
Breakfast for lunch (eggs and bacon)
Pizza (we used up leftovers this past Friday instead of making pizza)
Weeknight Suppers:
Homemade Pizza
Spaghetti Squash Chow Mein x 2
VBS
Baked Chicken Thighs
Sides: Roasted veggies, fresh veggies, fruit
Breakfasts: Oatmeal, bagels (marked down and put in the freezer), eggs
Weekday Lunches: Salads for Shaun and myself (with assorted veggies and some meat), PB sandwiches/butter toast (or whatever they are feeling that day) with veggies and fruit for the kids
Snack Options: Grapes, pretzels, homemade banana bread, homemade yogurt, carrots, celery
What’s on your menu this week?
