Thursday, March 12, 2009

How to feed a family of four on 125.00 per week!

On Tuesday I get the grocery store circulars. Seems I have to go to at least 4 stores to make the best use of the special discounts. I also clip coupons but only for items I usually buy anyway. If there's something special that my children want all the time, I go directly to the product website and see if there's a coupon available. I never buy a product I don't normally use just to get a discount.

PLAN AHEAD!
I try to plan 4 or 5 full dinners per week.
At least one seafood, one chicken one beef and one pork.
Two days a week it's hamburgers or pizza....
occasionally Chinese.


I can get distracted if I'm in a crowd of people so I shop on Sunday mornings and start at 7:00am. Some stores have the best produce at the lowest prices. Some have sales on meat. I keep a basic tally at each store I visit. As I go, I complete each meal with vegetables and starch. Even get desserts for at least 3 meals per week. We always have plenty of food and never feel like we're going without anything.

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