Friday, April 10, 2009

$50 Weekly Menu

I am back on track after the trip last week and some crazy days the week before that. It feels good to be back on schedule and to be getting lots of stuff for free! Total spent this week $49.94.
Commissary trip: $32.45 total saved $12.50 - 29% savings - this is extremely good for the commissary because everything is already so cheap there.

Publix: $17.49 - total saved $47.19! - 73% savings

Here's what I got:
Commissary:
2 lbs brown sugar
jolly time micro popcorn - free + .41cents in overage
graham cracker crumbs
glucerna cereal - free + $1.50 overage
m&m's
sunflower seeds
pace salsa - free + $1.68 overage
18 eggs
2lbs margarine
Kraft provolone cheese
yoplait kids yogurt 6 pack
(2) 16 oz tubs whipped topping
hash browns
bacon
italian sausage
2 lbs broccoli
2 lbs strawberries
onions
cucumber
green onions
2.2 lbs grapes
Publix:
2 boxes duncan hines brownies
4 boxes duncan hines cake mixes
2 lbs Land O' Lakes butter
4 boxes wheat thins artisan crackers - free
2 kraft salad dressings - free
3 bricks of philly cream cheese
2 tubs spreadable philly cream cheese
2 vanilla instant puddings
5 lbs sugar
5 lbs flour
2 packs halls cough drops - free
(3) 16 oz tubs sour cream
What we ate (not too exciting this week):
Sunday: we were travelling
Monday: Taco Salad
Tuesday: Potato soup
Wednesday: leftovers
Thursday: Chinese Lemon Chicken
Friday: Out to eat
Saturday: Date night - kids eating pizza

1 comment:

Jackie's Stitches said...

I live in the same city and shop at Publix. How do you do this?