Meal planning time AGAIN!

The past 4 weeks were a challenge, but I stayed under $200 for all groceries. I am doing it again for the next 4 weeks!

I've got the menus planned for the next 31 days. I'm going shopping tomorrow, and I estimate at most to spend $280, about 43¢ per person per meal. We've got a birthday in there and I'm out of everything except green beans and chicken LOL. A lot will depend on what deals I find; the prices I used are going by my price list and by a generous estimate on what I don't have recorded. No kids, just my mom, and she's VERY good at keeping my impulse spending under control! LOL I'm not feeling as confident this trip as last time for some reason, but I'm up for the challenge.

Breakfasts: homemade waffles or pancakes, homemade pancake syrup, oatmeal with fruit, French toast sticks, scrambled egg muffins, poached eggs on toast, Cream of Wheat with fruit, very little cold cereal.

Lunches: sandwiches (tuna, chicken, or egg salad, PB & J), leftovers, soup, salads

Snacks: caramel corn, popcorn, chocolate chip cookies, brown sugar cookies, brownies, homemade popsicles, homemade fudgesicles, homemade sherbet, homemade yogurt/berry parfaits, veggies & dip, fresh fruit

Dinners:

• 7/17 - Hot ham & cheese buns, tomatoes & lettuce for garnish, copycat KFC macaroni salad
• 7/18 - Chicken breasts in lemon cream sauce over egg noodles, green beans, zucchini chocolate cake
• 7/19 - Santa Fe beans & rice, tortilla chips, fruit
• 7/20 - homemade chicken strips, oven fried potatoes, green peas
• 7/21 - Salisbury patties in gravy with mashed poatatoes, green beans
• 7/22 - Taco salad
• 7/23 - Teriyaki chicken, stir fry veggies in sauce, rice
• 7/24 - Baked beans w/smoked sausage, homemade coleslaw
• 7/25 - Spicy roast chicken, lentil confetti salad, frozen cappuccino dessert
• 7/26 - chicken Alfredo, garlic herb bread, green beans
• 7/27 - Turkey burgers, buns, tomatoes & lettuce as garnish, ranch pasta salad, carrot sticks
• 7/28 - Porcupine meatballs, crusty French rolls, tossed salad
• 7/29 - Taco lasagna, corn pudding
• 7/30 - cheesy chicken lasagna, garlic herb bread, tossed salad
• 7/31 - Tator tot casserole, tossed salad
• 8/1 - chicken Jambalaya, tossed salad, lemon streusel bars
• 8/2 - hamburger stroganoff, steamed broccoli mix
• 8/3 - grilled chicken leg 1/4's, potato salad, pea & peanut salad
• 8/4 - Wet burritos (veggies in the burritos)
• 8/5 - chicken stroganoff, crust French rolls, green beans, tossed salad
• 8/6 - Tuna melts, pea salad, pickled beets
• 8/7 - Spaghetti, garlic herb bread, tossed salad
• 8/8 - Chicken Pierre, rice, green beans, blueberries & strawberries over ice cream
• 8/9 - hamburger goulash, tossed salad
• 8/10 BIRTHDAY !!! Pizza, Neopolitan cake & ice cream
• 8/11 Bruschetta chicken, green beans
• 8/12 meatloaf, baked potatoes, green peas
  
• 8/13 oven fried chicken, oven fried potatoes, corn
• 8/14 tuna pasta salad, veggie sticks, maybe corn on the cob (from garden if it's ready)
• 8/15 crockpot ham & potatoes, steamed broccoli mix, Maraschino cherry cake
  
• 8/16 shredded BBQ chicken on buns, shredded carrot salad, beet pickles

Keep in mind that I have salad greens in the garden and will be incorporating salads more than is listed. I also have all the chicken I need in the freezer.

My grocery list:

Produce

• 1 bag cooking onions
• 3 heads lettuce
• 10 to 12 tomatoes for meals & salads
• 3 lb. bag apples
• 9 lbs. bananas
• 1 bunch celery
• 2 green peppers
• 6 lb. carrots
• 1 head cabbage
• 24 - 30 lb. potatoes
• 1 bunch green onion
• 1 lemon

Dairy

• 6 dozen eggs
• 10 gallons milk (son gets them where he works for 2/$4.49)
• 3 pints sour cream
• 1 pint cottage cheese
• 1 container plain yogurt
  
• 6 lb. margarine
• 4 8 oz. cream cheese
• 1 8 oz. parmesan cheese
• 24 oz. shredded cheddar cheese
• 24 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese
• 32 oz. shredded Mexican or taco blend cheese
• 1 pkg. cheese slices

Meat

• 15 lb. ground turkey
• 2 lb. bacon slices
• 1 pkg. ham slices
• 2 lb. pork sausage
• 2 lb. smoked sausage
• 6 oz. pepperoni

Frozen

• 1 bag tator tots
• 1 bag frozen stir fry veggies
• 3 bags frozen broccoli mix
• 4 bags frozen peas
• 8 oz. Cool Whip
• 4 qt. pail vanilla ice cream

Pasta

• 1 box shell macaroni
• 2 box rotini pasta
• 2 bags egg noodles

Canned goods

• 4 15 oz. diced tomatoes
• 1 15 oz. tomato sauce
• 2 28 oz. tomato puree
• 6 cans tuna
• 3 cans Rotel tomatoes
• 8 cans corn
• 2 cans refried beans
• 1 can enchilada sauce
• 6 cans tomato soup
• 5 cans cream of mushroom soup
• 2 cans cream of chicken soup
• 8 cans mushrooms
• 1 jar maraschino cherries
• 2 cans black olives
• 1 can crushed pineapple

Dry goods

• 2 boxes graham crackers
• 2 boxes saltine crackers
• 2 boxes instant chocolate pudding mix
• 3 lbs. long grain rice
• 1 can baking powder
• 1 container salt
• 1 box raisins
• 2 48 oz. vegetable oil OR 1 gallon
• 2 cans cooking spray
• 1 small jar instant coffee
• 1 box crispy rice cereal
• baking cocoa (buy in bulk)
• cornstarch (buy in bulk)
• unbleached flour (50 lbs. buy in bulk)
• whole wheat flour (3 - 4 lbs., buy in bulk)
• 1 bag popcorn kernels
• 20 lbs. sugar
• 3 2 lb. bags brown sugar
• 2 2 lb. bags powdered sugar
  
• 1 bag chocolate chips

Miscellaneous

• 2 containers mustard
• 3 24 oz. bottles ketchup
• 3 32 oz. jars mayo or Miracle Whip
• 1 jar salsa
• 1 jar minced garlic
• 1 bag marshmallows
• 2 bags tortillas
• 1 bag nacho chips
• 1 bag plain tortilla chips
• 2 28 oz. jars peanut butter

I'll update tomorrow after shopping, and I'll add the recipes I'm going to use that aren't already on here. Wish me luck!