What I Spent
I spent:
- $8 at Safeway
- $30 on a pizza night out with Zoe
So, $38. But I will say that my fridge is pretty empty right now, so I need to get my booty to the grocery store and buy some food. Next week my spending will definitely be higher!
What We Ate
Saturday
I bought a rotisserie chicken and ate that with some produce for dinner. And I used some of the chicken to make my lunch for the next day.
Sunday
One of my clinical mates brought in cupcakes for me since it was my birthday!
And Zoe and I went out and grabbed some pizza for my birthday after my clinical shift. 🙂
Monday
A meal that does not have a title or a recipe:
Tuesday
I made chicken taco salad. I know the chicken is hard to see in the photo, but it’s there!
Wednesday
I made pancakes for dinner but tragically, I was out of blueberries. So they were just whole wheat pancakes. Boo.
Thursday
When I got home from work, I ate…a bowl of cereal. Plain shredded wheat with strawberries.
It is what it is. 😉
Friday
I’m not sure yet, but I will definitely cook something because I need to pack a lunch for clinical the next day, and it would be good to have leftovers for that.
Becca
Friday 2nd of May 2025
Well…I think a bowl of cereal sounds delightful when it’s hot out and you’re just pooped. No shame in that game.
WIS: um…hmm…I think nothing? My husband went last week, but I don’t think either of us went this week…wait…no…I went on Sunday, and bought a bunch of gardening stuff plus like one tote bag worth of groceries. I bet I only spent about 50 on actual food.
WWA:
Fri: salad and focaccia.
Sat: leftover Spanish rice, frozen mixed veggies and veggie burgers on homemade buns.
Sun: spaghetti and meatballs plus spinach salad.
Mon: rice and beans plus homemade tortillas, smoked cheddar cheese and guacamole.
Tue: a Minecraft-themed dinner made by youngest son: fusilli pasta with chipotle sauce and toast chunks in it-this had a name, but I forget now, maybe enderman pasta? Then there was a kale salad with guacamole in it that was supposed to be a slime salad. For dessert, he made little rectangle cookies with square eyes made out of blueberry mini wheats, and arms and legs made out of date pieces. They also had some weird Minecraft name that I instantly forgot. He really had fun making dinner, and it all tasted good even if I did not at all get the references.
Wed: I had an after school event, so I ate leftover school lunch and my boys at home had a boys night where they ordered pizza with all the toppings I hate.
Thu: older son prepared leftover rice and beans as the salad and then teriyaki kebabs featuring meatballs, apple slices, yellow peppers, red onion and pineapple chunks. We had tiramisu that he made with me over the weekend for dessert.
Fri: kale salad and focaccia. Tiramisu for dessert.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Becca
Friday 2nd of May 2025
@Becca,
Too funny. I commented first, then read the comments and saw that you also see no shame in the cereal game. ;)
Ruby
Friday 2nd of May 2025
I am trying hard to remember what I spent: about $69 at Aldi and a few bucks at Dollar Tree, if memory serves.
We ate a roasted chicken cooked on a bed of carrots, sweet onions and apples. There were various sandwiches, fruit and protein shakes. I wore myself out doing a lot of housework and ate a bowl of cereal one night due to not being able to face another chore.
Today I made a pork roast with veggies for my husband, cooked a vegetarian casserole with beans, corn and squash for myself, and cooked a huge pot of kibble topper for my dogs. Tonight we eat like kings! :-D
Joy
Friday 2nd of May 2025
Sundays we don’t eat much. Sandwich for lunch and left over roast beef. Monday sandwich and it was stormy and we were not hungry! Tuesday went out for Mexican Wednesday a sandwich and hubby had left over roast beef Thursday the end of the roast beef and some fresh asparagus out of the garden! Friday lunch was sandwich and graduation party for granddaughter for evening meal. Spring is difficult to eat right while farming is going on!
Joyce from Arkansas
Friday 2nd of May 2025
I spent $81 at Kroger.
Sunday – grilled strip steaks, frozen green beans, onion potatoes. Monday – meatless – Mexican stuffed zucchini boats (black beans, corn, salsa, peppers, onion), green salad. Tuesday – shake and bake pork chops, brown rice canned turnip greens, garlic bread. Wednesday – fried shrimp, leftover rice and greens. Thursday – meatloaf, mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts. Friday – frozen pizza, salad, sliced strawberries topped with cool whip for dessert.
Karen A.
Friday 2nd of May 2025
WWS: $300 at Kroger, which is very very good for us(not including household stuff, just foods). If I managed this every week, then we'd be spending $7 a day per person on food. Considering we don't eat out at all, that's great.
Anyway. Rewinding to last Friday, which was DS#1's birthday, and he had requested a lemon meringue pie after I made some lemon curd on Easter. But! He wanted to make the pie together so he could learn how I made it. Considering I hadn't made a lemon meringue pie in nearly 20 years, his confidence in me was endearing. But we did it! He also wanted to make shrimp fried rice and salmon. Fantastic meal.
Saturday/Sunday: homemade pizzas, leftover meringue pie.
Monday: A new-to-us recipe: https://cookieandkate.com/vegetarian-chili-recipe/ Except, because DH and others are heat-averse, I dialed down the chili powder massively and added some leftover ground beef to bulk it up. I was beyond excited when youngest DS (AKA Selective Eater), who is averse to every sort of soup and stew under the sun, peered at the chili in the crockpot and announced that he was having THAT for dinner. I timidly suggested he try a spoonful before dinner, just to make sure, and he did so and said, "Yep, it's great. I'm having some." And then...HE ATE AN ENTIRE BOWL. Happily. Joyfully. I believe angels broke out in song. I also made cornbread and that was a big hit with everyone.
Tuesday: Chicken legs, roasted cauliflower, rice and Kristen's edamame and chickpea salad.
Wednesday: Split pea soup and ham made by DS#2, and macaroni and cheese, because Selective Eater may like chili but one step at a time, please! Plus he makes his own macaroni and cheese, so I can't complain.
Thursday: DS#1 made burgers and baked potatoes.
Tonight is "Mexican" night. DS#3 is making taco fixings, but very few people will actually make a traditional taco.