All You Grocery Challenge, Week 3

I did much better this week and stayed within my budget. Here is the breakdown:

Sunday (4th of July):

• Breakfast: cereal/oatmeal, milk
• Lunch: Vegetable Beef soup, Grilled Cheese, milk
• Dinner: BBQ with extended family, we brought the meat from our freezer!
• Spent: $9.25 for buns

Monday:

• Breakfast: cereal/oatmeal, hot chocolate
• Lunch: PBJs, carrots, root beer
• Dinner: meatloaf, baked potatoes, corn, green beans, lemonade
• Spent: $15.76 at Fred Meyer for grocery basics

Tuesday:

• Breakfast: cereal/oatmeal, juice
• Lunch: tuna fish sandwiches, watermelon, juice
• Dinner: Sheppard's pie, green salad, rice pudding, milk
• Spent: $30.56 at Albertsons for produce and basics

Wednesday:

• Breakfast: cereal/oatmeal, juice
• Lunch: dinner leftovers, watermelon, juice
• Dinner: Pizza Hut and slushes, (too hot to cook and too busy cleaning for open house on my house)
• Spent: $25 at Pizza Hut

Thursday:

• Breakfast: cereal/oatmeal, juice
• Lunch: leftover Pizza, salad
• Dinner: chicken enchildas, and birthday cake at my nephew's party

Friday:

• Breakfast: cereal/oatmeal, juice
• Lunch: PBJs, watermelon, milk
• Dinner: kids, mac-n-cheese, me and hubby went to the buffet at the Casino
• Spent: $3.58 at Fred Meyer for almonds, $35 at buffet

Saturday:

• Breakfast: cereal/oatmeal, juice
• Lunch: mac-n-cheese, watermelon, milk
• Dinner: hamburgers, fries, lemonade

Total Spent: $119.15 (about $6 under budget)

Pretty good week, two things I have noticed. My husband spends more than I do and we spend a lot more than I realized on going out. That is why I like to do the challenge, it helps me realize where my spending needs to improve.