I shop at budget places (Aldi, Asian grocery stores), eat as unprocessed as possible, eat a lot of soups, and eat little meat.
I just grocery shopped and batch cooked dishes last weekend to last me, my child, (and my boyfriend half the time) for at least the next two/maybe even three weeks.
I spent $88.
In my freezer I now have at least 50 portioned meals OR part of a meal from my Sunday cooking. I made white bean soup, spicy tomato soup, marinara sauce, turkey chili, meatloaf "muffins," stuffed pepper soup, chicken/squash nuggets, turkey/zucchini nuggets, and broccoli white bean soup.
Freezer cooking saves me so much money. I just make a list of ten dishes or so, and list out the ingredients I need. Then I spend one day cooking and that's that.
Pasta, frozen veggies, rice, dried beans, eggs, potatoes, and canned fish are really wonderful inexpensive staples to have on hand.
Budget Bytes is a good website to check out for ideas. I end up spending MUCH MUCH less than her because I discount shop, but you get the idea.
You are good. I wish I could be that disciplined.
PS everyone is talking about Aldi ..... I love Aldi. They have good food in there and I like how now they have their "Fit and Healthy" foods.
My favorite 2 things in Aldi are
They have a trail mix that comes in a plastic jar. One has a red top and the other has a black top. I only get the black top one. It's the best.
And my second thing it and I know this is bad but I like it.
Sausage egg cheese biscuits. SMH 500 calories. most times I take out the egg. But it's just like McDonalds
There's a website called the Hillbilly Housewife. She has great recipes and tips on being super frugal.
When money is tight, I just buy what's on sale and figure it out from there. Last week it was pork chops and whole chicken. I'm also lucky enough to have access to a wonderful fruit/veggie store where I can get a week's worth of fresh fruits and veggies for $30 for 2 people. We also eat what's in season, like...for example, here in Canada, I wouldn't buy strawberries because they are $5 a pint, imported from the States, by the time we get them they're good for a day unfortunately. So we eat lots of root veggies and apples in the winter.
We're also starting the fasting 2-3 times a week, and we go through a lot less food that way.
PS everyone is talking about Aldi ..... I love Aldi. They have good food in there and I like how now they have their "Fit and Healthy" foods.
My favorite 2 things in Aldi are
They have a trail mix that comes in a plastic jar. One has a red top and the other has a black top. I only get the black top one. It's the best.
And my second thing it and I know this is bad but I like it.
Sausage egg cheese biscuits. SMH 500 calories. most times I take out the egg. But it's just like McDonalds
No need to go nuts like I do, but just making one extra dish once a week and portioning it for the freezer can help.
FYI - Aldi does sell fit and active turkey sausage and Canadian bacon breakfast sandwiches in the freezer.
