Gretchen’s $74 Grocery Shopping Tour and Weekly Menu Plan for 5

Posted: go through Gretchen exist January 11, 2022 | This post may contain affiliate links.Read my disclosure policy here.

Aldi

1 package frozen chicken nuggets – $3.79

1 bag frozen chicken breast — $5.85

1 bag frozen broccoli – $0.89

1 bag frozen blueberries — $3.69

1 package of ground beef – $9.46

1 package frozen cheese ravioli — $2.85

1 Half – $1.55

2 vanilla yogurt – $1.89

2 dozen cage-free eggs – $1.79 each

1 Box Chocolate Puff Cereal – $1.39

1 Box Kids Snack Cereal – $1.99

1 box cocoa rice flour – $1.45

1 apple juice – $1.25

1 Baking Powder – $0.99

1 refried beans – $0.72

1 bag of tortilla chips — $1.25

1 baking soda – $0.46

2.23 pounds of red grapes – $3.77

1 flour tortilla — $1.55

1 bag of spinach — $1.19

1 bag of chocolate chips – $1.29

1 box of cookies – $1.99

1 bag shredded cheese — $2.59

1 bag of pretzel sticks – $0.82

1 raisin – $2.89

1 bag of Gala apples – $2.49

1 bag of oyster crackers – $0.89

1 loaf – $0.65

1 bag of Cinnamon Raisin Bagels – $1.49

1 seedless cucumber — $1.29

1 bag grape tomatoes – $1.99

Total: $74.87

This week’s menu plan

breakfast

Cereal, eggs, chocolate pumpkin muffins, fruit smoothies, yogurt

Lunch

Peanut Butter Jelly Sandwich/Carrot Sticks x 2, Macaroni & Cheese/Grapes x 2, Chicken Nuggets/Apples/Cucumbers x 2, Leftovers

dinner

steak (My husband bought it earlier last week), bread, green beans

pancakes, eggs, hash browns

Soft Tortillas, Chips and Bean Sauce

Italian Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Biscuits, Steamed Broccoli

Pasta, Homemade Bread, Salad

Chicken rice, fruit

Cheese Pizza, Breadsticks, Salad