I've been loving seeing people's grocery hauls on InstaStories, and it's made me a lot more conscious about my own process, so I figured I'd share what a random week looks like for our family.
Lately, no two weeks have been the same, so I can't really tell you that we spend X every week, or that I cook 5 times a week 100% of the time, because it just is so sporadic week to week lately, but last week was a pretty accurate look at how things go.
I meal planned on a Wednesday morning - right around 7am, and planned out 3 dinners.
Tuna Pasta Salad (this was a new one for us - and it's easy as could be. I added peas to ours)
Spicy Peanut Soba noodles & Asian salad
Besides needing everything for those recipes, I needed some standards too - milk, eggs, yogurt, butter, gold fish....you know - the necessities.
My grocery bill was $130 for the below - and I would say that's pretty fair.
The same as above, but just split with better lighting.
Most weeks, I end up going to the grocery store twice. Once during the week and then once during the weekend once we've decided we want to grill out, makes pizzas with friends, or do a double batch of chili to freeze.
On produce groceries (not including target or alcohol), for the entire week I bet we average close to $180/$200 a week. About once a month I also go to Trader Joe's to stock up on items that I prefer from there (peanut butter, sauces, waffles, snacks, frozen fruit, etc.) Joel and I both eat lunch at home or work most everyday, and I would say that covers about 4.5 cooked meals.
We eat fairly healthy, don't have tons of processed foods, and feel like we eat the food we buy and don't waste tons - but it's still a LOT of money to be spending on consumables every single week.
I know a lot of bloggers feel like they've made significant savings by shopping at Aldi - but I'd love feedback as to how groceries and meal planning and eating at home looks at your house too.
