Menu Plan Monday

My husband recently went over the budget and has challenged me to keep the grocery budget under $700 a month.  He actually went about it the RIGHT way. The competitive side of me is always up for a CHALLENGE. Our grocery budget also includes; personal hygiene, school lunches, basically anything you can purchase at the grocery store. Last month I spent $765 and that was feeding 7 extra people for a week.  So I am telling everyone so I can keep myself in check.  At the end of the month I will give you an update on how I did.  

One way I plan to save money is to get back on making a menu.  It helps in more ways than one.  I hate the "what am I going to cook for dinner?" hectic thought at 5:00 pm.  Or I don't have all the ingredients and must run to the store. This keeps me from doing both. Takes a little stress off.  I actually have planned the rest of September and all of October.  For me it just works better.  I try to shop for two weeks of meals at a time.  Then on the off week I just have to pick up the perishables needed for the week.

To keep myself on track I am going to join the menu plan mondays at organized junkie.

Here's what I have planned for the week.   I have started with just the basic meal and hopefully I will get better with time.

Monday: Cheese Stuffed Meatloaf
Tuesday: Veggie Lasagna
Wednesday: Taco Salad or Taco Soup
Thursday: Picnic Night (Leftovers)
Friday: Malibu Chicken
Saturday: Dad cooks or as my daughter calls it "Random Meal Night"
Sunday:Steak

We are trying a new recipe this week the Veggie Lasagna.  We will see how that goes over.  I hope to get recipes posted for some of these meals.

You can view other menus at Organized Junkie.