Week of July 20th 2009

Monday

S pent: BJ's $71.88, Olivers $73.35

B reakfast: chocolate chip pancakes
L unch: sandwiches, frozen pizza (everyone gets their own)
D inner: sea scallops, marinated, skewered, & grilled (something different)
rice & orzo
grilled carrots & zucchini
green salad

C ost cutting: used romaine hearts in salad instead of bagged, pre-washed. grated own carrots instead of buying grated carrot. Bought sea scallops and Newman's dressing on sale.

Tuesday

S pent: $0 Weekly Total: $145.23

B reakfast: chocolate donuts (healthy, I know. It was a summertime treat)
L unch: sandwiches (everyone gets their own)
D inner: baked chicken breasts with Parmesan cheese
basmati rice
peas
green salad

C ost cutting: used up greens, chicken breasts bought in bulk, rice on hand. Donuts purchased at warehouse store instead of Dunkin Donuts

Wednesday

S pent: $9.92 Weekly Total: $155.15

B reakfast: cereal, leftover donuts
L unch: sandwiches, spaghettios (everyone gets their own)
D inner: leftovers for some of us, Taco Bell for others. Oh, well.

C ost cutting: leftovers!

Thursday

Spent: $46.26 at the Natural Food Store and $14.63 at my local grocery store Weekly Total: $216.04

Breakfast: bagel, cereal, leftover pancakes (everyone fended for themselves)

Lunch: sandwiches, spaghettios

Dinner: frozen pizzas, hot dogs, black bean & chicken salad, corn on the cob

Cost Cutting: used leftover chicken from Tuesday for the salad

Friday

Spent: $0 Weekly Total: $216.04

Breakfast: leftover pancakes, cereal, cooked granola

Lunch: sandwiches, spaghettios (got to get Patrick to eat more variety)

Dinner: leftover pork tenderloin from the freezer, green beans, egg noodles w/ gravy, green salad

Cost Cutting: using leftovers

Saturday

Spent: $8.46 at Dunkin Donuts (an emotional reaction) Weekly Total: $224.50

Breakfast: donuts etc

Lunch: sandwiches, spaghettios

Dinner: