I spent $545.10.  I was able to get the following items:
Ground Beef and Chicken
Honey
Lettuce
Mushrooms*
Milk
French Fries*
15lbs of Fresh Potatoes*
Breakfast cereal
Oatmeal
Eggs
Dressing*
Tomato Paste
GF Udi’s Bread*
GF Chicken nuggets*
Yogurt
GF Frozen Cheese Pizza
Lunch meat (Half organic/Half conventional)
Naan Bread* (Kid #4 loves this and they have small sizes that are perfect for her)
Croissants* (Kid #2 favorite)
Nutella * (For the children, hum….)
Cottage Cheese, Sour Cream*
Corn Chips and Salsa
Cheese sticks, fruit leather
Power bars for DH
Beverages (Carbonated water, coffee, organic juice, case of water)
My favorite Chicken Tortilla Soup*
And more….
*not organic

The other reason I spent $550 dollars.  I am challenging my family (and myself) to only spend $60 a week all of March.  If we can accomplish this our grocery budget will be under $800.  That would be super.  Our food budget is the one place that we can really cut costs.  I have some home improvement plans and I want to start saving now.

So the prepping has begun.  It will take most of one full day, but it is totally worth it.  Meal planning saves us so much money and time.  I know it does.  I just need to commit to taking the day once a month and get it all done.  At least it is raining……

From This Mom,

Kim