What We Spent & What We Ate | First Week of June 2020

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What We Spend (WWS) and What We Ate (WWA) is a recap of our weekly grocery spending and meals. You may noticed that a good amount of what we eat is not what we purchased within that week. That's because we buy primarily what's on sale, along with some fresh items, and pull the rest from our pantry or freezer stock. These sale items go into the stock rotation. Look out for future posts that explain my approach to meal planning and grocery budgeting.

The concept of WWS & WWA comes from blogger Kristen at The Frugal Girl, and other bloggers who do similar recaps, but I liked Kristen's version the best.

What We Spent | May 30th - June 5th, 2020

Shaw's
  • 6 boxes of pasta -$1.98 (store sale; $0.33 each)
  • 4 cartons Florida's Natural orange juice - $7.08 (store sale, $1.77 each)
  • 4 packs Klondike Bars - $3.96 ($0.99/each, store sale)
  • Frozen Spinach, 16oz. - $.99 (after $1 off any frozen item coupon)
  • 4 Fage Sour Cream - $3.60 ($0.90 each after coupons)
  • Sliced Italian Bread - $0.99 (reduced rack)
  • 6 Onion Bakery Bagels - $1.75 (reduced rack)
  • Ciabatta Bread - $0.99 (reduced rack, and $1 off bakery purchase)
  • 5lbs. Fresh Chicken Tenders - $9.95 (store sale, $1.97/lb)
  • Beef Cube Steak - $6.93 (reduced section, $5.61/lb)
  • 2lbs. Strawberries - $1.77 ($1 off any produce item)
  • 28oz. can Crushed Tomatoes - $0.84 (50% off dented can)
  • 5 Knorr Pasta Sides - $4.40 ($0.88/each, must by 5 sale)
    Total: $45.23

Hannaford
  • 1/2 Gallon 1% Milk - $1.93
  • Fresh Broccoli Crowns - $4.07 ($0.99/lb, store sale)
  • English Cucumber - $0.99
    Total: $6.99

Week Total: $52.22

Our grocery budget goal is $50/week, so we came in just over budget, $147.78 remaining.

For eating out we have a separate budget. During the COVID-19 pandemic we have tried to support open restaurants by getting takeout a few times per month.

What We Ate | May 30th - June 5th, 2020

For the past couple of months I have been working from home due to COVID-19, Ben still goes into the office. Because of this I have not done as much lunch prep for myself, as I tend to eat leftovers or snack for lunch.

Note, I am not much of a breakfast person, so I typically just have a snack and eat lunch a bit earlier.

Saturday
    Breakfast/Lunch - leftovers from previous week
    Dinner - Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Pasta w/ Chicken

Sunday
    Breakfast/Lunch - Creamy Beef & Shells, Blistered Green Beans
    Dinner - Instant Pot Lemon Chicken w/ Rice and Blistered Green Beans

Monday
    Breakfast - (B) Breakfast Burrito (prepped on Sunday) | (M) Protein Balls (prepped and frozen)
    Lunch - (B) Southwest Chicken Skillet w/ added Veg, Strawberries, Yogurt
                  (M) Creamy Beef & Shells, Blistered Green Beans
    Dinner - Homemade Thin Crust Pizza, Grapes

Tuesday
    Breakfast - (B) Breakfast Burrito (prepped on Sunday) | (M) Protein Balls (prepped and frozen)
    Lunch - (B) Mexican Skillet Burrito Bowls, Strawberries, Yogurt
                  (M) Creamy Beef & Shells, Blistered Green Beans
    Dinner - Pat's Pizza Calzones - Date Night

Wednesday
    Breakfast - (B) Egg/Cheese/Bacon Bagel Sandwich | (M) Trail Mix
    Lunch - (B) Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Pasta w/ Peas, Strawberries, Yogurt
                  (M) Cube Steak, Rice, Frozen Spinach
    Dinner - Leftover Calzones, Cucumber Slices

Thursday
    Breakfast - (B) Instant Oatmeal w/ PB & J | (M) Trail Mix
    Lunch - (B) Tuna Pasta Salad, Strawberries, Yogurt
                  (M) Cube Steak, Rice, Spinach
    Dinner - Roasted Potatoes, Roasted Zucchini & Peppers, Steamed Broccoli, Lemon Chicken,                                 Small Batch Cornbread
Friday
    Breakfast - (B) Cereal | (M) Cheese, Crackers, Grapes
    Lunch - (B) Mexican Skillet Burrito Bowls, Strawberries, Yogurt
                  (M)
    Dinner - Leftovers from Thursday & Cube Steak

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