WWS & WWA | February 12th - 18th

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This week was a great one for stocking up on seafood & bacon thanks to some store sales and store app coupons! Two of the three grocery stores in my area have store loyalty programs that offer personalized coupons that you can "clip" via their phone app. I know that they use these programs to mine data on spending habits, but I do benefit by getting coupons geared towards the items I buy, plus accumulate cash back/rewards, so I consider it a pretty even trade. 

Many of these coupons are available to all app users (weekly free item, special sale prices), so it is easy for most users to take advantage without spending the time to physically clip coupons. Unfortunately, I do sometimes have issues with the Shaw's app, it can be glitchy and not all coupons come off when they should, customer service is typically pretty good about correcting these issues though. The same applies for their "buy 5 or more of a particular selection of items" sales, which tripped me up a bit this week. Overall though I appreciate the coupons offered by these apps, as they aren't typically ones you would find in the national circular or coupons.com.

What We Spent 

Shaw's

  • Signature reserve Dark Chocolate Caramels - $3.00
  • Orange Candy Slices - $0 (free item)
  • Gummy Worms - $0 (free item)
  • 2 Bags Smartfood Popcorn - $2.94
  • 2 The Collaborative Yogurts - $1.99 (these were both supposed to be free, but one coupon didn't come off)
  • 3 Polar 1liter Seltzer - $2.31
  • 2 Cinnamon Rolls - $3.76 (I actually only recieved one, I thought the cashier had missed one, causing the "buy 5 or more" sale not to come off, but I had actually only picked up one)
  • Crescent Rolls - $1.88
  • 4lbs. Smithfield Bacon - $11.96
  • 4lbs. Frozen Shrimp - $17.88
  • 2lbs. Frozen Salmon - $5.98
  • 1 14oz Bag of Frozen Peas - $0.99
  • 1 16oz Bag of Frozen Corn - $0.99
  • 1lb. Butter - $0 (free item)
  • Tax & Deposit: $0.77
    Total: $54.45

Hannaford
  • 1 Head Cauliflower - $1.99
  • Bordeaux Rolls - $0 (store coupon)
  • Bakery Chocolate Cake Bomb $0.99 ($3 off coupon)
  • 1/2 lb Deli Sliced Ham - $2.05
  • 1/2 Gallon 1% Milk - $2.09
  • 2 Individual Yogurts - $0 (store coupon)
  • 2 Sparling Waters - $0 (store coupon)
  • Tax: $0.32
    Total: $7.44

Total for 3rd Week of February: $61.89
Total for February: $164.91
Cumulative Total for 2021: $489.78

What We Ate

Planned & Prepped - Did it Go as Planned?

I'm happy to report that we stuck pretty close to our meal plan this week (which really ends on Friday). I was feeling a bit under the weather this week, and having a meal plan meant I didn't have to think about what was for dinner.

The past few weeks I've been using one of the days I work from home to make a crockpot meal for Ben's lunches. This has worked out quite well so far as they require minimal prep and give me a nice fifteen minute break from the work-grind to put together.

While I don't typically specify who eats what for lunches, Ben and I typically eat very different lunches, as I am a bit pickier about the foods I like. I uses lunches as an opportunity to provide him with a more varied diet, and I get the bonus of  getting to cook (and sometimes try) foods I wouldn't normally make for myself.

What we Actually Ate:

  • Breakfasts
    • Pancakes w/ Bacon
    • Sausage, Pepper, Onion, Mushroom, & Cheese Breakfast Burritos
    • Instant Oatmeal w/ Homemade Apple Butter and Walnuts
    • Crackers, Cheese, and Ham
    • Granola Bars & Peanut Butter
Pancakes & Bacon and Oatmeal w/ Applebutter & Walnuts
  • Lunches
    • Pasta e Fagioli
    • Leftover Chicken w/ Bacon, Roasted Potatoes, and Broccoli/ other Veg Leftovers
    • Chipotle Chicken Chili
    • "Pickity Bits"(misc. leftovers, cheese, grapes, etc)
Pasta e Fagioli
  • Dinners
    • Friday - Leftovers from the Week - Chicken, Broccoli, and Instant Rice
    • Saturday - Lemon Chicken & Rice w/ Green Beans
    • Sunday - Bacon Chicken Tenderloins, Roasted Potatoes, Broccoli, & Bakery Rolls
    • Monday -  Homemade Pizza w/ Chips & Crudité; Cake Bomb for Dessert
    • Tuesday- Lemon Chicken & Rice w/ Green Beans Leftovers
    • Wednesday - Pork Tenderloin w/ Beets, Spinach, Stuffing, Rice, & Cornbread
    • Thursday - Pork Tenderloin w/ Veg & Stuffing Leftovers
Homemade Thin Crust Pizza & Chocolate Cake Bomb


How did your meal prep and planning go this week?

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