Weekly Walmart Run & Meal plan

For over a week I had been anticipating taking advantage of this Kraft deal here, but just yesterday I found out my Save-a-lot is not participating. I was so excited about getting free groceries. I had been saving up my Kraft coupons, but oh well. I really needed to make a grocery run today to get fresh produce. I had a little "emergency" with my daughter Hannah this morning that I will talk about in my next post. So I know I could have gotten better deals on some of these items but this was good enough for me:

Bananas 4.43lbs @ .30/lb- $1.33

Romaine lettuce on sale for .83

Peaches on sale for .94/lb got 3 lbs

Roma tomatoes .97/lb got 1lb

Cilantro .66

Geen bell pepper on sale for .34 got 2.

GV french fries $1.88

Dole Pineapple bites 2 at .98 each (used this coupon here and a buy 1 get one sticker on product= both free)

4 bags 2% Kraft cheese 1.98 each, .98 after coupons (used 4 $1 off coupons from here) Print 2 per computer. Simply hit the back button and click refresh.

2 boxes chopped spinach .98 each

GV peas $2.08

Yoplait Yoplus 4-pack 1.08 after $1 dollar off coupon

Italian sausage $3.50 (I thought this was on sale for $3.. oops)

Tropicana OJ $1.73 after this $1 off coupon

GV lite sour cream $1.06

GV cool whip .88

**Note as a general rule, most coupons sites alow you to hit the back button and print the coupon twice.

Subtotal $33.31 Amount after coupons $25.35 Saved $7.98

As you can tell we love our fresh produce!

Meal Ideas

Breakfasts: Scrambled eggs, peanut butter toast, frozen pastries, or cereal.

Lunches: Salad, turkey sandwiches, fresh fruit or leftovers

Dinners:

• Leftover pizza from Cafe Roma
• Spicy Black bean soup with sour cream, tomatoes and fresh cilantro
• Lasagna with salad (will freeze leftovers)
• Soft tacos with black bean dip
• Slow cooker chicken with a side of peas and baked potatoes
• Shred leftover slow cooker chicken and make chicken salad on bread or over lettuce with a side of french fries and fruit

Money Saving tip: Having too much food leftover is not always a bad thing! Why not portion whatever is leftover of your meal into individual plastic containers and stick in the freezer. Then when your in a hurry or at a loss of what to cook, instead of reaching for a frozen dinner your family can each choose what type of meal they want to reheat and enjoy. I freeze even the smallest bit of leftovers because you never know what that will be the perfect meal/lunch or snack.