Help with grocery list and budgeting...

Question

I need to make a grocery list to last us for 6-7 days. I need the list to be around $50 or under- this can go over a bit- just trying to keep it as low as possible. There are three of us but my husband eats enough to make it like we are really feeding 4 or 5. I can cook anything- really good at homemade stuff too- so nothing is off limits there. However- the husband hates Ramen noodles, doesn't eat soup, and we don't have to have a lot of meat either. Assuming that I have nothing on hand currently( I do have spices) please help me with some grocery planning for the week!! Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

First of all, I would get sales papers from your local grocery stores. See what is on sale and plan your meals around those things. Some things that I make when money is tight include the following.

1. Pasta salad

2. spaghetti (meatless is super cheap)

3. bean burritos w/ spanish rice

4 S.O.S. (creamed chipped beef on toast)

5. egg salad

6. Breakfast (french toast and pancakes are really cheap and so is scrambled eggs and toast w/ fried potatoes.

Answer 2

One of my favorite cheap meals is a baked potato with canned chili poured over it and a green salad. Maybe one of these links will have something that sounds good-

http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/70doll...

http://www.stretcher.com/menu/topic-g.ht...

http://www.crock-pot.com/recipescat.aspx...

http://www.betterbudgeting.com/frugalrec...

Answer 3

This is what I would buy if I were you:

Potatoes

Rice

Cornbread mix

Frozen vegetables or canned vegetables

Ground beef

Butter/margarine

Canned white tuna

Hamburger helper/tuna helper

Milk

Eggs

Onions

Lettuce

Tomatoes

Grated cheese of your choice and sliced cheese

Bread

Fresh or canned fruit

Peanut butter

Salad dressing

Mayonnaise

Mustard

Sliced turkey

Chicken or beef boullion to flavor the rice

Drink mix or fruit juice

I am having problems budgeting too and I live alone. This list would run around $40.00 to $50.00 in FL where I live. Just the basics that will last you a while.