Another week, another meal plan! Last week’s meal plan didn’t go quite as we had planned, and I know this coming week will be a bit hectic too because we’re going out for Valentine’s Day, plus Max’s parents are going to be visiting Friday, Saturday and Sunday, which makes it a bit more challenging to plan meals. But not to worry, we’ll set up our menu, make our lists and be prepared just in case.

The meals that we chose for this week are simple ones for which we already had lots of ingredients. We figured it would be best to save money on groceries since we are going out to the restaurant twice this week.

Meals:

• Slowcooker Curry
• Fettuccine Alfredo
• Tacos
• Sushi Date Night*
• Rice & Stir Fry
• Family Supper
• Spaghetti (OR) Pad Thai

 

Ingredients:

• Sweet Potato
• Broccoli
• Onion
• Chickpeas
• Diced tomatoes
• Coconut Milk x2
• Quinoa
• Garlic
• Ginger
• Tumeric
• Tamari (or soya sauce)
• Red Pepper Flakes
• Fettuccine
• Cream Cheese
• Milk or Cream
• Maple Syrup or Honey
• Mushrooms
• Taco Shells
• Veggie Ground Beef
• Taco Seasoning
• Lettuce
• Tomato
• Cheese
• Uncle Ben’s Long Grain Rice
• Vegetable Oil
• Onion Soup Mix
• Canned Mushrooms
• Frozen Veggies
• Cherry Sauce
• Spaghetti or Instant Noodles
• Tomato Soup – if we make Spaghetti
• Red Pepper – if we make Pad Thai
• Carrot – if we make Pad Thai
• Cabbage – if we make Pad Thai
• Peanut Butter – if we make Pad Thai
• Fish Sauce – if we make Pad Thai
• Shrimp – if we make Pad Thai
• Sriracha – if we make Pad Thai

Grocery List:

• Onions – $1.99 for 3 lbs on sale at Superstore
• Coconut Milk x2 – $0.99 on sale at Superstore
• Fettuccine – $0.88 on sale at Superstore (bought 3!)
• Mushrooms – $1.99 on sale at Superstore
• Lettuce – $2.99 at Superstore
• Milk – $6.53 at Superstore
• Bananas – $1.85 at Superstore
• Crackers – $2.49 at Superstore
• Salsa – $2.88 on sale at Superstore
• Eggs – $3.59 at Superstore
• Rice Crackers – $2.54 on sale at Superstore

I also gave myself a little challenge this week. To try to be more eco-friendly, I decided I would try to avoid plastic packaging as much as possible. Unfortunately, Moncton doesn’t have a Zero Waste store (but Edmundston does!) so it’s challenging to eliminate plastic altogether. So our goal is to make the effort to reduce this amount of waste, and I think we did a decent job.

Reducing Plastic Waste:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our grand total for this week’s grocery was $37.21, and I was able to use $30 worth of PC Points to pay for part of the grocery. So our total money spent this week was $7.21 – not too shabby!