Grocery shopping can either make or break a person’s week. Christian & I have been doing a pretty solid job when it comes to shopping once a week for everything we need (versus taking a trip every other day depending on something we forgot, ran out of, or thought of a last-minute dinner idea. With the new year in place, budgeting has been my #1 goal, so some of the ways I’ve been sticking to that goal:
- Planning out the week’s worth of meals
- Making a list of what you need — this is absolutely critical, and helps me bypass the seasonal holiday section/clearance candy. I got the cutest lil grocery list from my mom right here
- Sticking to 1-2x a week shopping –sometimes you just can’t make it a whole week, whether it’s because your veggies go bad or you’re just getting started & your cadence hasn’t kicked in yet, & that’s totally cool. You’ll get there 🙂
- Thinking to myself “Do i need it THIS week, or do I have enough to last me until the next grocery trip?
Staple items in our weekly shopping trip (~$50 worth when shopping at my local Aldi):
- Chicken breast
- Ground turkey (93/7) or ground beef
- Pre-cooked ham
- ~ 5 Bags of leafy greens (spinach, romaine, spring mix, etc.–totally can opt for the non-bagged one, but I prefer the convenience with how much of it we go through)
- Pint of tomatoes
- Carrots (the huge bag that needs washed–not the baby carrots)
- Celery
- Sweet potatoes/russet potatoes (whichever my eyes locate first)
- 2 bags of Brussel Sprouts 2
- Hummus
- Container of lunch meat
- Almond milk
- Unflavored Greek yogurt (the biggg container – perfect for snacks, breakfasts, and literally every combo out there)
- Eggs
- Some sort of 32 oz carbonated waters (my ultimate “splurge”–i’m obsessed with carbonation)
- Vanilla wafers (every girl needs something sweet in the house)
Typically every other week consists of the following:
- Onions
- Bacon (Sunday mornings are NOT complete without some bacon!)
- Salsa
- Tortilla chips (perfect for nacho/taco night in the household)
Based on what we were able to purchase, this is what our week of dinners are looking like so far:
- Sunday: Leftover chicken parm & roasted broccoli
- Monday: Tuna burgers & microwaveable broccoli/brussel sprouts
- Tuesday: Taco salads w/ ground beef, salsa, greens, veggies, & tortilla chips
- Wednesday: Burgers, homemade fries/sweet potato fries, side salads
- Thursday: Cooked ham, roasted brussel sprouts & carrots
- Friday: Fish, wild rice, roasted broccoli
What is your family having for dinner? How do you guys budget while shopping?
xoxo tabitha
The Daley Dish 