Buying Groceries Without Breaking the Bank!

               I wanted to share with you some great ways to eat healthy without breaking the bank. I usually only spend about $40-$50 a week on groceries for my husband and me. Sometimes, even less than that depending on how many coupons I have. That also includes household products I buy weekly too.

              This is an example of the grocery list I am working on right now for this Saturday. I am not done planning out all my meals, but this is just a short example:

1.     2 Sandwich bags from Walgreens with a 99 cent each coupon

2.     2 scrubbing bubbles cleaners with fantistic at Walgreens with 2 $1 dollar off coupons (Walgreens ad has them advertized for 2/$5 so with my coupons it make them $1.50 each)

3.     2lb. boneless chicken breast

4.     2lb. of beef

5.     One package of hamburger buns

6.     Bread

7.     Eggs

8.     Cheese

9.     Oatmeal

1.   2 cans of Hunt’s manwich sloppy joe sauce with a 50 cent coupon that will double

1.   1 sweet onion

1.   2% milk

          So far, that comes to about $30 after tax. I plan to add more of course, but this is just a short example. I am still trying to find some more recipes. With these foods I plan to make grilled cheese sandwiches twice this week, French toast twice this week, barbecue crockpot chicken, and sloppy joes. That is a total of 6 meals for $30 so far. 

          One tip I can give you is eat leftovers! A lot of people let their leftovers go to waste, but to me that is just throwing money away. I like variety, but I also like saving money. I have cut out soda for good, which, has saved us around $10-$15 a week. That also allows us to buy more food. I drink bottled water and refill my bottles so I don’t have to keep paying for bottled water. There is no point in buying water when you can just fill up your reused bottles for on the go. Some people like filtered water, but did you know that there are minerals in unfiltered water that is good for you? You can invest in a cheap filter that attaches to your sink too. Big money saver there! 

          I want to share with you one of my favorite crock pot recipes. It is very easy and you can just throw all the ingredients in your crock pot before you head to work and by the time you get off work, your dinner is ready!

Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches

Ingredients:

1-2lb. Boneless Chicken breast

1 (18 ounce) barbecue sauce

1 Medium onion thinly sliced

4-6 hamburger buns

Preparing the food:

1.     Remove all visible fat from the chicken, toss the remaining chicken into the crock pot

2.     Cut onion into thin slices and throw them on top of the chicken

3.     Pour the barbecue sauce over the onion. It has to be enough to cover the chicken entirely so you don’t have to use a whole bottle

4.     Cook on low for 8 hours or until the chicken is done

5.     After the chicken has cooled down, shred the chicken with a fork or knife