What we’re eating this week
Although summer isn’t official over, mine is. We really enjoyed this last weekend at the shore. I indulged in nightly ice cream from Aunt B’s, we a pizza dinner picnic on the beach followed by a day grilling on the beach. We dug a million holes and built a trillion sand castles for the kids to smash. We swam in the ocean and laid in the warm sun. And now it’s time to say goodbye to all that and bring in fall.
I’m excited to get back to normal routines for all of us, and that includes everything from a normal bedtime to having a meal plan each week. It was hard to plan this summer when I only needed 4-5 days of groceries and everything had to be used up before each weekend.
Here’s our dinner plan this week:
Monday: shrimp scampi with arugula a la Giada, salad with apples, dried blueberries, walnuts, balsamic vinegar and olive oil
Tuesday: chicken fajitas
Wednesday: tasting plates (Armenian string cheese, olives, lavash bread, carrots, celery, hummus)
Thursday: artichoke and mozzarella stuffed chicken breasts, rice pilaf, garden salad
Friday: homemade pizza and salads
Market spending this week: $156
I’m trying, yet again, to rein in my market spending. I’ve been thinking about switching to another market like ALDI to get my staples and to only fill in the blanks at Whole Foods. Does anyone shop at ALDI? What are your favorite items there? We have one close by and I stopped in to check it out. I was surprised by how nice the produce was. Maybe next week I’ll shop there!
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Love your meal plan! I make a me list, but wait until the day comes because I can not commit to dinners. Life gets busy sometimes, so we pick off the list.
I go to aldi once in awhile, the problem I find with the produce is that it isn’t refrigerated at all. There’s no cool air or anything below it, so sometimes it doesn’t look great depending on when you go. Mine has organic low fat milk, but in a half gallon, two actually cost more than a gallon at whole foods. When I’m reigning in my budget, I like to go to trader joes. It’s about 25 mins away and in a busy area (Warwick or patriot place), so I don’t go regularly.
I tend to go to whole foods for food and target for household supplies and crackers for my son. I do best when I stick to a list, else I go crazy on all the produce, more hummus and cheese than we need, etc.
We started shopping at Aldi’s for basics to help cut down on our grocery bill! I adore their dark chocolate & mint chocolate – it’s the large bar looking ones but inside they are individually wrapped 🙂
We buy organic spinach there, along with beans/cooking spray/maple syrup is an excellent buy there!
love Aldi! do most of my shopping there. I love their produce.
Which one do you go to? What are your favorite items? Thanks!
Did you know ALDI is the brother of Trader Joe’s? Aldi is a German brand and then the family separated into the two brands. That’s to say, I haven’t shopped at Aldi but LOVE TJ’s and the prices. Definitely savings on the staples front, even with organic. I do have to check the expiration dates though.
I do know that! I read this last year: http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/12/02/aldi_grocery_store_best_in_america_related_to_trader_joe_s.html Thanks for letting me know though!