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MPM: Menu with Daily Costs

It's Menu Plan Monday!

Monday        
B: French Toast with strawberries
L: Bologna Burgers, chips & dip
D: Maiden’s Cheeseburger casserole, garden salad [meal doubled]
Dessert: Iced Cinnamon Monkey Bread
Daily Cost: $12.62

Tuesday
B: Mama’s Cheesy Scrambled Eggs, toast

L: Picnic: sandwich wraps, chips, cookies
D: Paprika Chicken, potato and salad (lettuce from garden)
Dessert: none
Daily Cost: $8.40
Wednesday
B: Choice of Cold cereal, toast
L: Hot-diggity Dogs, cottage cheese, crackers
D: One-pot Salsa Beef Skillet, salad

Dessert: none
Daily Cost: $6.93
Thursday
B: Chocolate Cherry Muffins
L: Grilled cheese, pickle spears, chips
D:  Campbells Mac & Cheese, sausage, peas & corn
Dessert: Choco-banana milk shakes
Daily Cost: $11.00
Friday
B: Toad in the Hole
L: Baby Pizzas
D: Poorman’s steak, baked potatoes, salad

Dessert: Apple cobbler
Daily Cost: $8.98
Saturday
B: Daddy cook [eggs, bacon, toast]
L: Leftover smorgasbord
D: Leftover smorgasbord
Daily Cost: $2.66
Sunday
B: Cocoa Wheats, toast
L: Leftovers
D: Youth Group Camping Trip
Daily Cost: $1.15
Weekly Total: $51.74

~~ Oh- And don’t forget to check out oodles upon oodles of yummy menu ideas every Monday over at The Organizing Junkie’s blog. You just might find your next favorite family recipe!
Of Note: I'll be sharing recipes for Paprika chicken and Campbell's Mac & cheese later on!
**UPDATED**-- I just added the recipe for Paprika Chicken. Yum!

more grocery budget questions

9:07 AM, 2007-Jul-9 .. Posted by Lynne

Amy,
How much money do you budget for all food, drinks, snacks per month? Do you have a different budget in the summer (garden produce) vs. the rest of the year?
When you save your leftovers, do you freeze them to save for use on your planned leftover meal times? I am just thinking that something I cooked on Monday/Tues/even Weds may not be that good by Saturday or Sunday.
Did your family watch any of the Live Earth on Saturday night? What did you think of it? They did push compact flourescent bulbs a lot, and we are slowly switching over to them throughout our house. I have definitely seen a reduction in our electricity usage because of them. Here in MD, we just got a 50% price increase in electricity bills as of June 1. I haven't gotten a bill since the increase, but I have a guestimate of how much more we will be spending. My husband thinks we need to replace our very old water heater next. He is looking at state and federal rebates if we bring in a solar/electric water heating system. From what he has researched so far, it won't be a lot more than just replacing the water heater.

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9:47 AM, 2007-Jul-9 .. Posted by Anonymous

What a great and economical week you have planned, as always. Have a wonderful Monday.

http://brewerfamily8.blogspot.com

Lynne-

12:25 PM, 2007-Jul-9 .. Posted by YPAmy5

We didn't watch Live Earth as we were visiting with my family. [I do believe that as Christians we should be doing our part to care for God's earth.]
We too are switching over to the compact f. bulbs. We aren't able to switch all lights over as they don't seem to work well in our old ceiling fans (I think the rattle of the fan wears the bulb out faster) and there are a couple of table lamps that seem to get knocked over (and blown out) at least once a week (thanks to children running all over).
We have a gas water heater and all our appliances have good energy star ratings (except the stove- which I love and which is about 20+ years old. it's a gas stove and cooks wonderfully). We plan to put some more insulation in our attic this fall to help keep our heating costs down.
When we replaced our old washer and dryer and large freezer a few years ago we noticed a tremendous difference in our electric bill right away!

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12:35 PM, 2007-Jul-9 .. Posted by Lynne

Amy,
I only buy my CFs at WalMart because they sell them for far less than other stores in my area. It does take a while to find bulbs that fit everything, and they are more $$ so I have been buying a few each month for about 2 years. So far, we have adjusted to them. I heard some complaints from DH and kids about hall lights/bedroom lights that take about 1 minute to reach full brightness, but the complaints have died down.
I just wish the US would use some of its inventiveness to produce alternative energy on a mass basis. I feel like our dependence on foreign (and unfriendly) countries for their oil is a national security issue and we should address it once and for all. Most alternatives will also cut down on pollution, so it would be a double win for us. Meanwhile, I agree with you that we can all do what we can in our own lives to reduce pollution/energy spending.

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3:59 PM, 2007-Jul-9 .. Posted by Anonymous

Wonderful menu, everything sounds great!! Thanks for sharing!

Have a blessed week!

♥Tiany♥
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/tiany