help plz! $100 for groceries for 2 weeks

[Anonymous]

I need ideas plz! Things should be better in a couple weeks. It's me, my husband and my 4 year old. I am thinking buying really cheap stuff like ramen for my husband and me and making sure ny daughter has veggies and real food. Currently I have no meat. The most we have till I shop tomorrow is a loaf of bread, a box of pasta, and a few boxes of cereal. We have peanut butter n jelly so that'll help n my daughter has a few cans of chicken noodle soup...

[allycally]

Ok here what I'd do...
5lbs ground meat Walmart(cut into 5 lbs a piece),$14
bag of chicken quarters(there is usually about 3/3 meals worth$10
Can spaghetti sauce
4 frozen veggies that are $1 (2meals/bag)
Rice
18eggs
Gallon milk
Spaghetti noodles
Corn bread mix
Mac n cheese
Pancake mix
syrup
Butter
... Get off brand stuff
I'd make
Fried rice
baked chicken veggie
Ramen with carrots and peas
Spaghetti
Meatballs veggie Mac n cheese
Pancakes
chicken and gravy with rice
Eggs and toast
Baked chicken veggies
Baked potatoes
Meatloaf,veggie,cornbread
Shepherds pie with the ground meat.
I just did dinner but im sure you can get things for lunch I put the prices of meat at Walmart..also there should be enough left over for muffin mix(just add water kind) and some fresh veggies...

[Anonymous - Original Poster]

Thank you, that's a lot of things we would eat. This probly sounds horrible but we normally spend 150-200 a week on groceries and I think it's cause my husband and I work opposite shifts. We get a lot of things that r specifically for our daughter and stuff that is easy for my husband to make and take to work for lunch, and so on. I like cooking but about 3 days a week I get home way too late to cook :(

Quoting allycally:

Ok here what I'd do...

5lbs ground meat Walmart(cut into 5 lbs a piece),$14

bag of chicken quarters(there is usually about 3/3 meals worth$10

Can spaghetti sauce

4 frozen veggies that are $1 (2meals/bag)

Rice

18eggs

Gallon milk

Spaghetti noodles

Corn bread mix

Mac n cheese

Pancake mix

syrup

Butter

... Get off brand stuff

I'd make

Fried rice

baked chicken veggie

Ramen with carrots and peas

Spaghetti

Meatballs veggie Mac n cheese

Pancakes

chicken and gravy with rice

Eggs and toast

Baked chicken veggies

Baked potatoes

Meatloaf,veggie,cornbread

Shepherds pie with the ground meat.

I just did dinner but im sure you can get things for lunch I put the prices of meat at Walmart..also there should be enough left over for muffin mix(just add water kind) and some fresh veggies...

[Anonymous - Original Poster]

Thank you, that's a lot of things we would eat. This probly sounds horrible but we normally spend 150-200 a week on groceries and I think it's cause my husband and I work opposite shifts. We get a lot of things that r specifically for our daughter and stuff that is easy for my husband to make and take to work for lunch, and so on. I like cooking but about 3 days a week I get home way too late to cook :(

Quoting allycally:

Ok here what I'd do...

5lbs ground meat Walmart(cut into 5 lbs a piece),$14

bag of chicken quarters(there is usually about 3/3 meals worth$10

Can spaghetti sauce

4 frozen veggies that are $1 (2meals/bag)

Rice

18eggs

Gallon milk

Spaghetti noodles

Corn bread mix

Mac n cheese

Pancake mix

syrup

Butter

... Get off brand stuff

I'd make

Fried rice

baked chicken veggie

Ramen with carrots and peas

Spaghetti

Meatballs veggie Mac n cheese

Pancakes

chicken and gravy with rice

Eggs and toast

Baked chicken veggies

Baked potatoes

Meatloaf,veggie,cornbread

Shepherds pie with the ground meat.

I just did dinner but im sure you can get things for lunch I put the prices of meat at Walmart..also there should be enough left over for muffin mix(just add water kind) and some fresh veggies...

[Anonymous]

GO GET WIC. They will see you today, aka friday.  They take walk ins, bring your daughter!

[tennisgal]

that's not bad...you can make it work. 

do you have basics like flour, salt?? do you cook/bake much?

i would do breakfast for dinner a few times (think eggs and pancakes/toast). 

i would also do some chicken noodle soup, you can get a whole chicken and make several meals with it. chicken quesadillas, chicken and noodles with a cheese sauce and some broccoli (I bake it but only b/c i want a bit of a crustier top on it). 

green beans, potatoes, polish sausage poured into a 13X9, covered in butter, salt, pepper and onions and baked for about an hour...very filling.

can you make up some muffins to eat for breakfast for the next few days??

[mom-x-2]

Get a whole chicken have dinner and use the leftovers for sandwiches and soups. I agree with lots of eggs and you can always have breakfast for dinner. Spaghetti is always cheap. Get a few big bags of frozen veggies. Shop the sales and the meat close to expiration. My store offers $$ offf. By off brank, my kids actually prefer store brand mac and ch over kraft. Tuna casserole. Pancakes, frenchtoast, and cereal along with the eggs can last 2 weeks of breakfasts, oatmeal is cheap. Do you have a walmart supercenter??