New Menu Quest

Annoying news: we have to cut our grocery budget down... We'll manage, but my new goal is to try and feed our family of 4 on $50 a week.. healthy meals even.. not noodles from a box!  So, here's my first attempt at a lower-budget menu.  PLEASE leave comments on this post if you've got some great dinner ideas that cost less than $10 to prepare!

Monday  

Breakfast - Puffed Wheat Cereal for the boys, Johnsonville Brat for mama
Lunch - Cocktail Wieners, Grapes, Puffcorn for boys, mama - cheese quesidilla in an extreme wellness tortilla
Dinner - Daddy's Rice Casserole - leftover rice, veggies, and ground beef, cooked together in cream of     celery soup, grapes

Tuesday

Breakfast - Cereal (boys), Breakfast Sausage wrap (mama)

Lunch - Chicken nuggets, banana, mixed veggies (boys), Salad for mama

Dinner - Chili with leftover meat from the freezer, oranges

Wednesday

Breakfast - Eggs (for those of us that can eat eggs) 

Lunch - Sausage with onions and peppers for the big people, pasta and sauce with veggies for the little ones, apples

Dinner - Taco salad

Thursday

Breakfast - pancakes for boys, yogurt for mama

Lunch - Salad

Dinner - Tortilla Pizzas

Party Snack - Guacamole Whales (oh yes, there will be pictures of these on several upcoming posts: preschool party, wholly guacamole review, recipes)

Friday

Breakfast - Cereal, Yogurt for mama

Lunch - Fish Sticks, Goldfish crackers, bananas for boys; salad for mama

Dinner - Quick dinner on the road to small group!

Saturday -

Birthday party for Jeremiah... who knows what we'll do for food

Dinner - Veggie Stir Fry

Sunday - 

Breakfast - Cereal

Lunch -Blueberries, Broccoli, Cheese Quesedillas

Dinner - Spaghetti (we NEVER eat spaghetti, it'll be a special treat)