OKAY so.... I planned this out to be a month/1.5 month worth of groceries.... but if i am being realistic it would probably last even long than that. and some of this stuff i already have. However I put over 5 hours of work into this and I am not going to re-do it lol. Especially because this is if i eat 2 full meals a day....and we all know i don't.
so things i know for sure i would need to get upon initial move in:
- Breakfast/snack items for work - good for 2 months?
- Poptarts - 48 pk - 2 months - $12
- $6
- cheeze its - 45 pouches - 2 month - $16
- $8
- apple sauce -32 pk - monthly - $16
- coffee (optional)
liquid breakfast to mix^ - 2 mo - $23 - 12.5- Final cost: $67 (all sams)
- monthly cost:42.5 ( all sams)
- Grains
- Couscous - 2 boxes walmert - $5
- pretzel chips - 17 amazon
- maybe substitute for pita chips and crackers?
- garlic bread - walmart - 3/4$
- Jasmine rice 25lb at sams--> $18 (6 month?)
- kettle corn - 18pk - walmart - 3 mo - $7
- grits - 15 lbs - $10
- give one to mom
- good for 6+ months
- Bulk pasta salad
- 4pk classic (1 per week) --> $5
- add 1 can tuna or chicken per box
- Bulk stuffing --> 3 months worth
- 6pk classic --> $9
- 2 can shredded chicken per box
- add shredded carrots
- Spaghetti pasta
- 6 boxes - sams - $9
good for 3 months?Spaghetti sauce - chunk ragu 3 pk - 6 mo - $9- Final cost: $82 (sams - 51, walmart - 16 amazon - $17)
- monthly cost: 42 ( sams - 24.5, walmart - 12.5, amazon 17 )
- Vegetables (good for 1 month)
- canned green beans from walmart - .65 each x 6 = $4
- canned corn from walmart - .65 each x 6 = $4
- Frozen broccoli Walmart - $2
- pepper and onion blend x 1 - $3
- Canned mushrooms sams 12pk - $12
- Mashed potatoes - box sams -6 mo - $9
- regular potatoes - as needed - 1.5 bg walmart - $4
- shredded carrots - walmart 10 oz - $2
- baby carrots - 3lb - sams - $4.50
- Sweet potato fries
- feeds me and healthy treats for snow
- (Milwaukee sams doesn't have these!?)
- Walmart 1 bag for 3.50
- Asparagus(fresh 2lbs) - sams - $6
- Cream of mushroom soup
- good for 2 months
- Sams - 8 pk - $9
- Final cost: $62 (sams - 40.5, walmart - 18.5)
- monthly cost: 51.5 ( all sams - 33, walmart - 18.5)
- Asian Sides
- Miso soup
- instant miso soup variety 20 pack - walmart - 16
- good for 2 months
Crab raggoons - 24pk - $123 months?Pork Egg rolls 16ct - $102 mo?- 12pk shrimp ramen - $6
- Final cost: $44 (sams - 28; walmart - 16)
- monthly cost: $29 ( sams - 21, walmart - 8 )
- Seafood
- imitation crab (poke) - 4 servings - $6.50
- 3lbs flounder --> $16
- 6+ months ($2.5)
- Bulk shrimp - last 2 months
- 3lb raw bag at sams --> 19
- 2lbs cooked at sams --> 15
- Final cost: $56.5 (all sams)
- monthly cost:45 ( all sams)
- Proteins
- Canned chicken - 4pk walmart - $10
- Canned Tuna - 4pk - walmart - $11
- Canned salmon - 4pk sams - 2mo - $13
- Ground turkey meat
- 2x 1lb roll walmart - $8
- 1 taco meat flavor - $4
- 2 sausage - $5
- Andouille sausage - 48 oz box - 4 mo - $12
- Chicken nuggets --> last 3 months minimum
- 5lb bag --> $15
- Final cost: $77 (sams - 39, walmart - 38)
- monthly cost: $52.5 (sams - 14.5, walmart - 38)
- Prepared Meals:
Pot Pies - 8pk - $15- Raw studded chx breast 6pk - 2 months - $15
- PB & J's - grazing and snack - $14
- good for 2 months
Cajun Chx Alfredo - 3 months - 15- Taquitos - 3 months - $13
- Final cost: $72 (all sams)
- monthly cost: 39 ( all sams)
- Fruit
- mandarin oranges (poke bowl) - 16pk - 3 mo - $10
Blue berries - $6Strawberries - $4- guac for grazing - $8
- Grazing Dip - $7
- Final cost: $35 (all sams)
- monthly cost:28 ( all sams)
- Staples (once a month or as needed)
- 18 pack eggs - walmart - $2
- small thing of milk - walmart $2
- Sliced cheese for pup
- sams - kraft singles - 6 mo - $10
- Orange Juice
- 3 pk - 2 month - $7
- Water - 40 pk - 2 month - $4
- mios - as needed
- cranberry juice
- sams - 2 large pk - 2 month - $8
- sweet tea
- walmart 2-4$ monthly
Pot Pies - $15Ice cream -- $8- banana split drumsticks - $7 (or 2 chunk monkkeys for $8)
- or
- coffee ice cream - 28 oz - $8
- Final cost: $60
- monthly cost:42 ( all sams)
Monthly sams credit payment: 374.5
Now most of this I can make last longer than what I budgeted. So to be more realistic I highlighted everything in light blue what i know will be monthly for certain: $138... everything else could last anywhere from 2-3+ months. so I will divide it by 3.
566.5- 138 = 428.5/3 = 143 + 138 = 281 in groceries every month
and anything i can leave off in a pinch i crossed out. but i included them in the math
Set meals: will use calendar to track each month - this is what i am buying for
- - pasta salad with chicken x 2
- - pasta salad with tuna x2
- - Chicken stuffing (with corn) x2
- - angel hair and (raw) shrimp x4
- - ramen and (cooked)shrimp x12
- - (raw) shrimp and sausage over rice x2
- - congee with egg or plain, maybe some sausage - as needed
- - poke bowls (cooked shrimp, egg roll and ragoon sides?) x 4
- - hobo stew over rice (green beans and corn) x4
- - asian shrimp (raw or cooked) over rice (egg roll and ragoons sides/miso soup?) x1
- - eggs and rice - as needed
- Grits and eggs - as needed
- - Japanese green beans over rice - once
- - jambalaya (sausage; onion, celery, bell pepper, cayenne pepper and thyme -- shitton of Tonys)
- - (lemon caper thyme) white fish and couscous (with corn and carrots) x 2
- - couscous and chicken x1
- - mini seafood boil (cook rice in boiled water) x 2
- Graze days (pretzels, carrots, green goddess dip, ground meat, fruit, cottage cheese) x 5
- Asian Sides (soup, goonies, egg rolls) x 2
- Salmon cakes (mashed potatoes, veg) (1 can makes 2 meals) x 2
- Chx breast with mashed potatoes and a veg x 3
- uncrustables....as needed.
- Pot Pies....as needed
- Cajun Chicken Alfredo x 6 meals (3 per tray)
- Taco Night (alternate every other week)
- Taquitos
- taco bowls
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