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Sunday, December 20, 2009

$25 Grocery Challenge - WEEK 2

I'm proud to announce that week 2 of my $25/week grocery challenge was a success! Despite the fact that we also had to buy 40lbs of dog food, i was quite happy to walk out of publix having spent only $3 over my budget. Here's how it went down:
(1) 10 pack Mission Flour Tortillas
(1) Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa
(2) Buitoni Fresh Fetticini pasta
(4) Carnation Evaporated Milk
(1) Jello Chocolate Pudding
(2) Nabisco Wheat Thins
(2) Muellers Whole Wheat Pasta
(1) Pompei Olive Oil
(2) Bush's Black Beans
(2) Del Monte Corn
(1) Del Monte Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilis
(1) 5lb bag potatoes
(1) 2.5lb bag green peppers
(1) 34lb bag purina dog chow
(1) Publix Sour Cream
(1) Minute Maid OJ
(1) Carolina Pride Bacon
(1) Barbers Stuffed Chicken Breasts 2 pack
(2) Kraft 8 ounce packs of shredded cheese
Total Before Sales and Coupons = $86.12
Total AFTER sales and coupons - $28.59

Here's what's on the menu at our house this week:
Shrimp Fettuccini Alfredo
Baked Potato Soup with yummy Cheddar Bay Biscuits
Barber Stuffed Chicken Breasts and a salad
Turkey Tetrazzini (since I didnt get around to doing it last week)
Pork Tenderloin for Christmas Eve!
And Dixie will be dining on the above bag of dog chow :-)

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