Grocery Shopping Totals

I still need to go to Sam's Club, so I will update this once I have gone, but here are my totals so far.

Aldi	$35.58
Target	$11.87
Kroger	$49.57
Total	$97.02

Here is my grocery list, you can see what price I am estimating and what I paid ( shopping done 1/1 and 1/2).  The items highlighted in yellow are what I am planning on buying next week. If there is no estimated price, it means I was not intending to buy it before I got to the store- I  have to work on my impulse buying.

Grocery Lists
Item	Amount	Estimate	Actual	Store
Tomato sauce	1	$0.50	$0.59	Kroger
Cucumber	2	$1.50	$0.98	Aldi
Carrots	1	$1.25	$1.09	Aldi
Celery	1	$1.10	$1.29	Aldi
Hot Dogs			$1.29	Aldi
Bagels			$1.37	Target
Red onion	1	$1.00	$1.40	Kroger
Evaporated Milk			$1.58	Aldi
Plain Yogurt	2	$0.85	$1.60	Kroger
Cauliflower	1	$1.50	$1.69	Kroger
Pinto Beans	1	$2.00	$1.79	Aldi
Cream Cheese			$1.90	Kroger
Black Berries	2	$2.00	$1.98	Aldi
Chiles	2	$1.25	$1.98	Kroger
Flour	1	$2.00	$1.99	Kroger
Ricotta	1	$2.03	$2.03	Target
Water Bottles	1	$3.00	$2.29	Aldi
Lemons			$2.39	Aldi
Cream	1	$1.50	$2.49	Kroger
chicken broth			$2.50	Kroger
Bread	2	$3.00	$2.58	Aldi
Tortillas	2	$5.00	$2.76	Kroger
Bananas	2	$5.00	$2.94	Aldi
Thyme			$2.99	Kroger
Tomato's	4	$2.50	$3.38	Kroger
Lima beans			$3.38	Kroger
Potato's		3.00	$3.49	Aldi
milk		3.00	$3.57	Kroger
Eggs	6	$9.00	$3.58	Aldi
Blue Berries	3	$3.90	$3.87	Aldi
cream of tarter			$3.89	Kroger
Sour Cream	1	$4.50	$4.00	Kroger
Orange Juice	3	$4.50	$5.00	Kroger
Yogurt	18	$8.10	$6.78	Kroger
Personal Hygiene			$6.81
Black Beans	1	$2.00		Kroger
Green onion	1	$0.70		Kroger
Cottage Cheese	1	$1.50		Kroger
Bacon	1	$3.50		Kroger
Pepper	1	$1.50		Kroger
English Muffins	1	$3.00		Kroger
Broccoli	1	$5.00		Sam's
Cheddar Cheese	1	$5.00		Sam's
Breakfast Sausage	1	$5.00		Sam's
Noodles	1	$5.00		Sam's
Mozzarella	1	$6.00		Sam's
Ham	1	$5.60		Sam's
Milk	1	$3.50		Sam's
Gum	1	$8.00		Sam's
Cheese-its	1	$7.00		Sam's
Spinach	1	$4.00		Sam's
Bananas	2	$3.00		Aldi

Unless I do more impulse buying or I am way off with my estimating I should come in under my budget $200 for 2 weeks of grocery shopping. Here is hoping!!!

Bulk Cooking/Freezer Meals	# of Meals
Refried Beans	5
Black Beans	5
Lasagna	2

Good Sale Prices
Kroger
Sour Cream	$1.00
Chicken Broth	$0.50
Aldi
Blue Berries	$1.29
Black Berries	$0.99

Menu January 1-14th

Lets just say I fell off the budget wagon last pay period, I blame the holidays. I am here starting over again and I am making some changes.  I am making a menu and grocery list for 2 weeks.  I am hoping to do one BIG shopping day and then one more toward middle for produce etc.  I was thrown off a little as some of the stores were closed when I planned to go on the 1st, so I still have one store to get to.

Here is my menu for the next 2 weeks.

Date	Day	Menu	In the pantry
1	Wednesday	Oatmeal	* Oatmeal
		PB & J/Carrots/Apples	*Peanut butter
		Sandwiches
2	Thursday	Pancakes
		Grilled Cheese
		Mexican Pizza (Refried Beans)
3	Friday	Eggs & Toast
		Grilled Cheese/Carrots/Grapes
		Tilapia/ Rice/Broccoli	* Tilapia/Rice
4	Saturday	Waffles
		Chicken Nuggets/Carrots/Apples	*Chicken Nugget
		Chicken Tiki Masala
5	Sunday	Cream of Wheat
		Mexican Pizza (Refried Beans)
		Chicken Gyros	*Chicken
6	Monday	Eggs & Toast
		PB & J/Carrots/Apples
		Spaghetti	* Sauce/Noodles
7	Tuesday	Oatmeal
		Chicken Nuggets/Carrots/Apples	*Chicken Nuggets
		Pizza
8	Wednesday	French Toast
		Cheese and Crackers
		Enchiladas	*Chicken
9	Thursday	German Pancakes
		Enchiladas Left overs
		Lasagna	*Sauce/Noodles
10	Friday	Eggs & Toast
		Lasagna Left overs
		Ham/Lima Bean Soup
11	Saturday	Waffles/Bacon
		OUT BBQ
		Lemon Spinach Chicken Pasta	*Chicken
12	Sunday	Eggs Benedict
		Chicken Burritos	*Chicken
		Left Overs
13	Monday	Oatmeal
		PB & J
		Left Overs
14	Tuesday	German Pancakes
		Cheese & Crackers
		Breakfast for Dinner