How to Feed Your Family Frugally

When it comes to feeding your family, it can be quite tough trying to stay under budget, especially when food prices have soared through the roof. I have a menu plan for 1 week, keeping with the advertised sales and still be able to eat. When you shop Albertson's grocery stores this week, you can feed a family of 4 quite inexpensively, under $20 per week. Here's a sample menu with what's on sale.



Breakfast: Waffles and sausages

1 pkg. Farmland Sausage = $1.00

1 Albertson's Waffles with slices peaches = $1.00

1 1/2 gallon milk = $1.00

Total: $3.00

OR

Breakfast: Cinnamon Rolls & Milk
1 pkg (4 count) Bakery Fresh cinnamon rolls = $1.00
1 1/2 gallon milk = $1.00

Total: $2.00

OR

Breakfast: Cereal & cantaloupe

1 box Albertson's cereal = $1.00

1 1/2 gallon milk = $1.00

1 cantaloupe = $1.00

Total: $3.00

OR

Breakfast: Cinnamon Rolls & Fruit Juice

1 pkg (4 count) Bakery Fresh cinnamon rolls = $1.00

1 pkg (3 count) Tree Top Apple juice = $1.00

Total: $2.00

OR

Breakfast: Cereal & Peaches

1 box Albertson's cereal = $1.00

1 lb.sliced peaches = $1.00

1 1/2 gallon milk = $1.00

Total: $3.00

Lunch: Bologna sandwiches & chips

1 pkg. bologna = $1.00

1 loaf Country Farm bread = $1.00

1 Pringles potato chips = $1.00

1 Minute Maid punch (64 oz) = $1.00

Total: $4.00

OR

Lunch: Hot Dogs, potato chips & potato salad

1 pkg hot dogs sliced = $1.00

1 Pringles potato chips = $1.00

1 lb. Reser's potato salad = $1.00

4 SoBe Life Waters = $4.00

Total: $7.00

OR

Lunch: Macaroni and hot dogs

1 Suddenly Salad box = $1.00

1 pkg hot dogs sliced = $1.00

4 AquaFina Flavor Splash bottles = $.400

Total: $6.00

OR

Lunch: Tacos

2 cans Taco Bell refried beans = $2.00

1 pkg. Taco Bell shells = $1.00

1 iceberg lettuce = $1.00

1 pkg Albertson's Mexican cheese(use 1/2 pkg) = $1.25

1 2-litre pop =$1.00

Total: $6.25

OR

Lunch: Chili

4 Dinty Moore or Hormel Chili = $1.00

1 pkg Albertson's Mexican cheese = $2.50

Total: $3.50


Dinner: Spaghetti & Salad

1 Albertson's pasta noodles = $1.00

1 Hunt's spaghetti sauce =$1.00

1 fresh leaf lettuce = $1.00

1 avocado = $1.00

1 pkg mini carrots =$1.00

1 2-litre bottle of pop =$1.00

Total: $6.00

OR

Dinner: Pork Chops & pasta

1-2 lbs pork chops =$1.00 or $2.00

1 box Pasta Roni = $1.00

Total: $2.00 or $3.00

OR

Dinner: Chicken Tacos

2 cans Hormel chicken = $2.00

1 pkg Taco Bell shells = $1.00

1 iceberg lettuce = $1.00

1 pkg Albertson's Mexican cheese(us 1/2 pkg) = $1.25

1 16 oz sour cream = $1.00

1 2-litre pop = $1.00

Total: $7.25

OR

Dinner: Pasta Salad & bread

1 box Suddenly Salad = $1.00

1 loaf Country Farms bread = $1.00

Total: $2.00

OR

Dinner: Chicken,pasta & cole slaw

1 Sanderson Farms family pack of drums, thighs, or leg quarters(1 lb = $1.00)

1 box Pasta Roni = $1.00

1 pkg Fresh Express Cole Slaw = $1.00

Total: $3.00 - $4.00


After dinner Desserts:

4 Blue Bunny, Haagen Dazs, or Ben & Jerry's Personal cups = $4.00

OR

1 box Albertson's Microwave Popcorn = $1.00

OR

1 box Little Debbie snacks = $1.00

OR

1 box Albertson's frozen novelties = $1.00

OR

peaches (1 lb = $1.00) or cantaloupe = $1.00

If you have a larger family, just double up on the sale items. This sale is good now through July 15th. So you see, you can feed your family this week for cheap!